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wood of Culina UK takes a look at the logistics 

challenge. He looks at how with short lead times, 

multi-temperature storage, the constant replenishment 

of goods, high levels of traceability and 

accuracy status and the growing need for customised 

and shelf ready products, the sector 

requires and expects significant logistics expertise 

from its supply chain providers. 

Taking on our ‘Last Word’ this month is Neil 

Matthews, Checkpoint Systems’ Vice President 

of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. He discusses 

that about how the retail environment 

has become increasingly competitive over the 

years. And as the UK’s recession finally comes to 

an end, Neil says, it is more important than ever 

before for manufacturers to ensure their profits 

FROM THE EDITOR 4 

The news stories that caught our eye this month 

INDUSTRY NEWS 6 

The latest happenings from the FMCG industry 

PRODUCT INNOVATIONS 10 

All-new solutions and products to hit the market 

WEBSITE SPOTLIGHT 14 

A look at the best websites from the FMCG sector 

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are secure as they travel along the supply chain 

to the point of sale. 

As ever we are always interested in hearing 

from you. Whether you have any ideas, comments 

or want to contribute to FMCG News, 

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Design and Ingredients, Refrigeration and Cooling. 

If you would like to be involved please feel 

free to get in touch. 

We hope you enjoy the issue. 

Keith Lucas, 

Editor 

22 THE LOGISTICS CHALLENGE 

By Steve Winwood of Culina UK 

24 CONTRACTS & PROJECTS 

Who’s up to what and where 

29 LABELS & LABELLING 

33 RECYCLING, ENERGY 

& ENVIRONMENT 

34 THE LAST WORD 

35 WEB GUIDE 

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from the editor 

News brief... 

SHORTLIST FOR 

2010 COMMUNITY 

PARTNERSHIP 

AWARDS 

Following an extensive 

judging process by industry 

experts and chaired by Lord 

Haskins, former government 

adviser and CEO of Northern 

Foods, the companies 

shortlisted for the 2010 

Awards are: 

AF Blakemore and Son, 

Alpro UK, ASDA Stores, 

Bel UK, Bradgate Bakery, 

Cadbury UK, Coca-Cola 

Enterprises, Findus Group, 

General Mills UK, Greggs, 

Mars Chocolate UK, McCain 

Foods, New Covent Garden 

Market, Samworth Brothers, 

The Authentic Food 

Company, Typhoo Tea, 

Unilever UK, United Biscuits 

and Young’s Seafood. 

FSA SPEAKS ON 

CLONED COW ISSUE 

The finding is as a result of 

an inquiry into milk from a 

cow produced from a cloned 

parent. It identified that two 

bulls born in the UK were 

from embryos of a US cloned 

cow. Both bulls were in fact 

slaughtered but it did not 

stop the meat from one 

entering the food chain. Tim 

Smith, FSA chief, claimed 

that any suppliers would 

require approval under 

European law, yet he had 

"no concerns" about the 

safety of such milk or meat. 

Of the two bulls, the first 

was slaughtered in July 

2009 and its meat entered 

the food chain. There is 

speculation that the animal 

came from an Invernessbased 

farm. On 27 July 

2010, the second bull was 

slaughtered, but its meat 

was stopped from entering 

the food chain. The FSA 

have claimed that they have 

not not been asked to 

consider any cloned meat 

cases for the EU. Mr Smith, 

of the organisation, also said 

that European authorities 

are still deciding how to 

regulate cloned food products. 

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amazon.co.uk 

launches grocery store 

Online retailer Amazon 

has launched its own online 

grocery offering in the UK 

in an effort to take on other 

services such as Tesco and 

Ocado. 

The grocery service, which is 

currently in beta, will stock 

over 20,000 grocery products 

including leading brands as well 

as offering international and 

Drinkaware nominated 

for two awards 

Alcohol awareness charity 

Drinkaware has been shortlisted 

for two prestigious charity awards; 

the Charity Times ‘Charity of the 

Year’ Award and the Third Sector 

Excellence Award for best 

‘Communications Team’. The 

Charity Times ‘Charity of the 

Year’ nomination helps reinforce 

specialist items. The store will sell 

everyday items such as fruit, 

vegetables and meat and poultry. 

Amazon has said the beta will 

allow them to test different 

features while getting feedback 

from customers. 

Delivery options currently include 

a Free Super Saver Delivery for 3- 

5 day deliveries which may put 

off some customers, but a £49 

annual fee with Amazon Prime 

Drinkaware as the UK’s most 

recognisable alcohol awareness 

charity and illustrates how well 

consumers have accepted the 

charity as the UK’s primary source 

of alcohol information. The last 

year has seen Drinkaware achieve 

record breaking numbers of visitors 

to their website, coupled by a 

will allow members unlimited 

free One-Day Delivery. 

James Lesson, director of 

grocery at Amazon.co.uk said: 

"Amazon.co.uk’s aim is to be the 

place where customers can find 

and discover any product they 

want to buy online, and with the 

introduction of this new store 

there are thousands of household, 

niche, ethnic and international 

grocery items, all available at the 

month on month increase in the 

number of media hits generated 

by the organisation. 

The nomination in the Third 

Sector Excellence Awards for 

‘Communications Team’ 

demonstrates Drinkaware’s 

ability to provide consumers and 

the media with facts about alcohol 

and issues relating to alcohol 

misuse, championing the UK’s 

responsible drinking message 

through its small team. Over

click of a button," said James 

Leeson, director of grocery at 

Amazon.co.uk. 

"With unlimited virtual shelf 

space, customers can choose 

from a wide variety of products, 

all of which benefit from free 

delivery. We will work tirelessly 

to increase the selection 

of grocery items available 

to be delivered directly to 

customers’ doors." 

The online grocery market 

is predicted to double over the 

next four years. Retail specialist 

IGD says the market will grow 

from £3.7bn to £7.2bn in 2014. 

the last year the core team has 

increased Drinkaware’s media 

coverage by 480% with media 

hits from March 2009 to March 

2010 in excess of 1,600. 

Charity Times Award winners 

will be announced at the awards 

ceremony on 1st September 

2010 at the Hilton Park Lane, 

London. The Third Sector 

Excellence Awards will be held 

at the Lancaster London Hotel 

on Thursday 23rd September. 

Restaurants to celebrate 

National Nut Day 

Restaurants and cafés all over the UK are going nuts for 

National Nut Day by placing at least one ‘nutty’ dish on 

their menu on October 22 2010. Fairtrade nut company 

Liberation Foods, which is organising the first National Nut 

Day in the UK, is working with the support of the Sustainable 

Restaurant Association to ensure as many establishments 

as possible take part. Kate Gaskell, MD of Liberation says: 

“Some people are unsure about the many ways they can 

use nuts in their cooking and we hope they will be inspired 

by seeing how restaurants do this. We also have recipes 

from leading chefs and food writers and have top tips to 

get people started.Allegra McEvedy, chef, food writer, cofounder 

of the Leon chain of restaurants and co-presenter 

of BBC 2's Economy Gastronomy has provided her top tip 

for National Nut Day: “Nuts are full of good oils that over 

time go off, so storing nuts in the fridge extends the shelf 

life by months and months. The same goes for nut oils," 

she explains. 

Sharp Interpack’s 

apprenticeship scheme 

packs a punch 

As the government pledges 50,000 new apprenticeship 

places, and figures reveal that one in six graduates regret 

accumulating student debts, a Yate-based packaging 

firm's established apprenticeship scheme is already benefiting 

local youngsters. Sharp Interpack started the scheme after 

identifying a shortage of good, young trainee engineers 

available to them and it has also created welcome employment 

and training opportunities for students in the area. Sharp 

Interpack’s current crop of engineering apprentices, all 

from the City of Bristol College includes 19 year-old Emma 

Carter. Emma is one of only three girls on the 60-strong 

student course. Emma, who is studying for an HNC in 

electronics, became the company’s first engineering apprentice 

three years ago. She is currently working on a key costcutting 

exercise for the engineers. She says, “I’ve enjoyed 

my time as an apprentice; I feel I’ve excelled at working 

as part of a team and I would like to stay at Sharp 

Interpack as an engineer once I’ve qualified”. For more 

information visit www.sharpinterpack.com. 

from the editor 

MELANIE LEECH 

FDF 

DIRECTOR GENERAL 

Earlier this year the Food and Drink 

Federation (FDF) was delighted to report that 

for the fifth consecutive year, UK food and 

drink exports had shown positive growth. 

Working in the incredibly challenging 

economic climate of the last 18 months or so, 

this was a genuine ‘good news’ story and a 

fantastic demonstration of the significant 

contribution our industry makes to the wider 

UK economy. Non-alcoholic drinks were the 

best performing sector, growing 20.6% to 

£318.6m, driven by strong sales in EU markets 

such as Ireland, France, Spain and Germany. 

Fish and seafood was up by 15% to £1160.4m, 

including a 42.3% rise in exports of fresh 

salmon, and other added value product areas 

in strong growth included breakfast cereals 

(up 17.2%), sauces and condiments (up 9.2%) 

and sugar confectionery (up 10.9%). When 

we contacted food producers across the UK to 

get a better understanding of their export 

activity, one thing became apparent – UK 

producers are smart operators. They have 

recognised the potential of export markets 

and are incredibly energetic in identifying and 

driving opportunities to succeed. We 

contacted over 20 producers, from global 

giants such as United Biscuits to smaller 

companies such as Anglesey Sea Salt, and all 

of them had a fascinating story to tell about 

how they have sought out new markets and 

either created new products for them, or 

developed those markets’ awareness and 

taste for traditional British favourites. For 

example, Anglesey Sea Salt sell their artisan 

product to US chocolate-maker Frans 

Chocolates, who use it to make President 

Obama’s favourite salted caramels. Dart Valley 

Foods have created a market for traditional 

English tea-time fare such as lemon curd in 

Asia, Geeta’s Foods have capitalised on the 

German and Swiss taste for Indian chutneys 

and tea maker Typhoo who has tapped into 

the expatriate market in countries such as 

Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It’s no 

secret that the UK food industry operates in a 

highly competitive environment. But what 

these companies and our exports report show 

is that despite the challenges posed by the 

recession both in the UK and abroad, there is 

(if you’ll forgive the pun) a real appetite for 

UK food abroad. Be it our record 

development of new ‘healthier-for-you’ 

options that are low in saturated fat, salt and 

sugar, or our rich cultural heritage of diverse 

ethnic foods, we are world leaders when it 

comes to innovation and building strong and 

trusted brands with an international presence. 

This strong performance is testimony to the 

persistence and entrepreneurial spirit of 

British manufacturers. 

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industry news 

The Whoopie 

Cake has landed 

It is very rare that a genuinely new concept 

comes to the table. But that’s exactly what 

happened when the boffins at Unifine Food 

& Bake Ingredients came up with a British 

version of the American Whoopie Cake. 

Showed on the Unifine stand for the first 

time at BIE, a genuine Whoopie comprises 

two moist cakes sandwiched with a filling, 

then decorated. (see picture). Whoopie pies 

have been around in the US for several years 

according to Unifine but it is only very 

recently that they have been seen in Britain. 

Unifine Whoopies are filled with delicious 

flavoured mousse creams in eight varieties 

and with scope for many more combinations. 

The Whoopies are prepared using Unifine’s 

Sumix Soft, water and oil blended on a slow 

speed with a paddle for 2-3 minutes. Colour 

can be added to the batter or alternatively, 

mix Sumix Choco, water, oil and egg in the 

same way but for 4-5 minutes. The mix is 

then deposited onto silicone mats and baked 

at 190°C for 8-10 minutes. They need to be 

really cool before filling and decorating. Sumix 

Soft and Sumix Choco are available from 

your usual stockists and come in 15kg sacks. 

For more information visit 

www.unifine-fbi.co.uk. 

Kliklok’s success 

at total show 

Kliklok’s participation in the 

recent Total Processing & 

Packaging Show at the NEC proved 

to be a resounding success. The 

company exhibited their bestselling 

SFR end load cartoner, and 

having already installed over 60 of 

these machines throughout the world, it 

was a popular attraction in Hall 5. Visitors from 

several major European food producers arrived on 

the Kliklok stand, to see for themselves the benefits of 

UK First for Paper & 

Corrugated Packaging 

Sustainability 

Smurfit Kappa UK, one of the UK’s leading 

manufacturers of paper based packaging 

Six is the Magic 

Number for 

Thermo King 

Thermo King achieves a magic record breaking six 

year win in a row in ‘The Best Brands of 2010’ 

reader’s poll in the trade magazines Lastauto Omnibus, 

Fernfahrer and Trans Aktuell. After being awarded first 

place in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Germany’s 

commercial vehicle professionals have once again 

voted Thermo King top brand in the ‘Refrigeration 

Units’ category. More than 7,500 readers took part in 

this year’s readers’ poll organised by the three key trade 

magazines. The poll is unique in the fact that unlike 

many other European brand comparisons, it is not 

conducted among a small group of trade professionals 

or editors, but votes are from the industry end-users, 

which underlines the value of this award. Thermo 

SATISFY YOUR DESTRUCTIVE ITCH WITH ZWICK ROELL TV 

Earlier this month the Zwick Roell Group launched 

‘Zwick Roell TV’ on YouTube enabling viewers to 

watch, in detail, all sorts of products and materials 

being tested to destruction using advanced robotic 

systems. We all get a delicious sense of satisfaction 

seeing something being stretched to its limit, bent, 

bashed, crushed and broken, but materials testing 

also has a serious role in the development and 

manufacture of high-quality, safe products. Already 

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boasting more than 200 views, Zwick Roell’s new 

YouTube channel is regularly updated with short, 

informative videos, in both English and German. 

The films demonstrate efficient and effective 

application of automated materials testing for a 

whole range of products across multiple industries. 

All videos are freely available and anyone wishing 

to subscribe can do so via a YouTube or Google 

account at www.youtube.com/user/ZwickRoellTV. 

the Kliklok SFR machine - short footprint, patented 

rotary carton feeder, colour touch screen, easy size 

change and robust stainless steel construction. 

Kliklok received visitors from the UK, Turkey, 

Russia, Germany, Australia, and the Middle 

East, and were particularly pleased to catch 

up with many of their existing customers. 

The Total Show also served 

as the perfect opportunity 

for Kliklok to showcase their 

machinery range to new, growing 

companies looking to automate 

production lines in the future. 

For more information call 01275 

836131 or visit www.kliklok-int.com. 

solutions is the first UK manufacturer to achieve Chain 

of Custody (CoC) certification from the World's 

leading Internationally recognised certification agencies, 

for its entire UK corrugated and paper manufacturing 

capacity. The successful two-year programme of 

Chain of Custody certification is one of the first to 

take an integrated – company wide – approach. The 

programme encompasses Smurfit Kappa's UK major 

operations which encompass two recycled paper mills, 

15 corrugated facilities and paper mills, including 

large integrated factories, sheet plants as well as 

specialist plants for Sheetfeeding and paper printing. 

