Hampshire Cosmetics

Awards Update

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:59:54 +0000

The Manufacturing Awards were announced at a spectacular Black Tie event at Lancashire County Cricket Club on 9th November. We were short listed in the People and Skills Award and although we did not pick up the trophy we are delighted to have made it to the final six in these prestigious awards and received a Commendation for our efforts. . Our congratulations go to our neighbours, Hi-Technology Group who won the award.

The EEF South East Award results have now been announced: We were short listed in the Skills and Training category, a fantastic achievement given this is our first year of entering this category. Our H ighly C ommended from last year in the Environmental Achievement category was bettered as we were announced as the regional winners at the awards lunch held at Mercedes Benz World. We are now preparing for the round of judging that precedes the N ational A wards in January.

Awards Shortlist

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:58:16 +0000

Hampshire Cosmetics are pleased to report that we have been shortlisted for three awards: EEF Skills and Training, EEF Environmental Efficiency and The Manufacturer Magazine Skills and People awards. The results will be announced in November so watch this space.

Hampshire Cosmetics gets switched on!

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:51:23 +0000

We are proud to announce that the installation of Solar Panels on the roof of our factory has now been completed and was switched on as planned on the 20th July. This is a great step forward for us , allowing us to generate 20% of our annual energy requirement on site, significantly reducing our carbon footprint and our electricity bill. This project representsa key element in our overall environmental programme. We are delighted with what is, we believe, the biggest zero capital project of its kind in the country . Thanks go to Anesco, who have taken out the lease on the roof, for all their support and their installation crew who have done a fantastic job in a very short period of time.

If you want to see what the local Press said about the installation go to http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/here_comes_the_sun_waterlooville_make_up_firm_turns_rays_into_electricity

New Pilot Plant now in Place

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:22:50 +0000

We are pleased to announce that we have just commissioned a new 50 kilo Pilot Mixing Vessel adjacent to the Development Laboratory at our Waterlooville site. The new unit, produced by Axiomatic in Italy and supplied by Excel Packaging Machinery in Oxford, will provide us with greatly improved ability to fully test scale-up from the bench before initial bulk production. In addition we now have the ability to produce small scale batches for Press Sample runs and colour products. We believe that this will also provide us with an excellent opportunity to develop our understanding of the Axiomatic vessel before investing in a larger version for our main manufacturing facility. The whole project is part of our forward plan to invest in and further develop our facilities to enhance our offering to customers both current and new.

Environment and Energy Awards – Winner

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 09:15:14 +0000

Hampshire Cosmetics are proud to announce that our Environmental and Ethical Manager Karen Taylor won “The Environmental Manager of the Year” title at The Environment and Energy Awards on the 24th May 2011. At a glittering awards ceremony in the National Motorcycle Museum Karen was presented with the award by Olympic Medallist Steve Parry and the Sponsors of the category edie.net. The Awards are part of Sustainability Live! and Karen is delighted to have improved on her Highly Commended from last years awards. Winning such a prestigious national award is fantastic recognition of the work we have done over the last few years to minimise waste and increase the Sustainability of our business.

Hampshire Cosmetics and Anesco sign a record breaking Solar Lease

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:15:03 +0000

Hampshire Cosmetics are delighted to announce that they have just agreed to lease the roof of their 55,000 sq.ft Waterlooville facility to Anesco. The project will see Anesco install a 277kWp solar PV array in what is thought to be the largest “zero capital” project in the country. This installation will generate enough clean, renewable energy on site to meet 20% of Hampshire’s annual energy requirements, will see them greatly reduce their carbon footprint and reinforces their continued commitment to sustainable manufacturing.

Ethical supply chains

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:38:22 +0000

As members of Sedex (The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) we are working with our suppliers to monitor the ethical performance of our supply chain. We have started a series of audits which will see us asses the performance of our supply chain against our quality, environmental, ethical, development and purchasing requirements. We feel that these joint audits will be a valuable, knowledge sharing experience for both the supplier and ourselves.

We are keen that any of our suppliers who are also members of Sedex link to us and allow us to view their self assessment questionnaires as part of this process. Our membership number is S962983942890.

Further information can be found at www.sedex.org.uk

EEF Awards recognise Environmental Achievements

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:09:11 +0000

We are pleased to announce that we were awarded a Highly Commended in the Environmental Efficiency (South East) category of the “eef – the manufacturers organisation” awards 2010. We were presented with our certificate during an awards lunch held at Mercedes Benz World.

This is further recognition of our use of alternative funding sources – such as carbon trust loans, enviroskills and zero capital projects – and demonstrates that significant environmental improvements can be made without the need for major financial investments.

It’s the taking part that counts (Results)

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:06:47 +0000

As announced previously we were shortlisted in the Manufacturer Magazine’s Awards 2010 . Although we didn’t get to lift the winners trophy when the results for Manufacturer Magazine’s Sustainable Manufacturer Award were announced at a gala dinner on the 19th November, we feel that making it through to the last six of such a high profile national award is a great achievement.

We are committed to reducing our environmental impact whilst continuing to grow the business and the recognition gained through awards such as this is a great boost to staff motivation.

It’s the Taking Part that Counts

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:32:59 +0000

We are delighted to announce that we have been short-listed for the Manufacturer Magazine’s Sustainable Manufacturer Award for 2010.

The final results for the award will be announced on 19th November, so until then, we are keeping our fingers crossed!

We see reaching the short list as a tribute to the hard work and dedication of all our staff, together with our Environmental Manager, Karen Taylor. Even if we do not win the award, we are very pleased with the progress we have been making, and will be continuing our work in this area.