January 2005 - We have completed the installation of our new air driven waste system. This enables excess cardboard waste to be removed from the machines automatically and diverted straight to the baler. November 2004 - The relocation to Northfleet is complete. October 2004 - We have taken delivery of our new Bobst SPO160 Vision die-press. This machine can produce 4,500 boards per hour and will increase our turnaround time on die cut work. August 2004 - The Directors of W.E. Roberts (Corrugated) Ltd announce that the company is to relocate it's head office to Northfleet. Our site at Northfleet will expand from it's current 50,000 square feet to approximately 90,000 square feet. The directors of W.E. Roberts have striven over recent years to improve on our strong production outfit by getting our Corrugator on the same site as our production machines. This will greatly improve the flow and logistics of our manufacturing plant. December 2004 - We have taken delivery of two New Mercedes Axor Artic Unit's to further enhance our vehicle fleet and to give us even more flexibility and reliability with our in-house managed transport. September 2003 - W.E. Roberts (Corrugated) Ltd places an order for an automatic cardboard bailing press. The machine will cope with in excess of 800 tonnes per month of waste cardboard and improves the speed waste can be removed from our production machines. June 2003 - We have taken delivery of our two New Iveco 7.5 tonne vehicles. September 2002 - We are close to completing the redevelopment of our Northfleet site to house a range of production machines next to our Corrugator. Once completed, this should increase our ability to offer a quicker turnround on corrugated products. April 2002 - The W.E. Roberts Group launches it's e-commerce enabled site www.packingsupplies.co.uk. The first phase of our continued development allows customers to purchases a wide range of stock packaging supplies items online. In the future we will be enhancing our site to include bespoke corrugated items and the ability to design your own case online. April 2001 - Following on from the refit of our Two colour printer slotter last February, we have contracted for the last of our printing machines to be converted to Lead Edge Feed Technology, as part of a complete overhaul of this machine. December 2000 - We are pleased to announce the completion and successful installation at our Northfleet Corrugator Plant of a Paper Reel Stock computerised control system. This new system which was conceived and developed entirely in house will track all paper stock from point of order, through receipt and usage in manufacture, no matter how many times an individual item of stock is used on and off the machines. The ability to trace the source of raw materials in any finished product, more accurate assessment of manufacturing waste and the prevention of accidental use of wrong materials in manufacture are a few of the many benefits this new tool will give us. August 2000 - The W.E. Roberts Group Of Companies launches it's website. February 2000 - We have just completed a major overhaul of our 2 colour flexographic printer slotter. This machine now has magnetic cylinders, 8mm slots to produce cases compatible with automatic sealing machines in line with our other printers and lead edge feed technology. September 1999 - Ed McCarthy who started his career in the corrugated industry with our company 15 years ago has rejoined us as Technical Director. During his time away Ed has always worked within our industry . Those connected with the corrugated industry will probably know of him through his work as a consultant with the corrugated fibreboard packaging association (CPA). July 1999 - Further capital investment inline with company policy. We have continued to reinvest in improvements to our capital equipment. Following an extensive investigation into various machines on the market, culminating in a visit by our Managing Director, Alan Roberts to Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China, we have purchased a new Double Backer Glue Unit and Fingerless Single Facer from Taiwan based Comauto International Plc. We can report the early results from this equipment, particularly in connection with quality are very pleasing.
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