Chris Sharpe

Eakin Healthcare is a family-owned business based in Northern Ireland, manufacturing and supplying medical devices for ostomy, wound, respiratory and surgical needs. Our products and services are available in over 50 countries internationally and we have employees in 9 countries with sites and subsidiaries in the UK, Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan. We’ve grown significantly in recent years, both organically and through acquisition. Our vision is to improve healthcare outcomes for people by delivering trusted solutions in focused therapeutic areas within our chosen global markets. Eakin Healthcare is making a difference across its three therapeutic areas: •Ostomy, incorporating our Eakin, Pelican and Respond brands. We manufacture and supply high quality ostomy pouches and skin friendly accessories internationally, including our flagship product, Eakin cohesive ® seals. Our award-winning discreet ostomy home delivery and nursing service, Respond, operates throughout the UK. •Respiratory, incorporating our Armstrong Medical brand. We manufacture innovative products for use in anaesthesia, respiratory and critical care including AquaVENT ® heated humidified circuits. For our Respiratory products we have a strong customer base in Europe, US and South America. •Surgical, incorporating our Eakin Surgical brands. Concentrates on the manufacture and distribution of both Eakin surgical instruments and other branded medical devices with an increasing emphasis on export business. Our Operations team is located in 3 core sites in Comber (N Ireland), Coleraine (N Ireland) and Cardiff (Wales) with all of our manufacturing taking place in the UK. We invest heavily in Research & Development and have a talented and innovative R&D function creating a pipeline of new product introductions across our therapeutic areas. A separate Group Development team focuses on business opportunities for growth across the organisation and leads the sustainability strategy.