Eakin Healthcare
Ian Pugh is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in mechanical engineering, quality assurance, and project management. Currently serving as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Eakin Healthcare Group since April 2020, Ian provides mechanical engineering support for both development and manufacturing teams, utilizing skills in FEA, mathematical modeling, and programming. Prior roles include Senior Engineer at Stryker, where Ian contributed to corporate quality processes, and a significant tenure at Schlumberger as Senior Engineer and Engineering Team Leader, focusing on quality management systems and team leadership. Ian's career also encompasses positions in product development, project management, and consulting across various engineering firms, bolstered by a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Philosophy in Research into Reinforcement Bar Connectors.
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Eakin Healthcare
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.