The Packserv Group now has local on-site manufacturing capabilities with the recent launch of its new engineering and manufacturing division, located at its new facility in Marrickville, NSW.
The culmination of two years of research and development, Packserv Manufacturing launched into the Australian market in July last year with 26 new packaging machines designed to service the requirements of the FMCG, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries in Australia and overseas.
Packserv has established a niche position in providing packaging equipment for rental to a variety of sectors, including food and agri-business, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, industrial and automotive.
The company has a range of equipment in its rental fleet that supports most of the processes of packaging goods.
Packserv also offers a full suite of services, including technical support (on-site, phone or email), installation, training, production testing, and maintenance and repair.
The new machines automate capping, filling and container handling applications, and are all tailored and priced to suit SMEs. Packserv Manufacturing machines are all manufactured in Australia.
“After years of renting our packaging machinery, Packserv has now come full circle and returned to the family tradition of manufacturing its own machines,” Nathan Wardell, managing director, Packserv, tells PKN.
“Our range includes machines for volumetric filling, capping and container handling functions, including conveyor in-feed and out-feed tables. We also specialise in providing rentals for on-demand packaging equipment for filling, capping, labelling, printing, coding and induction sealing.
“Strong partnerships with international companies, who produce labelling, printing, sealing and shrink sleeving packaging equipment, enable us to provide our clients with customised end-to-end solutions to cater to their business requirement.
“It’s here that the team at Packserv utilise over 75 years of collective hands-on experience in the packaging machinery space to provide the very best automated solutions.”
According to Wardell, the move and development of Packserv Manufacturing’s new facility was an absolute necessity, and the company’s capabilities for local manufacturing relied entirely on the move.
“This was due to the fact that the old factory simply did not have the room to accommodate the required new machinery,” Wardell continues.
“The first few months in occupation were nothing short of exhilarating, while everyone enjoyed spreading out and finding novel ways to fill the available space.
“This has been followed by a few more months spent wondering where the new materials and machines were going to fit, before the inevitable realisation that we had already out-grown our new factory.”
Since its launch, Packserv Manufacturing has seen such an increase in activity that the company is now also planning the construction of a mezzanine floor to supplement floor space.
“It is most definitely the case that the drive to produce products in demand through the Covid-19 crisis has created extra opportunities,” says Wardell.
“Forward orders through May and June are at unprecedented levels, bolstered undoubtedly by the number of federal and state government grants and tax offset schemes designed to help the economy post the pandemic.
“The evidence is compelling that not only is Packserv counted among those businesses that can be described as ‘Covid-resilient’; more than that, the solid planning and positioning of Packserv over the last two years has meant that it is set to thrive, regardless of Covid-19, and any effects of the crisis on the business have been positive.
“Long-term, Packserv is set on a course to do some of the real heavy lifting when it comes to getting Australian manufacturing back as a meaningful resource. This means designing new machines that better suit the needs of our customers, machines that incorporate the latest technology and materials, and that enable users to increase productivity and reliability to levels not currently enjoyed.”
