A pulp packaging specialist is looking for a third site to meet continued rising demand.
A ninth production line would open up more employment opportunities for Omni-Pac, the rebranded Moulded Fibre Products business that has grown from start-up in North Lincolnshire, to become part of an international merger late last year.
It currently occupies two large units on the Flixborough industrial Estate, and is keen to secure another site close to the location.
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Flixborough site production manager, Mostafa Shata, said: “We currently employ 100 staff, along with about 50 agency workers and the outlook for our Flixborough operations is excellent.
“We are currently very busy and we need to find a further site locally where we can install our ninth production line.”
The company operates a 24-hour operation in the week, with 12-hour shifts at the weekend, underlining the near-capacity level.
Typically, four million items come off the production lines every week. The majority are treatment and care containers for the medical sector – with many products delivered directly to the NHS.
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Millions of food industry containers are also made and distributed to the producers of fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, and cheese.
The workforce converts tonnes of recycled card and newspapers into recyclable and compostable moulded fibre products - replacing plastic and hard-to-recycle polystyrene in many applications. To support, the company also has an in-house tooling design and production operation .
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“This means we can create a tailored solution for an existing customer, or potential new client, who may want a certain shaped container to launch a new product,” Mr Shata said. “Our design team can translate a client’s brief to manufacture a product specifically tailored to their needs. Once agreed, we can set-up the necessary production line and make it in the required quantities.”
Launched nearly a decade ago as a new division for the Hertfordshire-based LeisureGrow Group, the story has been one of continued growth and investment on the banks of the River Trent, leading to the autumn 2020 unification with CDL Omni-Pac to create the Omni-Pac Group. It brought the 海角视频 operation together with sites in France and Germany.
The Flixborough operation turned over £8.4 million in 2019, with earnings of almost £2 million.
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