CBS Packaging to boost production with new investment drive

CBS Packaging Group has started an investment programme to improve productivity at its Birmingham plant.

The independent corrugated packaging company said after a thorough planning process, installation will soon begin on a fully automated conveying system to streamline transporting corrugated loads from conversion machinery to finished goods.

This new system is expected to reduce downtime, and provide increased health & safety benefits, reducing forklift movements and labour requirements in our manufacturing process.

The system is being manufactured and installed by Avanti Conveyors and the project is due to be complete by the end of 2022.

This investment also includes the Press Master base vertical press strapping machines and automatic wrapper supplied by Gordian Strapping.

Jitha Singh, managing director, CBS Packaging Group, said: “This is the start of a new wave of investments we are planning at CBS Packaging Group. This latest project will see our West Bromwich plant increase productivity and employee safety through automatic conveyor systems. This investment, including two new strapping machines and automatic pallet wrapper is a fantastic opportunity to further support our team and increase workplace efficiency.”

Dave Pretty, group operations manager, added: “The implementation of the replacement of the whole Finished Goods Line is an exciting step forward for us at CBS Packaging removing the roller conveyors and replacing with a safer blue belt system with designated crossing area’s and improving the capacity of the line by 50%. With the inline wrapping capability and all routes now covered by the improved layout truck movements and manual intervention will be dramatically reduced improving the process speed of the finished product and in turn the machine capacities themselves with the reduction in downtime.”

Gary Cowley, system sales director, Gordian Strapping, said: “This project marks a turning point for Gordian and the UK corrugated market as we now have the best technology in this sector, the Press Master range of machines are proving extremely hard to beat in their design and operational quality. The CBS Packaging show site will afford Gordian a central UK shop window for our prospective customers to see the Press Master in a high-volume production setting.”