INDUSTRY NEWS Grand opening
The Paper Pallet Company opened its doors for business this week, after completing the installation of a fully automated palletmanufacturing line, which is capable of producing 4000 paper pallets per shift. The company occupies a new 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, where it produces paper pallets in all the standard European and American sizes. The environmentally friendly pallets aremade fromsustainable waste paper and are 100 per cent recyclable after use, but due to their robust construction and strong Honeycomb deck, they are capable of lifting a tonne of product and have stacking strength of 10 tonnes. The new pallets only weigh 5kg compared with an average wooden pallet of 23kg and therefore save a tonne in weight on an average 42ft curtain sided lorry with 52 pallets on board. For more information 01933 283920, email
Rob.poole@paperpallet.co.uk or visit
www.paperpallet.co.uk.
Cutting
down costs More frequent site visits, reduced cost of spares, and engineering support via telephone outside normal office hours are now included in a new standard service package from print and labelling specialist, Logopak; free label design is now also part of the scheme. The new service arrangements replace the previous single annual inspection with up to six a year at comparable cost, reducing downtime for maintenance and allowing worn parts to be replaced only when necessary. Logopak UK sales manager, Steve Hancock said "more frequent
Community
business Leading manufacturer of paper-based packaging, Smurfit Kappa, has reinforced its commitment to corporate social responsibility by announcing its membership of Business In the Community (BITC) UK. An extension of the Smurfit Kappa Group‘s membership of BITC Ireland since 2007, this latest affiliation is further evidence of the Group’s overall commitment to responsible business
Simplifying age checks
Cambridge Recognition Systems Ltd previewed its new range of fingerprint-based ViaTouch AgeVerify systems that allows retailers to quickly check the age of registered customers at the National Convenience Show. AgeVerify, AgeVerifyPlus and AgeVerify Pro systems enable retailers to check a customer’s ID once and register a fingerprint.When the customer returns to buy age restricted products they touch the fingerprint scanner to confirm their age. Checking a customer’s ID using AgeVerify is very fast, minimizing delay at point of sale and the chance of mis- checking ID at busy times, as well as maximizing sales. Rebecca Bryan, VP
FREE LABELS AND ADDRESSES SOFTWARE
Primera Technology is offering a free version of Labels & Addresses Primera Edition to all of its registered customers, using a Primera LX-Series label printer with a Mac OS X based computer. Labels & Addresses helps to design and print labels; it supports many industry- standard barcodes and offers great features such as international address
formats. The software is available in multiple languages. To get the free version of Labels & Addresses, Primera customers simply have to fill out the form at
http://primera.eu/en/form/labels-and- addresses.html. For more information call +49 611 927770, email
sales@primera.eu or visit
www.primeralabel.eu.
inspection and the opportunity to deal with potential problems in advance is always preferable." For more information call 01904 692333 or email
salesonweb@logopak.net.
practice. Business in the Community (BITC) UK works with a network of worldwide business partners to challenge members to create a sustainable future for people and the planet. Monika Maciejewska, sustainability manager for Smurfit Kappa Paper UK adds “We are continually
committed to corporate social responsibility and will endeavor to strengthen this commitment through our involvement with BITC and its International partners.” For more information call (0)7894 885 345 or email
khalsa.hughes@
smurfitkappa.co.uk.
marketing commented: “Our goal is to simplify and speed up checks for both retailers and customers.” For more information visit
www.cambridgerecognition.com.
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