Ostomate Resource Centre

Living with a stoma is a journey that not everyone can understand, but for Jess Skipper, it has been a transformative experience, read her story to find out more.

At Welland Medical, we are excited to announce our range of Manuka honey infused products have now been awarded the Skin Health Alliance (SHA) accreditation, which is a globally recognised mark of excellence in both skin safety and care. What is Skin Health Alliance (SHA)? The world’s leading independent skin health accreditation who are a […]

Celebrate International Women in Engineering Day with Welland Medical! Discover how we champion diversity and innovation in engineering. Read more on our blog.

Welland Medical and Premier Ostomy excelled at the 43rd NSWOCC Conference, presenting innovative stoma care solutions.

Celebrating innovation and collaboration at Welland Medical’s Annual Distributor Meeting. Explore insights, launches, and our vision for the future.

Celebrate two decades of growth and gratitude with Sandhya Shah at Welland Medical – a journey filled with opportunity, support, and cherished milestones.

Welland Medical celebrates ongoing partnership with St Catherine’s Hospice, supporting compassionate end-of-life care. Together, we embrace holistic wellbeing and look forward to continued collaboration.

Discover our commitment to advancing global ostomy care through a dynamic partnership with SPCare in Portugal. Join us on a journey of collaboration, innovation, and cultural immersion.

Step into the world of ostomy care with an insightful home visit from Welland Medical, understanding the challenges of individuals living with a stoma.

Welland Medical successfully showcases its stoma products at the Nurses Specialised in Wound, Ostomy & Continence Conference (NSWOCC) in Ottawa, Canada.

Discover the innovative world of ostomy care and the impact of research and development on Welland Medical’s latest ostomy products!

In 1998 we started with a simple aspiration to enhance peoples lives and this continues to be at the heart of who we are today.

Today marks International Women’s Day and Welland Medical is proud to celebrate the important role that women play in our organisation.

We are thrilled to announce that Welland Medical is the official physio and hydration partner for Team Closed for 2023!

We recently welcomed Crawley MP Henry Smith to Welland Medical HQ to showcase how we operate as a British manufacturer.

We care passionately about the work we do and helping others.

We were pleased to welcome Eric back to Welland headquarters to speak about his journey to having a stoma.

Last month, on Tuesday 27th September, our Annual Distributor Meeting (ADM) 2022 began, our first in-person event since 2019.

We care passionately about the work we do. Educating our colleagues and sharing how everyone at Welland has an impact on those that use our products.

On Tuesday 5th April, Welland Medical celebrated the launch of their new values, laying the foundation to support Welland’s purpose, enhancing people’s lives, every day.

Supporting local charities is something we are proud to do. This week our colleagues came into Welland with orange bags filled, ready to donate to St Catherine’s Hospice.

We are pleased to announce that this year we will be joining in again with Closed UK’s ‘Step Up For Stomas’ challenge, this time with a twist.

Here at Welland, we recruit people who want to use their talent and determination to make a difference.

Sarah Duckworth has joined the Welland Medical board as Operations and Engineering Director.

You may know what works for you when managing food temptations, or this may be your first Christmas with a stoma. Either way, we have some helpful tips:

Throughout September, the team at Welland took part in Closed UK’s ‘Step Up for Stoma’s’ challenge.

Over the last year like many companies, we adapted to the changing environment around us. With face-to-face meetings becoming a distant memory and video calls the new ‘normal’, we had to adapt.

In advance of Team Closed UK’s 2021 kick-off match this Saturday, we caught up with one of their team players (and our cover star!), Kav.

Samantha Jackson revisits her past year, explaining challenges she has overcome and what she is most proud of achieving.

Welland is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new ostomy bag range Aurum® Plus.

We are excited to welcome our new distributor, Panamedical de Costa Rica! We talk to their Clinical Advisor, Karen Vergara Marín in our latest blog.

What do you need to work in export sales? Our Business & Development Manager, Hendrik Van Der Velde shares what he has learnt throughout his career.

What does it take to become Head of Engineering? Sarah Duckworth explains how she reached this place in her career.

After a challenging 2020, Joel Goldenberg, Vice President of Premier Ostomy Centre, is helping to introduce Welland into the Canadian market.

Our Swiss distributor shares how they maintained good customer relationships throughout the pandemic and how our Manuka honey products perform in the Swiss market.

There’s much more to finance than making it all add up. We spoke to our Finance Director, Mathew Wynn to learn more about what his role entails and how he got there.

Our Italian distributor saw an increase in sales of key stoma care products in 2020, and are looking forward to introducing a new Aurum® product to their market in 2021.

What could football analysis have to do with medical devices? We spoke to our data analyst, James Trout, to learn about the unconventional route that led him to his role.