This integrated approach to certification is highly 

innovative and a first for the UK corrugated sector 

enabling Smurfit Kappa to offer its customers fully 

certified packaging solutions on over 95% of its products. 


http://corrugated.smurfitkappa.co.uk/ 

King has a nationwide sales and service network in 

Germany, comprised of five authorised dealers and 71 

authorised service centres. 

For more information visit www.thermoking.com.

Opening of 

new Stölzle 

Flaconnage factory 

On Tuesday, 6th July, 2010, Stölzle Flaconnage 

officially opened the multi-million pound 

upgrade carried out on their Knottingley, West 

Yorkshire factory. Some sixty clients and suppliers 

from both the UK and abroad gathered at the reborn 

factory site. After a buffet lunch, they were given 

guided tours of the glass and the decoration centres. 

Sixteen members of the Stölzle Brass Band came 

over from Austria to play for the guests. In the evening 

there was a Drinks Reception in the Tournament 

Gallery of the Leeds Royal Armouries Museum, 

and a demonstration of medieval weapons and 

armour. Dinner was in the Museum’s War Gallery, 

followed by a whisky tasting in the Wellington 

Atlantic Zeiser to 

present advanced 

printing innovations 

Atlantic Zeiser will showcase its integrated endto-end 

DIGILINE Single Product solution 

at FACHPACK in Nuremberg : 28-30 September 

2010. Demonstrating versatile possibilities for high 

resolution industrial digital printing of variable data 

on absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces including 

3D packaging, Atlantic Zeiser will present in Hall 9, 

Stand 256. The company provides system solutions 

for packaging, labelling, product, security and paper 

printing with near to offset quality at high production 

speeds. At the show, Atlantic Zeiser will also 

TOSHIBA TEC’s 

WILLPOS B10 

POS Terminal 

TOSHIBA TEC has 

announced that it has had 

major interest in its WILLPOS 

B10 from two of the UK largest 

convenience stores after 

the launch event at Box 

Technologies. TOSHIBA TEC recently 

Spiroflow 

Flexible Conveyor 

ASpiroflow flexible conveyor has been 

installed at Jacob's Bakeries factory in 

Aintree, Liverpool. The flexible conveyor is 

used to feed bags of brown flour directly into 

the mixer used to manufacture the base of 

Jacob's famous Club biscuits, Gold biscuits and 

some of the biscuits for its packs of Biscuits for 

Suite. The upgrade, carried out in the teeth of the 

recession, has introduced state-of-the-art decoration 

machinery and increased the size of the decoration 

facility by over 50%; installed a major investment 

new furnace, and a brand new Customer Centre, 

together with a mould design department. 

For more information visit www.stoelzle.com. 

demonstrate packaging-specific applications of the 

integrated OMEGA printing module for different 

sectors as well as multiple four-colour models of 

the GAMMA printer on metal and plastics. 

For more information visit www.atlanticzeiser.com. 

signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Box 

Technologies, a leading technology and service 

provider. Under the agreement, Box 

Technologies will manage deployment of 

the Toshiba WILLPOS B10 Point-of Sale 

(POS) terminal in the UK, in addition to the 

exclusive service and repair of the product. 

Ideal for supermarkets, fashion outlets and 

entertainment companies, specialty footwear 

stores, pet stores, sports goods shops, 

pharmacies, hair dressers as well as discount 

and convenience stores, the WILLPOS B10 

has an ultra-small footprint designed to be set 

either in horizontal or vertical position. 

For more information visit www.toshibatec-eu.com. 

Cheese. The new conveyor is 11m long, lifting 

the flour up some five metres at an angle of 

approximately 45°. It was linked to an existing 

sack tip station with integral check sifter. 

According to the Site Projects Manager, David 

Rome, “The new Flexible Screw Conveyor ran 

first time and has performed well ever since. In 

fact, the ‘Spiroflow’ Bulk Bag Discharger has 

been in operation for 14 years - trouble-free!” 

For more information call 01200 422525 

or visit www.spiroflow.com. 

industry news 

London fancy 

box gains FSC and 

PEFC certification 

London Fancy Box, (LFB) of Dover, Kent, 

has become the UK`s first rigid packaging 

manufacturer to be awarded Forest Stewardship 

Council (FSC) and PEFC, Programme for 

the Endorsement of Forest Certification. 

The company received this accolade in 

July 2010, demonstrating its commitment 

to the promotion of responsible management 

of the world`s forests, for the benefit of 

its customers and the environment. The 

advantages of certification to London 

Fancy Box (LFB) are substantial. The company 

is demonstrating to its customers that it 

buys its paper and board from sustainable 

sources, i.e from sources which are well 

managed, protected and certified. LFB is 

playing its part within the “chain of custody” 

process, meaning the company can show 

where the materials have come from, 

tracing them back to the forest, through 

to delivery to the final customer. 


or visit www.londonfancybox.co.uk. 

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industry news 

And now for 

something 

completely 

different… a 

cupcake in its 

own chocolate cup 

Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients has launched 

a family of cupcakes at BIE which are sold in 

their own chocolate cup. This new departure is 

believed by Unifine to be the first of its kind 

since the demise of the old-fashioned Kunzle 

Cakes way back in the 1950s and 60s. The 

Chocolate Cup Cupcake not only eliminates 

the need for paper wraps but also delivers a 

double shot of flavour. The secret of the new 

concept is to first bake the sponge then place it 

into Unifine's Sucrea Chocolate Ballerina Cups 

once the sponge has cooled. All that is left is to 

pipe a lavish swirl of flavoured cream over the 

sponge and sprinkle with toppings to suit. 

(See picture). 'We teamed Sucrea Sumix 

Soft powdered Sponge Mix with Sucrea 

compounds, flavours and fruit pieces to create 

these moist and delicious cupcakes,' says the 

company. 'The mixing process couldn't be 

simpler. It takes just 2-3 minutes to mix with 

a paddle on slow speed – and only 10 minutes 

for the sponge to bake.' 


www.unifine-fbi.co.uk. 

Triquestra and 

TOSHIBA TEC 

supply POS 

Yeomans, the UK’s largest independent camping 

and outdoor retailer, has worked with Triquestra 

UK and TOSHIBA TEC to implement an updated 

POS system in its 86 retail outlets which range from 

high street stores to garden centre sites, outdoor shows 

and large factory outlets. The company which was 

established in 1904 was using an outdated, poor 

Allied launch 

Gicel Glass 

Allied Glass has launched its exceptional new Gicel 

Glass, a superior ‘ice clear’ premium flint glass. It 

has been lovingly created by Allied’s technical and 

production teams’ skilled craftsmen to achieve 

perfection and produce an enchanting colour. The 

manufacturer of Gicel Glass celebrates the culmination 

of a £9m investment programme in Allied’s 

Knottingley plant, which will be offering premium 

flint bottles in volumes of between ten thousand and 

twenty million. Allied is renowned within the packaging 

industry for designing and producing innovative, 

ground breaking and award winning glass containers. 

In recent years, the company has had success in the 

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Starpack 

Awards, The International Spirit Challenge and UK 

Packaging Awards. 

PRINT & APPLY AUTOMATES ID FOR UK TOY WAREHOUSING 

Print & apply labelling is being adopted by one of the 

UK's top toy retailers to automate identification of 

incoming goods at its central automated warehouse 

in Coventry, improving logistics by avoiding errors in 

the previous desktop-printed hand-applied labelling 

operation. Seventeen Logopak 515T print & apply 

machines have been installed this autumn, one on 

each of the goods-in legs of the warehouse, to label 

every case received with unique information that 

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includes its allocated location within the warehouse 

and the manufacturer of the goods. Each leg handles 

the contents of a complete vehicle at a time, labelling 

up to ten different products in batches of 100 to 

1000 cases. The labels are then scanned throughout 

the warehouse handling system, allowing goods to be 

directed automatically to the correct aisle, bay and 

shelf. For more information call 01904 692333 

or visit www.logopakprintandapply.co.uk. 

performing POS system which was causing serious 

business problems for Yeomans 400 staff. Yeomans 

chose to work with Triquestra UK and TOSHIBA 

TEC to implement their Infinity POS solution as the 

replacement software using the ST- A10 POS and 

TRST A10 printer from TOSHIBA. It was critical that 

both teams from Triquestra and TOSHIBA achieved 

a smooth installation without interruption to 

the company’s management information. The 

implementation of the system was extremely quick. 

A working end-to-end test solution was created within 

4 weeks which Yeomans reviewed and approved and 

the complete solution was rolled out within 6 weeks. 


www.toshibatec-eu.co.uk. 

For more information call 0113 245 1568 

or visit www.allied-glass.com.

One source fits all 

For many years, the whole area of packaging provision, 

resource and supply didn’t even register on the radar 

for most organizations when it came to identifying 

ways to cut costs. In recent years, however, ‘minimum 

stocking levels’ and ‘just in time’ deliveries have become 

the key cost-saving catchphrases for modern industry. 

And, as a result, procurement departments have begun 

to get wise to the fact that a one-stop packaging 

resource provider can deliver real dividends in terms 

of significant efficiencies in cash flow, warehousing 

requirement and stock flow with the result that the 

quest to locate a suitable single source provider has 

become one of the hottest topics of the day. As the 

UK’s leading packaging resource solutions provider, 

FDL Packaging Group of Haydock, Merseyside, 

has unrivalled experience in single source packaging 

supply, which means, of course, that the company is 

well aware of all the cost advantages which the right 

single source packaging solution can bring. And 

FDL Packaging prides itself on its ability to understand, 

and respond to the ebb and flow of its customers’ 

business. As FDL Packaging Marketing Director Dave 

Scotting explains: “By their bulky nature, packaging 

products such as drums, bottles and boxes can place 

undue pressure on a company’s storage facilities and 

can often require costly bespoke warehousing. At FDL 

Packaging, however, by virtue of a profound 

understanding of our customers’ needs, we can 

establish stock control objectives, delivery schedules 

and ordering systems whereby we can source and 

supply the precise packaging requirement needed on 

CRP Print & Packaging Attain 

FSC and PEFC Accreditation 

CRP Print & Packaging, one of Europe’s leading independent print and 

packaging groups has been granted FSC and PEFC accreditation within 

its Pre Print Business and is the first Pre Printing business in Europe to obtain 

these market leading standards. Chris Shaw, Business Manager for CRP’s Pre 

Print business, led the project on behalf of the company. Shaw comments 

“We are at the forefront of change within the European Corrugated industry 

and gaining forestry chain-of-custody certification FSC and PEFC for our Pre 

Print business is the first step to securing accreditation for the CRP 

group”. Eddie Fellows, Managing Director of CRP Print & Packaging 

comments, “the knowledge gained during the securing of certification will be 

used over the next 12 months to ensure we are able to offer all our 

customers the security of the chain-of-custody accreditation across the CRP 

group; in doing this we can do our part in helping brand owners work towards 

achieving their environmental objectives”. 


or visit www.crpprint.com. 

an ‘as required’ basis, making significant savings in 

warehouse space as well as staffing levels, admin 

time and overheads”. 

For more information 

call 01942 722299 or 

visit www.fdlgroup.co.uk. 

industry news 

JohnsonDiversey Puts 

Trust In Rieke RS3 Dispenser 

JohnsonDiversey UK has turned to Rieke Dispensing for the hygienic, 

accurate and reliable dispensing of their Triple C system, a range of 

hospital specific solutions under the company’s Soft Care brand. The Soft 

Care Triple C system utilises four great formulations, combined with Rieke 

dispensing solutions, to offer products designed to clean and care for skin, 

and control the spread of infection. JohnsonDiversey required a robust 

dispensing pump that could cope with regular usage while delivering a 

consistent dose. Crucially, the pump needed to offer a non-metal contact 

construction to avoid the risk of reaction with alcohol. Regular supplier 

Rieke proposed the use of its RS3 pump, which is suitable for a variety of 

different viscosities. It can be locked down when not in use to prevent 

waste, and is also 100% shower proof. 

For more information call 0116 233 1100 or email sales@riekedispensing.co.uk. 

FMCG News 9

product innovations 

1st Packaging 

supplies 

Constellation with 

FreshCase pack 

Winemaker Constellation Europe has tackled 

the challenge of housing bulky bag-in-box 

packs in the fridge with the launch of the 

new FreshCase pack.The FreshCase holds 

2.25l,the equivalent of three bottles of wine, 

but only takes up the space used by one of 

its glass counterparts.It weighs 70% less than 

three of its glass counterparts and incorporates 

a pull-down tap and handle that can be turned 

into a stand for pouring.Hardy’s Nottage Hill 

is the first wine to be packed in the FreshCase. 

External component parts of FreshCase are 

supplied by 1st Packaging in Leighton Buzzard 

to Constellation Europe’s new manufacturing 

and distribution site Constellation Park, based 

in Avonmouth Bristol,where it is assembled. 

Clive Hawkins Sales Director of 1st Packaging 

said:” We could all see the potential that 

FreshCase has in the market and want to 

do all we can to help make this product a 

major success.” 


or visit www.1st-packaging.co.uk. 

Charpak: Innovative 

Design with Technical 

Functionality 

Charpak Ltd has launched an innovative new pack 

for the rapidly growing ‘Food to Go’ sector. 

Charpak, at the forefront of innovative design for 

the premium sector has produced a new hinged lid 

pack aimed at the indulgent snacking market. Justin 

Kempson, Sales Director commented, There are two 

sizes available, one for a premium Cupcake and the 

second for high end Muffins. Visually stunning with 

cakes inside, they enhance the product and will 

increase the sale rate of this type of premium cake. 

Produced in clear rPET (minimum 50% recycled 

content) the pack is designed to both protect the 

product and give excellent visibility. Labelling/ 

tamper evidence is by means of a C-label. They are 

simple to close and offer an easy solution to having 

Alfresco Gastro 

2010 at Sharpak 

The football world cup and the sizzling Summer 

weather has fired the coals of barbecue 

products. Sharp Interpack (Sharpak) has the largest 

range of barbecue meat trays (over 30 different 

styles and designs) anywhere in Europe and is busy 

meeting the high demand. The comprehensive 

range of Oval burger trays form the backbone of 

the portfolio along with a mixture of cavity, shingle, 

barbecue, sausage, ribs, chops, kebab and grill steak 

WIDEST ON-DEMAND AIR CUSHION IN THE INDUSTRY 

FP International, a leading manufacturer of 

sustainable packing solutions, now produces 

the widest quilt-shaped air cushion film in the 

industry following its development of unique and 

innovative air transfer technology. PILLOW PAK 

76cm wide film can produce air cushions to wrap 

and protect products during transport and/or 

warehousing. PILLOW PAK film has a ‘wave’like 

seal made from individual bubbles, making it 

10 FMCG News 

look like a quilt. Each bubble is connected to 

the next. This clever air transfer design enables 

air to move between the bubbles, thus providing 

cushioning precisely where it is needed. With one 

layer of film, a protective layer can be applied to 

a wide range of different products including 

displays, doors, panels and bottles. 


or visit www.fpintl.co.uk. 

products available for impulse purchase. Charpak has 

also produced Shelf Ready Packaging for both items. 


or visit www.charpak.co.uk. 

trays in the D13 range for adults and children alike 

and the large D18 & 21multi cavity family packs. 

