contracts and projects
Unifine launch
takeaway puddings
WHEN LESS
Unifine has set a high standard for desserts in 2009
MEANS MORE
with the launch of a range of puds in pots for the
takeaway market. Based on its top quality Fonds and
Dovecote Park are the sole supplier to Waitrose
Compounds, this latest collection of ideas is available
and their affiliated companies for all beef prod-
in a fullcolour free 28 page brochure which not only
ucts, fresh and frozen. Retail packs of diced
comes with recipes and serving suggestions but also il-
beef are one of their many product lines.
lustrates each of the finished pot presentations. Clear
David Redman, Production Manager at
plastic containers are supplied with the ingredients
Dovecote Park explained that until recently, the
thus offering an attractive, practical and cost effective
packing of diced beef trays was a completely
way to supplement the takeaway menu. Included are
manual operation, which was dependent on the
options including White Chocolate Raspberry, contain-
skill and judgement of their staff to ensure that
ing layers of Chocolate Fond, sponge and Delifruit
adequate product was put into the trays. With a
Raspberry topped with lightly whipped cream.
previous knowledge of weighing and labelling
For more information call 01908 260610
specialists Herbert and their product range he
or visit www.unifine.com.
contacted them about providing a solution.
David Redman says "Installing a Herbert
Savaweigh scale system which clearly and in-
It will feature a 3.5 metre infeed and will be capable
stantly displays under, over, and on-target
Bakery chooses
of packing at speeds of up to 80 packs per minute.
weights via its easy to read visual light indica-
Redpack flow wrappers
For more information call 01603 722280
tors, delivered a complete solution with other
or email sales@redpack.co.uk.
unexpected benefits."
Redpack Packaging Machinery has been providing
For more information call 01440 711439
flow-wrapping machines to a wide range of indus-
or visit www.herbertindustrial.com.
try sectors for over thirty years, and the compa-
ny has numbered bakeries amongst its users
since its early days. One of Redpack’s latest con-
tracts has come from
a high volume bak-
ery in the north west
of England which is
a customer of long
standing. When the
new P325 flow wrap-
per machine is delivered later
in the year, it will be joining six
existing Redpack machines already in daily
use at this bakery. This P325 machine will
used for packing a large selection of products in
various sizes and quantities; these will include
packs of finger rolls, hot cross buns, potato cakes,
farmhouse platters, balm cakes and oven muffins.
Excel completes
Chivas handling contract
Excel Automation has comleted a contract for distilier
Chivas Brothers, to install a pallet exchange unit and as-
sociated conveyors at the company’s Paisley plant in
Scotland, where Chivas Regal, Passport and Long John
brands are bottled. The new handling and conveying
system for the dispatch area of the North Bottling Hall
at Paisley, was designed, manufactured and supplied by
Excel to transfer palletised loads onto shipping pallets.
Also as part of the contract, Excel incorporated a
stretch-wrapper supplied by Chivas into the new line
and integrated it with the Excel designed control system.
The contract was completed in just over a month.
For more information call 01905 721500 or visit
www.excel-automation.co.uk.
Fresh Direct returns
daily basis from their chilled “Inspiration” ware-
house at Bicester. From bulk deliveries of produce
to Conveyor Systems
into Fresh Direct, pallet loads of fresh vegetables
and fruit are transported on a twin track gravity
In order to meet the growing demand on the roller conveyor into a packing area to be de-
services of Fresh Direct, the company returned cantered into orders and smaller trays. CSL com-
to Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) who had previ- pleted the installation to time and within budget,
ous and successfully provided handling solu- with minimum disruption to the ongoing business.
tions in the past. CSL was awarded the contract
to design and install a new conveying and pack- For information call 01283 552255, email
ing system to enable quality fresh produce to be sales@conveyorsystemsltd.co.uk or visit
order picked and delivered to UK caterers, inde- www.conveyorsystemsltd.com.
pendent chefs and fine dining restaurants on a
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