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Frances Street, Newtownards, Blue Autumn & Nurses Uniforms

 Betsy Gray and the Hearts of Down. ( Newtownards and 1798 rebellion )

As a lover of history, the best book that I've read in a while has been Betsy Gray and the Hearts of Down,

This is a true story. It is a tragic love story which is centred around a young presbyterian women, and the 1798 Irish Rebellion. Maybe the reason that I find this great reading is the fact that the places that it talks about, are places which I drive past daily, it even mentions Newtownards and Frances Street. If you want to read a great book, this is a must ! It portrays the Ulster Scot's side to the Irish rebellion, and how the presbyterians where part of this rebellion. People don't think of Gransha, which is just outside Bangor and near to Newtownards when they think of Irish Rebellions.

Blue Autumn , Uniforms, Nurses Uniforms and Work Study

Blue Autumn, Uniforms, and the Work Study.

Having trained in the area of Work study and Industrial Management, I have always ensured that Blue Autumn adheres to the principles of work study throughout its uniform manufacturing business, thus ensuring greater productivity.

History of Nurses Uniforms

I came across this article on the history of nurses uniforms and thought I would put a link here to it. Blue Autumn, based in Northern Ireland, primary business is the manufacture of nurses uniforms. Here is a small extract

'On the streets, unmarried women often traveled around poor districts where families could not afford a doctor’s house call, and performed services for free in the name of the local health facility or the city.

By the 19th Century, these nurses wore a servant’s uniform, with white gathered or banded cap and a long print dress with a white apron'

Blue Autumn Uniforms, Congratulations to Richmond

Blue Autumn Uniforms, are pleased to support Richmond Nursing Home's advertisment in last week's spectator newspaper, in celebration of their 20 years in business.

We have been supplying uniforms to Richmond nursing home from the start of our nursing uniform business back in 1997.  Hopefully a sure sign that our uniforms, our service, and our price is the best within Ireland. We have many long standing customers.

21st Century software running Blue Autumn's Uniform Business

Interview on using Itrader business software

Blue Autumn has been using the itrader to run all aspects of it's uniform business. With this software any member of Blue Autumn's staff can do their jobs from anywhere, as long as they have internet access and a web browser.

Uniforms, Embroidered - Blue Autumn , No 1 for the Healthcare Professionals

Embroidery is often an after thought when it comes to purchasing uniforms. It's not expensive nor a difficult process to have done to your uniform as one might think. The embroidery at Blue Autumn is done on site, in Newtownards, on our own machines. We embroider our uniforms in accordance with the customers instructions.

Buy Uniforms On-line - Blue Autumn - Ireland

Blue Autumn - order your uniforms on-line !

Blue Autumn supplies uniforms throughout Ireland and the UK, specialising in nursing uniforms and chefs wear.

 

 

 

Nurses Uniforms and infections.

Nurse uniform to fight infection

This topic of uniforms and infections has been floating around now for a while, but as MRSA, Clostridium Difficile , and other infections become common place in our hospitals and care homes, questions are being  asked as to how to implement procedure to elimate or reduce spread of infections, and how uniforms may play a role in spreading these infections.

Nurses Uniform & Workwear Shop, Newtownards near Belfast

Newtownards, near Belfast, Nurses Uniform & Workwear Shop.

Newtownards  is home to Blue Autumn, uniform manufacturers and suppliers. Situated just outside Belfast and on the shores of Strangford Lough. We have been based in Newtownards for 11 years. Newtownards having a long history in the textile industry.

The old cross, this was erected in 1636 and stood in the market place of the Scots market town founded by Hugh Montgomery in 1603. It was the meeting point of the main roads to and from Newtownards. It is built from sandstone and is octagonal in plan. The inside is hollow and may have been used as an office on market days or as shelter from the night watchmen. Its importance declined when the new market house was built in Conway square in 1765.

How expansion in Iasi affects Nurses Uniform Business

Delphi new project Iasi

Some good news for Iasi has been Delphi, with the creation of 1000 new jobs. This comes at a price for other businesses who see salaries having to go up to compete with the terms of delphi, if they are retain any sort  of decent workforce. Some companies may not even be able to raise salaries to maintain their work force, which will mean that they will just have to close. Harder still in this global crisis when work is hard to find. It also doesnt help the prices for hotel rooms and flights to Iasi, as these always appear to be full and more expensive than before.

For me, it just means looking somewhere else, where inflation is not on the same level and we have value for money , which is disappearing fast in Romania.

This does affect our nurses uniform manufacturers, based in Iasi, as job competition increases and prices maybe forced up.