News item – James Dickson & Son

COVID-19 update – new restrictions

5th January 20215th January 2021 By Innes Comment Closed

Hi everyone, Happy New Year! This new lockdown is not how we wanted to start off 2021, hopefully it ends sooner rather than later. Our shop will reopen and deliveries will start again as of Thursday 7th Jan. We are due a delivery from our supplier in Shetland on Wednesday, so a lot of lovely fresh fish will be available! Please help our delivery drivers as much as possible in light of these new restrictions. If you can leave boxes or cool bags at your door, with your order etc. we will limit any potential exposure, which is essential at the moment. All delivery drivers will be wearing masks and will be adhering to the 2 metre distance rule. This is to protect ourselves and our customers. We are offering the option to message your driver with your order, we can leave it at the door for you and you can then pay contactless with your card. The more planning ahead the better for everyone. Stay safe...

Festive opening times

14th December 20205th January 2021 By Innes Comment Closed

Shop opening hours During the festive period our opening hours will be:Wednesday 23 December | Open from 8am - 4:30pmThursday 24 December | Open from 8am - 4:30pmWe will be closed until Thursday 7th January. Van deliveries Our van deliveries will continue as normal, the last day of deliveries will be Thursday 24 December. Please call our shop on 01875 811301 or contact us via our Facebook page if you would like to order anything specific.Thank you to all of our loyal customers over what has been a very difficult year. Have a lovely Christmas and New Year, all the best for 2021!...

All delivery drivers now accepting card and contactless payments

15th October 202015th October 2020 By Innes Comment Closed

We are delighted to announce that all of our delivery drivers now accept all credit, debit card and contactless payments. We have been able to implement this by working with a company called iZettle UK, all our drivers now carry a specific iZettle card reader which accepts fast and secure payments. About iZettle iZettle AB is a Swedish financial technology company founded by Jacob de Geer and Magnus Nilsson in April 2010, and is now owned by PayPal. Launching its first app and service in 2011, the company offers a range of financial products including payments, point of sales, funding and partners applications. Streamlined service This will allow our drivers to offer a more secure and COVID friendly payment method, whilst also streamlining our own services and processes....

Collaboration with new local catering company – Rustik Catering

8th October 20208th October 2020 By Innes Comment Closed

Exciting new products available We have begun a collaboration with a new local catering company based in Pencaitland. Company owner, Francois has extensive experience in the food and wine industry. He strives to use fresh local produce in all his products and dishes.Our delivery drivers will now be selling a number of his homemade products:tartare saucesmoked salmon patesmoked mackerel pateusing our own fresh and smoked fish. After tasting a few of the samples, they are absolutely superb!Check out his Facebook page Rustik Catering for further information and his weekly menus. Tartare sauce, smoked salmon & smoked mackerel pate...

James Dickson & Son promotional video

24th July 20182nd October 2020 By Innes Comment Closed

Front Edge Media promotional video Pamela Zenati, one of the partners in our family business, has been working with Front Edge Media, an online content creation company, who are currently working on a large project with East Lothian Food and Drink BID, producing a number of videos showcasing each producer in the East Lothian region and ours is the first to be produced by Calum and his team. This video provides information on the top quality, fresh fish which we source from the Shetland's and promotes our specialty oak smoked salmon and haddock, which is smoked on the premises using methods handed down through the generations, since 1921. https://youtu.be/-b36FLTpEL0?rel=0 Thanks to Calum and his team for putting together an excellent promotional video and we look forward to working with him again in the near future. Calum Duff Studio Manager and Videographer...

Launch of new brand and logo

13th July 20182nd October 2020 By Innes Comment Closed

Our new brand and logo We are delighted to announce the launch of our new brand and logo which has been designed to give us a unique identity in the fish industry and to make sure our customers can identify who we are. Our logo and brands in the past have been quite generic and dated, and as a business with a long distinguished history of delivering quality fresh and frozen fish to our customers in East and Midlothian since 1921, we felt that bringing our logo into the 21st century would enhance our reputation and give us a brand which we can be proud of. It has kindly been designed with the help of Graphic Designer, Alex Dasi who has years of experience working in both Spain and in the UK. This incorporates our new brand colours to make sure we are consistent in all of our current and future promotional material and advertising. A massive thank you to Alex for his help...

East Lothian Food and Drink ‘Made by Us’ campaign promotion

19th June 20172nd October 2020 By Innes Comment Closed

'Made By Us' campaign promotion Ramsay Zenati at Port Seton Harbour Ramsay, fifth generation of the family business (grandson of the late James Dickson 1933-2011), helping to promote the fishing industry in East Lothian, being photographed at Port Seton harbour by Emma Martin of East Lothian Food and Drink, for the 'Made by Us' campaign.His photo will be used in promotional material and has also been made into a pull up banner, which was used at last year's Highland Show.East Lothian Food and Drink ltd is making history, they are the world’s first county, coming together of food and drink companies, though a legal binding process called a Business Improvement District.Our products are Made by Us, by people who are passionate about what they do and the environment they work in. East Lothian encompasses the sea and coast, the rolling farmland and glorious Lammermuirs, a stunning backdrop to the highest quality products found in Scotland.Visit the East Lothian Food and Drink website for...