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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 20 year-old Luke Haddow, and Emma Carter and Becky Chidley, both 19. Emma and Becky are two 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 cost-cutting 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 call 01278 435000 or visit www.sharpinterpack.com.


casemaker at Banbury was completed recently. This new investment ably demonstrates the ongoing commitment of Encase to its customers’ changing requirements, and of the COPI Group to the UK corrugated market as a whole. For Encase, the benefits of this high-volume, high-speed casemaking machine with advanced print and diecut capability, are a further boost to Encase’s SRP and


Encase Invests T


here has been more investment for Encase as a £500,000 project to install a Martin 718


conventional case strengths. With a capacity of up to 25,000 pieces an hour the Martin 718 makes good use of available corrugating capacity at Banbury. Seamless work transfer within the Group, faster turnaround and better economics through balanced loadings are also among its benefits The machine gives Encase more flexibility in producing short or long runs with low set times and minimal wastage, which means a broader range of customer requirements can now be satisfied efficiently. For more information call 01295 752900 or visit www.encase.co.uk.


Dalkia gives wood a greener waste stream


D


alkia, the energy and utilities management company is providing the packaging industry


with an environmentally sound means to dispose of used, or ‘life-expired’, wood. Especially applicable for the packaging sector, Dalkia’s new service will enable organisations to divert large volumes of used wood from landfill. Instead Dalkia will process it into biomass. Part of Dalkia’s latest investment in renewable biomass technologies, the used wood will be transported to one of Dalkia’s wood processing mills, for manufacture into wood biomass. It is by


PACKAGING FIRM EXPANDS


The Plastech Group has set its sights on further growth after establishing one of the UK’s leading operations for the design and manufacture of clear plastic promotional packaging following the acquisition of Alplast in Buckinghamshire. Customers of Plastech Packaging will now benefit from being able to access a comprehensive range of cost effective packaging solutions from a single supplier


source. The announcement follows the relocation of Alplast’s services to Plastech’s existing 40,000ft manufacturing facility in Scotland. In bringing together the industry leading expertise of both companies, Plastech Packaging has established a fully integrated manufacturing and design service. For more information call 01592 752212 or visit www.plastechgroup.com/packaging.


guaranteeing a sustainable supply of used wood that Dalkia will provide biomass suitable for heat and power applications, in turn delivering a significant reduction in CO2 emissions by using this carbon neutral fuel source. For more information call 01784 496200 or visit www.dalkia.co.uk.


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