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42 MACHINERY UPDATE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 www.machineryupdate.co.uk Who What Where Who’s done what and gone where... Frontline Packaging Gary Bond has joined the Frontline Packaging team as sales manager to focus on the company’s core product range including shrink wrapping, case taping, case erecting and pallet wrapping equipment. Bond brings a wealth of packaging industry experience to the role having worked with customers in the food and beverage industries for many years. Walsall Engineering The Walsall Engineering Group has undergone rigorous assessment and auditing procedures in order to formalise its health and safety practices and has received the Safecontractor accreditation. Being aware of its obligations to personnel and the safe running of projects with OEMs and food and drink producers, the company wanted to consolidate its practices and undergo third party accreditation. CKF receives innovation award for latest automation project Robotics and automation company CKF Systems has received recognition for its innovation from the Weetabix Food Company following the successful design and installation of an automation solution that has increased the <strong>efficiency</strong> of four complex manufacturing lines at the cereal producers Burton Latimer premises. As a result the company has seen both an increase Domino Domino has opened a new factory in Manesar, India, dedicated to the manufacture of inks and printers for coding and marking, located in a leading business hub in the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor. Replacing Domino’s existing two facilities that were 25km apart, the new 4,050sq ft factory has been built to strict green building design specifications and will also house an integrated warehouse and billing centre. The team behind the new location will consist of 35 employees, with three new roles being created (fluids plant manager, printer plant manager and logistics manager). Taking three years to construct, the factory was officially opened by Nigel Bond (photographed below centre), Domino group managing director. L-R: Weetabix Food Company ceo Giles Turrell with CKF’s Kevin Staines in production levels and also significant reduction in tna Sonia Loeza has been named as general manager – Latin America by tna. Fluent in Spanish and English, she brings over 12 years of knowledge in processing equipment in the food, agri-food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries to her role. PLF International PLF International is celebrating 20 years of successful business at its Harwich base. Over the last two decades, the company has championed innovation to become one of the leading providers of powder and granular filling machinery, as well as ancillary equipment. To commemorate the milestone, PLF’s founder and md Mark Emond arranged a special anniversary event for 42 staff members and contractors, many of whom have been with the company since its inception. product wastage. The ‘Highly Commended for Innovation’ award was presented by Weetabix Food Company ceo Giles Turrell to CKF’s sales director Kevin Staines at the Weetabix Supplier Conference. “We are extremely proud that a market leader and company with the stature of Weetabix has acknowledged our workmanship,” enthuses Kevin Staines. Diary Dates 29 SEPT – 1 OCT PPMA Show 2015 NEC, Birmingham www.ppmashow.co.uk 5 FEBRUARY PPMA Seminar Machinery Directive Edinburgh Marriott Hotel christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 11 FEBRUARY Salmon ShowHow Progress Point, Copenhagen, Denmark www.marel.com/salmonshowhow 16-18 FEBRUARY Pack Expo East Pennsylvania Convention Centre, Philadelphia, USA www.packexpoeast.com 5 MARCH PPMA Seminar Robotics Safety for Integrators Manchester Airport Marriott Hotel christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 19 MARCH PPMA Seminar Machinery Directive Carlton Hotel, Dublin Airport christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 24-27 MARCH Anuga FoodTec Cologne, Germany www.anugafoodtec.com 21-24 APRIL Hispack 2015 Barcelona, Spain www.hispack.com
www.machineryupdate.co.uk JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 MACHINERY UPDATE 43 TECHNICAL SEMINARS & TRAINING BOOKING NOW Machinery Directive 5 February 2015 - EDINBURGH • Robotic Safety for Integrators 5 March 2015 - MANCHESTER • Machinery Directive 19 March 2015 - DUBLIN • HR for Non-HR Managers 23 April 2015 - NORTHAMPTON (Exceptional Discounts for Members) • These one-day seminars are held in Edinburgh, Manchester, Dublin & Northants. They are invaluable in keeping your business compliant and up-to-date with current practices. For further information on dates and venues, or to book places, contact Christine Jordan on 020 8773 5512 or e-mail; christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk PPMA LTD, New Progress House, 34 Stafford Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 9AA Tel: +44 (0)20 8773 8111 www.ppma.co.uk If you need to recruit, look no further Exclusive Recruitment Partner to the Call Mike Horsley on 01604 758857 or email him at mph@wallacehind.com www.wallacehind.com Specialists in recruitment to the packaging and process machinery industry since1996
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