Slitting & Rewinding API Group move to new UK distribution facility
The larger facility will allow API to double stock holding and add more finishing equipment, as well as the latest in cutting and sliting machinery
facility to a new site, creating an even larger distribution centre from which to serve it’s growing UK customer base. The 18,000 square feet warehouse and
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modern office space will provide the company with a state-of-the-art site, from which it can distribute its entire product range of foils, laminate and holographic solutions to its customer base in the UK and Ireland. The new facility enables API to hold double the amount of stock of the previous
rand empowerment specialist API Group has relocated its Sheffield sales and distribution
site, as well as the latest in spooling, cutting and slitting machinery. The site is only four miles away from the previous location, so benefits from the same excellent transport links due to its proximity to the M1, whilst having little or no impact on staff, ensuring the team benefits too. Head of UK sales and distribution
Michael Kitchen said, “Since opening the UK distribution centre in Sheffield over five years ago we have continued to develop and grow our customer base. As a result of our success we are now investing in an infrastructure that will allow us to continue to expand and
support the needs of our customers. The new site enables us to increase our stock holding as well as add more finishing equipment to further improve our service.” Dino Kiriakopoulas, CEO of API Group
said “Our ambition has always been to grow our business in the UK and deliver better service to our customers. This move further represents our strategic plans for growth and another step forward in optimising our group footprint to best service our customers.”
apigroup.com Successful startup of Star Paper Mill in Abu Dhabi S
tar Paper Mill’s managing director Majid Rasheed says, “We are extremely delighted to
announce the successful commissioning and startup of our new Tissue Paper machine in ICAD 2, Abu Dhabi. The first reel of tissue Jumbo reel was produced on 14th of July 2019.” Star Paper Mill, a new and modern
tissue paper manufacturing mill spread over 27,000 sqm, is located in the growing industrial city of Abu Dhabi (ICAD), UAE. The machine has been purchased from the world-renowned machinery manufacturer M/S RECARD Spa, Italy. It is a DCT Crescent Former Tissue machine with the latest flexi-nip shoe press technology, enabling higher bulk and softness. The machine deckle is 3.6 m having two rewinders with a capability of rewinding up to 4 ply. The annual production capacity would be about 40,000 tonnes of world-class prime quality virgin tissue paper. The company are striving to follow the
best environmental practices and to source the pulp from responsibly managed forests including FSC certified. They will offer products that are
manufactured to the highest standard of quality, together with the flexibility to meet the diverse needs of our valued customers locally and internationally. SPM will produce a wide spectrum of
hygienic tissue paper Jumbo Reels in various grades ranging from the most delicate 12.5 gsm to 38 gsm towels facial, toilet, napkin, kitchen towel, maxi, centerfeed, auto-cut, industrial rolls and hand towels. Its specialisation will be in value added products such as low gsm facial tissue, ultra-soft and smooth tissue, lotion tissue with a satin finish, bonded napkins, multicolor printable white napkin tissue and very high wet strength towels. The company will also be producing pastel shades tissues.
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