Hochfeld Sets New Packhouse Parameters: An Interview with Alan Guindi, Managing Director

May 2012: As a key importer and packer of grapes for Tesco, Richard Hochfeld Group (RHG) has used Marco’s innovative Trac-IT Yield Control Module for six years to improve its pack house profitability. Since moving... Read More

Herb producer Westlands cuts product waste with Marco install

April 2012: Marco’s close working relationship with specialist herb and micro-leaf producer Westlands is continuing to flourish; with profitable results bringing important operational benefits to the latter’... Read More

MES designed specifically for the food industry

April 2012: Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) bring important real time control to manufacturing processes within the food sector, unlocking the potential of ERP and allowing systems to react to actual information... Read More

Enhanced Line Control Module prevents Leap Year labelling errors

April 2012: The number of food product recalls and withdrawals from supermarkets has increased steadily over the past 12 months, especially for label related issues. This is caused by a wide range of manufacturing issue... Read More

A profitable conversation at Fruit Logistica 2012

March 2012: Marco’s presence at this year’s Fruit Logistica in Berlin is focused directly on helping growers and packers save money and improve profitability. Marco understand how important this is in the pr... Read More

Morocco fresh produce sector set to benefit from a return in investment within weeks

Feb 2012: This month the Moroccan fresh produce industry is set to receive a visit from profitability experts Marco following a surge of interest in their pack-house control and improvement systems. Marco will be talkin... Read More

A Yield Control Solution for Soleco

Jan 2012: Marco have gained an important order for their Yield Control System with Soleco, one of Europe’s leading supplier of freshly prepared pre-packed salads, vegetables and fruit. Soleco’s extensive pro... Read More

Marco and Beacon Foods - a Recipe for Success

Jan 2012: Q/A Edward Gough – MD Beacon Foods Ltd and Murray Hilborne – MD Marco Ltd. Claiming to be the ‘UK’s Number One fastest growing independent supplier of specialist cooked ingredients&rsq... Read More

Focus on 'e' weighing at PPMA 2011

Archived News: Marco’s presence at the recent PPMA show has proved to be a major success with particular visitor interest in the company’s ECM ‘e’ weighing control module. This offline solution h... Read More

Achieving reliable recipe control

Archived News: "Recipe management is one of the major headaches for many manufacturing companies; especially in food & beverage, flavours & fragrances and personal healthcare sectors. Success or failure relies... Read More

Profitable installation for major Dutch soft fruit producer

Archived News: "The packing of our range of soft fruit requires a fine balance between speed and presentation to ensure we deliver accurate pack weights of the highest quality fruits." Jack Knipscheer - Pack-house... Read More

Further investment by Beacon Foods

Archived News: Marco have gained a second significant order from leading British ingredients specialist Beacon Foods for further expansion of its Trac-IT factory profitability system. A family business established in 1... Read More

Marco acquire electronics specialists Ian Fellows Ltd

Archived News: "Our two companies have an association going back more than 25 years and the acquisition willbenefit both companies. This is a win-win situation which gives us full control of our core technologies and... Read More

Deli Solutions continues investment in Marco Trac-IT

Archived News: Leading specialist food suppliers Deli Solutions have made further investment in Marco's Trac-IT factory profitability solution. Deli Solutions, part of Surrey based Winterbotham Darby Ltd, supply a rang... Read More

Factory profitability system controls nutrition manufacture - from goods in to goods out

Archived News: "We have experienced significant year on year growth over the past five years and this has given us the confidence and justification to invest in the new plant. We recognised from the outset that we nee... Read More

Delivering unexpected and significant airfreight savings

Archived News: "We know our Packhouse Profitability Systems bring important savings in terms of pack giveaway, but we now have clear evidence that customers are also benefitting from important freight savings. This is... Read More

Marco system brings about remarkable return on investment for US packhouse

Archived News: "We are amazed at the results in such a short time. We were promised a rapid ROI and this has been delivered within the first season. Our throughput has increased significantly, whilst the quality and c... Read More

Marco Yield Control System pays dividends for leading Dutch herb specialists

Archived News: "The JFPT solution, in partnership with Marco, has brought a number of operational advantages, providing improved pack consistency, increased productivity, minimised giveaway and enhanced factory floor... Read More

Marco appoint Polish agent as part of their European expansion plans

Archived News: "The Marco Trac-IT solutions fit perfectly with our existing production and packaging solutions. We have been impressed with the reputation they have gained for improving productivity and increasing fac... Read More

Marco help The Co-operative Farms achieve ‘perfectly packaged punnets’

Archived News: "The Longforgan plant is a welcome addition to our extensive operations in Scotland. We recognised that the efficiency of the punnet packing process would be vital to the operation, and so spent conside... Read More

Marco system gives Cucina Sano 100% label validation

Archived News: As part of their ongoing pro-active working partnership with Bakkavör Cucina Sano, factory floor profitability experts Marco have further enhanced the company's production efficiency and security wit... Read More

Marco innovation helps Pizza Express maintain its leading market position

Archived News: Leading profitability systems specialists Marco have established a strong working partnership with leading restaurant brand Pizza Express. The company now has over 340 restaurants across the UK and as the... Read More

Achieve 100% packaging, labelling & coding verification

Archived News: Every Food & Drink Manufacturer recognises the dramatic impact of an RTM (Return to Manufacturer) or an EPW (Emergency Product Withdrawal). In fact a 'near miss' usually calls into question all proced... Read More

Marco system brings significant giveaway reductions for Greencore plc

Archived News: The Marco Trac-IT Yield Control Module, which forms an integral part of Marco's award winning Marco Trac-IT factory floor efficiency system, is achieving rapid and radical yield improvements for leading i... Read More

Marco’s TRAC-IT MES brings improved productivity and direct cost savings to leading food manufacturer

Archived News: The Yield Control Module (YCM) within Marco's versatile TRAC-IT MES factory floor efficiency system has brought significant improvements and rapid cost savings to part of Uniq Prepared Foods' state of the... Read More

Sweet smell of success for Marco

Archived News: Marco have been awarded a contract to supply their TRAC-IT MES Factory Floor Efficiency system to FCL Ltd. Part of the renowned PZ Cussons Group plc, FCL supplies specialist fragrances and essences to gr... Read More