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Global hygiene company extends partnership with pallet pooling experts One of the world’s largest hygiene and health companies has extended its supply chain partnership with one of Europe’s leading pallet poolers.
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Essity has signed a new contract with IPP, taking a collaboration which began in 2009 into its 15th year. IPP delivers more than two million pallets per year into 21 locations across the UK and Ireland, Benelux, Germany and Slovakia for Essity, which owns tissue and paper towel brands including Cushelle, Tork, Tena and Plenty.
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The two companies have developed a strong partnership focused on innovation and sustainable ways of working, with IPP establishing an operational presence at two of Essity's largest UK manufacturing sites, in Trafford and Prudhoe, to mitigate costs and help operations run smoothly. This work includes incentivising transporters and identifying empty running legs where additional Essity products could be decanted and trans-shipped. The partnership continues to go from strength to strength, achieving a milestone of almost 30 million pallets serviced at IPP’s on-site depots since 2010, plus a saving of almost 2,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2019. Shelley Pierre, Commercial Director at IPP, said: “The relationship with Essity works well because of the service, flexibility and quality we offer.
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Terry Scott, factory logistics manager at Essity, said: “We're happy to have renewed our long-standing partnership with IPP. The extended collaboration underscores a shared dedication to environmental responsibility, delivering quality products, and prioritising customer satisfaction.
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“IPP has always stood out as very customer-focused, which has cemented this relationship and resulted in our continued alliance.”
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Spotlight on Ivor King Training’s Katie King Meet Katie King, of Warwickshire’s Ivor King Training. Being first point of contact for Ivor King Training, if you call to book a course or have any questions about any of their training programmes, chances are you’ll be speaking to Katie. As Training Admin Manager, Katie looks after the smooth day-to-day running of this increasingly popular Nuneatonbased construction plant training centre, planning which courses will take place and making sure everything is organised for the successful delivery of their range of CPCS (Construction Plant Competence Scheme) and NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme) courses. Katie is granddaughter of Ivor King, founder of the main business, of which training is now a part, and a thirdgeneration member of the King family dynasty. Joining the team full-time in the summer of 2022 after college and a spell in retail, it’s fair to say she’s excited about flying the company flag and the prospect of growing the training centre.
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“Our legacy is decades of real-life experience working in the piling industry, so who could possibly be better at delivering construction training than us?’, said Katie. “Customer service is everything, but I don’t just want our clients to be satisfied, I want them to leave feeling delighted with the experience they’ve had, enough to go and tell all their mates. After all, there’s no substitute for experience!” Outside of work, Katie loves spending quality time with family and friends, and interests include films and music. Katie has also recently been getting to grips with a few of the training courses herself, including how to operate a crawler crane, and says this helps her to develop a better understanding of their customers’ needs. “I was a little daunted, as driving a crane is definitely out of my comfort zone, but it was great to experience the training first hand,” she said. “I may be biased, but I can certainly recommend our training instructors, who are both patient and professional, and really know their stuff.”
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