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A Cwmbran-based technology
specialistwhichprovides Cwmbran-based meat
monitoring systems forthe suppliersWillisButchersandSouthWales-based fire safety
community care profession,has Croesllan Catering hasfirm Smoke Control Services
announced itsbacking ofthefirst recentlyundergoneatotalhas announced an export deal
everhomecare industryawardfor rebrand to emphasise thewithDublin-basedfacilities
Wales. completenatureofthefamily-management company Ring-
Panztel Ltd, providers of the run business.Gard.
online eziTracker homecare Currently known as CroesllanThe new deal will make Ring-
monitoring system to commercial and Catering to the trade and WillisGard the sole Irish distributor of
local authority care services, currently Butchers at its two retail outlets –the company’s smoke control
supports more than 40,000 situated at the Parade Shoppingproduct range and marks the first
professional care workers. Centre and Llanyravon Square,foray into exporting for the
Now the company is helping its Cwmbran – both sides of theTredomen-headquartered firm.
trade association to promote the business will now come underThe arrangement will
home support industry by recognizing the banner of Douglas Willis,generate at least £500,000 in
the work of the 6,000 strong army of providing a more distinct identity
revenue for the firm in the first homecare professionals in Wales.
and allowing fuller recognition ofyear and the deal forms a key New Zealand-based Panztel,
the strong family heritage.part of its strategy to double which established its UK headquarters
As farmers, butchers andturnover to £15m by 2010. in Wales in May 2001, is helping
suppliers of quality meat, the newSmoke Control Services CERETAS, formerly the British
brand pays tribute to its foundercurrently supplies leading blue- Association of Domiciliary Care,
who, at the age of 82, still playschip contractors with one-stop- through its sponsorship of the 2008
an active role in the day-to-dayshop smoke control and Homecare WorkerAward for Wales.
running, along with son, Davidventilation solutions for multi- Jonathan Hudson, managing
and grandsons, Sean and Peterstorey residential, commercial director, said: “New online technology
and retail developments across Willis.is helping employers monitor the
the UK. Established more than 60working patterns of lone working staff
Smoke Control Services was years ago, the company sourcesbringing them great benefits in
established in 1992 and has built much of the meat sold in itsefficiency and personal safety. It is
a strong word-of-mouth shops from the two family farms,time we recognise the contribution
reputation for technical at North Fleet and Cefn Mawr.this unsung army of homecare
excellence, innovation and professionals is making to society and The business, which annually
quality. the economy of Wales.” turns over in the region of £6.5m,
In operation, eziTracker homecare supplies a range of venues from
monitoring enables lone workers to small city centre cafes to pubs,
log in and report their locations when hotels and restaurants.
visiting clients, the online monitoring
system is capable of handling from 10
to 50,000 employees per company,
eliminating the need for paper-based
time-sheets and manual ‘clocking in’.
“From an economic point of view,
our location in this region has been
hugely beneficial to our UK growth
plans, thanks to the concentration of
telecommunications and IT companies
as well as excellent skill base in this
part of Wales. With an estimated
46,000 people receiving homecare in
Wales, we believe there is great
scope for adopting our technology to
further improve the industry.”
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