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OPTIMise your pallets In response to changing customer environmental priorities and an enduring rise in the price of timber, Scott Pallets has launched a new service to support customers optimise the use of their pallets – OPTIM. Scott Grant, Managing Director – Manufacturing at Scott Pallets, said: “There’s never been a better time to re-evaluate how you move your goods in the most cost-effective and sustainable way. “Using our years of industry-leading expertise, our OPTIM service will optimise your pallet supply chain, identify its true whole life cost and pinpoint opportunities to secure significant long-term commercial and environmental benefits.”
Discover how the environment, and your bottom line, can benefit from an All Point Analysis.
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Throughout the years. many businesses have benefitted from Scott Pallets’ industry-leading knowledge, technical support, and innovative, collaborative working style, which has delivered measurable positive results:
The starting point for OPTIM is a forensic ‘All Point Analysis’ of your pallet supply chain. This is a holistic end-to-end analysis of all pallet touchpoints.
Smurfit Kappa said: “We have worked on a number of initiatives and identified innovative ways of reducing cost throughout the supply chain.”
The team then works with you to test ideas, develop solutions, and formulate robust plans to deliver a sustainable circular model for your business.
B&Q said: “We’re delivering a step-change in the supply chain – and unlocking sustainability challenges.”
OPTIM aims to minimise wastage and maximise reuse with positive, measurable results for the environment and our customers.
Discover how the environment, and your bottom-line, could benefit from an OPTIM All Point Analysis – please leave your details, and a member of the team will be in touch with you. www.scottgroupltd.com/pallets/new-pallets/optim/
NEW CAPE TANDEM AT BARRY We’ve just completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art Cape tandem pallet machine at our Barry site. The new machine is a hybrid and has the capability to manufacture both block and bearer pallets (2-way and 4-way), ensuring we have the flexibility to meet the increasing customer demand.
The new equipment Increases our automated capabilities with robotic functionality replacing
The £1.5m investment will not only improve
manual human handling – not only reducing
productivity and quality, but also adds to our
risk, but freeing up our personnel to support
manufacturing capacity with the ability to
in different areas of production to continue
produce more than 300 pallets per hour.
improving our service.
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Pallet market update With some persistent challenges impacting the UK pallet industry, including price and availability, make sure you keep up to date with our regular market updates. Read the latest here: www.scottgroupltd. com/news/marketupdate-summer-2021
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Taking control of inventory management at Mitsubishi
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Working in partnership with Mitsubishi Electric to help save costs and reduce wastage of PPE and consumables, Scott Direct has installed six new Inventor-e industrial vending machines at Mitsubishi’s air conditioning manufacturing facilities in Livingston. The new iVendScale Plus vending machines will each be kept stocked with a bespoke range of PPE-related products including specialist gloves, eye protection and high-vis items. The full range of PPE is supplied and re-stocked by Scott Direct. Alasdair McColl at Scott Direct said: “We were tasked with several key objectives for this project; to save costs by reducing unnecessary or careless consumption of PPE and consumables; providing 24-hour access to supplies, as well as reducing the time and cost associated with processing, storage and distribution and improving the overall customer experience.
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“Our automated and accountable vending solution is already proving highly successful – producing less waste, driving efficiency and saving money.” Inventor-e’s iVendScale Plus machine was selected for this installation. It is a scale-based inventory management vending system providing secure access and dispensing of products. Users can access products quickly and easily without having to manually log or update inventory. To minimise time spent waiting for the allocation of products during work time, items are accessed using an ID card. Stock data is passed instantly to Sourcerer, the cloud-based inventory and asset management software, to automatically generate a new order for replenishment. Dean Henry, CEO at Inventor-e, said; “Our industrial vending solutions puts the right item in the right place at the right time. Ensuring optimum productivity while preventing work stoppages and controlling costs. Sourcerer, enables customers to effectively manage and control usage of material across all Inventor-e solutions and can also be used in mobile and storeroom environments with the SmartStores app, as well as vending solutions, providing real time company-wide visibility and control of materials.” If you want to know more about vending solutions, contact salesenquiries@scott-direct.com
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Did you know we buy and sell reconditioned pallets throughout the UK? Whether you’re a small independent business that chooses the flexibility of dropping pallets off at one of our local sites, or a large, multi-site operation that prefers the convenience of a static trailer and bespoke management reporting, we adapt our service to make it easy to sell your pallets to us. Visit www.scottgroupltd.com/pallets/reconditionedpallets/
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Seahawk shielding the NHS
Shield360 is an award-winning garment brokering and PPE solutions business, changing the shape of the industry through its focus on quality, innovation and sustainability.