There is also the smooth wall versions of D2, D13 

and D45 and the poultry ‘S’ range with 8 cut sizes 

and multiple depths. The trays are all stocked 

through leading supermarkets and manufactured 

in recycled APET (meat and burger trays) and 

recycled PP (poultry trays). The products tick all the 

boxes for environmental concern, product integrity 

and pure design aesthetics. 


or visit www.sharpinterpack.com.

50 Dries with Award 

Winning Vortex Hand 

Dryer Costs a Penny 

SA Vortex Ltd a national Green Specification 

approved manufacturer and supplier of patent 

protected, ultra energy efficient hand dryers has 

now reduced the power consumption of its range. 

Mechatronic 

Problem-solving Skills 

C onvenience products and flexible package sizes are in demand more 

than ever. This in turn results in reduced batch sizes. It is a key challenge 

of today’s machine builders to design machines that combine flexible and 

quick format changes with high cycle rates and low life cycle costs. Micromech 

Systems and Parker has been supporting food processing equipment and 

packaging machinery manufacturers for many years. Thanks to the drive 

technology, mechanical and application specific know-how, together they 

are the ideal partners to help you meet the mechatronic challenges posed 

by your customers. They can help to reduce design time, improve your 

time-to-market, help you make faster changeovers and increase output 

and plant efficiency. 

For more information call 01376 333333 or visit www.micromech.co.uk. 

The Vortex hand dryer is the greenest high speed 

(sub 10s power dry) warm air dryer, operating at a 

total power consumption of just 700W; under half 

the power of nearest comparable competitor 

model. With a 97% cost saving against paper towels, 

Combine this with the lowest Total Cost of 

Ownership of any high speed dryer on the market 

and you have an unbeatable drying solution. Syed 

Ahmed, CEO SAVortex “The total ethos of 

the SAVortex hand dryer is 

minimum energy use 

without loss of 

effectiveness. Our 

hard work to 

improve energy 

efficiency and 

produce the 

greenest quietest 

and fastest dryer is 

paying dividends. We 

are now the no1 

preferred supplier for 

Interserve Ltd, one of 

the world's foremost 

support services and 

construction companies.” 

So why is the Vortex Hand 

Dryer so special? 

It is unique patented 

spinning air technology 

breaks water on the surface 

of hands more rapidly, 

delivering low cost, fast, 

quieter drying. This spinning 


technique creates a ‘curve’ of warm air, similar to 

how an aeroplane wing curves up at its end in flight, 

that naturally feels warmer due to the wrap-around 

effect. In a high traffic washroom, SAVortex dryers 

pay back instantly. 

For more information call 0207 847 4091, email 

info@savortex.com or visit www.savortex.com. 

Chesapeake proves there’s 

no barrier to innovation 

Chesapeake is currently developing a number of speciality barrier coatings 

that offer moisture vapour, flavour and grease proof properties. These 

barrier coatings, which can be applied to a range of packaging formats, are 

being developed by Chesapeake’s Research & Development team. They aim 

to provide improved performance over existing solutions and more 

environmentally considerate options. Improved grease barriers are being 

demanded by food producers especially for dried pet-foods which often have 

oil content in excess of 10%. Traditionally, a substantial layer of plastic has 

been applied to cartonboard to facilitate its use in many barrier applications 

but both brand owners and consumers are now seeking more 

environmentally considerate solutions. Chesapeake is developing a technique 

to apply a special grease-resistant coating to the reverse of a range of 

cartonboard types. The technique allows the application of coatings that are 

not typically applied at the board mill during production. 

For more information visit www.chesapeakecorp.com. 

FMCG News 11


New FDL 

consumer range 

brings benefits 

large and small 

FDL Packaging Limited has introduced a 

new range to offer its customers maximum 

choice and flexibility. Branded ‘The Consumer 

Range’, the new offering caters largely to 

the food and pharmaceuticals sectors but 

also incorporates a more general PET 

range. While the key departure for FDL, 

which has built its reputation on the supply 

of high capacity packaging needs, lies in 

expanding its range by also now offering 

its customers the convenience and flexibility 

of smaller containers with a capacity of 5 

litres or less. The new Consumer Range 

offers an exhaustive range of solutions 

for a whole host of packaging requirements. 

Comments FDL Sales Director Dave Scotting: 

“At FDL, we pride ourselves on listening 

to our customers and the new Consumer 

Range is very much a reflection of that. 

Overwhelming demand for greater flexibility 

has led to a range with the capacity to meet 

our customers’ demands, large and small”. 


or visit www.fdlgroup.co.uk. 

Atlantic Zeiser Group demonstrated its 

DIGILINE portfolio of innovative modular endto-end 

system solutions at FESPA. On display was 

the DIGILINE Single Product 210 with a fullcolor 

GAMMA 70P UV print module, as well as a 

conveyer system featuring the OMEGA 70HD 

print module, which is ideal for very short runs of 

direct product printing. The company also showcased 

an application for top-quality printing on plastic 

Linpac and 

Cuki Cofresco 

unveil CukiLIN ® 

Two leading packaging companies in different 

fields have come together to create CukiLIN ® - 

a complete aluminium tray and film lid solution ideal 

for oven-ready meals. LINPAC Packaging, the leading 

European multi-material packaging company, has 

been working closely with aluminium tray specialists 

Cuki Cofresco to create a combination that offers 

excellent on-shelf presentation, extended shelf-life 

Convenience 

all wrapped up 

With its latest packaging innovation, the unique 

Cryovac ® Oven Ease HC2440 

ovenable bag, Sealed Air 

brings multiple 

benefits to 

foodservice and 

retail. Integrating 

good barrier 

properties and readyfor-the-oven 

convenience 

suitable for conventional or 

microwave reheating, this high- 

rulers at FESPA which took place 22-26 June. 

“Atlantic Zeiser brought to FESPA an innovative 

portfolio of solutions that are ideal for industrial 

digital printing on labels, packages, booklet labels 

and transactional documents, as well as direct 

product printing for high-level and quality-oriented 

applications,” said Ralf Hipp, Vice President of 

Digital Systems. For more information call +49 

(0)7465 291 136 or visit www.atlanticzeiser.com. 

and delivers optimal performance when running on 

packaging lines. LINPAC’s high barrier films LINtop 

PP HB and LINtop Alu HB have been specially 

developed to be compatible with aluminium trays. 

They offer a tight robust seal that means there is no 

need for the product to also be packaged in a cardboard 

sleeve, while both films have anti-fog properties to 

improve visibility of the product on the shelf. The 

CukiLIN ® partnership means that a constant level 

of service and on-site technical support is available 

throughout Europe, to ensure customer machinery 

is running as efficiently as possible. 


or visit www.linpacpackaging.com. 

abuse, multi-layer bag enables the cooked product to 

retain its natural moisture and flavour. Additional 

advantages for the consumer include reduced cooking 

times, less risk of leakage, along with easy preparation 

and packaging disposal. The assured maintenance 

of consistent taste in marinated and spiced 

products creates further appeal, as does 

the accessibility to recipes otherwise 

out of reach with the skill and time 

resources available. The ovenable 

bag is food law approved in Europe 

for temperatures of 200°C for up 

to two hours and temperatures of 

190°C for four hours. 


www.sealedair-emea.com. 

ATLANTIC ZEISER BRINGS INNOVATION AND NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 

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SPOTLIGHT ON: 

More flexibility 

for shrink films 

Launched onto the market three years ago, shrink 

films based on Styrolux ® HS 70 have now become 

well-established in the European sleeve market. 

Compared to conventional mixtures of SBC (styrene 

butadiene block copolymer) and PS (polystyrene), this 

material stands out for its very high final shrinkage of 

more than 70 percent. BASF researchers have now 

developed even further improved Styrolux grades with 

an eye towards expanding the product line for this 

application. They have done so in response to the 

industry’s desire for stiffer films that allow even larger, 

more complex objects to be shrink-labeled and the 

thickness of the sleeve film to be further reduced. A 

two-component concept that differs from Styrolux HS 

70 is being implemented for the first time: with 

Styrolux T (T = toughness) and Styrolux S (S = 

Sustainable 

products – just a 

mouse click away 

When does it make sense to use biodegradable 

plastics? Packaging industry, consumers and 

policy makers are more and more confronted with 

this question during discussions about climate and 

the environment. Up to now, anyone who wanted 

to base a decision on a solid foundation had to turn 

to extensive individual eco-efficiency analyses or other 

life cycle assessments (LCA) that scrutinize the 

consumption of resources during the manufacture, 

use and disposal phases of a plastic product. A new 

BASF online tool, the so-called Ecovio ® Eco-Efficiency 

Compass (E³C), will make this decision much easier 

in the future. The software compiles all of the relevant 

data for the production and disposal of selected 

products – the findings of many exhaustive Eco- 

Efficiency Analyses – in a single user-friendly 

Around the world – 

safe and sound 

Whenever goods are transported in large unit 

loads – be it by sea, land or air – they are usually 

consolidated on pallets for easier handling. As a rule, 

products made of wood are used for this purpose. A 

new generation of transport pallets made of plastic is 

being launched onto the market by the Hirsch Group, 

located in Glanegg, Austria. These pallets overcome 

quite a few of the drawbacks of the conventional 

models: among other things, they are easier to clean 

and very sturdy, but first and foremost, they weigh 

much less than EuroPallets made of wood. The highly 

elastic BASF styrene butadiene copolymer Styroflex ® 

2G66 is playing a crucial role in this innovation. 

Engineers at Hirsch are using Styroflex 2G66 as a 

toughness modifier for the HIPS film (HIPS: Highimpact 

polystyrene) that protects the lightweight core 

stiffness), this concept offers two new Styrolux grades 

with which the desired property profile of the shrink 

film can be set when the processor blends them, and 

only once they are put together do they yield the film 

material “Styrolux T/S”. The two-component concept 

taps into new application possibilities for sleeves and 

particularly for ROSO films. 

interface. Various parameters that are crucial for the 

ecological evaluation of a given product can be quickly 

checked, revealing their impact on the product’s ecoefficiency 

right away. The uncomplicated comparison 

of the ecological footprint of various approaches 

allows the user to quickly ascertain whether, in the 

final analysis, a biodegradable plastic is actually 

more environmentally friendly. For the time being 

the E³C is still tailored for shopping bags and foam 

trays; other product groups will be added soon. 

of the new pallets against damage. Compared to 

conventional wooden pallets, weighing 20 to 40 

kilograms, or newer metal-reinforced polyethylene 

pallets, the innovative products from the Hirsch Group 

offer the advantage of a significantly lower weight: they 

weigh 50 up to 75 percent less than wooden pallets or 

solid plastic pallets. 

A new milestone 

in the history of 

polymer foams 

Polymer foams are a success story for 

BASF. This story began in 1952 with the 

invention of Styropor ® (EPS: expandable 

polystyrene). Today, following the successful 

development of the extruded polystyrene 

rigid foam panels Styrodur ® (XPS), the 

tough-elastic polyolefin range Neopolen ® , 

the melamine resin foam Basotect ® , and 

the advanced version of EPS for thermal 

insulation Neopor ® , BASF has a broad 

portfolio and unique know-how when it 

comes to particle and extrusion foams. 

Continuous research and the launch of 

new products on the market open up new 

applications in a lot of industry sectors: 

the automotive industry as well as aviation, 

but also solar technology, construction and 

of course the packaging industry. BASF 

has now succeeded with another innovation: 

E-por ® , a material which is based on a 

new formulation and is manufactured in a 

new production process. E-por is the first 

tough-elastic, crack-resistant foam which 

can be transported, stored, processed and 

recycled like traditional Styropor. The 

material is noted for very good fusion of 

the surface, excellent resistance to solvents, 

and an appealing look and feel. Because 

of its high crack-resistance it is multishocksafe 

and therefore well-suited to being used 

as transport packaging for high-quality, 

shock-sensitive electrical and electronic 

(E/E) products, such as plasma televisions, 

laptops, refrigerators or washing machines. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.PLASTICSPORTAL.EU 

OR EMAIL SABINE.PHILIPP@BASF.COM.

website spotlight 

Website Spotlight 

www.paragonprintandpackaging.com 

● PRODUCTS AND 

SERVICES 

● PACKAGING 

INFORMATION 

● ENVIRONMENTAL 

INITIATIVES 

ABOUT US 

Paragon Print and Packaging 

Group are the UK leaders in fresh 

and chilled food packaging solutions. 

Providing the retail supply 

chain with Self adhesive Labels, 

Linerless Labels, Flexible Films, 

Sleeves and Cartons. We are specialists 

in packaging launch 

management. Our expertise in 

managing artwork delivery combined 

with our unrivalled print 

capability delivers an industry 

leading service proposition. 

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A fresh look at the best websites from across the FMCG industry 

Over 18 million households in the UK 

have access to the internet and with the 

number of new ‘surfers’ growing everyday 

a website is one of the most cost effective 

investments a company could ever make. Not only 

can you use it to sell your products, you can get 

instant feedback from customers and network with 

clients and suppliers the world over. 

www.crownconveyors.com 

● PRODUCTS 

● EXAMPLES 

OF CONVEYORS 

● SERVICES 

● EXAMPLES 

OF PROJECTS 

ABOUT US 

The ease of navigation of the 

Crown Conveyors website allows 

you to find quickly what you are 

looking for. There are downloadable 

PDF’s for you to save, 

examples of conveyors and 

projects in three formats of 

small, medium and large. 

New to the website is our 

case studies page, have a 

peek in projects. 

Wood Road 

Kingswood 

Bristol BS15 8NN 

Tel: 0117 9671370 

Fax: 0117 9353194 

tarahawker@crownconveyors.com 

Enterprise Way 

Pinchbeck 

Spalding PE11 3YR 

Tel: + 44 (0) 1775 71 22 33 

Fax: +44 (0) 1775 76 04 44 

sales@paragonprintandpackaging.com 

TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE huge importance and benefits of a 

well thought out and integrated website, we are now running 

our ‘Website Spotlight’ every issue to highlight the best company 

websites from the FMCG industry. It will include an image of 

the home page, along with company contact details and a concise 

description of the merits and functions of each site. This special feature 

will run from the centre pages of the magazine and our online 

version will have live links directly to each website for you to click on 

and browse. If you would like to put your company’s website forward 

for inclusion please contact Vicky on 01733 567356 or email 

vicky.ellis@onecoms.co.uk. ■ 

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ABOUT US 

M&H Plastics is one of the 

premier suppliers of plastic 

packaging specialising in highquality 

bottles, jars, closures and 

flexible tubes. Markets include 

personal care, pharmaceutical, 

healthcare, nutrition and household 

products. Virtually everything 

is conducted in-house, on site – 

from concept design, through 

toolmaking, production, artwork 

and decoration. 

www.seymour-mi.com 

● EASY TO 

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● CASE STUDIES 

● LATEST 

PRODUCT NEWS 

● PRODUCT VIDEOS 

ABOUT US 

The website follows SMI’s beginnings 

in the early 80’s and takes 

the viewer through its product 

range and overseas activities. 

