KTP with Steve Orr Ltd
Steve Orr Ltd (SOL) was established in
1977 and produces polyethylene netwrap
and polypropylene baler twine for the
agricultural industry. The company is
based in Dromore Co. Down.
Aims of the Project
The project involved a two-associate partnership between Steve Orr Ltd and the Polymer Processing Research Centre and was instrumental in assisting the company to seek innovative solutions to a number of challenges and focus on new opportunities. It has also enabled them to reinforce the ethos of continual improvement in all aspects of the business.
The aim of the project was to enable the company and its staff to improve their knowledge of the materials and technologies underpinning the business leading to increased output, lower unit costs and more consistent products which the company exports to 23 countries as well as servicing its established share of the domestic market.
Results of The Project
Significant improvements to the following aspects of the business:
- health and safety;
- in-house recycling;
- reduction in usage and costs;
- customer relations;
- successful application for funding and prizes.
The KTP raised the profile of the company locally and internationally, leading to increased confidence and resulting in additional investment in equipment and personnel.
