Grimsby-based PPS East has recently become BRC Storage & Distribution certified at its state-of-the-art wash location, where the company cleans a range of returnable transit equipment such as plastic boxes, crates, pallets and bins that are used primarily in the fish and food processing sectors.
Since PPS East moved into its current facility over a year ago the company has increased its exposure and activity in the retail supply sectors and felt that BRC accreditation would encourage other large players across all food sectors to use its services.
During the course of 2011, PPS introduced a Quality Management System at the Grimsby location and this was the basis of the recent audit, which resulted in the award of the BRC certification.
Although the core business of PPS East has historically been linked to the fishing sector, the company has recently launched a new marketing initiative offering its services to other non-fish food sectors, capitalising on Grimsby’s reputation as ‘Europe’s Food Town’.
Andy Flynn, Operations Director of PPS said, “Our sites at Grimsby and in the Midlands are similar in their operations. We achieved our ISO 22000 certification some time ago at Measham, but after careful consideration, decided that the BRC Storage & Distribution certification at Grimsby would be more appropriate for our profile and market visibility in the markets we currently serve”.
The BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution is designed to establish best practice requirements for the maintenance of product safety and quality during the storage and distribution of products from the manufacturer to the end user, retailer or caterer.
