A fantastic weekend for Jordan Weaving at Donnington, taking third place in the Stock 1000cc race for JD Racing, sponsored by Fairburn Heating Solutions
Cameron Fraser finished 7th in tricky conditions and Ewan recorded a new personal best for the circuit but just missed out on points finishing in 16th place.
Sadly, Ben Godfrey had a more difficult weekend, with a big crash at turn one. He’s OK and resting now after initially being unconscious.
We’re all delighted with the news that we have successfully completed our ISO 9001:2015 certification.
In summary this means we are able to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. Typically, organisations that use the ISO 9001 standard find it helps them organise processes, improve the efficiency of processes and make continual improvements within their business.
Craig Carr, Managing Director of Fairburn Heating Solutions said “The ISO 9001 certification is an independent verification of our processes and commitment to continuous improvement, which has real benefits to all our customers.”
Craig praised the work of everyone involved in the exercise “This was a tremendous team effort and reflects well on every member of the company.”
With a 6th place for Cameron Fraser and a new track Personal Best for Ewan Potter, it was another successful weekend for Jones Dorling Racing, sponsored by Fairburn Heating Solutions.
Ewan managed to progress from a starting position of 25th to 16th in only 10 laps when the race was shortened, improving his personal best at Snetterton by a whole second.
Ben Godfrey had a frustrating time, but still finished in 11th place, only his second finish outside the top 10 this season.
Cameron qualified well in difficult weather achieving 5th place but got caught up in a crash on the warm-up lap which resulted in the race moving to the end of the day. Great work by the team meant he was able to take part in the rearranged race and did very well to get 6th place.
The next race is at Thruxton on the weekend of 2nd – 4th August.
We are pleased to announce that Niki Ashdown has joined the Fairburn team as Business Development Manager.
Niki has 20 years’ experience in the steel industry where she worked for several companies, in a variety of selling roles. Her most recent position was sales manager (UK & Ireland) for an Italian steel mill, responsible for c. £30M of business. Together with her team she grew turnover by 40% over a 5 year period.
During her induction phase Niki has already met a number of customers and is looking forward to getting to know all our customers over the next few months.
Outside work, when not providing taxi services to her two teenage children, Niki loves music concerts, live comedy and relaxing with a good glass of gin.
Niki holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Combined Honours in Sociology and Psychology from Liverpool Hope University
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JDR racing, supported by Fairburn Heating Solutions had a successful launch night on 16th March. The bikes looked great and there was a good audience there to see them, the riders and to wish the team good luck for 2019.
Ben and Ewan both participated in the ‘No Limits’ endurance race last weekend with a 2nd and 8th place. Ewan was supported by our very own Craig Carr!
With the season opening race on 19th April, it’s now down to the final testing this week and then the final preparations for a successful season.
Our Operations Manager, Emma Tucker (second from right) successfully completed her ISO 9001 Quality Management Training Day last week as part of our preparation for full accreditation later this year. The course, run by ISO Quality Services Ltd. in Worcester included key subjects like leadership, risk-based thinking, internal auditing and non-conformance.
Emma said “the training day was a very useful preparation for our drive towards ISO accreditation which is a key goal for Fairburn Industrial Heating in 2019.”
JDR racing, supported by Fairburn Heating Solutions in the 2019 BSB Superstock 1000cc and Superstock 600cc championships are having their final winter test in Spain before the first round of the championship at Silverstone at the end of March
The riders are all making tweaks and adjustments to their bike setup and their riding style.
We’re really excited about the 2019 season!
2019 is already turning into a busy year here at Fairburn Heating Solutions. We’ve introduced some structural changes to increase our field service capacity as our customer base continues to grow.
Within the team, James has passed his LPG gas ACS qualification, and completed a ME12 Mechanical to Electrical Conversion course. Danny and Martin, our trainees have completed their basic gas safety courses & portfolios of evidence and will be sitting their ACS gas exams March and April.
With a growing team and increasing expertise, we’re looking forward to supporting more customers this year.
We have been awarded accreditation from Alcumus SafeContractor for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace. Alcumus SafeContractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises extremely rigorous standards in health and safety management amongst contractors. It is used by thousands of organisations in the UK including SMEs and FTSE 100 companies.
Our application for SafeContractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business. SafeContractor accreditation will enhance our ability to win new contracts, and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by our insurers when the company liability policy is up for renewal.
Gemma Archibald, Director of Alcumus SafeContractor said: “Major organisations simply cannot afford to run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies in place.” “More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Fairburn Heating Solutions has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector. SafeContractor plays a vital role in supporting our clients in meeting their compliance needs, whilst working with their contractors as they progress through the accreditation process.”
