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Mike Sweeney – I'm the director responsible for the sales and commercial aspects of the business.
Eight – seven are full-time, and one is part-time.
In Sandhurst. Conveniently located, off Junction 4 of the M3.
Mike outside Phoenix Dosimetry's office.
Manufacture, sell and support products and accessories relating to radiation detection and measurement.
9 May 2013.
A thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) reader for personal dosimetry.
Alan working in the TLD lab.
That would be the new TruDose EPD (electronic personal dosimeter). The TruDose replaces the older EPD-MK2 units and has a number of improvements. It can detect 1micro Sievert per hour whereas the MK2 could detect 10. It also has an improved response and user interface, Bluetooth connectivity and some very nice software for simple issue/return and personal dose data management.
The TruDose EPD.
'To service and look after our customers to the best of our ability'.
The engagement and networking with both customers and fellow suppliers.
Eastbourne – the Thai restaurant there was amazing and the atmosphere at the exhibition was so positive.
Mugs and pens.
Myself, Nick Harvey or Alan Balharrie.
Mike, Nick and Alan. Nick is Director of Service and Alan is Service Engineer.
I've visited several scrapyards over the years and been surprised at how many stray sources pass through these places from radium in ships compasses to uranium among others. I do think there should be much more environmental monitoring across the business sector and more widely in the UK.
We support Cancer Research UK.
Friendly, professional, approachable.
My car is doing much less mileage and we have all had to adapt to using Teams and Zoom. Covid-19 has had a slightly negative effect on sales, but we are doing well given the situation. We are very grateful to be working in a relatively unaffected sector – unlike the many who are having a terrible time.
Mike in the conference room - Phoenix Dosimetry has been offering online demonstrations during the pandemic.
One of my colleagues turned up at an exhibition a few years ago having driven a few hundred miles. He had left very early and, being a responsible and diligent husband, had got changed in the dark; when he arrived at the exhibition he had one black shoe on and one brown...
Do you think business life after Covid will revert to being the same as pre-Covid?
The team work and comradery.
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