Sturdy recycled PET packaging proves reliable
A British supermarket chain launched a programme to tackle food waste. As part of this programme, the firm tried alternative egg boxes and managed to reduce both food and packaging waste.
Flushing toilets use vast quantities of water in the workplace. Toilets installed before 1991 typically use 9 litres per flush, while those installed after that date typically use 6-8 litres.
Cistern water-savers can be installed to reduce the volume it takes to refill each time. An example of this in the UK is the ‘Hippo water saver’, which can reduce flush volume in 9-litre cisterns by up to 3 litres, and up to 2 litres in modern (smaller) cisterns.
Hippo state that the typical cost saving will be approximately €3 per employee/annum.
300 cluster practitioners from 44 countries participated in the main international conference on cluster development in the world, organized by the TCI Network and hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota.
The conference focused on collaboration and complementary alliances between developed and developing countries for better policies, better business and better management practices, as well as identifying cluster emerging trends.
Deadline for submitting applications: 8 March 2018, 17:00h Brussels time
Topic identifier: COS-CLUSTPARTNS-2017-3-02
Global competition and fast changes in markets require companies to develop efficient processes and operations, and to streamline their whole value chain. The Lean methodology can be used to improve the efficiency of an organisation as a whole*.
Freezer rooms, cold rooms, and controlled ambient stores represent a considerable financial investment and should, with proper maintenance, last for 20 or 30 years.
Shedding some weight
Lightweight glass containers offer commercial benefits for manufacturers, retailers and brand owners.
International beer company Coors Brewers Ltd has launched a lightweight version of its 300 ml Grolsch bottle. Coors Brewers Ltd and glass manufacturers O-I and Rockware explored a wide range of new bottle design concepts.
Future Place Leadership will be facilitating a 3-day Cluster Masterclass on Clusters: How to build, manage and brand world class clusters, in Copenhagen 12-14 March 2018 together with Quercus Group.
The Masterclass combines the discipline of building strong impactful cluster organisations with the discipline of building strong regional brands that stands out in the global competition for talents and investments.
Key topics that will be covered
If on-site conditions are favourable, it is efficient to integrate renewable energy into production processes. It has strong potential in several subsectors of the food and beverage industry, wherever there is demand for heating, for example in beer, wine, and cheese manufacturing.
Renewable heat can be generated from:
Intelligent packaging is based on the idea that packaging is more than a container, it can also be a highly effective communication medium, carrying information on material flows and logistics (via truck, train, ship, etc), and it can transmit information visually (via indicators, graphics, etc.) or electronically (via a barcode or the Internet) throughout every phase of the supply chain.
Intelligent packaging encompasses: