23rd June 2014 - company news
Automated Packaging Systems continues to drive green improvements
It's easy to talk-the-talk on green issues but much harder to walk-the-walk, reducing your own environmental impact year-on-year. That's exactly what Automated Packaging Systems is doing though; a fact acknowledged by auditors recertifying the company's ISO14001 Environmental Management Standard.
Alison Dockery, Automated Packaging Systems health, safety and environmental officer explains:
'We first obtained the ISO14001 in 2004 and 10 years later we're still setting and surpassing challenging objectives to maintain accreditation.
"We're proud to work with a zero to landfill policy, meaning that all paper and cardboard material is bundled and recycled, and materials for reprocessing are either reused onsite or collected for use elsewhere."
"Recertification's take place every 12 months and is no mean feat. All departments actively contribute to the drive to reduce our carbon footprint, and every change we make is assessed to ensure we take account of potential impact on our environment.
"It's all about getting the detail right. We make hundreds of minor changes which, taken together, enable us to fulfill our targets. The small incremental gains really do make an enormous amount of difference.
"We've made headlines with our GeoTech® environmental films this year, but we don't just want to be known for our greener products. It matters to everyone here that we operate a business that is playing its own part in environmental change."
ENDS
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc., headquartered in Streetsboro, Ohio, has been a world leader in designing and manufacturing printed flexible bag packaging systems for more than 50 years, and is the original inventor of Autobag® bagging machines and pre-opened bags. The company has over 30,000 packaging systems in operation worldwide. Automated Packaging Systems' European Head Office and manufacturing facility is located in Malvern, UK, and the company satisfies European customer requirements through business units strategically located in Belgium, France and Germany and via a comprehensive European network of distributors and agents.
For more information about the Autobag and Automated Packaging Systems contact Emma Walker of Whisper.pr on 01608 637807 or email emma.walker@whisper.pr
