Nampak Plastics Triumphs at Ballymena Business Awards
Nampak Plastics, the UK’s leading producer of plastic milk bottles, triumphed at Northern Ireland’s Ballymena Borough Business Excellence Awards, claiming the Innovation Award.
Nampak Plastics, the UK’s leading producer of plastic milk bottles, triumphed at Northern Ireland’s Ballymena Borough Business Excellence Awards, claiming the Innovation Award. Further to this, Nampak was also named a finalist for the Right Place to Work Award, and Jody McCullough, from the Pennybridge team at Nampak, was named runner up in the Employee of the Year Award.
The Ballymena Awards are organised annually by Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and reward local businesses for professionalism and integrity. The winners and finalists were recognised at a Gala Awards Evening, held in the Tullyglass House Hotel.
Commenting on these achievements, Jamie Tinsley, Commercial Director at Nampak Plastics, said: “We’re delighted that our Pennybridge site has been recognised at the Ballymena Awards.
“At Nampak Plastics, we believe that employee engagement is at the heart of a whole range of business benefits and has concrete outputs in terms of productivity, retention and innovation. We see our staff as the very heart of our business and always encourage them to speak up, be creative and most importantly to really care about the future of the company that they are employed by.”
Gren Armstrong, Invest Northern Ireland’s North Eastern Regional Manager, who presented the innovation award, commented: “The unique in-plant business model at Nampak’s Pennybridge site is innovative and forward thinking. The Ballymena awards recognised this company’s ongoing employee engagement tactics and best practice and I wish Nampak’s continued success in the future.”
Nampak is the UK’s leading producer of plastic milk bottles and is best known for its multi-award-winning Infini bottle. Recently it achieved another global first with Infini and has trialled, tested and supplied the world’s first four-pint milk bottle containing up to 30% recycled high density polyethylene (rHDPE).
Now, more than 250 million Infini bottles have been sold, stocked in retailers including Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons.
Commenting on these achievements, Jamie Tinsley, Commercial Director at Nampak Plastics, said: “We’re delighted that our Pennybridge site has been recognised at the Ballymena Awards.
“At Nampak Plastics, we believe that employee engagement is at the heart of a whole range of business benefits and has concrete outputs in terms of productivity, retention and innovation. We see our staff as the very heart of our business and always encourage them to speak up, be creative and most importantly to really care about the future of the company that they are employed by.”
Gren Armstrong, Invest Northern Ireland’s North Eastern Regional Manager, who presented the innovation award, commented: “The unique in-plant business model at Nampak’s Pennybridge site is innovative and forward thinking. The Ballymena awards recognised this company’s ongoing employee engagement tactics and best practice and I wish Nampak’s continued success in the future.”
Nampak is the UK’s leading producer of plastic milk bottles and is best known for its multi-award-winning Infini bottle. Recently it achieved another global first with Infini and has trialled, tested and supplied the world’s first four-pint milk bottle containing up to 30% recycled high density polyethylene (rHDPE).
Now, more than 250 million Infini bottles have been sold, stocked in retailers including Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons.
Source: Nampak Plastics
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