At Standard Brands we take great care in our responsibility regarding health and safety, the environment, quality control and our proud Irish production heritage.
For the past 80 years, our business has been committed to creating and upholding a safe working environment for our employees. We take our environmental responsibility seriously as well as holding strict quality control for the production of our firelighters and other ignition products.
A qualified accountant, Denis worked in private practice for the first part of his career dealing with a wide variety of clients. Post qualification, he moved into industry, working in a number of divisions of the Rennicks Group owned by the Fitzwilton Group, where his roles included responsibility for management accounts’ preparation, project costings Nz Online Pharmacy, online drug stores no prescription cialis 5mg online http://ramfarms.com/sites/blog/index.php?=cialis-tadalafil-20mg-sale Canada Online Drugstore, cialis 5mg sold online No Prescription Pharmacy Canada and cash flow management. He joined Standard Brands after its incorporation in 2001 as Assistant Financial Controller and was appointed Finance Director in September 2008. Denis was appointed Factory Director in 2010.
Pat Kiernan
Director Head of Finance & IT
Previously Financial Controller in one of the largest furniture wholesalers in Ireland and UK. Based in Dundalk Co Louth, was part of a team which grew the business into a successful wholesale business, doubling turnover in 3 years and opened a distribution centre in the UK along with a direct sell internet business. Prior to that was employed by Irish Food Processors Group (now ABP) for 24 years and filled a number of key positions in the company such as Group Consolidation Accountant, Group Treasury Accountant, and Group Management Accountant. Joined Standard Brands in September 2011 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed to the Board of Directors in March 2015. Pat is also Director of local Credit Union, Trustee of local Community Centre and has coached and mentored numerous successful underage Gaelic football teams over the past 13 years.
Alison Whiting
Head of Marketing
Siân Griffiths
Marketing Manager
Thomas Carr
Assistant Brand Manager
Debbie Hallgren
Head of Trading Support
Angelica Harris
Category Manager
Stuart McCready
Sale Director, Ireland & USA
Frank Cahalan
Trading Controller Ireland
Piotr Hinzinger
International Sales Manager - Belgium and New Markets
Laurene Parkin
International Sales Manager - France
Angela Casey
Office Manager
Jennifer Clarke
Accounts Administrator
Anne Moore
Payroll Administrator
Ellen Reid
Commercial Accountant
Eugene Winters
Assistant Financial Controller
Freddie Vernon
Quality Assurance / Technical Manager
Renato Carvalho
Quality and Technical Coordinator
Bronagh McKeown
QA and Technical Coordinator
Barry McClean
Production Planner
Philip Reynolds
Engineering Manager
Gordon McDonnell
Manufacturing / Quality Coordinator
Jim Ryan
Production Development Manager
Kresimir Peradinovic
Procurement Manager
Catherine Mulvihill
Co-Pack Planner
Aileen Brown
Transport Co-Coordinator
Company History
Mission Statement & Core Values
Our mission is to share our passion and expertise for home fire making.
Our mission is to share our passion and expertise for indoor and outdoor fire-making by delivering consistently safe and reliable products that make fire lighting, grilling, and cooking as convenient and enjoyable as possible.
Our Commitment
Our business is grounded on core principles concerning our environment, our business culture, and our people. Standard Brands is committed to:
Providing our customers with consistent quality, safe, and innovative solutions
Conducting our business with integrity and professionalism
Respecting the local customs and laws in all countries where we operate
Protecting the health, safety, personal security, and well-being of our people
Working towards utilizing sustainable sources and procedures throughout our company whenever possible
Our Values
Customer-focused thinking: we try to be entrepreneurial, innovative, and customer-led in our actions and ideas
Transparency: we expect openness and integrity in all our transactions
Understanding: we strive to understand the needs and goals of our consumers, retailers, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders
Collaboration: we aim to work in mutually beneficial relationships with our partners and distributors, take responsibility for our actions, and support each other
We have had our quality standards in place for over 70 years and we are confident that every firestarter leaving our factory is ready for a consumer to safely light their fire.
From the warehouse workers, production lines through to the Managing Director, each team member takes pride in our quality policies that include on-going vigilance and individual empowerment to maintain our premium quality products. Our employees are encouraged to recognise Potential Quality issues, and regularly propose ideas to improve quality. Our factory is regularly audited on an annual basis and we have won industry awards and recognition for the standards that we set ourselves.
We are proud that our products are of such a high standard that we have a retailer open door policy and encourage our large retail customers and consultants to visit our production site. We are always willing to make changes to improve our products for customers and consumers, and last year we only received 1.18 complaints per million packs sold.
In recognition of sustained high levels of quality performance, Standard Brands quality management system continues to be accredited to ISO 9001 and fully BRC certified.
Health and Safety
At Standard Brands each and every employee is important to us and that is why we are committed to creating a safe and healthy working environment.
We take the welfare of our people very seriously and comply with all the relevant occupational regulations and standards, reflecting the very best practice on a continuous basis.
