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31 January 2024

Postal vote handling secure wallets - accepted and rejected

Where there may be higher levels of expected postal votes handed in to the polling station, Shaw's can offer our SRA3 sized tamper evident secure wallets, SECWT3 and SECWT4. SECWT3 is a black opaque secure wallet and can be supplied with custom card inserts free of charge, e.g. 'ACCEPTED POSTAL VOTES' ... (more)

Postal vote handling secure wallets - accepted and rejected

11 December 2023

Christmas opening hours

Please be aware that we will be closed for the Christmas period from 1pm on 22nd December 2023 and will re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Any stock item orders placed after midday on Wednesday 20th December will be held over the Christmas period and processed for dispatch from ... (more)

26 September 2023

Annual stock take - please expect delays

Shaw & Sons Ltd are conducting its annual stock take from 28th September 2023.  During the stock take no accounting transactions affecting stock can take place. Unfortunately this means that no orders can be processed until the conclusion of the stock take. We will resume normal order processing as soon as we possibly ... (more)

11 September 2023

Server downtime - please bear with us

Please be aware that Shaw's are experiencing some exchange server (and telephone) downtime. This may have the effect of delays to orders or responding to enquiries by email. Please bear with us while engineers work to install our server as quickly as possible.... (more)

4 May 2023

Wishing our elections customers a successful polling day

Countless voters around the country will today find themselves looking at 'Polling Station' notices, using ballot pencils to cast their vote in the privacy of a VotePod voting booth and putting their ballot papers into a ballot box. Many of the products mentioned will have been supplied by Shaw & ... (more)

Wishing our elections customers a successful polling day

6 December 2022

Christmas opening hours

Please be aware that we will be closed for the Christmas period from 1pm on 23rd December 2022 and will re-open 8.30am on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Any orders placed after midday on Wednesday 21st December will be held over the Christmas period and processed for dispatch from 3rd January 2023. We ... (more)

26 September 2022

Annual stock take - please expect delays on your orders

Shaw & Sons Ltd are conducting its annual stock take from 30th September 2022.  During the stock take no accounting transactions affecting stock can take place. Unfortunately this means that no orders can be processed until the conclusion of the stock take. We will resume normal order processing as soon as we possibly ... (more)

13 July 2022

Envelopes for last will and testament copies - available from Shaw's

Recent times have led many people to stop delaying seeking guidance to write their last will and testament, and you, as a legal professional, are no doubt inundated with such work. Shaw's can help you in your delivery of this service.We offer a range of last will, and copy last will, envelopes, which now includes ... (more)

5 May 2022

Wishing our elections colleagues a successful polling day

Countless voters around the country will today find themselves looking at 'Polling Station' notices, using ballot pencils to cast their vote in the privacy of a VotePod voting booth and putting their ballot papers into a ballot box. Many of the products mentioned will have been supplied by Shaw & ... (more)

Wishing our elections colleagues a successful polling day

4 January 2022

Election equipment catalogue out now!

The team at Shaw's Election Supplies is delighted to announce the arrival of the brand new brochure containing numerous products, large and small, that have been designed to make the administration of elections and referendums as trouble-free as possible. The central range of items has been developed over many years and ... (more)

Election equipment catalogue out now!

12 December 2021

We've listened to your feedback!

Thank you to all of our elections colleagues who participated in our 2021 post-polls survey. We have listened to your feedback and are delighted to introduce for the 2022 polls: The new plastic premium wheeled 60 litre ballot box, 'The Guardian'. The newly expanded tamper evident secure range – a large holdall, a ... (more)

29 September 2021

Annual stock take - please expect delays on your orders

Shaw & Sons Ltd are conducting its annual stock take from 30th September 2021.  During the stock take no accounting transactions affecting stock can take place. Unfortunately this means that no orders can be processed until the conclusion of the stock take. We will resume normal order processing as soon as we possibly ... (more)

6 May 2021

Wishing our elections colleagues a successful polling day

Countless voters around the country will today find themselves looking at 'Polling Station' notices, using ballot pencils to cast their vote in the privacy of a VotePod voting booth and putting their ballot papers into a ballot box. Today, for the first time at British polls, voters will encounter many ... (more)

