Shaw's Election Supplies
Latest news from Shaw & Sons
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)
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)
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)
28 September 2022
Accessibility in polling stations
Following recent pledges for polling stations to be more accessible, we have sourced a range of equipment we believe will enable most individuals to vote independently and inclusively. Click here to view the current range. Please note we are still developing further products for this range for 2023 polls and the ... (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
24 November 2020
NEW! Essential equipment for running Covid-secure elections
Need to create Covid-secure polling stations and count venues? Shaw's have introduced a new range of equipment specially for this purpose, including: Hand sanitiser Face shields Face masks Vinyl gloves Signage packs for polling stations and count venues Sneeze screens Floor stickers Hand sanitiser stand with signpost Door stoppers Hazard warning tape All products are available to pre-order on a first ... (more)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Shaway House
21 Bourne Park, Bourne Road
Crayford, Kent DA1 4BZ
Tel: 01322 621100
Fax: 01322 550553
Email: electionsupplies@civica.co.uk