COVER STORY
A shining Star
Here, we learn more about Star Tissue’s history, how it's invested in the business, and how it's strengthened its operations.
proud of its strong reputation in the industry for providing exceptional customer service and excellent value for money, whilst adhering to the highest of ethical and environmental standards.
The Star Tissue complex now has nearly 200,000sq ft of warehouse space, three state of the art fully automated production lines and brand new office facilities to house our exceptional staff. Thanks to its recent investment, Star Tissue’s production operation now has the capacity to convert 30,000 tonnes of tissue per annum and produce over 2,000,000 quality rolls per day. Continued investment in the warehouse and logistics operation now sees Star Tissue able to hold over 5,000 pallets of finished goods in stock and deliver up to 500 pallets across the UK and Ireland on a daily basis.
Over the past three years, we have made significant investments in increasing manufacturing capacity, and implementing industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT). Through using this valuable machine data, we are able to plan maintenance and production with minimal disruption.
Star Tissue was established in 2003 with the aim of becoming a world class manufacturer of hygiene paper products. Building on the 45 years’ experience the family had in the paper industry, the business started off in a small unit in Blackburn, before relocating to the current mega site on Waterfall Street in 2011.
Star Tissue is one of the UK’s leading independent manufacturers of hygiene paper products. It manufactures a wide range of household and away-from-home paper products from its custom-built production facility in Lancashire. As a family-owned business, Star Tissue is
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Our new state-of-the-art pallet automiser has made our production operations 40% more effective and less laborious. Our forklift fleet is now 80% electric, bringing major benefits to our warehouse operation. Moving to electric forklifts has further reduced our carbon footprint and helped reduce work-based noise. We have also installed a brand new waste extraction system that will extract waste paper straight from the production line into a recycled waste containment unit, ensuring we recycle 100% of our waste.
Star Tissue employees are at the forefront of our ambition to deliver the best possible quality and service to our customers. Our transformation means increased investment in training and equipment, including continuous improvement in our processes in order to make them safer and less laborious.
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