Vetropack Group

🌟 Wrapping Up BrauBeviale 2024! 🍺   What an incredible three days at BrauBeviale! We've had inspiring conversations, connected with industry leaders, met our amazing customers, and gained valuable insights into the future of the beverage industry. 🚀   Thank you to everyone who visited our booth, shared ideas, and explored opportunities with us. We’re already looking forward to continuing to work together on exciting projects. 💡✨   #BrauBeviale #BeverageIndustry #Innovation #Networking #Collaboration #Cheers

This week our management team from Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Italy, Moldova and Romania gathered for a strategy meeting. Our agenda was packed with insightful discussions and presentations. We started with an impulse speech on innovation at Bucher Emhart Glass by Matthias Kümmerle, followed by an exploration of thermally tempered glass and its potential. We focused on improving the customer experience and gained insight into packaging and packaging waste regulations from Vanessa Chesnot of FEVE. We also discussed our decarbonisation roadmap, participated in a feedback culture workshop and explored the role of AI, all while setting our Group targets for 2025. This intensive dialogue not only strengthened our intercultural understanding, but also celebrated the diversity of our corporate culture. As we reflected on past developments, we also focused on preparing for 2025, combining current challenges with innovative ideas to position Vetropack for the future. The insights gained this week will be instrumental in ensuring that Vetropack, with its strong team spirit, innovation and sense of responsibility, successfully takes the next steps in realising Strategy 2030+. #Vetropack #Strategy2030 #Teamwork #Vetrofamily

“Optimising processes means getting to the heart of daily activities and understanding them thoroughly, breaking down barriers between departments, involving colleagues and questioning everything. Only with a shared vision and in-depth analysis can we go beyond what we take for granted and dedicate ourselves to projects that really make a difference,” says Riccardo Riso. As Group Performance Manager at Vetropack Group, he has been leading the company’s Performance Improvement Programme (PIP) since 2022. The PIP programme has improved Vetropack’s overall performance and consolidated best practices across the Group. Read more about his career here: https://bit.ly/4fLkzLp #vetropack #employerofchoice #employeespotlight

🔊 Last autumn, we held a group-wide engagement survey to hear directly from our employees about what truly matters in their daily work experience. Based on this feedback, each country has identified topics that they specifically want to improve. One year on, we are happy to take a look at the initiatives that have emerged from our production sites in recent months: In Austria, flexible lunch options are in place, and new sports activities and streamlined internal processes are on the way. 🍽️🏃 Slovakia enhanced communication with new info boards, a suggestion box, and better support for younger employees through training and adaptation initiatives. 📢📥 In Kyjov, improvements focus on reducing heat and dust in production and reopening the dental clinic, along with social events to boost team morale. And there are also social events and upcoming small initiatives known as "Little Things for Vetropack". 🦷🌟 Moldova is fostering team spirit through sporting activities such as the Chisinau Marathon and a Bike Day to Orheiul Vechi, blending team spirit with local culture. 🏃♂️🚴♀️ Italy launched the Book Crossing initiative, an HR feedback box, and an inclusion project in the canteen introducing different cultural dishes, as well as walking groups during the breaks and a fruit corner for health. 📖 🍎 Croatia is improving workwear and workplaces for safety and comfort, and conducting interactive workshops to boost internal communication. 🦺🗨️ Ukraine’s “You Asked – We Did” programme brought English classes and a new physiotherapy room with treatments for musculoskeletal health. 📑 🏥 We would like to thank everyone who took part in the survey and the teams who worked on these improvements 🙏 and are working on further improvements and initiatives to improve the daily working experience at Vetropack based on employee feedback. 🙌 #vetropack #EmployerOfChoice #EmployeeEngagement

📢 Insightful keynote at the Vetropack Group Conference! 🎤✨ Today we're fortunate to welcome Matthias Kuemmerle, CEO of Bucher Emhart Glass, as our keynote speaker at the Vetropack Group Conference. Matthias will focus on the key issues shaping our industry, including sustainability and the innovation pipeline. At Vetropack, our partnership with Bucher Emhart Glass has been instrumental in driving efficiency and innovation in our production processes. We are proud to be working with this industry leader to continually improve our capabilities and deliver the best products to our customers. For more details on our partnership and the revolutionary NIS machines that are significantly increasing our production efficiency, read this article on our website: https://bit.ly/3Zk0Nkm Together we are shaping the future of the glass packaging industry! 🌟 #Vetropack #BucherEmhartGlass #Innovation #GlassPackaging #IndustryLeaders

