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Recognising the opportunities in Middle East for TwinBin, Peter Dowdy Hurst Green Plastics, Business Development Manager heads for the UAE and Oman later this month, 2020. With over 30-years experience working in the Middle East, Peter will be attending the Arab Health show in Dubai on the 27th and 29th January followed by a number […]

The latest, most technologically advanced addition to the TwinBin range is now here – TwinBin Live. TwinBin Live further develops the TwinBin range by adding cloud-based functionality, coupled with instantaneous stock control. The TwinBin range has been developed using KanBan methodology.  It is a system that works by storing reserve stock above active stock. Once the active stock has [...]

40 years of innovation From humble beginnings in a little village in the Ribble Valley, Hurst Green Plastics Limited proudly turns 40 this year and is celebrating by launching a brand-new product.  Hurst Green Plastics Ltd began in 1979, when Chairman Stephen Clarke bought the company, in the little village of Hurst Green, Lancashire. The [...]

Hurst Green Plastics Ltd will be attending the 53rd Paris Airshow 2019, which runs from 17th to 23rd June 2019. The Airshow takes place at Le Bourget Parc des Expositions in Paris and will bring together Companies and visitors from around the world. The previous show, in 2017, received over 322,000 visitors across the 7 [...]

Smart Factories are now becoming a priority as manufacturers begin to utilise the Internet of Things (IoT) Technology within their facilities in order to connect people and machinery which has the possibility to generate endless amounts of data throughout their supply chain boosting productivity and visibility. One of the companies prioritising the Smart Factory is BAE [...]

The main purpose of implementing a kanban inventory management system is to maximise output by reducing waste.  You can read about what Kanban is here.  By reducing waste, it means that everything passing through the kanban inventory system is adding value to production and anything not adding value is a waste.  This concept is also [...]

What is the Avalon Airshow? Hurst Green Plastics Ltd are taking the TwinBin System across the globe to the Avalon Airshow in Australia later this month.  The Avalon Airshow, which takes place at the Avalon Airport in Geelong, Victoria will run from 26th February to 3rd March 2019.  The previous show in 2017, saw 664 [...]

Kitting:  What is it?  Why should you try it? Inventory kitting is the process of grouping and packaging separate items together into one-part number based on the requirement within the process. Kitting can save time and money by reducing unnecessary inventory and only using what you need, exactly when you need it.  Kitting can have [...]

What is a two-bin system and how does it work? A two-bin system is the easiest way to implement a kanban system into a manufacturing or production facility. Kanban is a methodology in lean manufacturing which manages and improves workload within production.  Originally developed in Japanese automotive factories, the word ‘Kanban’ can be roughly translated [...]