There are references to Defence 

sector applications including 

Tempro’s thermal image proof 

properties. Details of Tempro’s 

other beneficial properties are 

also outlined as is company ‘s willingness 

to adapt existing products 

to fulfill customer needs. 

SPONSORED BY: 


www.mhplastics.com 

London Road 

Beccles 

Suffolk NR34 8TS 

Tel: +44 (0) 1502 715518 

Fax: +44 (0) 1502 717115 

marketing@mhplastics.com 

Sutton Hall, 

Sutton Maddock 

Telford TF11 9NG 

Tel: 01952 730 630 

Fax: 01952 730 330 

enquiries@seymour-mi.com

www.peelableadhesives.com 

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● CUSTOM 

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ABOUT US 

Peelable Adhesives & Glue Dots 

can bond your products firmly 

and temporarily to many different 

surfaces, fast, with no mess 

or setting time. These adhesives 

are primarily used for attaching 

CD's, samples, promotional items 

to magazines, leaflets and packaging. 

Peelable adhesives have 

1000's of possible applications. 

Glue Dots - the dot that does a lot! 

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● SERVICE AND 

UPGRADE 

INFORMATION 

● CONTACT DETAILS 

ABOUT US 

Redpacks’ website provides full 

details of flowrapping machines 

by industry so it’s easy to see the 

most suitable machine for your 

products. All pages have contact 

details so you don’t spend ages 

trying to find them. There’s information 

on service, spares, 

rebuilds and used machines and 

for difficult products tailor made 

machines with automatic infeeds. 

● SERVICE 

& SUPPORT 

● PRODUCT 

INFORMATION 

● ON-DEMAND 

WEBINARS 

ABOUT US 

The new-look website for 

METTLER TOLEDO Product 

Inspection has everything 

you need to know about 

checkweighing, metal detection 

and x-ray inspection. Keep up-todate 

with industry trends and 

product developments with free 

webinars and white papers. 

Alternatively download product 

information or request a visit from 

our sales or service team. 

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Oldham OL1 3TZ 

Tel: 0161 622 4927 

Fax: 0161 627 5072 

sales@peelableadhesives.com 

www.redpack.co.uk 

Bunkell Road 

Rackheath 

NR13 6PU 

Tel: 01603 722280 

Fax: 01603 720906 

info@redpack.co.uk 

www.mt.com/pi 

64 Boston Road 

Beaumont Leys 

Leicester B79 7XB 

Tel: 0116 235 7070 

Fax: 0116 234 6719 

pi.mtuk@mt.com 

● EASY TO FOLLOW 

● CLEAR 

NAVIGATION 

● NEWS UPDATES 

● SIMPLE ONLINE 

DESCRIPTIONS 

ABOUT US 

Supreme Plastics, based in Whitby 

North Yorkshire, is also the exclusive 

UK supplier of Pronova- 

Joker bag-filling equipment and 

is recognised as a leading manufacturer 

of quality bag products. 

Supreme Plastics provides a 

complete service of consultancy, 

product development, manufacture, 

technical expertise and 

on-site engineering support. 

● INDUSTRIAL 

GLUE GUNS 

● 12, 15 AND 

43mm GLUE STICKS 

● NEXT DAY 

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ABOUT US 

Gluegunsdirect.com are pleased to 

unveil their new, fully redesigned 

website dedicated to Tecbond glue 

sticks and glue guns. The website 

now has even more user friendly 

features and contains more information 

on Tecbond hot melt adhesives, 

glue guns, how hot melt adhesives 

actually work and applications for 

hot melt adhesives.With over 50 

formulations to choose from, there is 

almost certainly a Tecbond adhesive 

solution for your application. 


www.supremeplastics.com 

Stainsacre Lane 

Whitby 

North Yorkshire YO22 4PT 

Tel: 01947 601012 

Fax: 01947 601027 

enquires@supremeplastics.com 

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● SPORT & LEISURE 

● PATENTED 

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● FOOTBALL, 

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● TESTIMONIALS 

ABOUT US 

A detailed overview of 

Lotto Sport Italia starting from 

company history and values to 

all Lotto collections from 

performance to leisure and 

safety products inclusive of 

testimonial profiles, news 

& events, exhaustive technology 

explanations and exciting videos 

and images all at the click 

of a button. 

Regent House 

Regent Street 

Oldham OL1 3TZ 

Tel: 0161 627 1001 

Fax: 0161 627 5072 

sales@gluegunsdirect.com 

www.lottosport.com 

Lotto Sport Italia 

Via Montebelluna, 5/7 

31040 Trevignano (TV) - Italy 

Tel: +39 0423 6181 

Fax: +39 0423 618 800 

email@lottosport.com 

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www.multivac.co.uk/packaging-solutions/food-products.html 

● MACHINERY 

OVERVIEWS 

● PACKAGING 

INNOVATION NEWS 

● DOWNLOADABLE 

BROCHURES 

ABOUT US 

www.multivac.co.uk showcases 

innovative packaging styles for a 

wide range of different FMCG 

products from Food to Household 

Products, combined with the latest 

news in Packaging 

Developments from around the 

world. Whether you are 

involved in NPD work or simply 

looking for new ideas www.multivac.co.uk 

is the place to start. 

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Slingsby.com is one of the UK's 

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Providing exclusive offers along 

with a FREE next day delivery service. 

And to top that off there is no 

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to providing our customers 

with outstanding service. Don’t 

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Multivac House 

Rivermead Drive 

Swindon SN5 7UY 

Tel: 01793 425800 

Fax: 01793 616219 

sales@multivac.co.uk 

www.multiprintlabels.com 

● SIMPLE 

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● BRANDS 

& PRODUCT 

INFORMATION 

● INNOVATIVE 

ABOUT US 

Multiprint Labels is a customer 

led Company that provides innovative, 

technical and commercial 

solutions to our customers. 

Based in Dublin, Ireland and 

registered to BRC and ISO, we 

have been supplying high quality 

combination pressure sensitive 

labels to the leading beverage 

and personal care providers 

throughout the UK and Europe. 

Unit 2, Swords Business Park 

Swords, Co. Dublin, 

Republic of Ireland 

Tel: 0035 31-8138900 

Fax: 0035 31-8138950 

info@multiprintlabels.com 

www.slingsby.com 

Otley Road 

Baildon 

Shipley BD17 7LW 

Tel: 0800 294 4440 

Fax: 0800 294 4442 

sales@slingsby.com 

● PACKAGING 

DEVELOPMENT 

● FILLING & 

CAPPING MACHINES 

● COMPLETE 

BOTTLING LINES 

ABOUT US 

This site, recently renovated, 

includes today the complete 

offer of SIPA dedicated to packaging 

and bottling of beverage, 

food and personal care and 

house keeping. The site explores 

all SIPA capabilities starting from 

bottle design and engineering to 

the palletized product. A real 

360° capability from PET pellet 

to pallet. 

www.james-townsend.co.uk 

● WET 

GLUE LABELS 

● CUT & 

STACK LABELS 

● PUNCHING 

& BLOCKING 

ABOUT US 

James Townsend & Sons Ltd are a 

wet glue label supplier and Print 

Week’s Label Printer of the Year 

2009. With over 140 years of printing 

experience, we pride ourselves 

on providing Quality & Service to 

our Customers & continues to 

pioneer new technologies to 

the highest quality. 

● PRODUCT 

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packaging solutions. Charpak's 

"Total Service" approach offers 

support from those early beginnings 

and concepts right through 

to future production runs. 

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31029 Vittorio Veneto, Italy 

Tel: +39 043891511 

Fax: +39 0438912273 

sipa@zoppas.com 

Musgrave House 

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Tel: 01392 849000 

Fax: 01392 849005 

sales@james-townsend.co.uk 

www.charpak.co.uk 

30 St Peters Road 

Huntingdon 

Cambridgeshire PE29 7DG 

Tel: 01480 434434 

Fax: 01480 434545 

sales@charpak.co.uk

● BUYERS’ GUIDES 

● CARBON 

CALCULATOR 

● INFORMATION 

ON ISPM 15 

REGULATIONS 

ABOUT US 

The Timber Packaging and Pallet 

Confederation (TIMCON) website 

is invaluable online resource 

for manufacturers/suppliers and 

users of wooden packaging and 

pallets. The site offers access a 

comprehensive range of essential 

information, much of which is 

downloadable, including results 

from independent quarterly pricing 

survey, the Pöyry Index. 

● FILM TECHNICAL 

ADVICE 

● GRAPHIC 

DESIGN SERVICE 

● BRC & ISO 

ACCREDITED 

ABOUT US 

National Flexible is the UK’s largest 

distributor of polypropylene, laminates 

and special films for use on 

reel-fed automated packaging 

machinery. Providing customers in 

the food, confectionery, bakery, 

snack, contract packing and pharmaceutical 

industries with flexible 

packaging. Operating from a purpose 

built factory which is 

compliant with the latest BRC and 

ISO global standards for foodgrade 

packaging materials. 

● SERVICE 

& SUPPORT 

● PRODUCT 

INFORMATION 

● ON-DEMAND 

WEBINARS 

ABOUT US 

www.mactac.eu presents added 

value and cost effective solutions for 

product packaging and visual communication 

with self-adhesive 

products. Original solutions for street 

advertising, POS promotion, fleet 

marking are proposed to marketeers. 

Unique products for direct application 

of graphics on difficult substrates such 

as brickwork and cement, anti-graffiti 

films and filmic constructions for shop 

restyling and interior decoration are 

proposed in the MACtac Gallery. 

SPONSORED BY: 


www.timcon.org 

840 Melton Road 

Thurmaston 

Leicester LE4 8BN 

Tel: 0116 264 0579 

Fax: 0116 264 0141 

timcon@associationhq.org.uk 

www.nationalflexible.co.uk 

Battlefield View 

Birkenshaw 

Bradford BD11 2PT 

Tel: 01274 685566 

Fax: 01274 685878 

sales@nationalflexible.net 

www.mactac.eu 

Bd J-F Kennedy, 

Zoning Industriel Zone B 

B – 7060 – SOIGNIES 

Belgium 

Tel: +32 ( 0 ) 67 346 211 

Fax: +32 (0 ) 67 330 574 

mlinder@bemis.com 

● CONTRACT 

PACKING 

● STORAGE & 

DISTRIBUTION 

● 20 YEARS 

EXPERIENCE 

ABOUT US 

An innovative insight into the 

wide variety of contract packing 

services that we offer including 

sachets, pouches, cartons and tubs, 

flow wrapping, block bottom bags 

and many more. Outsourcing 

areas of your production can offer 

cost savings, improve efficiency 

and presents the ideal opportunity 

for promotions. 

● PHOTOPOLYMER 

PLATES 

● WATER WASH 

PROCESSORS 

● DIGITAL IMAGING 

& SOFTWARE 

ABOUT US 

Dantex is the largest 

photopolymer plate & water wash 

processing specialist in Europe. 

Our EskoArtwork partnership provides 

the complete solution; 

digital plates, processing systems, 

Spark imaging technology plus 

fully-integrated workflows: a 

superb quality pre-press package - 

cost effective processing, environmentally 

friendly and fast - 

ensuring repeatedly excellent 

results from your plates. 

● LATEST 

NEWS LETTER 

● NEWS & EVENTS 

● CASE STUDIES 

● DATASHEET 

DOWNLOAD 


www.glowcroft.co.uk 

Unit 1, Williamsport Way 

Lion Barn Industrial Estate 

Needham Market IP6 8RW 

Tel: 01449 723330 

Fax: 01449 723675 

steve@glowcroft.co.uk 

www.dantex.com 

Danon House 

5 Kings Road 

Bradford BD2 1EY 

Tel: 01274 777 777 

Fax: 01274 777 755 

info@dantex.com 

www.fanucrobotics.co.uk 

ABOUT US 

Visit the world’s leading 

supplier of industrial robots 

web site, FANUC Robotics. See 

details with downloads of our 

latest products and services, 

also Case Studies of recent 

robot installations. The site is 

available in multiple languages. 

Seven Stars Industrial estate 

Quinn Close 

Whitley 

Coventry CV3 4LB 

Tel: 02476 639669 

Fax: 02476 304305 

sales@fanucrobotics.co.uk 

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● TAMPER EVIDENT 

PACKAGING 

● FILM SEAL 

PACKAGING 

● EXCLUSIVE 

SUPPLIERS 

ABOUT US 

A unique range of plastic 

food packaging via a small 

number of key BRC/IOP accredited 

European suppliers. Exclusive 

tamper evident ranges in round, 

square, oval and rectangular 

shapes. Light weight film seal 

ranges in standard diameters 

plus square. All available with 

IML decoration for the best 

appearance possible. 

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www.innavisions.com 

● PACKAGING RAW 

MATERIALS 

● SOLUTIONS FOR 

PLASTICS, PAPER, 

PRINTING INKS AND 

MASTERBATCHES 

ABOUT US 

The web sites features the comprehensive 

BASF portfolio of all 600 raw 

materials for packaging, grouped by 

application type (labels, rigid and flexible 

plastic packaging, paper and 

cardboard, foams and colorants), and 

according to identified trends for the 

consumer packaging industry (visual 

effects, tactile properties, biodegradability, 

sustainability, content protection and 

brand protection), as well as news about 

BASF packaging related events and possibilities 

to get in contact with experts. 

Unit 4, Bank Farm Offices 

Leigh 

Worcester WR6 5TA 

Tel: 01886 832283 

Fax: 01886 832850 

sales@innavisions.com 

www.gordianstrapping.com 

● STRAPPING 

PRODUCTS 

● PALLET STRETCH 

WRAPPING 

● COMPREHENSIVE 

AFTERCARE 

ABOUT US 

With over 70 years of pack 

securement experience, Gordian 

Strapping offers an extensive 

range of equipment and 

materials that meet the needs 

of businesses throughout the 

UK across all industry sectors. 

We also offer innovative system 

solutions through a highly 

experienced sales team 

supported by a skilled nationwide 

service team providing 

local aftercare and support. 

