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Packaging Compliance made easy
Can you explain the Regulations simply?
Most SGF members will be aware of the Producer Responsibility Obligation (Packaging Waste) Regulations, which require companies with turnover exceeding £2 million and who supply or import more than over 50 tonnes of packaging to register with an appropriate agency.
Obligated companies have the option of joining one of the many approved Compliance or they can register directly with their local Environment Agency. In both cases they will be required to submit an annual report (also known as a Data Form) providing detailed information about the packaging handled during the previous calendar year.
Can I get help with this?
Completing your Data Return can be cumbersome, especially if it means contacting suppliers for up to date packaging specifications – remember you are responsible for ensuring your data is correctly submitted in accordance with the Agency’s requirements.
Help is at hand however! Greenstreets can provide independent and impartial advice on the best way to complete your data return and we can eliminate the headaches associated with the preparation of your annual data report. Our specialist team can:
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Gather data specifications from suppliers or undertake manual sampling;
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Analyse your business processes and verify packaging activities;
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Complete your Data Form (or Data Tables);
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Provide a Methodology Statement and full audit-trail for the agency;
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Provide onsite assistance in the event of agency audits
Finally, SGF members will be entitled to a special 15% discount on normal pricing if the Federation is mentioned.
For further information please contact:
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Caravan Helpline
The Caravan Helpline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week all year around and is open to all who work in the grocery industry, from factory to the shop floor. If you would like to speak to someone in confidence please call freephone 08088 021122, or visit the Caravan website at www.caravan-charity.org.uk.
The helpline also offers a telephone counselling service for people who have experienced incidents which are harmful, threatening or challenging. Callers will be asked to briefly recount, but no relive the incident with trained counselors, who will be able to talk through ways of coping with the situation and help them to deal with any related emotional issues. An online counselling service is also available and can be found with the Helpline website.
Young & Partners
At SGF we believe that anyone in business should have access to specialist legal advice. The federation’s own solicitors, Young & Partners, Glasgow and Dunfermline, have experts dealing with licensing, employment, property and a full range of business law. For more details, visit their website at www.businesslaw.co.uk.
Make More Margin
Make More Margin is a new retail support business founded by Ken Simpson who has spent over 30 years working in the retail sector. Former Audit Manager for Somerfield, Ken has spent the last 4 years working for Post Office Ltd at their London headquarters, developing the relationships with symbol, independent and multiple retailers as well as many of the major trade associations representing this growing retail sector. In his extensive career Ken has managed stores for many of the famous names in retail. Whilst at Post Office Ken used his skills and experience to help Subpostmasters improve and develop their retail offer. This culminated in one of the Post Office / stores that Ken was working with, being voted ‘runner up’ in the ACS Store Challenge 2010. Following on from this, Ken has just completed a term as a member of the judging panel for ‘The Retail Industry Awards’ 2011.
Make More Margin offers retailers of all types and sizes a suite of support services from a full store and competitor review to Food Safety / Health & Safety Audits, specialist advice on waste management, energy, stocktaking, finance, HR services and for Subpostmasters, a locum agency. Make More Margin has a strong list of suppliers who have some great deals available to help retailers to – ‘Make More Margin’Readers of this newsletter are entitled to a discounted rate on the full store review and the Food Safety / Health & Safety Audit programmes.
For more information simply call Ken on 07831 668647
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Visit the website www.makemoremargin.com
Retail Stocktaking Ltd
Retail Stocktaking Ltd. is an independent retail and pharmacy stocktaking company with over ten years experience in the retail industry working with large high street retailers and pharmacies as well as small independent grocers.
Retail Stocktaking Ltd. have the facility to provide electronic data capture and management reporting. Instant stocktaking valuations are also provided using the latest technology and bespoke software. Manual stocktaking is also available.
Existing and previous members include Scotmid, Lloyds Pharmacy, Spar, Alliance/Boots, Tiso and many more.
The company is currently offering a 10 percent discount to all SGF members on all stocktaking services.
The Retail Stocktaking website provides a full list of clients and services offered.