🎉 A milestone achieved: Last brick ceremony at Vetropack Straža 🧱✨ Yesterday we celebrated a significant milestone at Vetropack Straža with the ceremonial laying of the last brick in the newly reconstructed flint glass furnace. This traditional event symbolises the completion of an intensive reconstruction phase, a project that has not only modernised our production capabilities, but also brought us closer to achieving our sustainability goals. The new furnace, equipped with the latest technology such as the servo-driven NIS glassblowing machine, ensures higher efficiency, reduced emissions and greater capacity - enabling us to better serve our customers while protecting the environment. As we prepare for production in December, we look forward to producing the highest quality flint glass and raising the bar in the glass packaging industry. 👉 Dive into the details of this project and see how we're shaping a more sustainable future: https://bit.ly/3V28oS1 #vetropack #sustainability #innovation #GlassPackaging

🚀Tracing the future: Pioneering traceability in glass packaging 🌍 At Vetropack, we're proud to be leading the way in innovating with our pioneering Traceability Project. By using advanced digital technologies, we're setting new standards for the glass packaging industry, ensuring that every product can be accurately traced back to its origin. Key Benefits: 🔍Enhanced product quality and safety 🔍Greater transparency and accountability 🔍Improved sustainability through waste reduction 🔍Streamlined operations and efficiency We're excited about the future of glass packaging and the positive impact this project will have on our customers and the environment. Find out more about our traceability project and how it's transforming the industry in our latest article: https://bit.ly/4fzrbMz #Traceability #Innovation #Sustainability #Glass Packaging #Vetropack

🌟 Celebrating the success of today's Glassmaker Day! 🌟 Congratulations to all our dedicated employees on the occasion of the Ukrainian Glass Makers' Day. In order to honour and celebrate the daily work of our colleagues, a photo exhibition has been set up. "The Glass of Our Life" by Oleksiy Babich, a valued colleague with over 30 years of service at the Gostomel Glass Factory. Through his passion for photography, Oleksiy has beautifully captured the unique connection between people, glass and the history of our company. The event is an opportunity to also celebrate our success story with Lutsk Foods, whose natural products are supplied in Vetropack's exclusive and sustainable glass packaging, with plans to expand this partnership, despite the challenges brought by the war. Read more about the collaboration: https://bit.ly/4dDUyLV We are proud of this partnership and our joint commitment to #excellence, #sustainability, and #innovation, even in the most challenging times. #Vetrotime #SuccessStory #GlassmakerDay #LutskFoods #SustainablePackaging Anna Polishchuk

At Vetropack, we are committed to developing both hard and soft skills through our unique learning infrastructure. Our Vetrocademy is designed to equip emerging managers and leaders with strategic competencies that are central to their growth. We take pride in our motivated employees who are committed to their personal and professional development. By investing in their journey through the Vetrocademy, we not only enhance their skills, but also ensure a brighter future for Vetropack. Together, we are cultivating a community of leaders ready to drive our business forward with innovation and excellence.

Have you ever wondered how glass bottles and jars get their shape? Did you know that there are 3 different processes to form glass products? Whether the 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬&𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐰 (𝐏𝐁), the 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬&𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐰 (𝐍𝐍𝐏𝐁) or the 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐰&𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐰 (𝐁𝐁) process is chosen, is determined by the mouth of the jar / bottle and by the weight of the product. Learn more about each process in our series. The 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬&𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐰 (𝐏𝐁) process is used for the production of jars, i.e. glass products with a wide mouth. This is the key to choosing this particular process. First of all, the forming of the product takes place in the blank mould, where the mouth is formed by the thick and short forming plunger. The so-called parison is preformed in this way. With a rotating arm, also called a transfer arm, the preformed glass is turned around correctly into the blow-mold, hold by the finish tool. In the second step, the glass container is getting it’s final shape by blowing, while the transfer arm with the finish tool rotates back to the preform side. The smallest container which we produce by this process is a jar with a volume of 30 ml and the largest one has a volume of 4250 ml. So, next time you open a jar, you will exactly know how it was made. 👍 #Vetropack #PressBlowProcess #Expertise #glasspackaging