Following similar processes to their existing sites, the first step will be to convert the available space into a large ambient open plan co-packing facility. This should be operational by early November 2018, in order to help the company to meet the demands of Christmas. 

 

Once the appropriate facilities, production lines and machinery are ready to go, Wild Water Group will shift their co-packing facility from Cardiff Bay to the new site in Aberbargoed. This should happen in the first quarter of 2019. 

 

The company will then offer a large range of services such as frozen to frozen storage, bagging, over wrapping, sleeving and tray sealing, as well as print labelling applications required under Food Safety Technical (CCP) specifications.

 

Ken Rattenbury, founder and managing director of the Wild Water Group, said: "We are delighted that our vision of a ‘one stop shop’ for our customers is being realised and having a 24 hour, 7 day a week co-packing facility in the heart of Wales, is a game changer for our industry. We can now offer our customers a streamlined product supply chain package by integrating their co-packing requirements with the group’s warehouse and transport subsidiary companies."

 

"Logistically, this works out to be more cost effective overall, but also lowers the carbon footprint on the transportation of food products, which is something we are passionate about."

 

Source: Insider Media

 

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All types of manual factory environments rely on one automated clock-in system or another, and cold storage is no different. 

 

It is vital to have a reliable method of knowing when the workers are coming and going because the supervisors cannot be expected to recognise the often transient workforce over the full expanse of sites which can be very large. 

 

If staff work on a production line or in packing or another sector with very tight time constraints, then it is vital that management know if someone is turning up late or leaving early, as this will affect productivity levels.

 

Here at Time and Attendance Wales, we offer a reliable and affordable system to record and monitor attendance. Our clocking terminals can read either RFID smart-cards or registered fingerprint biometrics, and provide you with nearly-real-time data which can be used for reports or exported for easy payroll processing. 

 

As well as functioning as a kind of electronic timesheet, our terminals can link to alarms and wall clocks, and give staff absence codes for why they are leaving the building. 

 

Our fingerprint biometrics work like this: once a user has registered their fingerprint, the recorded image is converted into a code through a secure algorithm and stored on the database. It is important to note that no actual fingerprint images are stored and they cannot be reconstructed from the code, therefore your biometric data is still secure. 

 

The other option to use for clocking in and out is RFID smart-cards or key fobs. This passive technology gives a consistent read range which is unaffected by most external conditions. Our cards are approximately the size of a standard credit card and are thin and flexible enough to be carried in your wallet.