Samuel Grant Packaging have been awarded the Queens Award for Innovation for 2018, in honour of the Samson Nano, a huge innovation in the pallet wrapping industry.
Since its launch in 2013, Samuel Grant Packaging’s Samson Nano has revolutionised the way in which pallet wrapping is both undertaken and charged for. It is known particularly for its fixed price per wrapped pallet with no capex/servicing and maintenance costs, coupled with its inbuilt internet-linked reporting software, and provides a pallet wrapping solution to suit all businesses.
The innovative pallet wrapping machine not only reduces maintenance costs, but it also helps to reduce unnecessary waste and CO2 emissions by coupling the best in modern machinery with the high performance Samosn Nano stretch film.
One of the machine’s first clients, Taylor’s of Harrogate, showed a 10 tonne CO2 emission reduction from using the machine in their first year alone. They continued to wrap the same number of pallets but reduced the film requirement from over four tonnes a year to less than one.
As well as the ‘standard’ Samson Nano machine, the team at Samuel Grant Packaging are always looking for ways to improve their machines to offer the best possible service. The team have a highly proactive approach to new ideas and improvements which, coupled with their extensive expertise, allows solutions to be found for their customers’ problems. For example, the team have created reinforced machines that are suitable for forklifts to drive over should there be a lack of space, as well as machines that are specifically designed to be used in cold stores.
All new innovations are part of the ongoing customer service that Samson Nano clients receive, and all solutions are provided with no capex, servicing or maintenance costs; a fixed price per wrapped pallet, and completely risk-free to the businesses installing the system. Although the Queen’s Award is an award available to only British businesses, it is globally recognised as a mark of excellence and is the highest official UK award for British companies. In winning this award, Samuel Grant Packaging joins a very select band of elite UK manufacturers.
To qualify and win, the company had to prove how the packaging industry had been impacted by the Samson Nano. The company also had to show the effect that the machine’s development had had on the local economy, and on the bottom line of the business income. Samuel Grant Packaging have long been known as experts in packaging industry. The 4th generation packaging firm has been at the forefront of manufacturing innovation for over 125 years, and with three different branches across the North of England, Samuel Grant Packaging are the largest packaging distributor in the North.
So, what does the future hold? “We will continue to innovate,” says Andrew Grant, great-grandson of the founder and current Managing Director. “We can’t stand still. More than ever it is important for companies to push forward and move with the times. Whilst being able to display the Queens Award for Innovation outside the building is a huge accolade for the business, we like to think it displays our commitment to future innovation as much as our success in the past.”
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