What makes clinical marketing different to general marketing? We spoke to our Clinical Marketing Manager to find out

In a tough 2020, our Swedish distributor’s main aim has been to be there for people, and invest in ways to save stoma nurses’ time.

In September we marked one of our lead machine setter’s 20-year anniversary at Welland. Here’s her Welland story.

OrtoProfil, our long-time partner in Romania, has been doing more for ostomates than distributing ostomy bags this year.

Next weekend, to raise funds for 2 UK research charities, one of our lead design engineers is taking on the hills of the South Downs.

Of all the things in the world you could design, why choose medical devices? We spoke to one of our junior product design engineers, Nadeem Hussain to find out.

Despite Covid-19 and all its restrictions, our Dutch distributors have managed to launch themselves into a new market.

What makes marketing medical devices different from so many marketing roles out there? Caroline Cowin, our Head of Sales and Marketing, shares what’s kept her in this industry sector for almost 20 years.

To understand the challenges and rewards of procurement in the medical device industry, we spoke to our Purchasing Manager, Martyn Skinner.

Volume 3 of our Evidence of Innovation was produced in the spirit of Florence Nightingale: to support the development of best practice.

Ostomates living in France can now order our stoma care products from our experienced French distribution company.

On 12 June 2020, Welland Medical obtained confirmation that we have complied with the Government’s COVID-19 Secure guidelines.

Here at Welland Medical, we’re glad to have been given the opportunity by Solid Print3D to help in a very small way with the PPE shortage. We use 3D printers in developing and manufacturing our stoma care products. The printers themselves are supplied by UK company, Solid Print3D. In March Solid Print3D contacted their customers […]

“Not in a million years…” is how Welland Medical’s new Managing Director, Samantha Jackson, responds through a smile when asked if she thought she’d still be at the company, let alone the MD, 13 years after her first day in the office. Having joined as a product manager in 2007, Samantha grew and developed alongside […]

Imagine a healthcare system without nurses. Can you? We can’t. Florence Nightingale was born 200 years ago today and the 12th May is traditionally International Nurses Day. What makes it more special in 2020 is that this year is designated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. […]

As we headed into lockdown last month, Cell Leader at our manufacturing facility, Jane Henry-Edwards was upset to hear about the newest residents at Deerswood Lodge, a care home a short drive from our headquarters in Sussex. She decided something needed to be done, and that her colleagues at Welland would be up for helping […]

Friday, 24 April 2020 should have been the last day at work for Paul Costigan, Production Manager of our manufacturing facility in Crawley. Paul had been with Welland Medical for 4 years. He and his wife relocated to the Isle of Wight at the start of the year, and he had a new job lined […]

If you are concerned about access to Welland Medical stoma care products over the coming months, rest assured that we are fully operational and manufacturing our full range of products. The whole company are designated as key workers, and despite the challenges of lockdown we are still manufacturing in the UK and shipping to all […]

At our UK manufacturing facility, Covid-19 has forced us to do things differently. It’s been a challenge to continue manufacturing our stoma care products at the same rate as before, but our team are managing it, and as a company we are incredibly proud of how they have all adapted to the situation. The 2m […]

We are continuing to monitor the coronavirus situation closely and take all necessary precautions to keep our employees, customers and partners safe. The UK Government has now issued more stringent instructions for anyone who is not a key worker, to stay at home and where possible for people to work from home. Welland Medical employees […]

The current situation surrounding COVID-19 is evolving on a daily basis. The Health, Safety and Wellbeing of our Employees, Customers and Partners is of the utmost importance to us and we are reviewing this situation daily. We have been in contact with our key suppliers and have sufficient materials stocks within the supply chain to […]

Pictured above (l-R) – Luis, Candy, Joao (SPCare Representatives), Moira, Bee-Yonce, (Welland Medical Representatives), Ana, Julio (SPCare Representatives, Hendrik (Welland Medical Representative), Luis-Felipe (SPCare Representative) SPCare, our Portuguese distributor, exhibited at the APECE Nurse Conference held in Figueira de Foz in Portugal. Supported by Moira, our Clinical Marketing Manager and Hendrik, one of our Business […]

We are excited to announce the launch of two new sections to our website. We have added some great eye-catching and meticulously designed pages. Look even deeper and you will find there is more to discover under its shiny new exterior… So, what can you expect from the changes we have made to the site? […]

Introducing our super apprentice Louie Moreno-Melgar, an Electro-Mechanical Engineer. Louie splits his time between working at Welland Medical and studying at Crawley College for his level 3 diploma in Mechanical Engineering. In his spare time, Louie enjoys socialising with his friends, playing football and basketball. Louie is now half way through his 2-year apprenticeship scheme […]

