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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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#charity #chestnuttreehouse #cdselectrical #eastbourne #hastings

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.

#employeeofthemonth #staff #award #cds #cdselectrical #cdseotm

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.

#deliveringelectricalsafety #deliveringsafetyfirst #mysos #skyguard #safetydevice #alarm #cds #cdselectrical #eastbourne #polegate #healthandsafety ​

​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.

​#niceic #18thedition #cityandguilds

Good friends and customers of ours; Mark Liddington and his wife Valerie have organised a charity hike for July this year. They are raising money for the incredible St. Peter and St. James Hospice which means a great deal to them after a dear friend of theirs passed away at the hospice a few years ago.

The fabulous work the hospice carries out and the compassionate care that is given to both the patients and in supporting family and friends is something Mark and Valerie really appreciated during their time there.

At the start of May, auditors from the British Assessment Bureau came to our offices to audit our adherence to the standards of ISO9001 (Quality Management System) and for the first time ever, our adherence to ISO14001 (Environmental Management System).
 
We have held the ISO9001 accreditation for 5 years now and due to our continued growth and efforts to help the environment we also opted for the ISO14001 accreditation this time around.
 
We are proud to announce that we passed both the ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditations. This demonstrates our commitment to running a quality managed company that has a strong focus on the environmental impacts.

Take a peek below at our brand new certificates (ISO9001/ ISO14001). 👇

#ISO9001 #ISO14001 #environmental #quality #cds

Since January 2019 we’ve been busy on our journey into delivering safety first. CDS teamed up with our health and safety supervisor; Mike Wright from Keystone Safety Solutions Ltd.
 
So far, we’ve done training on Basic Life Support and AED, a more in-depth Emergency First Aid at Work course, a series of online courses on Mental Health Awareness, Vulnerable Adults and Display Screen Equipment through iHASCO and finally in-depth Fire Marshall for both operational and office staff.