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rganisations worldwide are facing increasing regulatory pressure to provide greater traceability of their products. This pressure is two- fold, stemming from the need to protect consumer health and safety, and develop more transparent, future-proof supply chains. These drivers for change could be viewed as a necessary evil – a stick enforcing the adoption of new solutions and processes to provide additional data – however, this is not necessarily the case.


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As Lee Metters, Group Business Development Director, Domino Printing Sciences, explains, traceability and transparency require little more than a humble, serialised code – the vital link that joins a product to its online data, provenance, and history. Moreover, organisations can use the data afforded by serialisation to achieve much more than compliance.


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8 Joined-up refuse planning and education are key to reducing fly-tipping


9 Scottish waste specialist adds JCB Stage V 560-80 wastemaster to its fleet


10 Racking up the savings with recycled plastic pallets


12 Waste management company hooked on Hiab


14 One of the largest pet recyclers in Northern Europe backed by INVL Baltic Sea growth fund acquires Czech fible producer


14 Clear benefits with Racksack waste management solution from Beaverswood


16 Versatile print-on-box system for CVP Impack and Everest


17 Combilift – Good to be back at IMHX


17 Proseal pioneers workable alternatives to plastic tray sealing


18 Overcoming the filtration challenges of laser-driven processing lines 20 2D Codes


22 Ignore a ‘van plan’ – Better fleet management software is key to persuading van owners to go electric


24 Driving fleet safety through compliant vehicle signage & markings


25 Automation is key to delivering the correct ingredients


26 Neural networks: the artificial additive that is missing in vegetable processing


28 Managing the staples from Naples 29 Raptor Combi delivers on productivity promise 29 Sealing bar with brand new Compact I3 30 Automatic scraper strainers protect critical membrane systems 31 Heat exchanger helps produce carrot powder


33 Energy-saving solutions for food & drink producers


34 Digitalising the materials supply chain


36 Replan launches first supply chain planning solution with dynamic sequencing to streamline complex production planning


36 Moeco reinvents supply chain tracking with its innovative sustainable 5G-based solution


37 Stertil loading bays specified for prestigious Baytree project


38 Six reasons why plastic pallets reign supreme in today’s supply chain


39 Supply chain reform can save the economy from depression


40 Manufacturers urged to bolster inventories as supply chain disruption mounts


41 Bridging the gap for a resilient supply chain


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