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HS-UK & John Weiss Newsletter Summer 2019
HS-UK & John Weiss Newsletter Summer 2019
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NEWSLETTER - Issue 1
The move saw John Weiss & Son join Education and training has played
sister company HS-UK, enabling the a vital role in the integration, and
sharing of resources and maximising a programme of staff training
synergies between both organisations, has been delivered to ensure the
creating ‘one family’. sharing of knowledge across both
organisations. We have further
I am delighted to report that much has developed our training space,
been achieved in this short period of creating ‘The Hub’ to accommodate
time. John Weiss has undergone some ongoing future learning initiatives.
major changes to its business model.
Two sales divisions; Surgical and Although both John Weiss & Son and
Diagnostic, are now fully-established, HS-UK remain legal separate entities,
both reporting to Grahame Wood, and retain individual corporate
National Sales Manager, and the Haag- brands, my vision has always been to
Just over six months ago, John Weiss
Streit Surgical portfolio of microscope create a fusion between diagnostic
& Son co-ordinated with the Haag-
products has seamlessly migrated examination and surgical procedures.
Streit UK (HS-UK) corporate structure
from HS-UK to John Weiss.
and relocated its offices to Harlow in
Essex. The structure we now have in place
Other members of the existing has successfully blurred the two into
HS-UK team have also taken over one, enabling us to move forward,
This physical move from Milton responsibility for key business areas
Keynes has enabled John Weiss & with a single proposition, to meet
within John Weiss, including; Rob the needs of the market. Very few
Son’s front office to join its warehouse Morgan – export sales, Sharon Mills –
facility, which previously transferred companies are ready to satisfy this
marketing, Grant Duncan – education & need, and we intend to be pioneers
to these Harlow headquarters in training and Dave Margetts – customer
March 2014. in this new field.
services & internal sales.
Upcoming Haag-Streit • Gold Standard Perimetry Course, • Premier Slit Lamp Imaging Course,
Academy Courses Radisson Blu Hotel, Leeds, on Radisson Blue Hotel, Glasgow, on
10th September 2019 25th November 2019.
Haag-Streit Academy has run a • Improving Outcomes Biometry
variety of extremely popular courses Courses,HS-UK Training If you would like further
throughout 2019. The courses information on future Haag-
Facility, Harlow, on
Streit Academy courses, please
have been well-attended and have 10th & 11th October 2019 visit https://hsuk.co/eventbrite
received excellent feedback from • Advanced Ultrasound Course, or email Victoria Chapman-
delegates. The following courses are Crewe Hall, Cheshire, on Brown, Events Co-ordinator, at
planned for the remainder of 2019; 20th November 2019 academy@haag-streit-uk.com.
John Weiss & Son expand
website
More comprehensive information has
been added to the John Weiss & Son
website, www.johnweiss.com. The
site, which already boasted an online
John Weiss & Son develop new social media channels catalogue with advanced search and
filtering functionality, has now been
The Marketing Team have spent Each channel contains a variety
augmented with detailed product
some time this year creating and of interesting ophthalmological
information and downloadable content,
developing new social media content, relevant news stories
including videos and brochures.
channels for John Weiss & Son. and eye facts. They also contain
Please find below a list of channels – corporate posts relating to John A brand new product information
please follow us! Weiss’ products and staff, including section is now fully-live at
exclusive special offers. https://jweiss.co/jwinstruments
Twitter: @johnweissandson providing an overview of the
Instagram: @johnweissandson Please feel free to share the content comprehensive portfolio of John Weiss-
Facebook: @johnweissandson with your followers, or to let us know branded ophthalmic micro-surgical
LinkedIn: /johnweissandson if you have something relevant that instruments. It includes information on;
YouTube: https://jweiss.co/youtube you think we should post! titanium, stainless steel and reusable
instruments, which are indexed in
categories such as; Forceps, Needle
company’s products will continue Holders, Scissors and Choppers &
to be supported with existing MDD Manipulators. There is also a section on
certification until the end of the validity Single-use instruments.
period stated on each certificate.
John Weiss & Son is also an authorised
During the transition overlap period, distributor for a number of quality,
our Notified Body (NB) will support leading brands. A revamped ‘Trusted
both the existing MDD and the new Brands’ overview section has also been
MDR. The MDR NB designation process created at jweiss.co/trustedbrands.
To further enhance this ‘Trusted
is underway and it is expected that this
Brands’ section, a dedicated
process will be complete by the end of
Ellex iTrack page is now live at
2019.
https://jweiss.co/itrack and
a page outlining the FEATHER
New Medical Device HS-UK and John Weiss & Son are
portfolio of surgical cutting
carrying out significant work to
Regulation to come into instruments can be found at
address changes in classifications of https://jweiss.co/feather. Other
force in May 2020 products and compliance. We are also dedicated product pages will be
The new European Medical Devices working closely with our NB to ensure launched in the coming months.
Regulation (MDR) EU 2017/745 is due minimal disruption in supply of our
to come into force next year and will products. Extensive information about the Haag-
legally apply from 26th May 2020. Streit Surgical range of microscopes
The new regulations will help to ensure has also been added to the website at
As a result, Haag-Streit UK and John patient safety is considered throughout https://jweiss.co/microscopes.
Weiss & Son are in the process of the instrument life cycle, with particular More detailed information about
transferring the certificates from focus on cleaning, disinfection, the company including a ‘Meet the
the Medical Device Directive (MDD) sterilisation and maintenance of Team’ section is also now live at
93/42/EEC to the new regulation. Both reusable instruments. https://jweiss.co/aboutus.
aluminium, they consist of medical
grade silicone holders, which are
precisely tailored to house surgical
instruments of any shape or size.