Factory, warehouse and office risk assessments are regularly undertaken to anticipate, minimise and control any occupational hazards. All employees are empowered to identify and highlight health and safety issues proactively and to follow agreed reporting procedures. These are immediately responded to, and actions are taken/reported.
We are proud of the steps that we have taken to produce a safe working environment for all our employees especially as we handle large volumes of flammable liquids. We also monitor employee exposure to fire lighting products/ingredients and ensure that we keep well below legislative requirements. We visibly display our health and safety records at our factory for all to see as well as a reminder of new policies or procedures.
Annual independent inspections are carried out by regulated safety representatives. Standard Brands continues to be accredited to OHSAS 18001 standard for Occupational Health and Safety. Twice yearly audits are carried out.
Distributors
Standard Brands can fulfill all your ignition category requirements through branded and private label products.
Both individuals and companies are mindful of their day to day impact on the environment and the need to do more to protect and enhance the planet that they live in.
Individuals and companies alike are raising their awareness of their day-to-day impact on the environment and the need to do more to protect and improve the planet. Here at Standard Brands we are sensitive to our environmental impact and we are consistently focused on improving.
Since the company’s founding in 1936, we have always felt an inherent responsibility for the surrounding area where our factory is located and where many of our employees live. In 2008, we successfully launched our Sustainability Initiative and have made significant changes to the way we operate as a business and as a production facility.
The waste generated from the products we manufacture is completely recycled back into production, and our control procedures ensure that our liquid byproducts are compliant with license agreements and relevant legislation. Our firestarter packaging is 100% recyclable, and we have a line of natural products made from wood and wax with FSC® Certified Wood.
Recently we have developed a unique firestarter using a formulation of naturally sourced, fully sustainable biofuels that are both environment and wildlife friendly.
Business practices such as Skype calls, car sharing, and double-sided printing/photocopying and recycling are now second nature to us. http://redmillburgers.com/images/flash/blog/index.php?=cialis-online/ We actively seek out and source materials from suppliers who share our environmental outlook and standards. Collectively we believe that we can all make a difference and will continue to invest in our environmental initiatives.
Standard Brands continues to be ISO 14001 accredited, the international standard for Environmental Management Systems.
Trees For the future
At Zip™, we strongly believe that it is our responsibility to help conserve the planet's resources and work towards reducing our environmental impact for a cleaner, greener world.
In 2008, we became actively involved in a charity called Trees for the Future (TFTF). This organization is focused on helping the developing world by working with rural communities to plant trees, enabling them to restore their environment, grow more food, and build a sustainable future.
Trees for the Future is dedicated to improving impoverished areas in environmental distress. Over 113 million trees have been planted with tens of thousands of farmers in over two dozen countries since 1989. Despite their huge accomplishments, 2014 was a year of reflection and change for the charity, and TFTF invested heavily in gathering all available expertise and experience in order to refine their holistic forest garden program. Because of these improvements, farmers receive more focused support for longer, increasing their opportunities for a stable livelihood. The Forest Garden campaigns follow a 4-year model, using a phased approach in order to maximize and sustain a successful future for farmers. This process is implemented in four effective steps; Mobilization, Graduation, Revitalization, and Diversification.
In 2014, TFTF evaluated its efforts in light of the Forest Garden program. As the new program maximizes impact by working with larger groups of farmers for longer periods of time, they are focusing on the countries most in need. However, they are ensuring the future sustainability and success of other countries by providing farmers with the training and tools they need to succeed as independent communities. In Brazil, TFTF helped founder Fernanda Peixoto grow the local organization Arvores Para o Futuro for many years; it recently received official NGO recognition from the government, which will enable and assist them with their continued work on tree planting projects far into the future.
Throughout 2015 and beyond, TFTF will focus on work in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Mali, and Senegal. In Cameroon, for example, TFTF is working with farmers from over 40 communities to establish Forest Garden Systems on over 300 acres of land where they can produce vital crops and marketable products. The effects of this work are already becoming apparent; in 2014, the Cameroon government designated the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary as fully protected, in part because the adjacent communities have shown that they have viable livelihood opportunities that reduce pressure on the forests and watersheds in the area.
Comment from Standard Brand MD
“Zip™ brings warmth and comfort to many thousands of homes every year. There are many people in under-developed areas of the world who are struggling for the very basic requirements of food and shelter. In our busy lives, it is easy to forget how fortunate we are, and that it is our duty to help those who are not as fortunate.
The passion, enthusiasm, and dedication that TFTF shows is an inspiration to all of us and we are proud to support the work that they are doing.”
Terry Coates, Managing Director, Standard Brands
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n recognition of sustained high levels of quality performance, Standard Brands quality management system continues to be accredited to ISO 9001 and fully BRC certified.
Annual independent inspections are carried out by regulated safety representatives. Standard Brands continues to be accredited to OHSAS 18001 standard for Occupational Health and Safety. Twice yearly audits are carried out.
