HM the Queen recognises Greycon with award for International Trade

Greycon has won the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category in recognition of the company’s sustained success in overseas expansion.

The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is the UK’s most prestigious business accolade. The Queen’s Award highlights outstanding achievement in the fields of innovation, international trade and sustainable development. The Award celebrates companies and individuals who are outstanding in their field. Greycon demonstrated successfully to the judging panel that its strategic diversification into new growth markets and geographies across the globe deserved recognition at the very highest level.

Constantine Goulimis, Greycon’s CEO and founder, commented: “I’m delighted to announce Greycon’s important achievement in one of the most high-profile and celebrated awards for commercial success. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade is a wonderful validation of our achievements. I am immensely proud of the whole Greycon team for winning the highest business accolade that a UK company can receive. It is the peak of achievement in terms of recognition for our proactive, dedicated approach to championing international business growth. Greycon’s strong profile outside the UK is one of our key differentiators and winning the award is further proof that the strategy to diversify Greycon is working.”

Colleague David Mushin said: “Targeting growth, Greycon has proved highly responsive at aligning business with our target industry’s priorities such as Sustainability, Customer Service, geographies and buoyant global sectors that offer the greatest opportunities, such as the Plastic Film & Flexible Packaging, Nonwoven, Metals, Converting, and Paper & Board industries. We have combined our reputation with organic growth and new strategic appointments in key markets internationally, while continuing to improve our position in the UK.”


About Greycon:

Greycon is the world’s leading provider of production planning, forecasting, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems that have been designed specifically for roll-based & flat sheet industries. Greycon operates throughout the world. Greycon’s strength is the extensive range of specialist software solutions for Plastic Films & Flexible Packaging, Nonwovens, Metals, Converting, Paper and Board industries supported by powerful optimisation algorithms and a highly experienced team of consultants.

Abder Guezour, Greycon’s Global Business Development Manager will be speaking at the Nonwoven Symposium being held at the Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center, Rome, Italy between May 23-24, 2018.

Speaking on Thursday, May 24, 2018 between 15h40 and 16h05, his discussion will centre on:

  • Five truths concerning supply chain and production planning for the nonwovens industry
    • An organisation’s competitive position is inherent in its production planning.
    • Market forces are driving supply chain planning towards greater complexity.
    • The best and brightness of the workforce are attracted by those who are technically savvy.
    • Optimising software unlocks the “knowledge of good and evil” in a supply chain.
    • Investment in well-positioned optimisation software offers the lowest level of investment with the greatest potential for on-going return.
  • Market and Social Trends
  • Technical Trends in the Nonwovens Industry
  • Optimising operations to maximise efficiencies and reduce waste

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Working towards its goal of zero emissions and zero waste, Yuen Foong Yu Paper (YFY) appointed Greycon to roll out its trim optimisation solution, X-Trim, to the YFY Xinwu mill in Taoyuan, Taiwan.  Implementation and acceptance completed in January and the project went live last month (March 2018).

Yuen Foong Yu Paper produces reading and writing, industrial and home use paper and ranks among the 50 largest paper manufacturers in the world. It is characterised by a fully integrated production chain covering upstream (forestry, pulp), midstream (paper manufacturing) and downstream (printing, packaging, and design) operations, which yield beneficial synergy effects.

Mr. Li Benyuan, IT manager at Yuen Foong Yu Paper said:  “We have worked with Greycon since February 2014 when we integrated X-Trim into our mill in Yangzhou, China.  The success of its trimming optimisation solution has led YFY to expand its usage to the mill in Taiwan. We are developing a blue print for a green business and the inclusion of X-Trim assists with both reducing waste as well as increasing production efficiencies.

“We are driven towards achieving zero emissions and zero waste.  To date we have developed methods of producing pulp that converts agricultural wastes, such as rice and wheat straws, into raw materials for paper production through enzyme-catalysed decomposition. This process reduces deforestation, carbon emissions and solves the problems of pollution from traditional chemical pulp production methods. We also participate actively in the carbon footprint verification process. During the production processes, methods of recycling to reduce the amount of waste generated are directly implemented. Existing wastes are also converted into raw materials or used as fuel.”

Tian Jinlong, Business Development Manager at Greycon said:  “Over the last four years we have witnessed Yuen Foong Yu Paper continually improving in achieving trim waste reduction, increasing overall production efficiency, and time-saving allowing its planners more time to focus on analytical rather than the routine work of feeding orders into our ERP system.  X-Trim has enabled overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvement through minimum pattern and knife change numbers. The software integrates easily with Yuen Foong Yu Paper’s Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and in-house manufacturing execution system (MES), optimising its supply chain management (SCM).  We are confident that YFY will experience significant benefits with the Xinwu Mill being trim optimised and look forward to sharing the success with them.”


