INDUSTRY NEWS
The problem with packaging A new study carried out on behalf of packaging solutions specialists
Payne, has identified some of the key consumer packaging complaints. Of more than 500 consumers who took part in the study, 85 per cent said they had experienced some frustration with packs, with 49 per cent of those citing food packaging as the cause of this frustration. A theme that continued throughout the study was frustration in opening with 32 per cent highlighting “difficult to open, tear or rip easily” as a major complaint. Of the people who said they were frustrated with packaging, 29 per cent cited clamshell packs as the packaging format that caused this frustration. The full results were revealed at the EU Packaging Summit in Berlin. For further information please telephone 0115 975 9000 or visit
www.payne-worldwide.com
The Easypack challenge
At IMHX Easypack demonstrated their newly updated range. Visitors could bring along one or more of their products to the Easypack exhibition stand and challenge the company to demonstrate how their systems could benefit their packaging operation. They packaged up the items in their paper, and then sent them back to the visitors, so they could see first hand how well their 100 per cent recycled paper could protect their products. Easypack’s paper packaging solutions can address many common problems found in distribution warehouses including: shortage of storage space for void fill, packaging unconventionally shaped items and small range of boxes for many different items. For further information please telephone 0845 838 0168, email
info@easypack.net or visit
www.easypack.net
Big changes for Multivac UK
Multivac UK has announced the appointment of John Lakin as their new Managing Director. John had previously been Technical Director at Multivac for the last seven years and has held a number of senior Sales, Marketing and Technical positions in global packaging and engineering businesses in both the UK and US. This appointment came as Jim Campbell, Multivac UK’s previous MD left Multivac UK to join Multivac‘s US operations as MD. Multivac UK have also bought a new 22,000 sq ft building to meet demand and expansion in their After Sales Services. Multivac UK already had over 29,500 sq ft in their existing building in Swindon, but the rapid growth in after sales services had left the packaging and processing machinery experts in need of more space. The new building provides over 22,000 sq ft of additional high-quality machine workshops and spare parts warehousing for Multivac’s £3M of UK-held spares plus additional offices for their Technical Services group including Spares, Technical Support, Workshop Engineering & Training. There have been a number of key drivers behind the rapid growth of Multivac’s After Sales Service, one of which has been the expansion of in-house engineering. Their in-house service strips down, cleans, sand blasts, re- teflon coats and bakes the tools on site before re-assembly with heating elements etc. This service has rapidly expanded from Multivac’s own Traysealer and Thermoformer tooling to include other manufacturers including Mondini, Proseal, Sealpac and many others sent from Customers keen to take advantage of the fast turnaround and high quality. Multivac simply needed more space and more people to deliver all these services. For further information please telephone 01793 425800, emails
sales@multivac.co.uk or visit
www.multivac.co.uk
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