Gordian House 

Basingstoke 

Hampshire RG21 6XX 

Tel: 01256 394400 

Fax: 01256 394429 

sales@gordianstrapping.com 

www.packaging.basf.com 

EUM/MB, Europehouse 

Benckiserplatz 1 

D-67056 Ludwigshafen 

Germany 

Tel: +49-621-60-76586 

Fax: +49-621-60-6676586 

Axel.m.grimm@basf.com 

● TOP BRAND 

SUPPORTED 

● TRUE PACK 

INNOVATIONS 

● ‘WASH’- FREE 

‘GREEN’ 

ABOUT US 

Eco-solutions needn’t always 

involve something totally new, 

but simply re-looking at what’s 

already in our hands. Especially 

if about to be disposed of. Thus 

advocating thinking 'out of the 

box' by thinking even more… 

about the box itself. As it is now, 

or could become. Hence 

Junkk.com & RE:tie. 

www.atlanticzeiser.com 

● INCREASE YOUR 

PROFITABILITY 

● INDUSTRIAL 

DIGITAL PRINTING 

● END-TO-END 

SYSTEM SOLUTIONS 

ABOUT US 

Atlantic Zeiser’s website contains 

all the information you will need 

to find out about the latest 

innovations and the evolvement 

of industrial digital printing for 

the packaging industry. If you are 

searching for information on 

inkjet technologies, complete 

end-to-end system solutions or 

various options for marking, 

personalization, serialization, 

customization or decoration – 

click here! 

● LOCK & METAL 

INSPECTION 

SYSTEMS 

● PHARMACEUTICAL 

& HEALTHCARE 

INDUSTRIES 

ABOUT US 

Lock Inspection Systems website 

is an online resource providing 

comprehensive information 

about its Met 30+ Universal 

metal detection systems. In 

addition there are articles and 

features on a number of 

important issues such as 

manufacturing due diligence - 

including traceability and 

state of the art failsafe options 

for product protection and 

brand integrity. 

SPONSORED BY: 


www.junkk.com 

Kyrle House Studios 

Edde Cross St 

Ross-on-Wye HR9 7BZ 

Tel: 01989 762269 

info@junkk.com 

Bogenstrasse 6-8 

78576 Emmingen 

Germany 

Tel: +49 / 7465 291-400 

Fax: +49 / 7465 291-166 

sales@atlanticzeiser.com 

www.lockinspection.com 

Lock House 

Neville Street 

Oldham 

OL3 5JS 

Tel: 0161 624 0333 

sales@lockinspection.co.uk

● EQUIPMENT 

RANGE 

● SYSTEMS 

● VIDEOS 

● CONTACTS 

● AGENTS 

www.gains-eng.co.uk 

ABOUT US 

Gainsborough Engineering 

Company produce a range of 

Vertical Form Fill & Seal 

machines based on a modular 

concept in which the frame size 

is determined by the bag size, 

the optional components are 

then selected by the user 

enabling him to achieve maximum 

flexibility in his choice of 

machine requirements to match 

his specific needs. 

● EXAMPLES OF 

FOOD LABELS 


PRODUCT LISTING 

● FAST FREE 

QUOTES 

ABOUT US 

Our website is easy to navigate. 

It has a comprehensive product 

listing where you will easily find 

what you are looking for. It is a 

fresh looking site that is professional, 

informative and offers a 

fast quotation service. Anything 

you may require is only a click or 

two of your mouse away. 

● SEARCH 

FUNCTIONALITY 

● USER FRIENDLY 

● PRODUCT 

CATALOGUE 

● SERVICE CENTRE 

ABOUT US 

The Sartorius website is very 

user friendly, it gives our customers 

the ability to browse 

through our full product range. 

Our service offering includes 

certification, repairs and hire. Our 

“Contact Us” facility also has the 

“Call Me Back” feature. Our 

Downloads section offers 

software and pdf files in 

multiple languages. 

SPONSORED BY: 


Long Wood Road 

Corringham Road Ind Est 

Gainsborough DN21 1QU 

Tel: 01427 617677 

Fax: 01427 810443 

sales@gains-eng.co.uk 

www.labelsplus.co.uk 

Unit 22, Botany Business Park 

Macclesfield Road 

Whaley Bridge, High Peak 

SK23 7DQ 

Tel: 01663 736250 

Fax: 01663 719861 

mark@labelsplus.co.uk 

www.sartorius-mechatronics.co.uk 

Longmead Business Centre 

Blenheim Road 

Epsom KT19 9QQ 

Tel: 01372 737102 

Fax: 01372 729927 

uk.weighing@sartorius.com 

● MONTHLY 

TREND REPORTS 

● INNOVATION 

INSIGHTS 

● STRATEGY 

● DESIGN 

ABOUT US 

NewEdge is the innovation 

consultancy impacting businesses 

and brands through establishing 

key opportunities first and then 

the big ideas. A unique blend of 

business strategists, trend analysts, 

disruptive researchers and 

award-winning designers, combine 

to deliver winning futures 

for many of the world’s largest 

FMCG brands. Explore the site 

to find out more. 

● CLEAR 

INFORMATION 

● MACHINE 

IMAGES 

● LATEST NEWS 

AND UPDATES 

ABOUT US 

Our NEW website has been 

carefully constructed by Liquid 

Branding in order to provide our 

customers with easy access to our 

machine images and technical 

information. The addition of short 

machine video has also been 

invaluable in allowing potential 

customers to see our machines 

in operation. 


www.new-edge.com 

18 Petersham Road 

Richmond 

TW10 6UW 

Tel: +44 20 8439 8400 

Fax: +44 20 8439 8410 

max.spiegelberg@new-edge.com 

www.seal-it-systems.co.uk 

● CUSTOMISED 

SOLUTIONS 

FOR WEIGHING, 

BAGGING, 

PALLETISING AND 

LOAD SECURING 

c/o 3 High Riley Cottage 

Sandy Lane 

Accrington BB5 2DH 

Tel: 01254 239619 

Fax: 01254 239619 

info@seal-it-systems.co.uk 

www.chronosbth.com 

ABOUT US 

Chronos BTH provides one-stop 

shopping for all of its customers’ 

packaging and material handling 

needs. Equipment is designed, manufactured 

and integrated by our 

own team,ensuring the best possible 

communication between various 

operating systems. Incorporating 

Richard Simon Limited, Verville and 

Premier Tech Systems for spares, 

refurbishments, service, installation 

and commissioning. 

Chronos BTH Limited 

Unit 1, Centurion Business Park 

Blenheim Industrial Estate 

Nottingham, NG6 8WN 

Tel: 0115 9351351 

Fax: 0115 9606941 

info@chronosbth.com 

FMCG News 19



DETAILS OF 

PRODUCTS RANGES 

● SIMPLE TO 

FOLLOW LINKS 


ABOUT US 

We tried to create a fresh, 

colourful but above all easy to 

use website that properly shows 

the diversity of our product 

range, and at the same time 

demonstrating our emphasis on 

quality and service. Our other 

main aim was to highlight that 

we are truly a global player. 

20 FMCG News 

www.metal-closures.co.uk 

● DIGITAL PRINTING 

● VARIABLE AND 

PERSONALISED 

● CLEAR 

DIGITAL LABELS 

● DIGITAL & FOIL 

ABOUT US 

A rebranded NSD image is 

complemented by a new website 

with easy to find product 

selections including our market 

leading Digital print operation. 

Among the varied print 

solutions from NSD, Digital printing 

continues to be high focus. 

Case studies reflect wide 

range of applications. UK Digital 

Printing contact details available. 

Tandem Industrial Estate 

Waterloo 

Huddersfield HD5 0BL 

Tel: 01484 551569 

Fax: 01484 543203 

chris@metal-closures.co.uk 

www.shreddingsystems.co.uk 

● SHREDDING 

SYSTEMS 

● BALING SYSTEMS 

● BRIQUETTING 

SYSTEMS 

● LEGISLATION 

ABOUT US 

Size & volume reduction is a critical 

function of virtually every recycling 

operation. In fact, getting material 

down to size in the most efficient, 

safe, economical way possible can 

often determine the degree of success 

an operation enjoys. ISS supply 

and install industrial shredding systems 

for paper, tyres, plastics, 

wood, electronics, pallets, cardboard 

and metal as well as balers 

and briquetting systems. 

Unit 2 Whiteway Court 

The Whiteway 

Cirencester GL7 7BA 

Tel: 01954 715354 

Fax: 01285 644403 

issshred@aol.com 

www.nsdinternational.co.uk 

Newbattle 

Dalkeith 

Midlothian EH22 4AF 

Tel: 0044 (0)131 654 2800 

Fax: 0044 (0)131 663 6185 

m.calder@nsdinternational.co.uk 

● PRINTING SOLU- 

TIONS FOR LABELS 

& PACKAGING 

● ROTARY SCREEN 

PRINTING 

● REQUEST QUOTES 

ABOUT US 

The Graphics division on 

www.spgprints.com tells you in a 

straightforward manner everything 

you want to know about 

adding power to your labels using 

rotary screen printing or digital 

label printing. The website is very 

customer focused offering bitesize 

pieces of information and 

inviting visitors to react. The other 

2 pillars of the website show the 

textile printing solutions and 

metal precision capabilities. 

www.johnhowardfoods.co.uk 

● NEW FOOD 

TECHNOLOGY 

● LONGLIFE 

● PREPARED VEG 

● RICE/PASTA 

● PATENTS OFFERED 

ABOUT US 

John has developed food 

products for major companies 

worldwide for 50 years. He has a 

new range to offer - long life at 

ambient temp with the additional 

plus of long life after opening 

container. Process fully tested and 

approved. He also has a new ice 

cream maker. With 120 grams, 

whipped once then frozen, making 

one litre of ice cream. 

● FULL COLOUR 

LABEL PRINTERS 

● DIGITAL LABEL 

PRESS & FINISHER 

● LABEL REWINDERS 

AND APPLICATORS 

ABOUT US 

Primera is a leading manufacturer 

of full-colour label 

printers making the production 

of individual, gorgeous looking, 

water-resistant product 

labels easy. Whether you need 

just a few at a time or volumes 

of tens of thoussands, Primera 

has the right system for each 

application, including additional 

accessories and different 

label materials. 


www.spgprints.com 

Raamstraat 1-3 

5831 AT Boxmeer 

The Netherlands 

Tel: +31 485 599 555 

Fax: +31 485 599 556 

sales.graphics@stork.com 

Brecham Lodge 

Bircham 

Kings Lynn PE31 6XS 

Tel: 01485 578424 

brechamlodge@tiscali.co.uk 

www.primeralabel.eu 

Mainzer Strasse 131 

65187 Wiesbaden 

Germany 

Tel: +49 611 92777-0 

Fax: +49 611 92777-50 

info@primera.eu

● TURNING 

BESPOKE 

STANDARD 

● FOOD CONTACT 

PACKAGING 


ABOUT US 

Delyn have produced a clean 

and Fresh, simple to navigate 

site with every tool, Bespoke & 

standard, pictured for ease of 

identification. Why not send us 

an email with your interest and 

we will be able to quote prices 

and time lines by return. Call 

Delyn for speed, quality and 

flexibility in manufacture. 

www.systemslabelling.com 


OVERVIEW 

● SELF-ADHESIVE 

LABELS 

● IN-MOULD LABELS 

ABOUT US 

www.systemslabelling.com enables 

fast navigation to straightforward and 

well designed content. A description 

of the core label products supplying 

the food, beverage, cosmetics, household, 

logistics and industrial sectors 

Provides users with a clear overview of 

the offer available from the UK’s 

largest independent label manufacturer. 

Simple enquiry, quotation and 

sample pack request forms Allow 

seamless customer service whilst existing 

customers benefit from a 

personalised and secure Extranet facility. 


www.delynpackaging.co.uk 

Delyn House, 

2 Alder Avenue, 

Duffryn Business Park, 

Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed CF82 7T 

Tel: 01443 865080 

Fax: 01443 815512 

sales@delynpackaging.co.uk 

Zone 3 

Deeside Industrial Park 

Deeside CH5 2UA 

Tel: 01244 286300 

Fax: 01244 286301 

enquiries@systemslabelling.com 

● FOOD 

PACKAGING 

● CARRIER BAGS 

● DEGRADABLE 

POLYTHENE 

● ECO FRIENDLY 

ABOUT US 

CFN Packaging is a Lincolnshirebased 

family firm which 

manufactures low-density polythene 

products for the packaging 

trade. The firm specialises in 

robust and attractive carrier bags 

and in polythene packaging for 

food and retail. Its pioneering 

new green additive Biothene ® 

degrades harmlessly in 12 to 18 

months and is proving to be a 

very popular product. 


www.cfnpackaging.co.uk 

● INNOVATIVE SELF- 

ADHESIVE LABELS 

● SECURITY 

PRODUCTS 

● FULL LABEL 

SERVICE 

Heath Road 

Skegness 

Lincolnshire PE25 3ST 

Tel: 01754 897700 

Fax: 01754 897715 

sales@cfnpackaging.co.uk 

www.adhesivelabels.co.uk 

ABOUT US 

At Goldcrest Labels we have created 

our wed site to give you a 

flavor of a dynamic, Customer 

Focused Company, where every 

member of the team are proud 

of what we achieve for our 

Customers. A simple click leads to 

Products, News and Information 

about Innovation, Customer 

Care and Quality. 

Telford Road 

Bicester 

Oxfordshire 

Tel: 01869 243 201 

Fax: 01869 244 734 

sales@adhesivelabels.co.uk 

To acknowledge the huge importance and benefits of a well thought out and integrated 

website, we are now running our ‘Website Spotlight’ every month to highlight the 

best company websites from the construction industry. It will include an image of the 

home page, along with company contactdetails and a concise description of the merits 

and functions of each site. This special feature will run from the centre pages of the 

magazine and our online version will have live links directly to 

each website for you to click on and browse. 

TURNING THE spotlight ON YOUR BUSINESS! 

To put your company’s website 

forward for inclusion please contact 

VIcky Ellis on 01733 567356 or email 

vicky.ellis@onecoms.co.uk 

FMCG News 21

the logistics challenge 

The Logistics Challenge 

By Steve Winwood, Commercial Director, Culina UK Ltd 

Steve Winwood is 

Commercial Director at Culina 

UK Ltd. For more information 

call 01630 695 000 or visit 

www.culinalogistics.co.uk. 

22 FMCG News 

The food and drink sector is 

continually keeping up with 

an ever changing business and 

consumer landscape, particularly 

as the retailer and consumer 

become ever more demanding 

- expecting much more from 

the manufacturers. Combined 

with short lead times, multitemperature 

storage, the 

constant replenishment of 

goods, high levels of traceability 

and accuracy status and the 

growing need for customised 

and shelf ready products, the 

sector requires and expects 

significant logistics expertise 

from its supply chain providers. 

Today's economic environment 

also brings additional 

challenges. As we are now 

operating in a value-driven economy 

due to the current period of austerity, 

all businesses have had to respond 

in one way or another. In particular, 

the highly competitive grocery sector 

is now more than ever striving to 

optimise cost efficiencies, with a 

particular focus on the supply chain. 