It all began with a local art trail, organised by St. Catherine’s Hospice, which captured our heart during its 10-week duration. The HeART to Heart trail saw artists from Sussex and Surrey design 26 unique heart sculptures which were positioned throughout the local area to form a trail for members of the community to follow […]

We were delighted to welcome Ingrid Anette Hoff Melkersen to our headquarters for an inspirational talk on living with a stoma earlier this year. Diagnosed at the age of 16 with Crohn’s disease, a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the digestive system or gut, Ingrid had an ileostomy formed in 2004 and has endured […]

Jack suffered from Ulcerative Colitis since the age of 19 and after 2 years of living with the condition he contracted a bacterial infection while on holiday. Jack spent 5 weeks in hospital after undergoing 2 operations which left him with an ileostomy. Jack was very weak afterwards but quickly became better. So quickly in […]

Colleagues from the UK and the Netherlands recently supported our Romanian distributor, Ortoprofil at their biannual nurse symposium. Over 150 nurses attended the two-day charity event, with key discussions on improving the lives of ostomates in Romania. The title of the congress was ‘Improving the quality of life of ostomates, a continuous challenge for specialists […]

Pictured above Rauno Arponen, Managing Director, and Carla Myller, Sales & Marketing Manager, from Medfanet.   Medfanet, our Finnish distributor, exhibited at the National Stoma Nurse Conference in Kuopio, last month. Over 90 nurses attended the Congress, which is organised by the local Stoma Nurse Association. Topics covered over the two-days included using a robot […]

OÜ Sanpromed is a member of the Sanpromeda Group, dedicated to the distribution of innovative medical devices in Baltic Countries. To order your stoma products in Estonia contact: OÜ Sanpromed +372 56 294 128 Email Us For ostomates living in another country, please find your local supplier here.  

I am delighted to introduce Moira Evans, who has joined the Welland Sales and Marketing team as Clinical Marketing Manager. Moira’s role at CliniMed developed into Product Development Clinical Lead, clinically supporting the launch of the Welland Manuka honey stoma products and Ultraframe and silicone accessories in the UK.  During this time, Moira has presented […]

We were delighted to exhibit at the 14th European Council of Enterostomal Therapists (ECET) congress in Rome on 23rd-26th June 2019. Members from our marketing, sales, and research and development teams travelled to Italy for the biennial congress. They met with representatives from our Italian, Portuguese, German, Spanish and Norwegian distribution partners, who joined them […]

Congratulations to Welland Nederland BV, our distributor in the Netherlands, who are celebrating their 25th anniversary year. Manager Director, Michiel van Kerkhof, says… “25 years of Welland Nederlands also means 25 years of great partnership with Welland Medical in the UK. I am proud to be a member of the worldwide Welland Medical family, also […]

  On Wednesday 26th June, Welland Medical launched its new programme of ostomate meetings, WIT UK (Welland Innovation Team) with the purpose of better understanding end user needs to support the ongoing development of new products. The day comprised of a visit from guest speaker Sophie Murray, who shared advice about the importance of nutrition […]

SPCare founded in 2008, have their offices located in Lisbon, Portugal. João Soares from SPCare says… “Our objective is to become a fully specialised partner for the market development and commercialisation of healthcare solutions. Our focus is ostomy solutions where we have over 10 years’ experience conveying to the market innovative solutions and services. It […]

We were delighted to welcome a large number of our distribution partners from around the world to our annual distributor meeting earlier this year. The two-day meeting hosted by Welland Nederland BV, our longest serving international distribution partner, this year, celebrate 25 years of distributing Welland Medical products. Over 18 different markets, including new partners […]

Peter McLean, International Sales Manager, kept Bee-yonce company on the latest sales support trip to Australia and attended the Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses (AASTN) Conference. The AASTN conference kicked off with our Australian distributor, Omnigon’s breakfast session “Healthy guts, healthy mind”, attended by about 150 delegates and three educational talks were given. The […]

Representatives from Welland Medical’s Sales and Marketing team and a colleague from CliniMed recently visited China to support our new distributor, United YUYU. Bee-yonce, Peter McLean, International Sales Manager, Hendrik Van Der Velde, Business Development Manager, Claire Marsden, Marketing Manager and Moira Evans, Product Development Clinical Lead (CliniMed) joined the local team presenting at two […]

Welland Medical, and our distributor in Spain, Igrobe, attended the Spanish Ostomy Nursing Congress held in the city of Vigo, in early May. With 400 attendees, Welland Medical and Igrobe had a significant presence at the congress. The striking dual branded stand promoted the Aurum range and the benefits of Manuka honey. Dr. Duale Mahdi […]

This year’s Swedish ET-nurse congress was held in Malmö, the third biggest city in Sweden situated in the south. This congress is the most important event for the Swedish ostomy market, with over 120 healthcare professionals attending the congress. The three ET-nurses that had arranged the congress had planned a great programme with many interesting […]

