Polythene film and bag broker Polythene UK has launched a new consultancy service to help companies review their purchases, who they are buying from and their delivery requirements.
Via the free service, which launched this month, companies will receive a report on their polythene operations that will outlining potential savings and improvements.
Polythene UK came up with the idea for its new consultancy division after being asked to work with a blue-chip multinational company on a consultancy basis.
Polythene UK’s managing director James Woollard said: “Most companies have been buying the same product at the same price for 10 years, but polythene has moved on a lot since then.”
The broker said it can save companies around 20% of their polythene expenditure by sourcing co-extruded polythene, which is multi-layered and which the company said is stronger and thinner than regular polythene.
Woollard added: “If my team and I can show a company a saving of 20% plus, which I am confident we can, it would make sense for them to use Polythene UK as their broker to advance purchase all of their polythene, which we would do for only 10%.”
The Polythene UK consultancy service includes advice on the best time financially to buy material, purchasing the product on behalf of the company, storing a three-month supply for the company and distributing the product on behalf of the company anywhere in the UK within two to three days.
For more information on our Consultancy Service, please don’t hesitate to Contact Us.
(News Source: Printweek)
Once again, polymer prices are about to rise and will stay high until December.
To avoid these increases, we would advise that you order stock now that will cover you until January.
We expect prices to drop back again around mid December so that is the time to place another stock order.
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We have recently completed an in-depth consultancy project for one of the UK’s biggest blue chip suppliers of heavy building materials. Having read an earlier issue of this newsletter they contacted us to ask about our exclusive Polylite films.
James went to meet the head buyer to discuss their requirement. He was asked to look at the entire procurement list and see how much swapping to Polylite would benefit the company.
James took away all the figures and looked at the annual spend. The company is currently buying all of their films from one of Europe’s largest manufacturers. After some careful calculations James was able to save them approximately 20% on their costs and make a massive reduction in their carbon foot print.
The facts
- The company is currently using 1500 tonnes of LDPE per annum.
- Switching to Polylite would save 20% which equals 300 tonnes LDPE.
The result
300 tonnes LDPE saved @ 2.6 tonnes of CO2/tonne = 780 tonnes of CO2 reduction.
This company now has the choice of either buying direct from the manufacturer or having Polythene UK hold their stock and manage an efficient multi-site delivery, call-off service.
Packaging is one of the UK’s most important and dynamic sectors. Most new products of the past 60 years have a packaging innovation at their heart. Packaging has a huge role to play in reducing the UK’s carbon footprint, and it is packaging technologies that will deliver many of the cost savings that the UK’s recession-hit manufacturers so badly need. No wonder then that all eyes are on the NEC (February24 & 25) where the brightest and best in the packaging industry are taking part in the easyFairs® quartet of packaging shows dedicated to packaging innovation, sustainable packaging, outsourcing and technology.
New Concepts
With more than 300 exhibitors and a myriad of launches, there is plenty to see. For instance, Chesapeake is showing CartonBag™ – a cunning new concept, a lighter-weight alternative to a bag in carton. Neville & More are launching a brand new spray pump which will work at any angle, even upside down. Pendragon has a box that illuminates when opened. On the
environmental front within easyFairs® ECOPACK, Innovia Films’ is showing NatureFlex™- a range of biodegradable and compostable cellulose-based packaging films. Polythene UK has new compostable bags, Polycomp, which biodegrade in just 10 days. Clifford Packaging has developed a collapsible box called BB2,this slashes the amount of corrugated waste the UK retailers dispose of by 70-80%.
Learnshops
World-leading authorities are delivering over 50 free to attend learnShops™. Among them is Stephen Pizer,Tesco’s packaging technical manager who has changed Tesco’s approach to packaging and the environment.
Sourced from The Guardian (22/02/2010)