About YFY

Founded in 1924 by Mr Ho Chuan and his brothers Mr Ho Yung and Mr Ho Yi, YFY dealt mainly in fertilisers, sugar, and grain.  ln 1946, the Neiwei factory started producing tissue paper, one-side coated paper and Kraft paper to provide packaging solutions for the rising demand for concrete. This transformation marks the turning point in the history of the company and the start of the evolution into a major player in the paper industry.  Yuen Foong Yu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd (YFY) was established in 1950 and Yuen Foong Yu Paper is widely regarded as the pioneer of privately owned paper manufacturers in Taiwan.

In 2005 and 2007, Yuen Foong Yu Paper established independent subsidiaries for the industrial paper and consumer products division. In October 2012, the Fine paper and Board division merged with Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation and became known as YFY Inc.

YFY Inc. will continue to view paper manufacturing as its core business; while emphasising professionalism and independent operations of all business areas, as well as promoting flexible management and dynamic use of assets and resources.  Emphasis will also be put on strategic investments in the development of progressive sectors such as hi-tech industries, biotechnology, and energy sources.

YFY headquarters are in Taipei, Taiwan.

www.yfy.com

London – March 8, 2018 – Greycon announced today that it has won the Specialist Applications Category in the Megabuyte Emerging Star Awards. The awards, held annually, are an independent ranking of the UK’s best-performing technology scale-ups.

The awards recognise individual excellence across a number of different performance categories as well as listing the 25 best-performing companies overall, where Greycon appeared 16th.

The resulting rankings are compiled using Megabuyte’s proprietary Megabuyte Scorecard methodology, which assesses companies’ performance against key financial KPIs of both private and public companies within the ICT Services and Software sectors.

Megabuyte View
“Greycon is certainly one of the more niche software players we track and its achievement of Emerging Stars status comes following a rich new seam of international growth (97% of revenue is from overseas). This has been delivered by high levels of investment into product development and the support of its partnership network, which looks to underpin a positive growth outlook going forward.”

About Greycon
Greycon is the world’s leading provider of production planning, forecasting, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems that have been designed specifically for roll-based & flat sheet industries. Greycon operates throughout the world. Greycon’s strength is the extensive range of specialist software solutions for Plastic Films & Flexible Packaging, Nonwovens, Metals, Converting, Paper and Board industries supported by powerful optimisation algorithms and a highly experienced team of consultants.

About The Megabuyte Emerging Starts Awards
The Emerging Stars Awards are an annual event and an independent ranking of the UK’s best-performing technology scale-ups. The awards assess the performance of both private and public companies within the ICT Services and Software sectors. As well as listing the 25 best-performing companies overall, the awards also recognise individual excellence across a number of different performance categories. The resulting rankings are compiled using Megabuyte’s proprietary Megabuyte Scorecard methodology, which assesses companies’ performance against key financial KPIs. Megabuyte’s awards differ from other growth awards in the superior rigour of their financial analysis and their specific focus on pure-breed technology companies and are widely regarded as an influential sector benchmarking reference. The Emerging Stars Awards are one of three award series run by Megabuyte alongside the Megabuyte50 Awards, which identify the UK’s best-performing, privately-owned technology companies, and the Megabuyte Quoted25 Awards, which identify the UK’s best-performing quoted technology companies independently of share price performance. Visit www.megabuyte-awards.com for further information.

Click here to find the Megabuyte Awards online – www.megabuyte.events/emerging-stars/awards

Turkish coated cardboard producer, Kartonsan has appointed Greycon to implement its full range of solutions including opt-Studio for production planning, X-Trim for trim optimisation and GreyconMill as Manufacturing Execution System at its facilities in Turkey.

Kartonsan is the leading coated cardboard producer in Turkey with about 40% market share, and is the fourth largest producer in Europe.  Founded in 1967, Kartonsan has been increasing its capacity and production volume over the last few years by investing in the expansion and modernisation of the company.

Mr Umit Ozkan, Mill Manager at Kartonsan said:  “Production power supported by expertise, experience and technology, as well as strong corporate competencies and efficient human resources are among the most important factors and the founding principles for Kartonsan.  The implementation of Greycon’s products will ensure we continue to meet and exceed our customer’s needs delivering superior customer satisfaction based on uncompromising quality standards as well as on our production and logistics capacity.”

