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The importance of paper sourcing
Paper is our largest and most important purchase, and we currently source c.240,000 tonnes of paper each year.
Our Group Procurement Director, Bernice Andrew, explains the pivotal part we play in the UK corrugated manufacturing sector and how sourcing paper is critical to this.
Paper is the foundation of our manufacturing operations and securing the right raw material at the right time positions us as one of the major paper consumers in the UK. It allows us to support our customers with their exact requirements across a wide range of board grades and be efficient in our production and supply chains.
Meet our Team – Valeria Articolo
Valeria is our Payroll Manager and is the person who makes sure all the salaries are paid on time and correctly each month.
She joined our team in the summer of 2024 and is based at our Coalville site, although has responsibility for payroll across all three of our sites.
Amazing amount raised for local Preston charity
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, colleagues from our Preston site undertook two charity bike rides for local charity Jades Bag.
Now, as all the monies raised have been collated, they are delighted to announce they have raised a staggering £5,220!
Changing perceptions, changing procedures
This year we have committed to a new training vision for our existing team members helping them to learn new skills and excel in their roles.
Our Process Mastery programme is well underway, helping selected colleagues who volunteered to develop their skills further to become experts in the current roles.
Alongside this, several of our colleagues have taken part in our Naturally High Performance course
Made in Scotland, made the shortlist!
We are very pleased to share that our team at Eurocentral has made the shortlist of this year’s Made in Scotland awards.
The team entered the Manufacturer of the Year (under £25m) and have joined a shortlist of other prestigious Scottish businesses.
Corrugator investment elevates operations
Manufacturing over 500msms of corrugated board each year from five corrugators means a programme of ongoing maintenance and investment is vital to maximise our operational efficiencies.
Whilst Eurocentral is home to the newest corrugator in the UK, our other four corrugators (2 at Coalville and 2 at Preston) required additional investment to replace aging parts and minimise future downtime to maximise our output through increased capacity and greater production efficiencies
Frank Hay, Group Managing Director, Board24 and Cases24 explains what investment has taken place and the positive impact it will have for customers.
Sheet plant customers benefit from Cases24
As a manufacturer of high-volume trade cases, with a customer base primarily in the packaging sector, Cases24 has a well-established reputation for manufacturing high quality, high volume corrugated cases. The business is proud to support the thriving UK sheet plant and trade sector and continues to adapt its’ services to suit their requirements.
Meet our Team – Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott is our Conversion Manager at Cases24 and has been with the business for 12 years although he has been in packaging for most of his career.
During that time Paul has worked as a machine operative, team leader, production and despatch manager before he joined our team in his current role.
Finalists at Women in Packaging Excellence Awards
Just a few days ago, two colleagues from our Coalville site attended the inaugural Women in Packaging Excellence Awards at Hilton Bankside, London.
In a glittering black-tie event, hosted by Sally Gunnell OBE, Laura Stanaway (Business Development Executive) and Tia Betton (Business Improvement Manager) were shortlisted in the Packaging Operations Excellence, Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence and Rising Star categories respectively.
Team receives Supplier of the Year award
Our team is delighted to have retained its Supplier of the Year status with Macfarlane Packaging.
The award acknowledges the quality of our supply, our customer service, and the long-term relationship as a supplier to Macfarlane sites across the UK.