This requires logistics providers 

to look at new approaches to 

supply chain management in 

order to survive. 

As David Cameron makes 

himself at home at Number 10, 

policy makers are beavering away 

on how to stabilise and bring the 

economy to rights. A continued 

increase in fuel prices and a probable 

hike in VAT are just two other 

ways that the sector and supply 

chain providers could be affected. 

Business leaders, including 

Sainsbury’s Chief Executive Justin 

King, have been quick to warn the 

Government that a VAT rise will 

hit the industry with dramatic effects. 

Alongside these pressures is a 

drive towards sustainable supply 

chains as manufacturers and 

retailers look to win market share 

through demonstrating green 

credentials to their customers. 

Retailers are recognised as leading 

the way on several sustainability 

issues, such as reducing packaging 

and communicating carbon 

footprints to consumers. For 

example, Marks and Spencer 

launched ‘Plan A’ in January 2007, 

setting out 100 commitments to 

achieve in five years. Initiatives 

such as these create opportunities 

for logistics providers as procurement 

and supply chain management are 

becoming increasingly central to 

achieving sustainability ambitions. 

Rising to the Challenge 

These challenges do offer valuable 

opportunities for logistics providers 

and, as a result, we are seeing an 

increase in demand for shared 

user operations. Manufacturers 

and retailers are reducing or 

getting rid of their own transport 

fleets as they do not want to be 

tied to the associated costs and 

vehicle leases. Those who do not 

run their own fleets are reviewing 

their existing outsourced logistics 

arrangements to ensure they are 

maximising cost efficiencies and 

getting a value for money service. 

The rising demand for shared 

user operations does not mean we 

can rest on our laurels – far from 

it. We are now operating in a 

business world where maximising 

value-for-money to create cost 

efficiencies and heightened 

competitiveness has become key. 

Here at Culina, we have invested 

time and money in several new 

services that enhance our customer 

proposition. We have embarked 

on a joint venture with specialist 

food contract packing company 

IPS LLP to offer specialist contract 

packing services at all of our ten 

warehousing sites, removing the 

need for goods to be transported

to and from another location for 

packing. This service is helping 

several of our customers make 

their supply chains even more 

cost efficient and sustainable. 

We have also addressed one 

of the inefficient geographical 

logistics gaps – Ireland – by 

creating a joint venture with the 

SHS Group to provide food, drink 

and grocery manufacturers in 

Britain with a seamless supply 

chain solution into, out of and 

across the whole of Ireland. For 

the first time, the operation provides 

the sector with a cost efficient 

supply chain infrastructure to fully 

exploit the potential in Ireland. 

Culina SHS will also provide a 

highly efficient logistics operation 

in the other direction for goods 

leaving Ireland for the UK markets. 

During the last two decades, 

supply chain management 

has become more and more 

sophisticated, driven largely 

by leading edge technology. 

Online tracking is expected, and 

customers are now looking at 

additional ways in which IT can 

help quicken the supply chain, 

such as systems that can help 

optimise transport routes and 

maximise vehicle utilisation. 

Despatching nine million cases 

a week across ten distribution 

centres with average stock 

turnarounds of eight days for 

chilled products and 20 days for 

ambient, is no easy feat, and at 

Culina we have invested in an 

innovative IT infrastructure to 

underpin such a demanding 

operation. A bespoke warehouse 

management system that ensures 

automatic stock replenishment 

and complete visibility of order 

status throughout the entire 

supply chain is just one example 

of the highly sophisticated 

technology we currently provide 

our customers. 

Responding to the sustainability 

challenge is a tricky one for logistics 

providers that rely on fleets of lorries 

moving across the road networks. 

However, there are ways of tackling 

this. Investment in new technologies 

and a strategic geographical network 

of depots is paramount. Optimising 

the logistics challenge 

transport planning, sophisticated 

reverse logistics operations and 

improving backhaul opportunities 

to ensure minimum food miles 

travelled, are just some examples 

of how providers can help customers 

meet the sustainability challenge. 

The Future 

The current economic climate has 

been testing for all business sectors, 

the food and drink sector is no 

exception. There is every indication 

that the next 12 months will 

continue to be challenging, which 

means the logistics sector has to 

respond by providing customers 

with a highly efficient, sustainable 

and cost effective supply chain 

solution. ■ 

FMCG News 23

contracts and projects 

IPP Logipal lands 

leading paint 

brand Dulux 

Akzonobel UK Decorative Coatings Business 

Unit, manufacturers of Dulux, Cuprinol, 

Hammerite and Polycell brands, has appointed 

IPP Logipal to provide a pallet pooling 

service for delivering its products to DIY 

centres and retail outlets in the UK. With 

several customers increasing quality control 

checks on incoming pallets, AkzoNobel 

appointed IPP Logipal to ensure Dulux 

products were consistently distributed on 

high-quality pallets across the UK. IPP 

Logipal’s simple one-way nationwide operation 

makes weekly deliveries to AkzoNobel’s 

Slough Manufacturing Unit and a depot 

in Stowmarket, Cambridgeshire. Over 

150,000 pallets trips are made per annum 

to major DIY retailers, such as B&Q and 

Focus, as well as the leading supermarket 

chain, Tesco. Once utilised, pallet collections 

are arranged by IPP Logipal, with inspections 

carried out matched to KPI (key performance 

indicator) criteria, ensuring customers 

receive consistently high-quality pallets. 


or visit www.ipplogipal.co.uk. 

Law Print turn 

up the heat with 

Qbag acquisition 

Law Print & Packaging Management Ltd, have 

announced that they have now completed 

the purchase of the Qbag business from FFP 

Packaging Solutions Ltd. The acquisition included 

the Qbag business, trademark, intellectual property, 

pending patents, website and manufacturing 

machinery. According to Tim Law, Managing 

Director of Law Print & Packaging Ltd, the Qbag 

manufacturing machinery will be re-sited to a new 

production facility and the award winning Qbag will 

be re-launched internationally within six months. 

Qbag Ltd has been formed as a subsidiary of Law 

Novostrat imports 

its expertise into the 

UK & Irish markets 

This extraordinary table and stools arrangement 

is made entirely from Novostrat Polyethylene 

foam plank, the same plank as Novostrat provide to 

the packaging industry, and each foam stool can 

easily take the weight of a 20 stone man, so just 

imagine how robust that will be in protecting any 

delicate, high value, item when converted and used 

as packaging material. Novostrat is one of, if not 

the, largest privately owned provider of polyethylene 

foams for packaging in Europe with massive 

production facilities in both France and Poland. 

Their new production facility in Limerick is geared 

Redpack supply 

two more HTS flow 

wrapping machines 

Redpack have won another major contract 

for two of their HTS Top Seal flow 

wrapping machines. The two HTS 

machines, one left 

hand and one right 

hand will be supplied 

with product 

conveyering and will 

be configured to wrap 

Polyolefin shrink film. Part of the 

supply includes an important new development; an 

FACTORY PROFITABILITY SYSTEM BRINGS IMPORTANT BENEFITS 

Marco have designed and commissioned an extensive 

factory profitability system for medical nutrition 

specialists Nutricia Liverpool at their stunning new 

UK manufacturing facility. Nutricia Liverpool 

specialises in Advanced Medical Nutrition and today, 

as part of Danone’s Medical Division, its products 

and services are available around the world through 

Nutricia International. The Marco Trac-IT system, 

which is a blend of bespoke software and hardware 

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modules, plays a pivotal supervisory and process 

management role throughout the manufacturing and 

packaging processes within the new plant. Working in 

conjunction with the Nutricia ERP system, Marco 

Trac-It manages the execution of factory floor 

processes including stock control, recipe control, 

packaging and labelling of finished product. 


or visit www.marco.co.uk. 

Print & Packaging Ltd to promote the Qbag 

product internationally from a Stockport based HQ. 

For more information 0161 440 7302 

or visit www.qbag.com. 

up to produce packaging foams, in both rigid/semirigid 

plank and roll form, to the same standards 

as they do in Europe, in terms of quality, relative 

volume, and service support. 

For more information call 0035 3 61-339287 

or visit www.novostrat-insulation.com. 

integrated check weighing system that will take the 

place of the flow wrapping machine product outfeed, 

an arrangement that will greatly reduce the space 

requirement of the flow wrapping lines. The Redpack 

supply will include product conveyors from the 

loading operators through the flow 

wrapping machines and will also 

convey the wrapped product to 

Redpack supplied shrink wrapping 

tunnels. Set onto the 

wrapped product 

conveyor will be a reject 

station to remove out of 

weight product from the line. 


call 01603 722280 

or visit www.redpack.co.uk.

CNP ‘beefs up’ 

packaging with 

National Flexible 

CNP Professional, provider of sports nutritional 

supplements for a hungry market, have teamed 

with Yorkshire-based packaging experts National 

Flexible for help with the specialist film needed 

to manufacture their sachets of protein powders. 

The application called for a ‘muscle-bound’ film 

specification which would protect the highly 

Edrington group 

choose STO 

Stölzle Flaconnage UK were 

asked by the Edrington 

Group to develop a new bottle 

for limited release editions of 

Highland Park, their awardwinning 

single malt whisky. 

The result is a bottle with a 

timeless outline suggestive of 

the ancient runic imagery that 

are part of the culture of the 

Orkney islands where Highland 

Park has been distilled for 

over two hundred years. The 

bottle has been produced in 

Chester Medical 

Solutions investment 

Steadily increasing demand for its services 

has prompted leading pharmaceutical contract 

packer Chester Medical Solutions to invest around 

£500K in new printing facilities. To satisfy 

unprecedented levels of business, the company’s 

existing 20,000 sq ft printing operation at its factory 

in Deeside, North Wales will be increased by a 

sensitive powder from light and moisture, whilst 

maintaining the lengthy shelf-life they needed. 

The laminate film was printed using a state-ofthe 

art high-speed flexographic printing press, 

with National Flexible’s technical team being on 

hand throughout the whole process to make sure 

the film was exactly to specification - and CNP 

are delighted with the results. The new sachets 

are currently available on-line and from retail 

stockists throughout the UK. 


or visit www.nationalflexible.co.uk. 

black feeder colour to a high visual standard. As 

a final touch, incorporated into it as part of the 

production process is a solid metal badge depicting 

the Highland Park imagery. Alongside 

the bottle for these aged vintages, STO- 

Flaconnage has also developed one 

in the style of the late nineteenth 

century to complement the Earl 

Magnus Highland Park Limited 

Edition. Traditional imagery was 

again drawn upon. The bottle, 

shaped with a proud shoulder 

plinth, has been produced in a 

special dark, feuille mort feeder 

colour glass that features an 

aged surface effect. 


visit www.stoelzle.com. 

further 10,000 sq ft. The expansion programme 

also involves the installation of new equipment 

to maintain Chester Medical’s world-class production 

standards. In addition to the extra space, the 

investment will enable Chester Medical to obtain 

PS9000 accreditation for pharmaceutical packing, 

a globally-acclaimed standard published by the 

Pharmaceutical Quality Group (PQG). 


or email twilliams@ads-graphics.com. 


New partners 

in pastry 

The Dutch pastry specialist Smilde Bakery 

has appointed Unifine Food & Bake Ingredients 

as their exclusive UK distributor of the Pruvé 

brand of ambient pastry and finished bakery 

products. The deal came into effect from 

1st May 2010. The initiative brings together 

two of the most prolific ranges of top 

quality bakery and catering products - 

Unifine's fonds, compounds, fruit 

preparations and custards, sold under the 

Fruibel and Sucrea brands, with Pruvé's 

bases, tarts and tartlets, pastry cases and 

Genoese lines. It is not only designed to 

give the customer a greater choice of 

products under one roof but also brings 

greater flexibility when menu planning. 

Technical support from Unifine that is 

second to none is an added bonus. Smilde 

Bakery, part of the Royal Smilde group, was 

created from Pruvé, JantjedeGoede and 

Délices du Palais and has a history going 

back many years. 


or visit www.unifine.com. 

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Plant upgrade 

preserves Denca’s 

relationship 

with Duerr’s 

Automation and control systems specialists 

Denca Controls Ltd of Widnes, Cheshire have 

been commissioned by Duerr’s, one of the 

market-leading producers of jams, marmalades 

and honeys, to facilitate the upgrade of its 

honey processing production line. In response 

to increasing demand for its best-selling range 

of honeys from health-conscious consumers 

and the supermarkets that serve them, Duerr’s 

needed to add a second melting chamber to 

increase capacity at the plant. Denca’s brief 

consisted of upgrading the existing system by 

adding controls, modifying software, configuring 

and integrating new hardware into the existing 

Duerr’s process, installing all necessary cables 

and putting the new system into service. Process 

diagrams were drawn up and interpreted as a 

control philosophy programme employing a 

Siemens S7 300 PLC controller and a Siemens 

MP 270 HMI screen and new components 

built into the existing panels. Then, once the 

system was up and running, a rigorous testing 

procedure was implemented to ensure that the 

new system would run as smoothly as the 

honey itself. 


or visit www.denca.com. 

CRP Print & 

Packaging 

Win European 

POPAI Award 

CRP Print & Packaging one of 

Europe’s leading independent 

print and packaging groups has won 

two European POPAI awards for the 

second year running. Mike Devine, 

Sales Manager of CRP’s Display 

Unisto Manta 

electronic seal 

increases security 

TJ Morris Ltd, trading as Home Bargains, has 

equipped its transport fleet with Manta electronic 

seals. Developed and supplied by Unisto, the world’s 

leading supplier of reusable electronic security seals to 

the transport industry, Manta provides a more effective 

way of sealing the doors of each vehicle to eliminate 

unauthorised access. The seals have been fitted to 120 

vehicles and are enabling TJ Morris to improve the 

levels of security associated with the distribution of 

goods to over 200 stores across the UK whilst helping 

optimise delivery performance. According to Alan 

Beech, Transport Manager for TJ Morris: “We 

selected the Manta electronic seal to replace the 

It’s a dog’s life 

for IPP Logipal 

IPP Logipal has added fast growing Wagg Foods Ltd 

to its diverse and expanding client portfolio. Based 

near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, Wagg Foods is a family 

owned company and is the UK’s largest independent 

supplier of quality dry dog food. Looking at how it 

could reduce transport miles across its supply chain 

and overcome the effects of an unreliable pallet delivery 

service into its site, which caused ongoing problems in 

production areas, Wagg switched to IPP Logipal’s 

dependable yet flexible one-way trip pallet solution. 

IPP Logipal’s pallets, which are perfectly suited to 

Wagg’s automated palletising processes, are used to 

deliver a range of pet food products to customers 

across the UK. The service also supports the company’s 

commercial activities in Europe. Overall well in excess 

of 100,000 pallets trips are made per annum. 

