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BUSINESS Aerosol & Dispensing Forum in New York Colep exhibited at the first ever Aerosol & Dispensing Forum in New York on 13th & 14th of September, launching its innovation offer to the US market and showcasing its knowhow in aerosol technology from its site in Mexico. Santiago de Querétaro is the fastest growing city in Mexico for logistics and manufacturing, as well as a centre of enterprise and economic development, due to its established supply chain and well-developed road and freight transport networks leading to Mexico City – the gateway to North America. The region is industry-rich thanks to its membership of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which encourages free trade throughout Mexico, USA and Canada, with emphasis on removal of borders and the free movement of people, to achieve its economic integration goals. At the two-day event, that welcomed global brand owners and suppliers as well as key players from the US market, Jo Jackson (Marketing & Innovation Manager) presented “What’s trending in Europe”, focusing on the European trends that are currently shaping the Personal Care and, specifically, the aerosol industry. We are looking forward to transferring our expertise and know-how in aerosol technology to the US market through our plant in Mexico. Paulo Sousa, Sales Director for the Americas Colep has initiated its operations in Mexico in 2013 with the acquisition of a plant in Santiago de Querétaro, the heart of Mexico. COLEP GOES TO THE UNIVERSITY Networking Session Rui Valente (Divisional Supply Chain Manager, Packaging Division) participated in “Career Day for Executives”, an event organised by Católica Porto Business School targeting the school’s older and current students of the Executive Course. Compromising by speed meetings of small groups with managers from different areas and business sectors, this was a unique opportunity for networking and presenting Colep within a hub of experienced professionals.
From Strategy to Action! Pedro Pinho (Improvement Agent, Packaging Portugal) conducted the session “From Strategy to Action!” at the job fair “StartPoint” in the University of Minho. The aim of the session was to present the Packaging Division’s business model of continuous improvement, in an attempt to strengthen bonds with the students. Entitled “Colep Packaging Business System” (CPBS), the model began its implementation in 2014 and is a clear reflection of our intention to be constantly innovate and add value to our business. Targeting the growth of a continuous improvement attitude, the commitment with more complex and global projects and the creation of a culture of excellence within the company; the model intends to develop the foundations for daily management and Lean leadership. The CPBS has four crucial cornerstones which interact with each other and are responsible for the viability of daily changes in all hierarchical levels: the “Leaders”, the “Daily Management”, the “Project” and the “Support”. Finally, another key element of this model is the commitment to continuous training of our employees. The CPBS also aims at raising awareness towards sustainability issues, for fighting the feeling of acceptance, for achieving excellence in our daily work and for creating value for our customers. Visioning the model’s global implementation and consolidation throughout all Packaging areas, the main focus for now is the industrial area as the agents are working to create a bottom-up flow of information. We have received very positive feedback from the students who attended the session, who contacted us demonstrating interest in our company. As it is said by the Continuous Improvement team members, the operational excellence is not nice to have, but a must have. University & Innovation Eduardo Teixeira (Account Manager, Consumer Products Division) conducted a class of the course Innovation in Biodesign, a part of the Master’s degree in Bioengineering, at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. The class began with the presentation of Colep, mainly focused on the internationalisation processes and technological topics. Subsequently, Eduardo explained how the processes and the whole dynamic of Innovation works in Colep, opening the discussion to the concepts of innovation and product development and their applicability in the company. After making the journey from innovation to marketing and selling of products and technologies, it was time to explain the process and main purposes of Business Development in mature product/service segments, and the differences to innovative ones. With the student’s engagement about Colep, Eduardo described general aspects of career development in our company and presented Colep Academy, as well as the Leverage Programme. The time of the class was exceeded, as the students wanted to get to know more about Colep’s business and future job opportunities at the company.
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