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New wheels!

We’ve got a new addition to our fleet of lorries – a lovely 12 tonner which will cater to more local customers and for jobs requiring speed of light turnaround times!

This means we now have a variety of vehicles …

Doerken re certification

Under John and the team’s expert guidance, we recently completed our full system audit for Doerken.

This ensures we are compliant to operate under our licence agreement to use their high-performance coatings through 2020.

It also creates a guarantee of …

International Fastener Fair

Andy, Jamie and Simon are off to Germany to visit the International Fastener Fair in Stuttgart.

This is the 8th year that the event has been running and attendees will have the opportunity to see nearly 1,000 exhibitors from 45 …

Remembering John Toon

We can hardly believe it’s been a year since the sad loss of John Toon.

John was MD of EPC from 1973-1999 and Chairman of the business from 1999 – 2018 and built the foundations of the business as we …

Our new driver Andrew

A warm EPC welcome to our new driver Andrew Holt. Andrew has recently joined the team and is driving EPC’s new 12 tonne lorry; transporting 6.5 tonnes of work to and from our customers on a daily basis.

Andrew is …

Welcome to Andrae

A big EPC welcome to Andrae, who recently joined the team and drives one of our 26 tonne lorries all around the UK dropping off and picking up work from/for the factory, which he really enjoys.

Having undertaken his HGV …

A night at the footie

Andy, John and Simon were recent guests of Arconic at the Telford United v Hereford FC match at New Bucks Head Stadium in Telford.

Sponsors of their local team, Arconic provided wonderful hospitality at the game and a warm and …

A night at the races

Thank you to our friends at MacDermid Performance Solutions for a fantastic evening’s hospitality at Wolverhampton Races.

With 27 of us from the EPC team attending, it was a fun night for us as a business as well as further …

Surface World Live Event

The UK’s only event dedicated to the surface treatment, product finishing and coatings industry was held recently at the NEC.

This yearly show provides the opportunity for us to meet our friends and associates from the industry, see what’s new …

Holding Fast

By 2020 the global market for Industrial Fasteners is expected to achieve £83.8 billion (Global Industry Analysts).

With an improving global economy and significant growth in the United States, China, India and South Korea, the market is seen to be …

The season’s flown by

The 23-week pigeon season will be drawing to a close soon and no one will be happier than Jamie’s wife Lisa who shares the family home and Jamie’s affections with 200 odd pigeons!

It’s been a mixed season for Jamie, …

Dream Team

Meet Tony and Phil – EPC’s amazing forklift truck drivers. They work in tandem and move at a pace to keep everything moving at all times and in all weathers!

Loading and unloading multiple vehicles, and shifting volumes up …

Quality Assurance

This week saw a 3-day audit at EPC which was the conclusion of months of hard work in preparation
for standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

ISO 9001 confirms certified Quality Management and ISO 14001 relates to Environmental
Management – both of …

Second Annual Fishing Competition

EPC’s second annual Fish Fest was held recently at Coppice Lane Fishery.

Attended by 18 of our customers and suppliers plus EPC staff, it was a fun way to get together and
enjoy the great outdoors, with the added element of …

We rate Raj!

Having worked for EPC for 21 years, our resident dip spin line operator and supervisor Raj Kumar, has plenty of experience of all our coating systems and is a trusted and valued member of the team.

He has worked on …

There’s no seal like Nyseal

We’re seeing a growing demand in our Threadlocking & Sealing Division for Nyseal under-the-head sealant.
This is a superb cost-effective gasket alternative, creating a gasket-type seal (preventing the leakage of fluids and gasses under pressure) but without the labour intensive …