FLEXOGRAPHY ADDS SUSTAINABILITY IN PACKAGING PRINTING 

Some market segments have been even more 

dedicated to the conversion to flexography for 

flexible packaging. They recognize that flexo has a 

strong advantage in terms of cost, time to market 

and flexibility for a printing quality which has been 

improving during the last recent years. In 2010, 

DuPont Packaging Graphics ran an updated 

Life Cycle Assessment aimed to measure the 

environmental benefits of using thermal technology 

26 FMCG News 

during the flexographic plate-making process 

compared to the traditional solvent process. The 

updated results validated the findings of the original 

study. For plate processing, digital thermal (with PET 

developer material) has a 63% lower non-renewable 

energy consumption and 52% lower greenhouse gas 

emissions compared to digital solvent plate imaging 

process for a 0.067 plate (1.70 mm thickness). 

For more information visit www.flexo4all.com. 

Business, was delighted to see two members of the 

Display team, Louise Slevin and Emma Woodhall, 

collecting awards on behalf of the company for 

their Hardys and Walkers point-of-sale displays at the 

European POPAI Awards announced in Paris on 

24th June. “We are extremely proud of the achievements 

of our Display Business for winning these awards 

for the second year in a row. This really does reflect 

the talent and energy of our structural design team, 

always delivering innovative and bespoke display 

solutions for many major brand owners.” 


call 01536 200 333 

or visit www.crpprint.com. 

mechanical system that was previously used after a 

thorough review of all available solutions. It was clear 

that the Unisto solution would provide us with higher 

levels of security than could be achieved with 

mechanical alternatives.” 

For more information visit www.unisto.co.uk. 


or visit www.ipplogipal.co.uk.

“Pie fillers” depositing 

from Riggs Autopack 

An excellent reputation for 

supplying high quality depositors 

to the food production industry, 

has secured Riggs Autopack a 

recent order from Pieminister, 

one of the UK’s highly respected 

manufacturers of award 

winning pie's. 

Pieminister was established in 

2002, when Jon Simon and 

Tristan Hogg teamed up to 

start a pie business in their home city 

of Bristol. From the company's 

inception they set out to make high 

quality pie's, and in June 2003 after 

months of development work, the 

first Pieminister pie was created. 

Soon to follow was a small pie 

shop, where Tristan baked and 

cooked the pie's whilst Jon tended 

the shop and wholesale business. 

In 2004, not long after the launch 

of the shop, Pieminister were invited 

to be the only pie stall at London's 

borough market, sitting alongside 

some of the world's finest food 

producers. This was to be the 

company's big break. 

Since then the business has 

gone from strength to strength 

and in 2008 they moved to larger 

premises in Bristol to accommodate 

the surge in demand. Now working 

out of larger kitchens and employing 

a team of full time chef's and bakers, 

their pie's are now sold in the best 

delis, food halls, farmers markets 

and pubs throughout the UK. They 

are also available in the Pieminister 

cafe's in Bristol, London, Oxford 

and Trentham, and nationwide 

through Waitrose and Sainsbury's. 

As manufacturing increased, the 

company recognised that to keep 

pace with demand, they had 

to move away from manual filling 

to a more automated form of 

depositing their pie fillings. Their 

pie's however only contain fresh, 

free range, high quality natural 

ingredients, therefore it was 

imperative that any form of automatic 

depositing to be introduced into 

production, not only had to be 

easily integrated into the existing 

kitchen area but the depositing 

itself had to be highly accurate, 

damage free and provide superior 

weight control. 

Subsequently, it was vital that 

when purchasing a volumetric 

depositor, they chose an industry 

respected supplier that could 

provide a depositing machine to 

meet all their stringent production 

demands. 

With almost 40 years experience, 

Lancashire based Riggs Autopack 

Ltd design, build and supply high 

quality depositors and filling 

machines for the food production 

industry. Offering hygienic depositing 

with outstanding accuracy and 

weight control, damage free product 

handling and with a build quality 

second to none, Riggs Autopack's 

depositors are ideal for dispensing 

a vast range of food products 

including delicate pie fillings. 

During the first meetings at 

Pieminister's kitchens, Riggs 

Autopack were able to advise 

on the appropriate machine to 

enhance production. Following 

successful machine trials held at 

pieminister's Bristol premises, they 

placed an order with Riggs for a 

Model 1000 Option 2 semiautomatic 

depositor. 

The low level Option 2 depositor 

is supplied with a host of standard 

features and provides many benefits 

to food manufacturers of all types 

and size. It's supplied with a 100 litre 

interlock hopper and is fully mobile 

with lockable castors. The machine 

is hygienic and quick to clean, 

simple to use and easy to maintain, 

and provides highly accurate 

depositing of many food products 

including hot or cold pie fillings. 

Due to the versatility of this 

semi-automatic depositor, it can 

also be operated either as a stand 


alone unit or as part of an automated 

filling line. Pieminister originally 

purchased the machine as a stand 

alone unit but as they've got busier 

it's now being used on an automated 

filling line. It has been easily 

integrated into the company's 

production kitchens and is fulfilling 

all manufacturing demands. 

Pieminister's production manager 

Mr Simon Drury is delighted with 

the machine. He commented: 

‘‘After extensive research of who 

and what was available, it was 

clear that Riggs Autopack offered 

us a significant step forward. They 

understand our industry very well 

and obviously that helps. They 

understood our needs and 

production concerns and have 

now provided us with an effective 

and versatile machine solution.” 

“The equipment is easy to use 

with impressive change over times, 

ideal for coping with our level of 

production. The depositing accuracy 

is excellent and we have been 

thoroughly impressed with the 

level of service received from their 

staff. We wouldn't hesitate to 

recommend them to others.” 


call 01282 440040, 

email info@autopack.co.uk 

or visit www.autopack.co.uk. 

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Barcode technology 

delivers proven traceability 

RFID has been a hot topic for 

some time, with considerable 

rhetoric that has been designed 

to talk up the technology and 

its, as yet, largely unproven 

benefits. What has not been 

discussed, however, is the fact 

that for many food and beverage 

manufacturers and packaging 

companies there is still a lot of 

life left in the humble barcode 

and that existing systems offer 

a proven and cost effective, 

although perhaps less sexy, 

method of stock and product 

management. 

In many cases, an RFID tag will 

just be holding a simple tracking 

or serial number to identify a 

particular item, with no use being 

made of the read-write capability 

of the tag, making the amount of 

data stored no different to that of 

a ‘traditional’ 1D barcode. 

On the other hand, 2D matrix 

barcodes, such as PDF417, QR Code 

and Datamatrix are able to hold 

many hundreds of characters of 

information. These conventional 

barcodes have already proven 

themselves capable of enabling 

efficient stock management, while 

a new generation of GS1 DataBar 

codes are expanding the potential 

of the system still further, offering 

sophisticated traceability and product 

specific labelling opportunities. 

In particular, the GS1 DataBar 

codes are set to become the industry 

standard for labelling in the food 

retail sector. These barcodes can 

be printed on extremely small labels, 

making them ideal for small or 

irregularly shaped food items 

and can support Global Trade 

Identification Numbers (GTIN) 

for variable data such as batch, 

expiration date, serial number, 

price, monetary value, size and 

weight. This in itself significantly 

reduces the potential for out 

of date products reaching the 

consumer, eliminating the risk of 

the bad press and consumer 

complaints that are so often 

associated with such an incident. 

It is also worth noting that care 

is needed when scanning multiple 

units using RFID technology. Non 

line of sight scanning is one of the 

great advantages of RFID in its 

simplest form but there are still 

many issues with low read rates, 

depending on the products being 

scanned. High water content or 

areas of metal affect the read rates 

dramatically so a check needs to be 

put in place to ensure that all items 

on a pallet of products are detected. 

Perhaps as importantly, although 

RFID can represent an important 

step forward in technology, its 

supposed benefits are currently 

only available at a cost; for example, 

the cost of RFID hardware is four 

times that of comparable barcode 

equipment, while the cost of 

applying an RFID label is eight 

times higher. In most cases, the 

latest barcode technologies are 

considerably quicker and simpler 

to implement, using a wide range 

of readily available hardware and 

software. Furthermore, many 

established suppliers have a long 

track record of supporting equipment 

and have the expertise to deliver 

this at competitive prices. 

For example, the latest generation 

of simple to use and robust label 

printers from leading manufacturers, 

such as Citizen, offer a number 

of benefits, including robust 

constructions that offer long 

dependable service lives, maximising 

your return on investment. 

Additionally, the versatility of these 

new printers makes customisation 

possible at a minimal cost. Just 

as importantly, they are simple and 

fast to use ensuring maximum 

productivity in even the busiest 

of commercial environments. 

For instance, a vertically opening 

design makes it easy to access the 

inside of the printer for media and 

ribbon loading, while keeping the 

dimensions of the unit to an 

absolute minimum. This innovative 

design means that both media and 

ribbons can be changed in seconds, 

with virtually no risk of tangling or 

jamming. 

Equally important, is the ability 

of these printers to accommodate 

different types and sizes of media 

as the latest generation of barcodes 

can be printed on extremely small 

labels and on plastic substrates as 

well as paper. While you may only 

need to print standard sized labels 

on paper at the moment, having 

the capacity to print other kinds of 

labels makes it simple to diversify 

your operations at minimum cost 

labels and labelling 

Mark Beauchamp, European Marketing Manager for Citizen Systems Europe, 

discusses the relative merits of the latest competing methods of product 

tracking and traceability in the food sector. 

at any point in the future. To increase 

the efficiency of printing systems 

still further, inline validation systems 

are now available, which can check 

and validate the labels as they are 

produced, quickly alerting users to 

any problems. 

It’s hardly surprising that many 

companies, while being attracted 

to the idea of innovation and the 

prospect of better stock control or 

product traceability, have been slow 

to change to RFID systems. Indeed, 

recent surveys have shown that, for 

example, only 17% of food 

companies have started to 

implement RFID strategies. With 

barcode technology continuing to 

offer considerable benefits to food 

manufacturing, processing and 

packaging companies across 

the world, it appears that it will 

remain the industry standard 

for the foreseeable future. ■ 

FMCG News 29


Inkjet Label Printing – the digital 

solution for labels on demand 

By Katrin Both, PR Manager 

Primera Technology Europe. 

Manufacturers of almost any 

type of product often find 

themselves in need of shortrun, 

full-colour customized 

product labels. The reasons 

are many: for use on prototype 

products, promotional 

campaigns, and perhaps 

most often, because the 

manufacturer has many 

different products that are all 

produced in smaller quantities. 

In all of these cases, the printed 

quality and appearance of these 

labels are extremely important. 

Providing a professional appearance 

on packages can easily make the 

difference between a product 

selling well or simply sitting on 

the retail shelf. 

Putting the most professional 

colour labels possible on products 

will set them apart from others. 

This is especially important for 

smaller manufacturers who can 

actually increase their sales by 

making their products stand out 

through innovative packaging and 

labelling. It also allows manufacturers 

of all sizes to offer private label 

Laser Marking 

3-mil Codes on 

3M Label Stock 

3 M laser-markable labels are specifically designed 

for laser ablation or kiss-cutting applications. These 

two-layer labels, typically a 10-micron (0.0004”) thick 

contrasting top layer bonded to a 50-micron (0.002”) 

thick base layer, allow customers to laser mark very 

high-resolution images as demonstrated by this 

application. The customer requirement is to mark a 

2D Data Matrix code containing 347 characters - in 

a space no larger than 5.0 mm (0.197”) square! This 

30 FMCG News 

goods in smaller quantities. 

Even though many users of 

inkjet colour label printers are 

small to medium-sized companies, 

larger brand-name manufacturers 

also have the need to produce 

short runs of labels. They use 

them for market research, pilot 

runs, prototypes, private label 

goods and focus groups. 

Marketing, advertising and 

promotional companies can 

produce labels for their collateral 

materials that indicate special 

offers, holiday greetings and 

other sales-driven and/or 

personalized messages. 

The need for short- to mediumrun, 

full-colour label printing is 

abundant in organizations of all 

types and sizes. While there are 

several available options on the 

market today, many are too 

expensive or are designed for far 

higher production than is needed 

in many cases. Further, the print 

quality of even high-volume, fullcolour 

labels on flexo or digital 

offset can be limited, thereby 

limiting the sales potential of 

the labelled products. 

One technology stands out and 

is clearly superior for producing 

the highest-quality, lowest cost 

means the final 2D code will contain a 64 x 64 array 

of cells with each individual cell measuring 3-mils 

(0.003” or 0.078 mm) in diameter. To create this very 

small mark, the setup consisted of a Synrad 48-1 (10 

watt) laser, an FH Flyer marking head (equipped with 

an 80 mm lens), and a copy of Synrad’s WinMark Pro 

laser marking software. Overall cycle time to create 

each code was 22.2 seconds. Because the 3-mil cell size 

is smaller than the focused spot size (0.005”), a tipwriting 

effect can be seen due to the choice of Velocity, 

Power, and Spot Mark Duration settings. As well as 

helping to achieve the small cell size, these settings also 

prevent the laser from drilling into the white base layer. 


or visit www.laserlines.co.uk. 

Pallet labeller 

for whisky can 

provide traceability 

output in short-runs: inkjet colour 

label printing. Inkjet-based label 

printers such as the LX-Series 

Color Label Printers by Primera 

ALogopak 920PF print & apply pallet labelling 

machine has been chosen by a leading Scottish 

distiller in the Edinburgh area for a new automatic 

pallet labelling project, following a four month trial 

that proved the reliability of the system. "Following 

the decision to label pallets automatically the distillery 

put two competitive labelling machines on extended 

Technology, Inc. offer exactly that 

and the possibility to produce fullcolour 

labels whenever and in the 

volume they are needed. ■ 

trial, one after the other," explains Logopak UK 

general manager Wilson Clark. "The Logopak system 

was the one that provided consistent dependability 

over a three month period." Installed within a full 

steel enclosure, the Logopak 920PF machine is 

fitted with an integrated scanner to ensure bar code 

legibility and incorporates the new Logopak 

Synchro-LXS labelling data management software 

that manages labelling data files downloaded from 

the customers host computer WMS software. 


or visit www.logopakprintandapply.co.uk.

First launched in March 2009, 

the CX1200e Digital Label Press 

from Primera Technology has 

quickly become a best seller, 

with installations around the world 

including the USA, Germany, 

England, France, Belgium, Italy, 

Australia, the Czech Republic and 

Russia. This year the press is joined 

by a versatile finishing system, 

which means that customers are 

able to source a complete digital 

labels solution from Primera. 

Engine power 

The CX1200e offers a cost 

effective and easy to set up and 

use solution. It has recently been 

developed to include even more 

benefits and features. This has 

included a new rewind/tensioning 

system utilising IntelliTorque 

technology. This allows the rewind 

mechanism to automatically apply 

the right amount of tension as the 

printed roll increases in diameter. 

It ensures perfect rewinds on 

every roll when using approved 

media and means that output is 

delivered ready for finishing. 

Another new feature is 

RichBlack print optimisation, which 

delivers deep, highly saturated 

black printing on labels, producing 

striking contrast with other colours. 

