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Process Industries Centre for Manufacturing Excellence (PICME), has helped UCB Films at Wigton reduce its waste material bill by a six figure sum and also set its sights on doubling these savings through next year.
A PICME benchmarking exercise had highlighted an accepted level of waste that UCB management was determined to probe and review. The Wigton site is primarily known for its production of the well-known cellophane brand of film; the factory employs 372 people and its turnover is L36 million.
The method of manufacturing cellophane at UCB's site - including levels of waste - has been established since the 1930s. UCB used its PICME masterclass to review and improve these methods by applying several workplace organisation techniques. "PICME...