FLEXIBLE IS MORE

As Africa's leading flexible packaging company, Nampak Flexible covers the full spectrum of flexible packaging, and have an incomparable offering locally and internationally.

Nampak Flexible's customer experience is defined by the company's vision of "Flexible is More". As a result, Nampak Flexible's main areas of focus are consistent with goodmanufacturing practices, including "On Time, In Full" (OTIF), costs, lead-times and quality.

Nampak Flexible has three strategically located plants throughout Southern Africa, with its headquarters based at the company's "mega plant" in Pinetown KwaZulu-Natal. The three plants specialise in their particular packaging technologies and operate according to world-class standards.

Nampak Flexible's KZN and Western Cape plants are ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001 accredited and have American Institute of Bakers (AIB) and British Retail Consortium (BRC) certifications as well as HACCP accreditation (incorporating the Occupational Health and Safety andWasteManagement programmes). Nampak Flexible is also the first South African company to gain Oliver Wight Class A accreditation for Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Conveniently situated near Nampak Flexible's Pinetown plant, the company's Origination Centre (NOC) services customer requirements from concept and design, through to printing processes and rapid product mockups/trials.

In just a fewshort years, Nampak Flexible has invested over R100-million in a series of strategic initiatives, specifically equipment, IT, technology, training and quality. Their continuous improvement programme means that continually raising the bar is an integral part of the company's performance. The many packaging and printing awards, which Nampak Flexible has won in recent years, reflect the integrity of this commitment.

As a member of Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, Nampak Flexible has access to the scientific expertise and services of Nampak Research & Development (R&D), widely regarded as one of the world's leading packaging research and development authorities. Nampak Flexible's production, quality and innovations processes benefit regularly from Nampak R&D'S input and involvement.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Nampak Flexible is the largest consumer of BOPP, PET and foil in South Africa. Their printing capabilities are Gravure and Flexographic in up to eight colours on any form of film, paper or foil laminations. Options for laminations include solvent-based, solvent-less, extrusion and water-based.

Furthermore, Nampak Flexible offers multiple in-line applications such as cold seal, heat seal, hot melt as well as high-gloss and matt varnishes.

The company's diverse range of products includes reel stock for blue chip FMCG customers. Their pouches range includes standup, flat-shaped, retort, dual compartment, pour spouts and resealable. Nampak Flexible's products are supplied to the FMCG, wine, industrial and medical markets.

Nampak Flexible is also the leading supplier to the wine industry with their bag-in-box offering and is the only aseptic bag packaging manufacturer in South Africa.

Nampak Flexible has established capacity in high-growth products, such as pouches, while enhancing their core offering through various alliances and partnerships. Examples in this regard are the company's agreements with Aran Packaging in respect of aseptic materials for bag-in-box applications, and Celomat for in-pack promotions. Similarly, Nampak Flexible is able to offer anti counterfeiting technology across various formats.

BEE, ENVIRONMENT AND CSI
Through Nampak Flexible's group association, the company has a BEE rating from Empowerdex, and contributes to a wide range of corporate social investment projects and environmental campaigns.