Contract Packing firm invests in new IT system

A UK firm that carries out packing for some of the world's leading brands is preparing to go online with a new £150,000 IT system. The Contract Packing division of AKW Group is investing in a system called Access Supply Chain which gives customers up-to-date information on their goods during the packing process.

"Investing in the latest technology developments is crucial to ensuring we provide the best possible service for our customers," said Rebecca Davies, director of AKW Group's Contract Packing division.

AKW Group's Contract Packing service offers a range of specialist product packing options including gift sets, shelf ready packing, shrink wrapping, retail pallet displays and labelling. The company is a specialist in dealing with promotions and gift packs when clients need products repackaged for supermarket promotions at key selling times, such as a new product launch, Christmas or Easter.

The IT system will allow customers to trace the batches of goods it sends to AKW's Contract Packing division in real time through an online system.

Craig Such, managing director of Access' Emley office, commented: "We're delighted to be working with AKW, and welcome them as an Access customer. By investing in our fully-integrated system, AKW will experience tremendous efficiencies, helping to streamline business processes across their whole organisation - including job control and warehouse management" continued Craig. "Access Supply Chain is a flexible, scalable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that will keep AKW's customers fully informed every step of the way, helping to further enhance their customer relations. We can't wait to see AKW and their customers benefiting from the solution."

AKW Group is based at the landmark World Freight Centre Ltd, at Trafford Park, handling thousands of pallets every day, and major Contract Packing customers include Procter and Gamble, Diageo, Kelloggs, and L'Oreal.

"Our Contract Packing service requires us to work to completely individual and detailed specifications for each job in very short timescales. The new system will give our customers full confidence that we are able to meet these requirements and get the product to where it needs to be on time," said Rebecca Davies.

AKW Group also includes Transport and Warehousing services providing a full logistics solution for its customers.

For more information on Access contact Matt Newman on 0845 345 3300, keep up-to-date by following Access on Twitter, @theaccessgroup.

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