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Niall Johanson automotive engineer
24 Aug

Charpak appoints high performance engineering specialist Niall Johanson

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Charpak is pleased to welcome Niall Johanson to head up its burgeoning business in the automotive sector and within complex manufacturing supply chains.   Niall’s vast experience is well known in the industry from Formula One and throughout general automotive.  Niall’s 2 decades of expertise comes from working for and alongside Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and others, especially within high-performance engineering, Formula One and World Rally.   Niall’s enthusiasm for clever...

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Charpak Family Fun Day
22 Aug

Charpak Summer Family Fun Day

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The sun shone down on Charpak employees, their families and dogs at the annual Family Fun Day at Hinchingbrooke Countryside Park, Huntingdon on Saturday 4th August.   As a family run business,  the Directors are keen to reward employees for their dedication and hard work with fun and festivities.  Hosting the Family Fun Day the well equipped Countryside Centre catered for hungry mouths, and Face Painting for...

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Chris Bowmen receives his Advanced Level Apprentice Award from Charpak Managing Director, Paul Smith
22 Aug

Chris Bowmen Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship awarded

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Charpak Managing Director, Paul Smith, presented Christopher Bowmen with his Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacturing (Engineering Maintenance) Certificate in the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies on Friday 10th August 2018 at the Employee of the Month presentation in front of over 100 employees, showing the company’s appreciation of the hard work he has put in.   Dedicated as ever Christopher came straight off the production floor to...

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Developing high performance employees
16 Aug

Investing in People

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Developing High Performance Employees   Learning and Developing (L&D), often called Training and Development, forms part of an organisation's talent management strategy and is designed to align the company, individual's goals and performance. Charpak L&D encompasses 3 main aspects; training, education and development and is overseen by the HR Manager.  Charpak is committed to investing in its people and endorsed by Managing Director, Paul Smith, who defines...

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New Kiefel KMD78 machine in warehouse ready for production
15 Aug

Expanding SME invests millions in new technology

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Charpak’s latest purchase of its new Kiefel KMD78 thermoforming machine is part of the company’s 5 year multi-million development programme.  This latest new equipment is in addition to the capital expenditure in 2 new Illig RD53D machines in the first six months of this year.   The Company’s strategic 5 year investment plan is well underway, with delivery of the third new Kiefel KMD78 thermoforming machine, which...

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The UK Packaging Awards 2018 Finalist
31 Jul

Finalists in UK Packaging Awards

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Charpak Limited are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted for the prestigious Packaging News UK Packaging Awards in the SME of The Year category.   Against a backdrop of the demonisation of plastics, and single use plastics in particular, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving sustainability within the packaging industry and are working with a number of partners to create the Cambridgeshire...

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29 days from concept to completion
10 Jul

NPD and Packaging Innovation

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  Offering the complete packaging service Charpak design, prototyping, tooling and production capabilities are ALL in-house.  Our UK-based Cambridgeshire headquarters provides bespoke packaging solutions for UK, European and global supply chains.    We offer the complete service from initial concept designs to full manufacture.    Our responsive team can design and manufacture your packaging in just 29 days.  Charpak's highly professional, dynamic experts are brilliant in their ability to...

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Charpak expands warehouse
13 Jun

Investment Programme continues…

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As part of the company's expansion plans and continued investment in the business Charpak have secured two additional storage premises in Tower Close, Huntingdon.   Nick Capeling, Logistics Manager says: “Our combined facilities at Tower Close mean we can be even more responsive to our customer needs, ensuring efficiency in production, warehousing and distribution of stock.  By producing large production runs using modern machinery enables us to...

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Charpak member of staff
11 Apr

Collaboration on NPD is key

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Charpak’s approach is working collaboratively with brand owners, retailers, production and manufacturing teams, Sales and Marketing Teams, Packaging Technologists, Design Engineers and Commercial Teams.  From the initial client briefing, and project scoping, through the design brief and technical consultation on reusable or recyclable materials, Charpak collaborates with your internal teams.   Charpak’s specialist team:   take your business requirements gather your technical specifications produce a thorough packaging design...

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