Balcas is one of Britain’s and Ireland’s
largest wood products suppliers, with a turnover of £65 million. The Group has
700 direct employees; in addition, 300 people are engaged in forest harvesting
and haulageManagement of the company's stock including finished goods, work in progress and all by-products is essential to meeting customer demand and efficient operation. Eutechnic will provide automated, pack-level control of stock throughout Balcas worldwide operations. Bartec Systems will install label printing stations at each processing point to ensure fast, accurate barcoding of all stock. Real-time wireless barcode computers track all movements and processes on stock, including kiln drying, treatments, planing and grading. Balcas management will have real-time visibility of stock availability, productivity at each process, customer demand and the load status of all orders. Improved customer communication and process control are driven by up-to-date, centralised information. Bartec Systems thank Balcas for selecting Eutechnic and look forward to a long term partnership. Balcas website here>
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