Robinson invests millions in new machinery

Robinson invest millions in innovative new machinery, increasing production cell capabilities by more than 25%

Robinson continues to significantly invest in new machinery to cope with increasing demand from both existing clients and new customers.

Aligned to the groups manufacturing strategy, all-new production technology has to deliver significant production efficiencies to remain competitive and be aligned to our sustainability road map.

Installed in March Nigel Morley, Group Operations Excellence Director, who is managing the project, says he is delighted with the success of the new equipment.

“We have already seen significant performance benefits and improvement in energy costs resulting in a huge reduction of 3341kg of Co2 emissions per year. The machine specification has been targeted to fast cycling high volume personal care and beverage products and gives production flexibility to produce almost anything our customers require”.

Robinson’s targeted investment is in support of its unique business package offerings to existing clients and also supports innovative packaging solutions to win new business.

The new machinery is installed in Unit 4 at Kirkby which has been totally transformed as part of a wider investment programme.

Steve Haley, Managing Director, says:

“We are investing heavily across the business to improve our production efficiencies, our facilities to better serve our customer demands and to ensure we are a sustainable and environmentally responsible business. We are delighted to have won a range of exciting new clients as we continue to grow both here in the UK and Poland.”