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TOMORROW’S CLEANING MARCH 10
APPE gives its preforms
New website set to
and containers an
increase industry involvement
rPET boost
in vocational changes
Artenius PET Packaging Europe (APPE) is to
offer a range of preforms and containers with
Asset Skills is calling on facilities management “Employers are now looking to put
increased levels of post-consumer recycled
(FM) and cleaning employers to visit a new themselves in the best position to take up the
PET (rPET) following the signing of an
website that aims to raise awareness of a large
opportunities of growth – skills will be crucial
exclusive agreement with plastics recycling
scale overhaul of sector-based qualifications.
to taking on that challenge. That is why we
specialist AWS Eco Plastics.
Many employers have already had substantial
are simplifying and modernising the system
input to the development of these
of vocational qualifications and I believe
qualifications. The new website is part of a
these changes will be invaluable to
joint project between Business Link and the
businesses and learners alike.
Department for Business, Innovation and
“For anyone who wants to get the skills they
Skills, designed to ensure that businesses
need into their business or take up training
remain at the heart of the changes.
opportunities themselves, the new website gives
Richard Beamish, Chief Executive of Asset
them a great opportunity to find out more.”
Skills, said:
The Government believes that these new
“As the Sector Skills Council for FM and
qualifications will help to build a better
Under the agreement, AWS will become sole
cleaning, it is our job to ensure industry is fully
skilled workforce - leading to improved
supplier of rPET pellets to APPE, delivering
aware of the changes currently underway in
retention rates and increased profitability
around 13,000 tonnes annually to the APPE vocational qualifications. The overhaul aims to
across all industries.
plant in Gresford. APPE is investing in excess make training easier for employers to
of £250,000 in a new mixing facility at the understand and more user friendly to learners.”
www.assetskills.org
site, where the pellets are combined with
Kevin Brennan, Skills & Further Education
virgin material. The mixing takes place offline
Minister, said:
before being introduced into APPE’s injection
moulding machines, enabling the company to
produce containers with a recycled content
New brochure
that can be varied according to the needs of
CIEH wins
individual customers.
New Horizons
reflects versatility
The rPET is being supplied in pellet form,
Rieke Dispensing has launched a new product
which ensures a high quality performance Business Award
catalogue which underlines the huge range of
during the manufacturing process. All material
dispensers that the company manufactures for
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
is food-grade approved and there is no
the household and janitorial industry.
(CIEH) was recently revealed as winner of the
difference in the overall performance of the The diversity of the different models on offer
New Horizons category in the Cathay Pacific
finished container, whatever the level of
demonstrates Rieke’s flexibility and versatility
China Business Awards 2009.
recycled content. APPE says that a 25% rPET
in meeting the demands of a broad spectrum of
container can offer almost identical levels of The CIEH was selected from a pool of entries
companies, from small localised and boutique
clarity and gloss to a 100% virgin material reflecting a range of sectors including
businesses to major multi-nationals, with
version; however, the potential for education, charity, manufacturing, professional
reliable, stylish and user-friendly packaging.
discolouration may become greater as the services and technology. First introduced four
As well as the extensive choice of dispensers,
recycled content increases. The ability to vary
years ago, in 2005, these annual awards are
the brochure also explains the various
the rPET content therefore means that
designed to acknowledge and celebrate UK customisation options available for different
customers can assess their priorities and
business dynamism and success in Hong ranges to enable products to be individually
requirements on an individual basis,
Kong and China.
tailored to create and reflect brand image and
depending on the product or application. ensure maximum on-shelf appeal.
www.laseda.es www.cieh.org
www.riekedispensing.co.uk
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