Recent work carried out by Fleet pond volunteers to build a new Jetty involved local company involvement including that of Cove Industries. The fluorescent green safety tabards worn by volunteers were donated by Cove.

The printing of ‘Fleet Pond Volunteer’ was also done in house by Cove using a Silk-screening printing process normally used for the printing of high quality instrument panels illustrating Coves versatility to a variety of types of work.

Visit The Fleet Pond Blog for the full story and for further news and information on the Fleet Pond Nature Reserve.

In line with the sheet metal shop the paint shop have been accredited by NQA in accordance with the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2008, which is great news as it enables us to better control our processes whilst maintaining full traceability of all materials used.

Our scope of registration now reads “The provision of precision sheet metal work, general machining and finishing to include wet painting, powder coating and screen printing”.

The full certificate can viewed on our information page

It was with some sadness that Cove said goodbye to Clive Newman, Cove's Paint Shop Manager. The paint shop was a originally a 2001 acquisition and Clive was the manager at the time of Cove's take over and agreed to continue in the role. Being a keen Campervan enthusiast Clive has his sights set on a few months in Spain to kick off his retirement.

Having everyone together for Clive's retirement party gave an ideal opportunity for Phil Gower, MD, to address the staff on plans for the New year as well as a look back over 2009.

The adoption of SC21 and the implications to all the members of staff was the main topic. This was followed by a review of the current year which showed that Cove had ridden out the economic crisis well. With a healthy order book and sights set on further positive changes Cove can enjoy the Christmas break and look forward to the New year.

Cove were host to the Southern Region Compliance Group meeting on Thursday 10th December with 4 guest speakers covering a range of topics. Cove have long been involved with the production of specialist enclosures designed to meet Electromagnetic compliance standards making Cove Industries an ideal Venue for this meeting.

The seminar began with a welcome and introduction by Alan Warner of SRCG followed by a brief history of Cove industries from Gordon Day, Chairman of Cove Industries.

The guest speakers and the topics covered where as follows:

Update on the EUP Directive and Growth of Eco- design
Vic Clements - Oakmead Consulting Ltd

Combining PCB, Enclosure and Cable Modeling for EMC Assessment of an Automotive Module - Paul Duxbury - CST

National Measurement Office activity on RoHS, Batteries and EUP
Chris Smith - NMO

Earthing and EMC
John Woodgate - JM Woodgate and Associates

The seminar was followed by a tour of Cove's production facilities giving the guests a unique insight in to the manufacturing procedures of compliant sheet metal work for enclosures and related component manufacture.

The seminar was considered by all to have been a success with the Cove tour contrasting perfectly with the topics covered by the guest speakers.

In February of next year Cove will be exhibiting at The Southern Manufacturing exhibition at The FIVE centre in Farnborough.

Senior staff will be on hand to welcome you and provide information on the extensive products and services the Company has to offer.
Why not put a note in your diary now: 9th & 10th February. Stand J54 at the FIVE conference centre in Farnborough.

You can find out more about the even by visiting www. industry.co.uk

Cove Industrial Enterprises Ltd are delighted to announce their signing up to the SC21 programme. (Supply Chains for the 21st Century).

SC21 was launched at the Farnborough International air show and is a change programme designed to accelerate the competitiveness of the Aerospace, Defence and Security industries by raising the performance of its supply chains.

The benefits of SC21 to our organisation are gained through improving our performance and raising our profile within the supply chain by working closely within the guidelines of SC21, whilst we already supply an exceptional service to our customers, SC21 will help us further to:
a) Achieve improved levels of on time delivery to our customers
b) Enable us to further improve our right first time performance
It means doing what we already do but in a more efficient and co-ordinated way.

By achieving SC21we aim to save money by reducing waste, and to increase our customer base by being recognised as a supplier of exceptional quality and service levels. We will stand out to the industry as only one of a very few sheet metal work companies which have taken this initiative.

Whilst we are already well on the way as a result of our MIETrak system, our quality system and not least, our collective skill base, the program will inevitably mean some alterations in the way we do things, and will involve the entire workforce, not just our management or QA staff. The result is that we will gain an important edge over our competitors and add strength by reducing the amount of waste (time & materials). It will also feed into the supplier improvement programs we have running with some of our present customers.

We will need to use the services of an external training provider to acquire some of the techniques and skills to gain accreditation. Sigma Management Developments Ltd will be working with us over the next few months to assist us in obtaining this standard. (Sigma Management Development Ltd has been selected by the Society of British Aerospace Companies and the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium to assist companies such as ourselves in achieving this award)

Further information can be found at http://www.sbac.co.uk/pages/77378481.asp

A|D|S is the trade body advancing UK AeroSpace, Defence and Security industries with Farnborough International Limited as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

A|D|S also encompasses the British Aviation Group (BAG). It is formed from the merger of the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS), the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA) and the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC).

In accordance with The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations, several members of Cove's staff have undertaken Fire Marshall training.

So why the need for Fire Marshals?
Cove Industries represents a great deal of floor space made up of various departments some of which are centrally located within the building. It is a known fact that having a selection of the workforce as designated fire marshals makes evacuation in case of fire safer for everyone.