Planning ahead Paul Robertson, Coveris’ Food-on-the-Move sales director, elaborates on a new FTG ‘super site’ and invaluable customer support for pending EPR legislation. KEY DIFFERENTIATORS Over recent years, we’ve seen sustainability shift from being a trend to a critical business requirement that is measurable across the whole supply chain. Coveris has been at the forefront of this journey through our leading No Waste strategy, the impact of which we’re now seeing with our FTG sites having been industryrecognised as EcoVadis Platinum – operating in the top 1% of global sustainable business performance. We continue to invest in products and processes to lead the market on this, including the opening of our new FTG ‘super site’ this year which marks a £5 million investment into state-ofthe-art print and finishing capabilities,
set to triple Coveris’ operational footprint in the category. This project brings faster speeds-to-market, enhanced quality, testing and service.
"The impact on FTG has been intensified by the functional requirements of the product and the fibre-composite classification of traditional formats."
It’s effectively a game-changer for both UK and European FTG sectors. Finally, another key differentiator for Coveris is our total packaging solutions, delivering multiple packaging formats and hybrid solutions through a single service offering. Coveris’ vertically integrated film manufacturing is part of this, enabling us to deliver enhanced control and speed of our materials supply chain to better meet sustainable consumer demands. Sustainability is no longer a choice and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) will penalise those who don’t focus on this, forcing the market to become more proactive and engaged in day-to-day packaging requirements.
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