We are delighted to unveil the latest edition in our automated manufacturing portfolio, a state of the art stoma bag production line designed exclusively for Welland Medical. The introduction of this machine marks a pivotal investment for the company as we continue to expand our manufacturing capacity to meet the growing demand for our innovative […]

Welland Medical is celebrating being reaccredited with an Investors in People (IIP) gold award. Organisations can apply for the Investors in People award, which is an internationally recognised accreditation for establishments who put staff at their core. Having already attained the IIP accreditation, Welland Medical began the process of preparing for re-assessment. The IIP assessor […]

Improving the lives of ostomates around the world by bringing to market unique and innovative stoma care solutions is the mission of Welland Medical. The desire and commitment to support patients does not stop there, as we are passionate about helping those in need through our ongoing work with different charities. As a manufacturer of […]

…Chris Primett I obtained a degree in Biochemistry from Nottingham University in 1987 and trained as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick, qualifying in 1991. I have worked in manufacturing for nearly 25 years mostly in finance and joined Welland Medical in 2002 as Finance Manager, becoming Finance Director in 2006 and Managing Director […]

As we bid a fond farewell to 2018, a year full of success stories, celebrations, growth and adventure we look forward to 2019 with excitement and in anticipation for all it has in store. As we reflect on the year gone by, the lessons we have learnt and the journey we have been on we […]

We are delighted to welcome aboard our newest distributor, United YUYU Pharmaceutical Co., based in China. (L-R) Mr Zhou, Lucy Xue & Jojo Huang (Representatives from United YUYU) Natalie Woolgar & Hendrik Van Der Velde (Representatives from Welland Medical) About United YUYU United YUYU is a professional sales company established in 2005, focusing on the […]

J+A zdravotnicke potreby offer a large portfolio of medical equipment, which help to make people’s lives easier, including ostomy care products, pressure gauges, bandages, incontinence aids, aids for diabetics, and many more. This year, they are celebrating 10 years of distributing Welland Medical products in the Czech Republic. To celebrate our 10 year partnership in […]

Earlier this month, Ian Morton, Business Development Manager and our Italian distributor, Teleflex, attended the 2nd Biennial AIOSS National Congress in Montesilvano, Italy. Proudly presenting the dual branded Welland Medical and Teleflex exhibition stand and promoting our Aurum® with Manuka honey range of stoma bags.  

L-R:  Ziva Mlakar, Renata Komljenovic and Klavdija Ronchi from Thomy F.E., d.o.o. We were delighted when two of our sales team, Hendrik Van Der Velde and Peter McLean, flew out to Slovenia to meet with the team at Thomy. F.E., d.o.o, where the General Director, Mojca Gorican signed on the dotted line to become a […]

In celebration of a record month in September, Welland Medical organised for The Wood Fired Pizza Company to come into the offices to provide freshly made pizza for everyone across all the shifts on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th October. Each pizza was freshly prepared and only took a few minutes to cook. Chris Primett, […]

In 1988 Welland Medical’s journey as a British manufacturer of stoma care appliances commenced. 30 years on and Welland Medical is now firmly established as one of the leading ostomy brands in the UK and worldwide. Renowned for manufacturing ground breaking stoma care solutions, Welland Medical has come on leaps and bounds from its humble […]

Are ostomate visits to our headquarters worthwhile? These happy visitors certainly thought so. Thank you for taking the time to visit us, it was lovely to meet you all. Whipps Cross Ostomy Group travelled to Welland Medical’s headquarters in a bid to find out more about our products, with informative presentations and an ideation session. […]

Representatives from Welland Medical’s Sales and Marketing team travelled to Wilnsdorf in Germany to support a patient meeting hosted by Wegimed GmbH, Welland Medical’s German distributor. The event, organised by cfmi (consultants for medical interests GmbH), had over 40 ostomates in attendance, with the opportunity to listen to expert speakers on the topics of parastomal […]

Established in 1988, Welland Medical turns 30 this year and celebrations are already well underway to mark this milestone anniversary. A celebratory day out in Brighton on 4th June saw employees enjoying a range of activities including a round of golf, go karting, a zip wire, the British Airways i360 and tours of the Brighton […]

Welland Medical was delighted to exhibit at the 22nd WCET congress in Malaysia on 15th- 18th April 2018. Representatives from our marketing, sales and research and development teams travelled to Kuala Lumpur for the biennial congress, which saw medical professionals from around the world meeting to discuss issues and developments in the field of stoma […]

Millennium Product Status The Design Council of the UK informed us that Impact® had achieved ‘Millennium Product Status’. The Design Council was asked by the UK Government to select companies and products that represented “the best of innovation and creativity in British business”.  The finest examples of the products were chosen and awarded ‘Millennium  Product […]