One of the UK’s leading meat processors, Karro Food Group, came to us to request a transit packaging audit and assessment across their eight sites. Our recommendations resulted in a range of benefits and these impressive figures:
This is how we achieved it…
Our client’s brief was to conduct a full transit packaging audit in order to identify areas where savings could be made in order to make their operations more efficient.
They also wanted some insight into sundry packaging products and to use this information to advise where products could be rationalised and consolidated – both within individual sites and between all site locations.
Our packaging audit brought a range of issues to our attention, so we detailed a strategy to ensure all problems were solved while also adding value to their operations.
Firstly we noted a wide variation in machine pallet wrap quality, with some below-spec products and the lack of consistency creating ununiformed pallet presentation, higher usage than necessary and overall quality concerns. Where wrap wasn’t up to the task, rolls were also being discarded before they were finished, creating a lot of waste that could easily be avoided. Replacing their current films with Carewrap™ hand and machine films and Carestretch™ machine film provided a cost-effective solution and the ability to improve and standardise their presentation.
Tape was also often found to be unfit for purpose, with poor adhesive qualities causing issues both in storage and transit, and exacerbated by under-par taping machines that meant the client was wasting resources, time and subsequently money. We introduced the client to high quality Alaska™ tape and products from the E-tape™ range for an increase in efficiencies across the board.
Finally we looked at their pallet stability products, and recommended the replacement of the corrugated cardboard they were using with Caregrip™ anti-slip layer sheets. This enabled pallets to be wrapped more securely, thanks to increased tension settings and a better wrapping film yield.
Our packaging audit delivered 57% in cost savings and 66% in environmental savings for Karro, thanks to:
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“In an industry that is really competitive, achieving marginal gains throughout our business can make a big difference. The support Lindum have provided has benefited our people, our business and also the environment. I don’t think anyone can ask for more than that.”
Reduction in packaging waste
“It was not necessary to make a full business calculation of the pay-back period. The ‘offsite’ waste reduction of 66% alone convinced the senior management …Thanks to the Caregrip™ anti-slip paper, the stacked products remain on the pallet and the downtime is reduced. In fact, there have been no stoppages caused by dropped products since the shift to PAL-Cut and Caregrip™ sheets. A welcome side-effect is the near elimination of fork-lift trucks in the packaging zone and that has been a wish for many years.”
Cost saving
“Ourselves and Lindum worked together as a team to achieve a 66% environmental saving, as well as a 57% cost saving. This amazing and unbelievably simple save was achievable by implementing a few easy changes to the material that is used to wrap the finished products. Not only was our spend on wrap drastically decreased, the presentation of our finished products was increased and the stability of the pallets was improved tenfold. This really was a win-win for Lindum, us and our customers.”
Cost saving
