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1. Tell me about your company – what industry you are in and what does your business actually do?
Huhtamaki Tailored Packaging (or Huhtamaki TP) is a specialist in packaging for food and drink, dedicated to making every consumer experience enjoyable, consistent and safe. We currently import in excess of 300 containers per month nationally, with warehouse facilities in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.
All of our warehouses are HACCP certified. Our products are manufactured to very strict specifications. All products go through our own personally established QC testing at every factory before being transported around Australia.
2. Can you please provide some top level information about your organisation, such as size, number of staff, office locations or similar?
Huhtamaki has 37 operating countries, 19,000 employees, a Nordic heritage that is more than 100 years old with net sales of approximately 4.4 billion Euros
Huhtamaki TP has 5 sales, warehousing and logistics facilities and 140 employees nationally with offices in major capital cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
3. Why did you go through certification?
Chain of custody certification allows our organization to proudly display the globally recognized FSC label on our finished products, and to incorporate FSC trademarks into our promotional materials. The FSC logo sends a powerful message to the marketplace, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to protecting the health and resilience of forests worldwide.
4. How did you find the process with Global-Mark?
The process of certification via Global-Mark has been a breeze from the start of the certification process through to ongoing surveillance and re-certification audits.
5. What is your outcome e.g. are you happy with the outcome?
The relationship between Huhtamaki TP and Global-Mark has been very pleasant and we are extremely satisfied with our certification results.
6. Are there any other business benefits you experienced as a result of becoming certified?
Market and industry trends clearly indicate a robust preference for FSC-certified products, largely driven by consumer demand in the retail sector. As a result, major companies are adopting policies that prioritize FSC-certified products to meet the increasing demands of retail consumers.
Governments are also incorporating the use of FSC-certified products into their green public procurement policies. Numerous countries and regions, including Australia, have enacted laws that prohibit the trade and use of illegally harvested timber and its by-products. As an FSC-certified product supplier, HTP has gained entry into these markets and many others.
For more information on Huhtamaki Tailored Packaging, click here.
