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IPS Ceramics & Lions International: Working Together for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Posted by Tom Evans on 15-01-2020
IPS Ceramics have donated £100 to the Newcastle-under-Lyme branch of Lions International, a local group dedicated to “meeting the needs of local communities and the world every day”. Our Head Offices are located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the heart of the potteries, and we have a long history of serving the local ceramics industry. Without this community, we wouldn’t be who we are now, and so we like to give back whenever possible. One of our main ways of doing this is…
IPS Ceramics’ 2019: A Retrospective
Posted by Tom Evans on 27-12-2019
2019 has been a big year for IPS Ceramics, filled with celebrations, new projects, new products, expos, articles and more. Join us as we look back over some selected highlights and look forward to the start of another decade of IPS… IPS CERAMICS' 10th ANNIVERSARY 2019 was an important year for IPS: though IPS Ceramics' employees have a long history in the ceramics industry, stretching back over a collective 250+ years, 2019 marks the tenth anniversary of the IPS Ceramics…
Seasons Greetings from all at IPS Ceramics
Posted by Tom Evans on 02-12-2019
The end of the year is upon us once again which can only mean two things: Christmas and New Year! And with these come the Christmas Holidays. We can officially confirm that IPS Ceramics will be closed for Christmas from 24th December 2019 to 2nd January 2020. If you have any enquiries involving Kiln Furniture, Technical Ceramics or Bespoke Ceramics Solutions which you’d like us to look at before the end of the year, please send them to us as soon…
Competition: How Many Alumina Pyramids are in the Bottle?
Posted by Tom Evans on 21-10-2019
When we're at events and expos, a popular feature is always our Alumina Pyramid Competition. Each expo, we fill a bottle with Alumina Pyramids and challenge people to guess how many there are. Prizes for the closest guess have included Whiskey, Bespoke Silicon Carbide Chess Sets, and more. People who couldn’t attend the expo can sometimes miss out though, so we’re bringing the competition online! Above is a photo of a bottle filled with Alumina Pyramids. If you think you…
IPS Cares 3: Making Our Services Greener
Posted by Tom Evans on 30-09-2019
IPS Ceramics believe that it is our collective duty to look after our planet and to lead by example on this front. This is why we've created #IPSCares: a series on how we’re being greener and are helping our industry be greener too. In the first post, we looked at things we’ve done to make our office premises greener to run. In the second, we discussed how we’ve worked with other companies to make their processes more energy efficient. Now…
IPS Cares #2: Helping Others Be Greener
Posted by Tom Evans on 02-09-2019
IPS Ceramics believe that it is our collective duty to look after our planet and are dedicated to leading by example on this front. To this end, we’ve produced this series of news stories looking at how we’re working to be more environmentally conscious and how we can help the industry – and your company – be greener too. Our last post discussed what we’ve done in the office to be more environmental. This post will look at two case…