Archive News 2007
Winter 2007
Milestone for Safety
ScotAsh reached a major safety milestone at the end of
November, achieving FIVE YEARS without a Lost Time Accident (LTA) - despite a period of record production.
Managing Director Peter Quinn paid tribute to the team.
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Product Sales Top One Million Tonne Mark
Sales of ScotAsh products topped the million tonne mark at the end of November, setting a new record for the company.
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Saltire Special
A bridge containing 1,200 tonnes of Trojan cement from ScotAsh has won a Saltire Society Civil Engineering Award 2007.
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New Roles for ScotAsh Team Members
The business has created three new roles following the departure of Quality, Health, Safety & Environment Manager Rose Hynd to a new role with Fife Council.
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Dinner Guest
M D Peter Quinn was a
guest at the UK Business
Council Sustainable
Development's Fifth Annual
House of Commons dinner
in November.
The event was hosted by
Shadow Environment
Minister Gregory Barker,
MP, with contributions from
Labour MP David Kidney.
Rally Victory
A rally car co-sponsored by
ScotAsh has won the 2007
Tunnocks Tour of Mull Rally.
The Subaru Impreza
(pictured right) was driven
by Mull veteran Colin
MacKinnon, who achieved
his 12th victory in the race.
Colin and navigator Daniel
Barritt completed the race in
2hrs 26mins 50 secs.
The duo were sponsored
by a Mull cement customer,
T S L Contractors Ltd.
Autumn 2007
"Royal" Oak Planted at Scottish Police College
An oak sapling given to Kincardine-based company ScotAsh by HRH The Prince of Wales has been handed over to the community of Kincardine - with the Scottish Police College, Tulliallan as its custodians.
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Summer 2007
ScotAsh Hailed as
National Example of Excellence
ScotAsh was voted one of the UK's top companies on 2nd July when the company fended off competition from Barclays, Lloyds TSB, Redrow and Accenture to scoop a national Business in the Community Award.
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ScotAsh Supplies Major Green Energy Projects
ScotAsh is supplying environmentally-friendly products to the first major new hydroelectric project (Scottish and Southern
Energy's Glendoe project) to be built in the UK for nearly 50 years.
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Ron mucks-in to help lead Trust venture
ScotAsh Chairman Ron Hunter rolled up his sleeves to join a Princes Trust Volunteers project in Falkirk this summer - the 100th supported to date by ScottishPower in Scotland.
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Cement ship sets sail for Islay harbour
ScotAsh will be supplying products to numerous projects over the summer months, writes Sales & Business Development Manager Chris Bennett.
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MD Peter To Steer Debate On Carbon-Friendly Construction
ScotAsh MD Peter Quinn has been invited to speak at the Carbon Footprint Construction Summit 2007.
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Team Building on Dublin Trip
Almost the entire ScotAsh
team descended on Dublin
at the end of June.
The team building
weekend also included
some social highlights.
Staff enjoyed a tour of the
famous Guinness brewery
followed by an evening
boat trip, with dinner, on the
River Liffey.
Jack Collects
IOSH Honour
Congratulations to Team Leader Jack Anderson who has passed his Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Certificate.
ScotAsh Scoops National Business in the Community Award
ScotAsh, Scotland's leading manufacturer of green construction products, has fended off competition from Barclays, Lloyds TSB, Redrow and Accenture to scoop a national Business in the Community Award.
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Two Big Ticks for ScotAsh
ScotAsh, Scotland's leading manufacturer of green construction products, has been awarded two Big Ticks in Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence 2007.
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Spring 2007
It's a Record - Product sales soar by
53% during 2006/07
ScotAsh achieved a record year in
2006/07, with product sales up by 53% on
last year to 833,000 tonnes.
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Bridge, wind and stabilisation projects
ScotAsh is supplying products to several major new projects, writes Sales & Business Development Manager Chris Bennett.
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Ron Appointed as Chairman ScottishPower's Ron Hunter has taken over as chairman of ScotAsh from Nigel Cooke of Lafarge Cement UK.
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Katrina Joins ScotAsh Team
ScotAsh is delighted to welcome our new Management Accountant, Katrina Manson, who joined the company in April from Castleview Management in Bridge of Allan.
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Staff's bright ideas help improve our processes
The winners of this year's Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Improvement Scheme have been announced.
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CR Report is Published
ScotAsh's Corporate Responsibility Report for the calendar year 2006 was published in April. The report is available on request in electronic format or hard copy.
MD to Attend Top Eco Event
MD Peter Quinn will join the UK's leading cement and concrete industry executives at a two-day masterclass at the end of May, led by Jonathon Porritt.
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Two earn NVQs
Congratulations to team members Brian Wood and Stuart Jackson. Both men were presented with Level 3 NVQ certificates in Warehousing, Distribution and Storage in February.
RoSPA Gold Award for ScotAsh
ScotAsh, the green construction products company based at Longannet Power Station, Kincardine-on-Forth has won a prestigious occupational health and safety award.
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21st Century Technology for the Royal Mile
Mortars and grouts from ScotAsh have helped preserve the unique character of Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile - while ensuring its famous natural stone sett surface benefits from the application of 21st Century technology.
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ScotAsh declared East of Scotland Winner in VIBES Environment
Awards
An expert panel
of VIBES judges voted ScotAsh Limited best small company in the
east of Scotland.
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ScotAsh MD Peter Quinn has been appointed Chairman
of the UK Quality Ash Association, the organisation that brings
together the UK's ash producers and major users. Peter took
up the appointment in [month] and will serve for a period of two
years.
