

Getting to know us
Overarching Policy Introduction
At Standard Brands we take great care in our responsibility regarding health and safety, the environment, quality control and our proud Irish production heritage.
For the past 80 years, our business has been committed to creating and upholding a safe working environment for our employees. We take our environmental responsibility seriously as well as holding strict quality control for the production of our firelighters and other ignition products.
Meet the team...MEET THE TEAM
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Matt Tomlinson
Managing Director“Fortune favors the brave.”
Denis McCourt
Finance & Factory Director“I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you.”
Stuart McCready
Sales Director, Ireland & USA“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
Pat Kiernan
Director Head of Finance & IT“Don’t go home any day without learning something new.”
Alison Whiting
Head of Marketing“Life is too short, just go for it and figure it out after!”
Siân Melrose
Marketing Manager“If you don't like something make a positive step and change it.”
Thomas Carr
Assistant Brand Manager“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
Debbie Hallgren
Head of Trading Support“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.”
Angelica Harris
Category Manager“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”
Irina Lankovskaya
Category Insight Analyst“I'm an optimist. Taking a step backward after a step forward is not a disaster, it's more like a CHA-CHA.”
Peter Lewin
Trading Controller UK, Canada & Scandinavia“Nothing in life worth achieving comes easy. The tougher the challenge, the sweeter the taste of success.”
Zane Aldoory
International Trading Controller – Middle East & Emerging Markets“Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.”
Laurene Parkin
International Sales Manager - France“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
Angela Casey
Office Manager“Money, Money, Money must be funny in a rich man’s world” – because I really “work all day to pay the bill I have to pay.”
Jennifer Clarke
Accounts Administrator“Keep Calm and Ukulele on.”
Anne Moore
Payroll Administrator“I spend my life putting money in their wallets.”
Eugene Winters
Assistant Financial Controller“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
Ellen Reid
Commercial Accountant“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
Freddie Vernon
Quality Assurance / Technical Manager“……intelligent, innovative, witty, handsome…….and above all else, modest!”
Bronagh McKeown
QA and Technical Coordinator“Always seize the opportunity to learn or try something new.”
Philip Reynolds
Engineering Manager“When it does not exist, design it.”
Gordon McDonnell
Manufacturing / Quality Coordinator“Yey though I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil because; I have all the 'Risk Assessments & Safety Policies' with me.”
Jim Ryan
Production Development Manager“If you keep doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you have got.”
Kresimir Peradinovic
Procurement Manager“Buying is a profound pleasure.”
Catherine Mulvihill
Co-Pack Planner“Keeping it lit worldwide.”
Aileen Brown
Transport Co-Coordinator“Shipping all over The World”
Company History


Mission Statement & Core Values
Our mission is to share our passion and expertise for home fire making.
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Our mission is to share our passion and expertise for indoor and outdoor fire-making by delivering consistently safe and reliable products that make fire lighting, grilling, and cooking as convenient and enjoyable as possible.
Our Commitment
Our business is grounded on core principles concerning our environment, our business culture, and our people. Standard Brands is committed to:
- Providing our customers with consistent quality, safe, and innovative solutions
- Conducting our business with integrity and professionalism
- Respecting the local customs and laws in all countries where we operate
- Protecting the health, safety, personal security, and well-being of our people
- Working towards utilizing sustainable sources and procedures throughout our company whenever possible
Our Values
- Customer-focused thinking: we try to be entrepreneurial, innovative, and customer-led in our actions and ideas
- Transparency: we expect openness and integrity in all our transactions
- Understanding: we strive to understand the needs and goals of our consumers, retailers, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders
- Collaboration: we aim to work in mutually beneficial relationships with our partners and distributors, take responsibility for our actions, and support each other in our pursuit of success
- Profitability: we realize that in all our endeavors we must sustain a business that delivers profitable, cash generative growth
- Enthusiasm: we love what we do and do it with energy and focus to be the best we can be

Quality Control
At ZIP™ we produce each and every fire starter and log under strict quality standards. That is what sets our products apart from the rest.
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We have had our quality standards in place for over 70 years and we are confident that every fire starter leaving our factory is ready for a consumer to safely light their fire.
From the warehouse workers, production lines through to the Managing Director, each team member takes pride in our quality policies that include on-going vigilance and individual empowerment to maintain our premium quality products. Our employees are encouraged to recognise Potential Quality issues, and regularly propose ideas to improve quality. Our factory is regularly audited on an annual basis and we have won industry awards and recognition for the standards that we set ourselves.
We are proud that our products are of such a high standard that we have a retailer open door policy and encourage our large retail customers and consultants to visit our production site. We are always willing to make changes to improve our products for customers and consumers, and last year we only received 1.18 complaints per million packs sold.
In recognition of sustained high levels of quality performance, Standard Brands quality management system continues to be accredited to ISO 9001 and fully BRC certified.


Distributors
Zip can fulfill all your ignition category requirements through branded and private label products.
Read More...Zip can fulfill all your ignition category requirements through branded and private label products.

