New Sliderpacks Impact the Milking Sheds

Convex Plastics, December 1st, 2010

Sliderpacks can now be found in New Zealand milking sheds thanks to the relaunch of Impact Red in September by leading dairy hygiene and animal health suppliers, FIL.

The Mt Maunganui-based company has found Sliderpacks to be an ideal functional packaging solution for their next generation of Impact Red, a low foam acid detergent sanitiser used to clean milking machines and silos.

Impact Red is packed in single-use sachets designed to improve handler safety, reduce wastage and deliver cost savings for the dairy farmer. The pre-portioned sachets combine the acid ingredients with a sanitiser in a single package, eliminating the need to measure powders or liquids. The sachets are available in 112.5g or 150g sizes to suit wash down tub capacity, and are packed into a SliderPack bag.

FIL Marketing Manager, Rosanne Obitz says the sachets were previously packed into a cardboard box, which FIL felt could be improved on.

She says, “We wanted to provide farmers with a waterproof outer packaging that provided easy access and closure, and was easier to handle and store in wet milking sheds.”

As well as delivering on these specifications, Convex also provided FIL with a bag that was suitable to house both Impact Red sachet sizes, thus increasing the branding impact. FIL have since re-packaged their Impact Blue low foam heavy duty chlorinated alkaline detergent sachets, using the same bag stock.

“The way the bag has been produced is fabulous,” says Rosanne. “We are also pleased that the new bags are recyclable as we recognise the need to take care of our resources to ensure a future in farming.”

The ability to recycle the Impact Red bags ties in well with FIL’s other environmental sustainability initiatives, including their Plasback waste recycling scheme in which 200L and 100L FIL drums can be returned for re-use or re-cycling.

Convex Account Manager David Lazarus says the FIL Impact Red bags are a good example of how Sliderpacks can be customised to suit specific products and applications.

Along with the new bottom-gusset option, Sliderpacks offer both top and bottom filling options with zips on top or sides, and are available in a range of sizes.