Greycon’s systems will bring numerous benefits to Kartonsan including:

  • Trim efficiency – expected improvement between 0.5% and 1.0% of reduced waste;
  • Improved item genealogy and quality tracking;
  • Production progress visibility for planning and sales department with opt-Studio and web reports;
  • Customer service improvements due to scheduling capabilities.

Constantine Goulimis, CEO at Greycon commented: “Kartonsan maintains its production procedures with a high level of environmental awareness and a minimum use of natural resources and pollution.  The usage rate of waste paper in Kartonsan is 99%, exceeding the average use in Europe.  We are excited to be working with Kartonsan to implement this project and embed our solutions to assist them in furthering their achievement of targets and objectives, both in economic growth and sustainability.”


About Kartonsan

Kartonsan was founded in 1967 as the “first” private producer of coated cardboards in Turkey, under challenging market conditions at a time when paper production was a state-controlled business.  Having begun its production in 1970, Kartonsan, today, is the leading coated cardboard producer in Turkey and the 4th biggest in Europe. According to data gathered in 2015, Kartonsan commands a 40% share of the coated cardboard market in Turkey.

http://www.kartonsan.com.tr/en/

About Greycon

Greycon is the world’s leading provider of production planning, forecasting, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems that have been designed specifically for roll-based & flat sheet industries. Greycon operates throughout the world. Greycon’s strength is the extensive range of specialist software solutions for Plastic Films & Flexible Packaging, Nonwovens, Metals, Converting, Paper and Board industries supported by powerful optimisation algorithms and a highly experienced team of consultants.

www.greycon.com

Greycon has expanded its team in India, utilising India-based consultants in a continued effort to improve client relations and further business progression.

The three new consultants are Sharad Mittal, Business Development Manager; Prem Shankar Mer, Technical Sales Support; and Abhijit Patwardhan, Consultant.

Greycon has been winning new business with major players in India in the Plastic Film and Paper industry by combining knowledge and skills of the India resident experts with its powerful planning and optimisation tools. Greycon has executed this model successfully to develop and grow globally over the last 30 years to over 500 sites in 40 countries.

Abhijit Vijay Patwardhan has eleven years of Industry experience, of which he has spent eight years in Supply Chain Management (SCM) optimisation, along with experience in MES implementations, Plan and Schedule optimization, Integration Design for automation landscape and L1 automation designing.

Abhijit commented: “I joined Greycon as I am aware of the company’s culture and the power and depth of their solutions. I am looking forward to developing my career at Greycon and exchanging industry knowledge.”

Prem Shankar Mer has ten years of industry experience and has been associated with production planning and business process improvements since 2007. Prem has a good understanding of Supply Chain management and worked with leading packaging and flexible films companies like SRF, Euro Packaging in India and across the world as Planner serving major global customers.

“I am happy to be a part of a positive organisation which will help me enrich my professional career. In return I will help Greycon customers grow and maximize the benefit from use of Greycon solutions,” says Prem, Technical Sales Support at Greycon.

Sharad Mittal, Business Development, India at Greycon commented: “What I have admired most about the Greycon products is the value for money they deliver, the extremely short payback periods, ease of use and the depth of their optimisation capability. This, backed by a highly knowledgeable and devoted workforce. I am really happy to be associated with Greycon.”

Sharad has over thirty years of industry experience and has been associated with sales and implementation of Supply Chain planning and optimisation software since 1997. He has a deep understanding of Supply Chain best practices and systems. Sharad works with clients in the use information technology tools, coupled with business process improvements, to make quantum improvements in supply chain performance. Sharad has been associated with sales and implementation of Greycon solutions in the plastic film and paper industry in India over the last eight years.

Greycon’s strength is in providing a suite of solutions that understand the complexity of roll-base and flat-sheet material production. There are currently 2000+ planners worldwide using Greycon systems every day. This number is rising continuously as is Greycon’s presence in the global market.


About Greycon

Greycon is the world’s leading provider of production planning, forecasting, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems that have been designed specifically for roll-based & flat sheet industries. Greycon operates throughout the world. Greycon’s strength is the extensive range of specialist software solutions for Plastic Films & Flexible Packaging, Nonwovens, Metals, Converting, Paper and Board industries supported by powerful optimisation algorithms and a highly experienced team of consultants.

www.greycon.com