Welcome to October’s ‘Spooktacular Newsletter’

Its close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark

Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart

You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it

You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes

You’re paralyzed…….

On October 31^st , we celebrate Halloween, its thought to be the one night of the year when ghost, witches, and fairies are especially active.

My top silly three superstitions are:

·        If you hear footsteps behind you on Halloween Night – Don’t look back! It may be the dead following you and if you do turn around it means you will soon join the dead! – Ooooooo.

I say don’t look back anger, it may be Liam Gallagher !

·        If a bat flies around a house three times, it’s a death omen!

Ermm… Its really a ‘Bat out of Hell’’

·        A person born on Halloween can see and talk to spirits!

Providing you drink lots of alcohol and talk to the bottle !

‘The Apprentice’

Berck Limited would like to welcome Rikki Power to the family.  We wish him all the very best in his career.

After a challenging and difficult couple of months we now find ourselves in a position where business seems to be improving albeit very slowly.

Through our persistence and hard work we have been awarded several new contacts from Jaguar Land Rover.  To cope with the technical demands we have invested in a new CAD package which will improve our working relationship with our clients and also increase the chances of additional business being placed our way.

Thank you again for all your ongoing efforts and valuable support.

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2012

Welcome to September’s Newsletter

September lavishes us with that Autumnal feeling of rustling crisp crunchy leaves and not wet soggy ones.

We also see the return of ‘X Factor’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ I bet everyone secretly watches one of these two programmes.

 Berck’s have been extremely busy over the last 6 weeks quoting numerous new projects for new and existing customers.  We have had some very positive feedback following several recent visits.  As always please be rest assured that you will be kept up to date with any breaking news.

One of our Directors mentioning no names (DARREN YATES) will be performing with his old band ROCK$TAR next month.  They will be playing a farewell gig at the Roadhouse in Stirchley on October the 13^th if you fancy a laff ! J

Finally, the kids are back to school…Yay! Expect to see school children everywhere either covering their exercise books in the kitchen wallpaper or the artistic route of simply scribbling graffiti over the front and back.  The latter was my preferred option.

August Newsletter 2012

Welcome to our August Newsletter

Quality Manager

It gives us great pleasure to inform you all that as of 1^st August Steve Bettridge has been appointed Quality Manager.  Steve has worked with us for 15 years and the experience and expertise he has acquired will benefit our company for the new future challenges ahead.

Silly Awards

Berck Limited had a Silly Awards Ceremony – Here are the results. 

The Iron Lady (For the fittest woman at Berck’s) – Carol Hutchins

The AA Award (For the person who likes a good drink) – Jim Beardsmore

The Smile Award (Most Smiley Person) – Dave Perry

The Mouse Award (The Quietest Person at Berck’s) – Tony Riley

The Foot and Mouth Award (Self Explanatory) – Scott Baggott

The Oscar Award (Most Dramatic Person) – Danny Riley

2012/2013 Football Season

Im sure you will agree that its exciting to have the new football season  upon us.  From what our records indicate Berck Limited support the following teams (some are more popular than others)

West Bromwich Albion

Birmingham City

Chelsea

Brentford

Manchester United

We thought it would be fun to forecast where ‘Your’ team will finish.  Please write on the sheets provided the finishing position for each of our 5 supported teams.  We can then calculate the average and see how good our predictions are next May.

Welcome to our July Newsletter 

 

‘What a Scorcher’ NOT! I trust that everyone’s swimming techniques have improved over the last few weeks. 

I haven’t decided if its the fin Im growing or the webbed toes Im sprouting will help me to achieve gold in the Olympic Swimming event.  We would like to wish Team GB all the very best in this historic event.  If I had to choose an event to compete in, it would be Badminton.

Berck Limited would like to welcome Jim Beardsmore as our Project Manager.  Jim will be looking after our New Project Introduction activity and we wish him all the best. As you can see he is already knackered!

Berck Limited visited Farnborough Airshow in July, the display was fantastic!

 Last Months ‘Who said that’ answers are:

‘Spiffo’ – Was our one and only Ray Jones.

‘Watch Ya Mate’ – Was one of the Bosses – Darren Yates.

Coming up next month…………

The Silly Awards!

Jubilee June Newsletter

Welcome to our Jubbly June Newsletter, we hope you have enjoyed the Jubilee Celebrations.

Berck Limited was pleased to hear of the return of 6 a side football.  Following last year’s performance and results we decided to add a competitive ‘edge’ to our ageing willing squad.  This yielded 3 on the trot consecutive wins including one against the hosts Daines Accountancy.

Unfortunately you can’t make a cake without breaking a few eggs and although no eggs were damaged a break did occur one of the Company Directors ankles – very ouch indeed!

Well done to all that attended and a special thanks to our small but very enthusiastic crowd.

New Recruit

Berck Limited would like to Welcome back Neil Tolley.  Neil is a highly skilled Quality Technician and we have been lucky enough to secure his skills to serve well in the Quality Control Department.  We wish Neil all the very best of luck and we look forward to working alongside of him.

 

 

 

Dave Killarney

A Huge ‘Congratulations’ to Dave after completing 25 years of service at Berck Limited.  Dave is a very valuable member of the team having honed his skills with complicated Multi-slide presses.  He is also a huge ‘Blue Nose’ and shares his love of Birmingham City Football Club with 2 other of our employees.  He has recently taken up fishing as a hobby and is proud to have landed 10lb Carp!  Wonder how successful the Blues will be in finding a Win next Season?

Did you know ………..

That it is impossible to lick your elbow – Bet you are trying it all now!!!

Only for Berck Employees - Who Said that………..