STITCHED UP AT SEAHAWK We’ve invested in two new Tajima embroidery machines at Seahawk, our specialist workwear and protective clothing manufacturer. A highly efficient eight-head machine and a single-head high performance machine have been added to the fleet ensuring a wide range of both large and small items of various material types and thicknesses can be embroidered.
Samantha Carr, Production Supervisor at Seahawk, said: “These new machines are a fantastic addition to our UK manufacturing facility. They bring a wide range of benefits with a particular focus on efficiency including digital display and design input for faster changeovers, higher speed stitching, and consistently high quality of embroidery, as well as far less downtime which is welcomed by our brilliant embroidery machinists!” The new machines are fully networked with a barcode reading function and pulse software for in-house digitisation. Whilst onsite for the installation of the new machinery, the engineering team also overhauled and rebuilt the existing Tajima which has ensured that is performing at maximum capacity. Find out more about Seahawk here www.scottgroupltd. com/direct/seahawk-apparel/
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During 2020, as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Shield360 worked together with a number of UK factories to supply reusable healthcare garments into the NHS. Seahawk was one of the first factories to be on-boarded for this project. As a specialist manufacturer of protective workwear and professional safety clothing, Seahawk was ideally placed to support the contract – providing a fast response with clear and regular communication. Natalie Wilson, managing director at Shield360, said: “Seahawk was flexible in helping us meet specific requirements such as packing by scrub set rather than by garment; providing the delivery paperwork required by the client, and ensuring weekly deliveries of requested sizes so that goods were available as soon as possible.” Shield360 coordinated regular deliveries of fabrics into the Seahawk warehouse to ensure that the agreed production schedule was maintained throughout the 18-week plan. By working closely together, Shield360 was able to plan regular deliveries to its client from week one. With weekly garment updates being provided, and deliveries booked in advance, the experienced Seahawk team ensured a smooth-running operation. From its UK manufacturing facility in Fife, Seahawk manufactured almost 8000 garments for this project – maintaining consistently good quality and regular communication throughout. Natalie added: “The Seahawk team was flexible and able to meet all of the demanding requirements for this project to ensure the successful on-time delivery each week, achieving the quality and quantity needed every time. I would have no hesitation in recommending Seahawk, and continue to actively look for more production projects for this excellent UK manufacturing facility.”
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Snickers drop at Scott Direct We’re excited to announce that Scott Direct is now stocking Snickers Workwear. Snickers develops innovative and technical workwear that is high-quality, durable and functional – suitable for a wide range of industries. This popular range includes the AllRoundWork trousers, tool vest, insulator jacket, softshell jacket, shorts and a selection of accessories including belts, hats, snoods and knee pads. The range is on display now in our Stirling branch alongside the new Regatta collection and many more top brands of workwear and tools. Pop in to browse the range, or contact salesenquiries@scott-direct.com to place an order.
UPHOLDING RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
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Scott Direct is now a member of Sedex, the ethical trade membership organisation that helps businesses to uphold responsible business. Sedex provides tools and services that help us to map and understand our supply chain, work with our suppliers and ensure they are upholding safe and ethical practices, assess the working conditions in our company and supply chain, assess the environmental impacts of our business, and access guidance to improve working conditions.
Find out more at www.sedex.com
Farewell Jan Butler
Many of our pallet customers will have known and met Jan Butler during her time with the business. She was an integral part of our team for 16 years, and has recently retired. Jan epitomised our company values: customer focussed, responsible, family, leadership and tenacity; and whilst we are sad to see her go, she left a lasting impression on many of us including the next generation of pallet experts coming up through our business.
PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE If you’re looking for new branded promotional merchandise, check out Seahawk’s new website www.seahawk.sourceitonline.co.uk
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