Category: Current Events

Valentine’s day – a day where people worldwide traditionally come together to show their affection for each other by sending cards, flowers, gifts or chocolates with messages of love. These traditions have evolved a lot over the years. From the Middle Ages when people started exchanging handmade cards with love notes inside, to today, where… Continue reading Together

Festival of Light celebrations are held in many cultures with probably the most well-known being Diwali which originated in India. Other examples include Hanukkah, Aomori Nebuta Matsuri in Japan, Chinese Lunar Year and Lunar Festival and Candlemas. Candlemas, held on the 2nd February each year is celebrated in many countries across the world with feasts… Continue reading Festival of Light

Today, many Scotish people will be celebrating Burns Night, after Robert (Rabbie) Burns, who is widely regarded to be the National Poet of Scotland.  Burns night has been celebrated now for over 200 years having originally been marked in 1801 when nine of Robert Burns’ closest friends got together to mark the fifth anniversary of… Continue reading Burns Night

A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western World but also found in the East, in which a person resolves to improve their life at the start of a new year; continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behaviour or accomplish a personal goal. The origin of making New Year’s resolutions… Continue reading New Years Resolutions

I don’t think anyone could have predicted 2020.  A year initially planned for many major events including the European Football Championships and the Olympics, all taken away from us because of one aggressive virus. The pandemic COVID-19 has ruled 2020 as many countries across the globe have had to fight to keep it under control. … Continue reading 2021…It can only get better

At EWFM we would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. Whether you are on your own or celebrating with family and friends we hope everyone keeps well this Holiday Season. Thank you for your continued support throughout this difficult year and we look forward to working with you all in… Continue reading Happy Holidays

Also known as The Gunpowder Plot and named after Guy Fawkes who, because of his military experience, was put in charge of the explosives. We have a small connection to the Gunpowder Plot in that the offices of EWFM happen to be located in the Stables of the Hunting Lodge of King James 1. The… Continue reading Fireworks Night

Being it’s Halloween we’ve decided to talk about the fears and scares we face in the industry.  We’ve kept it light-hearted but hope to have given you some ideas to improve your processes.   Horrifying Hose We’ve all heard of splitting hoses causing, loss of product, damage and harm to operators.  Don’t be horrified, EWFM provide… Continue reading EWFM’s Halloween Tree

On 12th October 1492 Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas. Looking for a faster route to the Far East, he set sail across the Atlantic Ocean landing in the New World after approximately three months. Could you imagine the world today if it still took three months to get items across the Atlantic Ocean? Fortunately,… Continue reading Columbus Day 2020