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Staff across CDS Electrical came together on Friday 27th September to produce a wide and varied selection of cakes and bakes for our Macmillan coffee morning that was hosted at our offices in Polegate.

Take a look below at some of the photos we took on the day, showcasing what was on offer. What bake/ cake do you wish you could have a nibble of right now?

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On Friday 27th September 2019, CDS Electrical hosted their annual coffee morning at their offices in Polegate. This is the fourth year in a row CDS have opted to host a coffee morning in support of the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity.

Back in September 2016, CDS hosted their very first coffee morning and raised a tasty £258. Fast forward 12 months and in September 2017 an extra £141 was raised. Last year in 2018, the coffee morning brought in a delicious £300 which brought the total to date raised to a scrumptious £699.

Today, we are happy to announce that during the 2019 Macmillan Coffee Morning at CDS, a wholesome £312.88 was raised for charity which now means the total raised across the four years has topped £1,000. Incredible!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that came to the event and dug deep to help us raise so much money. ​

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The 2019 Pier to Pier Challenge might have finished but our 2019 Pier to Pier Challenge feature length video has only just begun.

Watch our 7 minute re-cap video of our excellent event that took place on Saturday 7th September 2019.
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It's nearly here! What is nearly here I hear you say? The 2019 Pier to Pier Challenge which is in aid of Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice of course. 

The event is now in it's fourth year and having raised approximately £4,000 over the past three years it has proven to be an excellent event to raise vital funds for the amazing work that Chestnut do in the local area. 

Since January 2019 we have been recognising the outstanding performance from our staff by awarding them with a guaranteed to win scratchcard for earning the top spot of 'Employee of the Month'.

From now on, we will also be publishing the result across our website and social media pages. We are honoured to have such a hard-working team and it's important we recognise this.

A quick overview of our previous employees of the month - January 2019 - Pete O'Niell, February 2019 - Jack Dunmore, March 2019 - Rachel Stone, April 2019 - Ian Fry, May 2019 - Jack Dunmore and for June 2019 - Graeme Turner.

Graeme Turner was awarded employee of the month for notably the excellent feedback he received after the electrical works carried out in a historic building.

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Polegate School is just down the road from us and we are always delighted to hear about their latest project.

We have been working at Polegate School carrying out some of the works for this kitchen project and we are eagerly awaiting the finished result.

Delivering safety first has been at the forefront of everything we do and moving forward to further increase the safety of our staff whilst working alone, we have invested in the purchase of 16 MySOS SkyGuard personal safety devices.
 
The safety device includes latest GPS and GPRS technology to ensure pin-point accuracy for location as well as a SIM and data connection to allow for SOS calls. The devices link directly to SkyGuard who have a 24-hour emergency response team.

Photos source: SkyGuard
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​The devices are now being rolled out to all members of staff who work alone in some capacity. Hopefully our engineers will never need to call for help but it’s reassuring to know there is help on hand if required.

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​Back to the classroom for the CDS team!
 
With the arrival of the new 18th Edition wiring regulations in January its back to the classroom for the CDS engineers to complete refresher training and sit the exam
 
8 members of staff have already completed the course and passed with flying colours so the pressures on the next 11 engineers. The NICEIC 1-day course and exam will take place at our offices in Polegate.

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