The press boasts print resolutions 

up to 2400 dpi. 

The machine makes use of a 

colour laser engine that can run at 

up to five metres per minute and is 

suitable for the production of just a 

few labels up to tens of thousands. 

The CX1200e is also versatile 

in media handling, competently 

managing a range of substrates 

including matte, semi-gloss and 

glossy laser plain papers, pressure 

sensitive papers, white and clear 

polyesters and PVC. 

Included with the engine is 

Primera’s PTPrint 8.0 RIP and 

production management software. 

PTPrint allows users to import label 

designs, prepare them for printing, 

and colour manage jobs (Pantone 

approved colour is supported). 

There are four high capacity 

cartridges to supply toner (rated for 

around 15,000 pages). These are 

quickly and easily replaced – taking 

only seconds to change. 

They come with a clever 

integrated memory chip that keeps 

track of the amount of toner in the 

cartridge and allows users to select 

exactly the right cartridges for the 

number of labels and the ink 

coverage you need to print. This 

means that ink won’t run out in the 

middle of a job and savings can be 

made as toner is utilised to the full. 

Primera offers no-charge cartridge 

recycling for the life of the press. 

Finishing in style 

To complete the digital label 

solution, Primera is now offering a 

new digital finishing system – ideal 

for use with the CX1200e, but also 

suitable for use with other narrow 

web output engines. 

The FX1200e Digital Finishing 

System offers, in one single 

process, the ability to laminate, 

die cut, slit and rewind, as well 

as the removal of the waste 

matrix. Finishing speeds are rated 

at up to 6.1 metres per minute. 

One of the major benefits of this 

finishing system is innovation in the 

die-cutting process. Instead of hard 

tooled or flexible steel dies, the 

FX1200e uses digitally controlled 

tungsten carbide steel knife blades. 

This means that users never have to 

buy a die or wait for it to be made 

and delivered. Turnarounds will be 

faster and there is a significant 

saving in time and cost. 

The system also makes use 

of Primera’s patent-pending 

QuadraCut technology. This uses 

up to four knife blades at a time 

across the web and 

increases through 

put dramatically 

compared to 

systems that use 

only a single 

knife. 

The cutter 

can be used to 

create almost 

any shape or 

size 

on a variety 

of materials 

including 

matte and 


Spotlight on: 

Primera’s technology for digital labels is being 

expanded to offer both print and finishing options. 

gloss paper, polyester, vinyl, 

polypropylene, BOPP and many 

more. 

With Primera’s digital printing and 

finishing equipment, customers can 

get a complete digital label printing 

and finishing solution from a single 

vendor at a breakthrough price of 

less than € 50,000. 

For more information contact; 

Primera Europe GmbH 

Firmensitz: Mainzer Str. 131, 

65187 Wiesbaden 

tel: 49 (0)611 92777-0 

fax: +49 611 92777-50 

web: www.primeralabel.eu. 

email: info@primera.eu. 

FMCG News 31


Northern Foods 

Order Three IP65 

in-line Labelling 

systems from Atwell’s 

“ 

Solway Foods” part of the Northern Foods 

organisation one of the UK’s leading manufactures 

of fresh salads and sandwich’s approached Atwell’s 

with a requirement for two IP65 wash-down in-line 

top & bottom labellers for their recent expansion at 

their Manton Wood site. Atwell’s are pleased to continue 

its long association with Northern Foods and following 

the successful installation and delivery of the first 

system “Solway Foods” ordered a third system which 

was added to the order for the Manton Wood Site. 

Atwell’s IP65 in-line systems are the next generation 

of harsh environment automatic labellers offered 

within the company’s ever expanding range of labelling 

equipment. All Atwell systems are built without 

compromise and offer some of the lowest capitol 

equipment costs available in today’s price 

competitive market, the IP65 systems incorporate 

Denny Bros’ Open 

Day 2010 plans to 

boost the brand 

Suffolk-based Denny Bros Group is staging its 

next Open Day 2010 event on 15th September 

with a view to securing the autumn date as an 

annual sector event for those with an interest in 

boosting brand visibility and sales with 

contemporary packaging ideas covering food, 

pharma, household, DIY and public sectors. 

“Enhancing the Packaging Experience” will look 

at the production and supply of all forms of niche 

packaging including on-pack concepts such as the 

multi-page Fix-a-Form. The event will cover the 

creative strategies available that can help to 

maximise sales; and the various printed labelling 

technologies that can help to achieve long-term 

brand loyalty. Keynote speakers including Andrew 

Streeter of Pack-Track and Doug Johnston of 

Packology who will 

discuss how 

companies are 

gaining 

32 FMCG News 

a number of key features including:- 

• Specific IP65 design incorporating corrosion 

and contamination proof materials for high 

care environments. 

• Full wash-down ability for high care environments. 

• Quick release change parts, belts and electrical leads 

• Full colour programmable touch screen control panel 

• Reduced footprint, under 1.0 meters long 

• High speed label heads capable of speeds 

up to 50m/min 

• Available in RH or LH versions 

• Variable speed conveyor drive motors. 

Each of the systems label heads were been fitted 

with thermal transfer coder frames and all associated 

cabling allowing for the easy integration of thermal 

transfer over-printers for price & best before printing 

directly on the label/s. Atwell’s offer a complete 

“One Stop Shop” facility to all its customers including 

the recently launched range of environmentally 

friendly “Linerless” print & apply labelling systems, 

in-line linerless labelling systems, bespoke & standard 

labelling systems, label verification & line control 

software, plus supplying all manner of desktop label 

printers, whilst developing its label supply and 

consumable business. 


or email sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk. 

competitive advantage by addressing the green 

packaging agenda; and how to get the best 

packaging supply routes to market. 

Denny Bros experts will 

be on hand to 

illustrate how 

to implement 

effective 

promotions onshelf, 

how to 

include vast 

amounts of 

technical and legal 

information 

within the product 

offering, and how 

to roll out all 

important effective 

CRM campaigns 

featuring promotions 

powered by unique 

numbering and SMS links to websites. 

Confident of the need for a conference that 

focuses on branding, Denny Bros’ Sales & 

Marketing Director Stephen Jarrold said: “The 

event is focusing on brand embellishment at a time 

when many brands are suffering from a loss of 

consumer awareness. In these tough economic 

conditions, consumers are almost totally pricedriven 

which means brand managers have to work 

extra hard to underline brand benefits. When 

conditions improve, it is those with the strongest 

brand qualities who will ultimately benefit.” 

“On-pack info and promotions add much value 

to brands – and this will result in a long term, 

sustainable sales uplift.” 

The conference and networking event will be 

followed by a tour of the production facilities at the 

company’s manufacturing headquarters that will 

cover the complete booklet labelling process. 

To book your place at this free event please email 

fix-a-form@dennybros.com or call 01284 701381.

Companies looking 

to reduce supply 

chain carbon footprint 

choose CHEP 

CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container 

pooling, is committed to doing business in an 

environmentally sustainable way. This strategy has not 

only lowered CHEP’s own carbon footprint but also 

resulted in several contract wins from companies keen 

to commit to similar policies. Intersnack, Europe’s 

second largest supplier of snacks and nuts, has 

appointed CHEP for a three-year period. Intersnack 

has expanded rapidly in the UK and is well known for 

its Penn State Pretzel, Pom-Bear snacks and Percy 

Dalton brands. Through using CHEP’s Managed 

Recovery service, the business can reduce total vehicle 

Packaging that 

doesn’t cost the earth 

M&H Plastics recently announced the availability of a biodegradable product for 

use in its blow moulded HDPE and PP bottles, Polyethylene tubes and PP moulded 

caps. The product disintegrates in soil at a fraction of the normal plastic decomposition 

rate providing positive environmental benefits where that product is unlikely to be 

recycled. The first product to be launched by M&H using this product is a range 

of Scalp Toners for Philip Kingsley who selected the 75ml and 250ml Tall Boston 

Round bottles from M&H’s standard range of over 1,000 products. Philip Kingsley 

has over 55 years of trichological experience and is recognised as the leading 

authority in hair health. Biodegradable products are a new addition to the portfolio 

of products M&H can offer to meet increased demand for sustainable products. 

For more information call 01502 715518 or visit www.mhplastics.com 

recycling, energy and environment 

movements and therefore the carbon footprint of its 

operations. As part of the service, CHEP collects 

used pallets in full truck loads and returns them 

to Intersnack’s suppliers. Stephen Daly, Production 

Control Manager at Intersnack, said: “Managed 

Recovery enables us to operate more efficiently and 

save money as well as helping us to reduce carbon 

emissions.” In addition, two leading European bottling 

firms – Danone Eaux France and Casbega – are 

working with CHEP to both increase efficiencies and 

reduce the carbon footprint associated with their 

respective distribution networks. More than 1,650 truck 

journeys will no longer be necessary – equivalent to a 

saving of more than 1,000 tonnes of CO2 per year - 

following CHEP’s transportation agreement with 

Danone Eaux France. The world's second largest 

producer of bottled water, Danone Eaux France uses 

up to five trains a week to deliver its Evian and Volvic 

products from plants in France to the Daventry rail 

terminal in the UK. On the return journey the trains 

will now be filled with some 460,000 CHEP empty 

pallets annually which would previously have been 

transported by truck. In Spain, Casbega, one of the 

country’s largest Coca-Cola bottling companies and a 

CHEP customer for a number of years, has a similar 

focus on reducing its impact on the environment. 

Casbega’s industrial and logistical director, José María 

Sánchez, said: “We eliminate waste wherever possible 

throughout the bottling process. In the specific area of 

palletisation we minimise the amount of wood used 

by using CHEP pallets which are continually being 

recycled through the supply chain.” 


or visit www.chep.com. 

Coca Cola bottled by Casbega 

on a CHEP display pallet. 

A&R Carton FSC-Certifies 

its production plant 

A&R Carton is stepping up its efforts to reduce its environmental 

footprint. Profitability is a prerequisite for sustainability and A&R Carton 

sees a positive connection between sustainability and business development – 

environmental stewardship is a key aspect of competition in the packaging 

industry. A&R Carton has announced its third certification of all packaging 

produced at its plant in Norrköping, Sweden by the Forest Stewardship 

Council (FSC), an international standard which sets standards for responsible 

forest management and traceability of the material produced. “Having already 

our plants in Bremen and Sneek certified shows our continuous work to be a 

sustainable and innovative partner” says Per Lundeen, CEO of A&R Carton 

Group. A&R Cartons work with sustainability has been on the forefront since 

the first CSR report was published in 2007. Environmental thinking has now 

become a mind-set within the organization and is driven by our corporate 

value, Sustainable business. 

For more information visit www.ar-carton.com. 

FMCG News 33

the last word 

� 

The last 

WORD 

Neil Matthews is Vice 

President of Northern, 

Central and Eastern Europe, 

Checkpoint Systems. For 

more information 

34 FMCG News 

Securing your profits By Neil Matthews 

The retail environment has 

become increasingly competitive 

over the years. So as the UK’s 

recession finally comes to an end, 

it is more important than ever 

before for manufacturers to 

ensure their profits are secure 

as they travel along the supply 

chain to the point of sale. 

This means that inventory 

control needs to be more 

efficient and measures need 

to be in place to reduce the risk of 

loss through internal or external 

theft. The FMCG industry is at risk 

all the way along the supply chain, 

with desirable goods such as alcohol 

and packaged foods needing to be 

closely monitored as they journey 

to the consumer, to reduce the 

risk of loss, whether it be through 

theft or merely an error along the 

production line. And one of the 

influential methods that is available 

to manufacturers is source tagging. 

Source tagging is the process of 

applying a security label during the 

manufacturing process, ensuring 

that merchandise is protected 

throughout the supply chain and 

only deactivated at the point of sale. 

The process not only solves the issue 

of security for retailers, but it also 

ensures it is implemented in a way 

that it does not affect the packaging 

of the product. Using paper-thin 

labels, the security measures can be 

integrated virtually anywhere onto a 

product or within packaging, so as 

to not detract from its image and to 

ensure that all marketing messages 

remain prominent. Traditionally 

staff on the shop floor have been 

responsible for applying security tags 

to items, often with no regard for 

where they are placed on the 

packaging. If done wrongly, this can 

cause serious legal issues for a 

company as information such as 

ingredient panels or age restrictions 

can be obscured. Also, this age old 

method takes up important staff 

time, which could otherwise be 

used more efficiently on selling more 

goods, plus it delays the speed-to 

market and most importantly can 

damage the brand identity. 

Numerous innovative technologies 

have developed to add value to 

source tagging, with radio 

frequency identification (RFID) being 

arguably the most influential. RFID 

technology is the use of a tag that 

can be applied or incorporated into 

a product at the very initial point of 

manufacture, for the purpose of 

identification and tracking using 

radio waves. Tags can be read from 

several metres away and beyond the 

line of sight of the scanner. Using 

an integrated circuit for storing and 

processing information combined 

with an antenna which receives and 

transmits a signal, the labels provide 

a technologically advanced system 

of tracking goods to maximise 

the speed to shelf, allowing 

manufacturers to maintain the 

integrity of a product’s packaging 

design. By integrating RFID 

technology into the source tags, 

products are not only protected 

from theft, but it is also possible to 

track the products throughout the 

supply chain, providing visibility and 

vital inventory information to 

retailers and manufacturers. Also, 

in a marketplace that competes so 

fiercely on cost, consumer packaged 

goods manufacturers and their 

trading partners must streamline 

distribution and optimise inventory 

levels whilst reducing theft and out 

of stock scenarios. It has become 

essential to optimise the process 

of inventory management with 

innovations such as RFID labelling 

to help manufacturers, distributors 

and logistics providers comply 

successfully with RFID mandates, 

meet consumer expectations, 

increase inventory visibility and 

maximise their bottom line. In stores 

around the world, source tagging 

consistently reduces losses from 

shoplifting and employee theft, 

which is crucial in the busy FMCG 

market. Statistics from the recent 

Global Retail Theft Barometer prove 

that speciality foods, cooked and 

fresh meats, seafood and alcohol 

are extremely vulnerable items, with 

all of them featuring prominently 

on the most stolen list. This is 

a worrying trend in the UK, which 

ranks the second worst in Western 

Europe, and this only looks set 

to continue as the climb out of 

recession begins to stagnate. 

Although spend on security and 

loss prevention decreased this year, 

research shows that source tagging 

is the best solution on the market to 

meet the needs of retailers, as well 

as those of the brand owners. It 

effectively protects profits and 

the packaging image – after all, 

if a product is not on the shelf its 

not there to buy! By implementing 

RFID into source tagging, retailers 

can maximise the speed to shelf 

and security of a product, whilst 

maintaining the integrity of 

its packaging and design. The 

technology is fast becoming the 

number one choice due to its 

integrated benefits along the supply 

chain and the in-store advantages 

it delivers. ■

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