A Shropshire industrial and agricultural packaging company has seen a 50% increase in demand for one of its product lines, the success of which it believes is a result of industry's requirement for more efficient packaging and storage management.
The Siat F1-16M is an automated stretch-film pallet wrapper from Oswestry-based Agritel Ltd, which also supplies other industrial packaging materials, business stationery and recycling equipment to companies throughout the UK.
One company that has made use of the Siat F1-16M is Paperback Collection & Recycling Ltd. Established in 1995 and based in Deeside, Paperback is a paper, polythene and plastics recycling operation, providing waste minimisation programmes to businesses in the Midlands, north west and north Wales aimed at reducing landfill and waste expense.
It has now been using the automated stretch wrapper for six months to great effect. Gordon Anderson, Managing Director, explains: "We have gradually expanded our service year-on-year since 1995 to include more industrial customers, for example, Kimberley Clark for which we now operate a significant long-term waste reduction and recycling service.
"In conjunction with a number of universities, we are currently carrying out research and development into polymer recovery from waste material, as well as looking into waste-to-energy opportunities for use in power generation. Until this comes to fruition, the processed bales - consisting of finely shredded 10mm items - require tidy storage. Applying stretchwrap using the automated process is quick, easy and safe - key factors in our decision to purchase the machine from Agritel. In addition, our customers are very pleased when it is delivered wrapped in a neat, protective film."
John Duffus, MD at Agritel, said: "It took Paperback only one week's trial to recognise the savings they could make. But businesses don't need to be big to utilise the benefits a pallet wrapper such the Siat F1-16M. Cheaper than using a hand wrap, the automated process eliminates unnecessary labour time and effort, is consistent, reduces in-transit damage and heightens the customer's perception of a professional looking delivery."
Pictured (from left): John Duffus, MD at Agritel; Gordon Anderson, MD at Paperback.
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