UK
Manderson House
5230 Valiant Court
Delta Way, Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4FE
Belgium/België/Belgique
Vitseroelstraat 74
B-1740 Ternat
Belgium
France
14 rue Jeanne d'Asnières
92611 Clichy Cedex
France
Switzerland/Schweiz
Rheinstrasse 81
CH-4133 Pratteln 1
Switzerland
Scandinavia/ Skandinavien
Ryttervangen 13,
DK-7323
Give
Denmark
USA
1280 Atlanta Highway,
Madison,
GA 30650
USA
Canada
Suite #400, 1124 Lonsdale Avenue
North Vancouver
BC V7M 2H1
Canada
Kuwait
Post Box 124, Safat 13002,
Block No: 1, Building 7-11
Shuwaikh Industrial Area,
Kuwait
UAE
Al Quoz, behind Al Tayer Motors,
third interchange
Sheikh Zayed Road,
P O.Box 31587,
Dubai, UAE
Qatar
ABA Tower, Airport Road
P.O.Box: 75,
Doha
Qatar
Oman
Behind Ministry of Agriculture Ruwi
Office/B. No:4909 W No. 2987 Block No:129,
112 PB No 3275
Sultanate of Oman
Bahrain
P.O. Box 26087
Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Brazil
Rua Osasco, 1744 - Cond. Parque
Empresarial Anhanguera Rod.
Anhanguera, Km.
33 - Cajamar - SP - CEP 07753-040
All other
Unit 9, The Axis Centre,
Cleeve Road,
Leatherhead,
Surrey,
KT22 7RD,
UK

Stockists
For more information on stockists, please email enquiries@standard-brands.com
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For more information on stockists, please email enquiries@standard-brands.com


Environment
Both individuals and companies are mindful of their day to day impact on the environment and the need to do more to protect and enhance the planet that they live in.
Read More...Individuals and companies alike are raising their awareness of their day-to-day impact on the environment and the need to do more to protect and improve the planet. Here at Standard Brands we are sensitive to our environmental impact and we are consistently focused on improving.
Since the company’s founding in 1936, we have always felt an inherent responsibility for the surrounding area where our factory is located and where many of our employees live. In 2008, we successfully launched our Sustainability Initiative and have made significant changes to the way we operate as a business and as a production facility.
The waste generated from the products we manufacture is completely recycled back into production, and our control procedures ensure that our liquid byproducts are compliant with license agreements and relevant legislation. Our fire starter packaging is 100% recyclable, and we have a line of natural products made from wood and wax with FSC® Certified Wood.
Recently we have developed a unique fire starter using a formulation of naturally sourced, fully sustainable biofuels that are both environment and wildlife friendly.
Business practices such as Skype calls, car sharing, and double-sided printing/photocopying and recycling are now second nature to us. We actively seek out and source materials from suppliers who share our environmental outlook and standards. Collectively we believe that we can all make a difference and will continue to invest in our environmental initiatives.
Standard Brands continues to be ISO 14001 accredited, the international standard for Environmental Management Systems.



Trees For the future
At ZIP™, we strongly believe that it is our responsibility to help conserve the planet's resources and work towards reducing our environmental impact for a cleaner, greener world.
Read More...Planting trees, changing lives
In 2008, we became actively involved in a charity called Trees for the Future (TFTF). This organization is focused on helping the developing world by working with rural communities to plant trees, enabling them to restore their environment, grow more food, and build a sustainable future.
Trees for the Future is dedicated to improving impoverished areas in environmental distress. Over 113 million trees have been planted with tens of thousands of farmers in over two dozen countries since 1989. Despite their huge accomplishments, 2014 was a year of reflection and change for the charity, and TFTF invested heavily in gathering all available expertise and experience in order to refine their holistic forest garden program. Because of these improvements, farmers receive more focused support for longer, increasing their opportunities for a stable livelihood. The Forest Garden campaigns follow a 4-year model, using a phased approach in order to maximize and sustain a successful future for farmers. This process is implemented in four effective steps; Mobilization, Graduation, Revitalization, and Diversification.
In 2014, TFTF evaluated its efforts in light of the Forest Garden program. As the new program maximizes impact by working with larger groups of farmers for longer periods of time, they are focusing on the countries most in need. However, they are ensuring the future sustainability and success of other countries by providing farmers with the training and tools they need to succeed as independent communities. In Brazil, TFTF helped founder Fernanda Peixoto grow the local organization Arvores Para o Futuro for many years; it recently received official NGO recognition from the government, which will enable and assist them with their continued work on tree planting projects far into the future.
Throughout 2015 and beyond, TFTF will focus on work in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Mali, and Senegal. In Cameroon, for example, TFTF is working with farmers from over 40 communities to establish Forest Garden Systems on over 300 acres of land where they can produce vital crops and marketable products. The effects of this work are already becoming apparent; in 2014, the Cameroon government designated the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary as fully protected, in part because the adjacent communities have shown that they have viable livelihood opportunities that reduce pressure on the forests and watersheds in the area.
Comment from Standard Brand MD
“ZIP™ brings warmth and comfort to many thousands of homes every year. There are many people in under-developed areas of the world who are struggling for the very basic requirements of food and shelter. In our busy lives, it is easy to forget how fortunate we are, and that it is our duty to help those who are not as fortunate.
The passion, enthusiasm, and dedication that TFTF shows is an inspiration to all of us and we are proud to support the work that they are doing.”
Terry Coates,
Managing Director,
Standard Brands
