An article on how SMEs have become the backbone of British manufacturing featuring Cove Industries has been posted on The Lodon Evening Post website 12th January.

The full article can be read here

Cove will be host to the Southern Region Compliance Group meeting on Wednesday 25th January 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.

Program as follows:

09-20 Registration and Coffee

09-45 Welcome to the SRCG Meeting
Alan Warner SRCG

09-50 Welcome by Cove Industrial Enterprises Ltd
Gordon Day CEO

10-00 An Overview Of Electronic & EMC Corrosion Protection Solutions.
Mohamid Khan - Hitek Electronic Materials Ltd

10-45 What the REACH Regulation and RoHS 2 directive means to Audio Partnership Plc and how we show Compliance
Marc Hudson Audio Partnership Plc

11-30 to 11-45 Coffee Break

11-45 Introducing ISO 14006 ( Environmental Management Systems - Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign)  and its implications for business.
Vic Clements Oakmead Consulting Ltd

12-30 Gigabit LVDS Signalling on a PCB Assisted by Simulation and S-Parameter Modelling. John Berrie Zuken Technology Centre

13-15 Buffet Lunch

14-00 Facility visit by Host Company

Map and directions can be found on the information page here

For the second year running Cove have achieved second place for best commercial display in the prestigious Rushmoor in bloom annual gardening competition, the competition is free and open to all Rushmoor residents and businesses and celebrates the efforts of gardeners at home and at work who brighten up our streets and communities with attractive planting and floral displays.

• Impact
• Quality and maintenance of the plants/shrubs/trees
• Use of space
• Effort and resources available
• Community entries - All the above and evidence of community involvement
• Waterwise - We are encouraging all entrants to reduce the amount of drinkable water used

The award was collected on behalf of the company by Mr Charlie Poulter at the Princess Hall Aldershot on the 19th September 2011.

 

We are delighted to announce that our electronics assembly division formally known as Jemtech Designs Ltd have made the smooth transition from their own quality management system under ISO 9001:2008 into our quality management system under ISO 9001:2008..

Cove Industrial Enterprises Ltd are now in the position to offer a complete in house service from design right through to finishing and electronic assembly.

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

The new certificate can be viewed on our information page

It's not all work and no play for the staff here at Cove Industries; we also have a group of keen cyclists who have signed up to the British Heart Foundation London to Brighton off road bike ride which takes place on Saturday the 24th of September 2011. This fantastic event is a 75 mile predominantly traffic free and off-road bike ride from London to Brighton. It's a challenging and testing route that mixes cycle path and single track cycling with forest tracks..

The route starts at Roehampton University London and finishes at the Peace Statue Brighton and must be completed by 7pm; please help us collect as much sponsorship money as possible for this fantastic cause by making a donation.

For more details visit British Heart Foundation

We are proud to announce our new Electronics Division: Cove Electronics, formerly Jemtech Design. Jemtech have been associated with Cove for over 20 years and have been a tenant at Industries house since 1996. Jemtech's Managing Director, Mr Keith Martin has begun semi retirement but will remain in a consultation and design role for Cove. Jemtech and Cove have worked closely on project for many years with Cove making metal work and Jemtech wiring up the enclosure. It makes sense be able to offer the complete system in house as we get asked often if we can assemble as well as make the enclosure.

We have brought the assets and staff into Cove and can now offer a full and complete design to manufacture solution of test Equipment- Cable assembly -enclosure wiring assembly from prototype through to production, within the Commercial, Defence and Aircraft industries fully complimenting our existing expertise in these markets.

For more details visit Jemtech

We are happy to announce that Jason Pollitt has added to his NVQ level 2 in Engineering as he has successfully finished his third and final year at Farnborough College of Technology and has been awarded an NVQ level 3 certificate in Engineering. Jason's grade for this certificate has been awarded as "merit".

Cove have a long history of supporting apprentiship schemes and many of Coves senior staff began life at Cove as an apprentice.

There was a new title up for grabs for the first time at this year's awards – The Best Company to Work for.

The category attracted plenty of entries as organisations vied to show how they looked after and invested in their employees.
The judges were looking for those management teams who attract strong commitment and engage with their employees, who strive to provide the best working environment, have excellent communication channels and promote a friendly and open culture that creates a positive working experience.

Six organisations were shortlisted for the award, each coming from a different spectrum of industry, one of these included Farnborough based Cove Industrial Enterprises Ltd whose Chairman Mr Gordon Day explained "Cove Industrial Enterprises Ltd have been trading in Farnborough for forty six years and supply high quality precision sheet metalwork parts and assemblies to the Aerospace, Ministry, Automotive and Commercial sectors. We pride our self on the quality of our work which is only possible due to the efforts of our team of highly valued and skilled staff, for us staff development and wellbeing is crucial to long term success."

On the night Cove narrowly missed out on top spot but were delighted to be presented with a "highly commended" award and a statement of congratulations from Christopher Avery of law firm Pitmans which read "this is a truly great achievement considering the competition. I would like to wish you and your entire team all the very best for 2011 and look forward to seeing you at the awards next year".

Cove were exhibiting at the EMC 2010 Exhibition and Conference held at Newbury Racecourse on the 11th and 12th October. Cove have been involved for many years in building sheet metal specialist enclosures and components to meet EMC and environmental requirements.

The exhibition proved to be a great success in meeting new and old acquaintances as well as giving two of Cove's apprentices the opportunity of working at the other end of the spectrum and meet with the people who specify the work they are involved with on any other working day.

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.

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.