News: Cepac to press on with £53m Rotherham expansion
Cepac, one of the UK’s leading innovators of performance packaging, has announced a £53m investment that will expand its key operations in Rotherham
The "Rotherham 2" project will see investment in infrastructure, equipment and new jobs.
Founded in 1999, Cepac has established one of the largest and most technologically advanced corrugated packaging plants in the world at Manvers. Part of the HSA group, it also has operations in Darlington, Doncaster and Rawcliffe.
Rothbiz reported in 2023 that the firm had acquired an 11 acre parcel of land for expansion alongside its head office at Brookfields Park. In the same year, planning permission was secured regarding the method of demolishing a vacant contact centre nearby. Capita House, a 135,938 sq ft building was set to be demolished and replaced by a 204,000 sq ft high grade warehouse / logistics unit.
Cepac is about to start the first phase of the project that will see the company grow its range and output of corrugated cardboard packaging solutions.
The investment will see the building of new factory space with state-of-the-art new equipment, further growing its reputation as one of the most innovative corrugated packaging solutions providers in the UK.
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Steve Moss, Group Managing Director at Cepac, said: “To expand our range for our growing customer base, we are investing in a series of innovative technologies for the project.
"In phase one, we are allocating roughly half of the total investment sum to modifying the existing layout and capability of the existing site. We are completing the phased upgrade of the existing corrugated board making machine and then adding several new, high-speed converting lines and increasing our despatching & warehousing capability in-line with this current, and future investments. The new machines and despatching area will be accommodated by the addition of around 60,000 sq ft of factory space at the existing plant. The new despatch and warehousing area will ultimately link the existing and new factories.”
The project will see a factory extension for the existing site immediately, creating new factory space in 2026 and 2027.
New machinery will be able to produce up to 240 million sqm of board per annum with several new converting lines for printing, die-cutting and folding & gluing of boxes.
The first phase also includes the recruitment of new operators for the expanded production capabilities.
Further investment in renewable energy is also planned. In 2022 the comapny invested £1.45m in solar panels that provides around 25% of the site's electricity requirements focusing on domestic hot water.
Moss added: “We are excited to get this multi-phase project underway. Off the back of several years of growth within the company and picking up significant accolades at industry award events, this next phase of investment will help maintain our growth trajectory and support our position as one of the country’s most innovative producers of next generation print and packaging for customers across the UK. It will also sustain and create vital employment in the region, which is great for the local economy and local communities.”
Cepac website
Images: Cepac / Google Maps
The "Rotherham 2" project will see investment in infrastructure, equipment and new jobs.
Founded in 1999, Cepac has established one of the largest and most technologically advanced corrugated packaging plants in the world at Manvers. Part of the HSA group, it also has operations in Darlington, Doncaster and Rawcliffe.
Rothbiz reported in 2023 that the firm had acquired an 11 acre parcel of land for expansion alongside its head office at Brookfields Park. In the same year, planning permission was secured regarding the method of demolishing a vacant contact centre nearby. Capita House, a 135,938 sq ft building was set to be demolished and replaced by a 204,000 sq ft high grade warehouse / logistics unit.
Cepac is about to start the first phase of the project that will see the company grow its range and output of corrugated cardboard packaging solutions.
The investment will see the building of new factory space with state-of-the-art new equipment, further growing its reputation as one of the most innovative corrugated packaging solutions providers in the UK.
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Steve Moss, Group Managing Director at Cepac, said: “To expand our range for our growing customer base, we are investing in a series of innovative technologies for the project.
"In phase one, we are allocating roughly half of the total investment sum to modifying the existing layout and capability of the existing site. We are completing the phased upgrade of the existing corrugated board making machine and then adding several new, high-speed converting lines and increasing our despatching & warehousing capability in-line with this current, and future investments. The new machines and despatching area will be accommodated by the addition of around 60,000 sq ft of factory space at the existing plant. The new despatch and warehousing area will ultimately link the existing and new factories.”
The project will see a factory extension for the existing site immediately, creating new factory space in 2026 and 2027.
New machinery will be able to produce up to 240 million sqm of board per annum with several new converting lines for printing, die-cutting and folding & gluing of boxes.
Further investment in renewable energy is also planned. In 2022 the comapny invested £1.45m in solar panels that provides around 25% of the site's electricity requirements focusing on domestic hot water.
Moss added: “We are excited to get this multi-phase project underway. Off the back of several years of growth within the company and picking up significant accolades at industry award events, this next phase of investment will help maintain our growth trajectory and support our position as one of the country’s most innovative producers of next generation print and packaging for customers across the UK. It will also sustain and create vital employment in the region, which is great for the local economy and local communities.”
Cepac website
Images: Cepac / Google Maps
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