‘Spiffo’

‘Watch Ya mate’

Thanks for reading

Berck's Band of Gold !

Berck Limited Meets Urgent Deadline for Top Customer !

Bercks very own 'Band of Gold' used to create gold inlayed components named 'Kontakfeders'. Used exclusively in complex Mechatronic Automotive Modules.

April Eggstravaganza

EASTER EGGCITING EGGSTRAVANGANZA NEWSLETTER!

Welcome to April’s Edition Newsletter!

We hope everyone has had a Refreshing Easter Break.

The custom of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back to Egyptians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans, to whom the egg was a symbol of life.

What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole? A hot cross bunny.

Berck Limited would like to introduce Our Macho Men from the Transport Team they definitely have the ‘MOVES’ going on.

 Did you know that one of these guys used to play the violin when he was younger!

Which one do you think it is? Starting from the left Bob, James or Mark answers via email to leefwaldron@bercklimited.co.uk and I shall notify all on the next Newsletter

MIDLANDS TODAY FEATURE ON 19/03/2012

Check out our famous moment on TV just simply follow the link below:

http://www.bercklimited.co.uk/aerospace-components-news.php?

SPRINGY NEWSLETTER

MARCH NEWSLETTER

Welcome to our March Edition Newsletter – Spring has ‘Sprung’ and is most definitely in the air.  Soon the clocks will change and we can look forward to the longer hours of daylight and the onset of summer – Yay!

As part of our ‘Introduce the Staff Feature’ Berck Limited would like to welcome our Assembly Gang. These firecrackers are very feisty and are not to be messed with, as the name suggests they diligently assemble our products so our customer can look forward to and enjoy quality assembled products with an on time delivery at a competitive price.

St Patrick’s Day is near so here are some things you didn’t know:

The actual colour of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century. Green, in Irish legends, was worn by fairies and immortals, and also by people to encourage their crops to grow.

The Irish flag is green, white and orange. The green symbolizes the people of the south, and orange, the people of the north. White represents the peace that brings them together as a nation.

Legend says that each leaf of clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.

‘Happy St Patrick’s Day’ to all our Irish Customers and Suppliers !

AS9100 Rev C - Quality Management Systems: Aviation, Space & Defense Organizations

Berck Limited are pleased to announce the award for :


AS9100 Rev C - Quality Management Systems: Aviation, Space & Defense Organizations
Definitions of AS9100 Rev C
The International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) released AS9100 Rev C in January of  2009, and with it the Standard broadened it's scope from aerospace to include defense.
AS9100 is the international management system standard for the Aircraft, Space and Defense (AS&D) industry. The standard provides suppliers with a comprehensive quality system for providing safe and reliable products to the aerospace industry. AS 9100 also addresses civil & military aviation requirements.

February Flava Newsletter 2012!

Berck Limited's February Flava of the month are Tracey Birch and Laura Thornton from our very productive Pack and Despatch, these two beauties have been with the company for 2 years, they are responsible for packing Berck Components ready for despatching 'its all in the presentation' with their seal of approval.

Tracey and Laura are a vibrant and lively pair and are always fun to be around, they put a smile on your face as you pass by, we are proud to have them as part of our cracking team!

Valentine Day Facts!   Did you know –

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve."

Physicians of the 1800's commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for lost love.

Girls of medieval times ate bizarre foods on St. Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future spouse.

January was a very busy month and February and beyond seen to be heading the same way, again we have been fortunate enough to have been awarded several new projects from new and existing customers.  Schedules and forecasts remain steady although some increases would be very welcome.  We can assure you that we are monitoring the situation carefully and making sure we keep close contact with our customers.  Thank you for your terrific support it is very much appreciated.

JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER

 Happy New Year!

2012 looks to be a very exciting and busy year not only have we the Olympics to look forward to but we also have the 'End of the World' to enter into our diaries which according to the Mayans will occur on the 21st of December 2012. That’s an event not to be missed!

On a more cheerful note late last year we were lucky enough to secure projects for new and existing customers. We have been working hard on agreeing manufacturing contracts with several of our biggest customers, their enthusiasm regarding this only goes to prove how delighted they are with our performance. This couldn’t have been possible without your expert assistance and knowledge, so thank you and well done!

All the very best wishes for 2012 and remember as a team we can achieve anything!

Introduction to Berck Limited

Operating from our 50,000 sq.ft. premises in the West Midlands, Berck Limited is a leading manufacturer of quality metal pressings and metal/plastic sub-assemblies for the world’s defence, automotive, aerospace, construction and medical industries with a workforce of 64 producing a current annual turnover in excess of £5.3million

            Our core activities include:

            Precision and multiform pressing using Bruderer presses and robotic systems;

            Assembly work using in-house facilities for welding, projection welding, spot

           welding, drilling/threading, soldering and spin riveting;

            Design and development of prototypes using the latest CAD/CAM systems;

            Tool design:

            Tool-making – utilising state-of-the-art AGIE wire erosion equipment

            overseen by our 8 time-served toolmakers.

Since our formation in 1947, Berck Limited has maintained its reputation in the industry for constantly providing excellent products through its commitment to quality.

We are accredited to Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2000 and

ISO 14001 and will attain the automotive standard TS 16949 in March 2012.

We guarantee consistent quality with all the cost advantages of a company aspiring successfully to a zero defect culture.

Every member of our workforce and staff is involved in the quality process and fully committed to producing goods of the highest quality in compliance with our customer’s specified requirements.

With our wide-ranging expertise, commitment to excellence and in-house capability to fulfil new contracts we would welcome the opportunity to tender.

We look forward to your favourable response and assuring you of our best intentions at all times.

Yours faithfully,

BERCK LIMITED