Wishing our elections colleagues a successful polling day

19 April 2021

Server downtime - please bear with us

Please be aware that Shaw's are experiencing some server downtime. This may have the effect of delays to orders or responding to enquiries. Please bear with us while engineers work to install our server as quickly as possible.... (more)

12 January 2021

Shaw’s TestPod - supporting schools and workplaces to deliver COVID-19 testing

Shaw’s polling booth - the VotePod - has been adopted for myriad new applications in a post-Covid world. Its multiple benefits as a wipe clean, compact and portable privacy booth are proving ideal for schools looking to roll out mass testing of students as well as corporate, manufacturing and pharmaceutical ... (more)

Shaw’s TestPod - supporting schools and workplaces to deliver COVID-19 testing

15 December 2020

Election Equipment Catalogue Out Now!

The team at Shaw's Election Supplies is delighted to announce the arrival of the brand new brochure containing numerous products, large and small, that have been designed to make the administration of elections and referendums as trouble-free as possible. The central range of items has been developed over many years and ... (more)

10 December 2020

Christmas opening hours

Please be aware that we will be closed for the Christmas period from close of business 23rd December 2020 and will re-open 8.30am on Monday 4th January 2021. Any orders placed after midday on Monday 21st December will be held over the Christmas period and processed for dispatch from 4th January ... (more)

Christmas opening hours

11 November 2020

Supporting you to run Covid-secure elections

Thanks to all election colleagues who took the time to complete our recent ‘Covid-secure polling stations’ survey. Your insights and feedback were much appreciated and have allowed us to make sure we can provide for your requirements for the first ‘new normal’ polls. You said, we did An overwhelming majority of responders ... (more)

Supporting you to run Covid-secure elections

5 November 2020

Supporting you to run Covid-secure elections

We are constantly adding to our 'Covid Secure Elections' offer and will shortly be distributing a brochure with all of your equipment needs for these challenging polls. Click here to view the range, which includes: Polling station poster packs Hand sanitiser gel Face shields Gloves Masks Tissues Door wedges Writing boards to fit polling booths Hazard tape ... (more)

Supporting you to run Covid-secure elections

9 October 2020

Affordable wipe-clean voting booths for Students Union elections

Need affordable voting booths to safely conduct National Union of Students elections? Shaw’s VotePod is an ingenious, compact, adaptable, portable and affordable voting booth which can be easily lifted and assembled by a single person. VotePod® is: A freestanding single voting booth which lends itself to being configured at the appropriate ... (more)

Affordable wipe-clean voting booths for Students Union elections

9 October 2020

TestPod - freestanding testing and sanitisation booth - now available

DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE UK Help ensure a Covid-19 secure workplace with the Shaw’s TestPod. Ideal for medical and clinical applications, from on-site assessment mobile testing units for key workers to sanitising stations to provide a safer working environment. An ingenious, compact, adaptable, portable booth which can be easily lifted ... (more)

TestPod - freestanding testing and sanitisation booth - now available

30 September 2020

Annual stock take - please expect delays on your orders

Shaw & Sons Ltd are conducting its annual stock take from 30th September 2020.  During the stock take no accounting transactions affecting stock can take place. Unfortunately this means that no orders can be processed until the conclusion of the stock take. We will resume normal order processing as soon as ... (more)

8 September 2020

Supporting you to run Covid-secure elections

We are very much engaged with sourcing items for making polling stations and count venues Covid secure, and we are currently in conversation with the AEA and the Cabinet Office to understand what the guidance will most likely be. We intend to offer: Additional signage Hand sanitiser gel Face shields Wipe-clean polling booths – the ... (more)

13 June 2020

Comprehensive history of Shaw's published

A comprehensive history of Shaw’s called ‘A Good Name Hath Endured: The History of Shaw & Sons Ltd 1750-2020’ was recently published by a former Director of Shaw's. The book, which builds upon previous histories written in 1939, 1950 and 1972, documents up to the present day the impressive, long-standing ... (more)

27 March 2020

Covid-19 update

I would like to assure you that we continue to monitor the current situation closely. We are taking all appropriate steps to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our employees, customers, partners and communities and to maintain business continuity. We are responding rigidly to government advice and regulations and all ... (more)