In the beginning , growers were hesitant to use this publicity concept . Now , seven years later , several growers are work with it , do good from it , and some are even require their buyers to invest in it . The concept in motion is the Cargolite ® publicity system , which among others , prevents corner from crushing , increases pack rate , and has salutary air circulation between the box , which result in lower shipping cost and fresher flowers at the destination . Over the years , they blow up their kitchen range , showing good results in sea payload trials , and are now in the process of adding a new system and entering the Ecuadorian flower grocery store . This is explained by Cargolite ’s CEO , John Kowarksy who will be display and present the conception at the IFTEX expo , from June 6 - 8 , together with R&D Manager Amnon Zamir and Sales Manager Martin Kabaka .
John Kowarsky with Martin Kabaka ( on the odd picture ) and Amnon Zamir ( on the right picture ) at theIFTF2022 in Vijfhuizen .
More than just another cartonCargolite is a packaging conception and not just another carton ! The 45 Kenyan growers , who append many foreign customers , remark more uniformity in the way publicity is done and how the pallets are built . " It takes some clock time and experience to get used to it , but in the remainder , it get to the growers " peace of mind " as they know how many cartons go on a pallet and that the movement of rose wine inside the box is minimized . " And not only the cultivator , it serves all stakeholder in the logistics chain as the pallets are build in a means that box are not take to be move manually until reaching the terminus , he continues .
Cargolite XL and Cargolite SF ( sea load ) .
" We are promote farm to build pallets 5 layers by 3 cartons , and 1,60 meters mellow , so that it can agree through the security scanner all at once , alternatively of position it through manually one by one . Over the 7 years , everybody realizes that Cargolite has many benefits , saving , and minimizing title is the resolution ! I think the words " esteem and bailiwick " summarizes it all ; Cargolite has prepare and created a packaging construct that enables the logistical mountain chain to transport the farm ’s flowers most efficiently , put up the grower with very well - gain and merited regard . We must not forget that growing cut flowers is a very high - risk patronage ! "
Cargolite XL , 5 x 3 = 15 and 1.60 meters mellow .
And the improved logistics is also bestow to the heartsease of mind for raiser . In conjunction with Signion , a new go - down was built in the payload small town at JKIA , which is very commodious " , says Martin Kabaka . " Now , after offloading boxes of efflorescence at the forwarders , the growers can send their truck to pluck up Cargolite promotion materials at the airport rather of " wading through " the engorged roads of Nairobi ’s industrial area . It saves a circle of sentence , and everything runs more expeditiously " .
Cargolite concept in a sea freight rate container .
New cardboard frameCurrently , they have three systems in the assortment ; Cargolite CL , the first version with the charge plate frame that take away the vertical loading of the cartons ; Cargolite XL , the version with a cardboard frame inside the boxwood that offers a higher pack rate per box and half Cargolite carton , but for smaller quantity . Now , they are in the appendage of designing a frame outside the box of composition board . " We noticed that some importer , like ASDA in the UK , for example , do not desire to import any credit card - even though it is all reprocess Kenyan merchandise , and at the finish , the customer can recycle the plastics again - but some of the users want the good air circulation that the Cargolite CL offers . For this reason , we start to think of a physique made out of cardboard " , excuse Zamir .
Recycling of XL cartons .
Sea shipmentsAnd this new version , just like the Cargolite CL , is offering great potential drop for sea freight , Zamir stay on . " We have done several trials with container shipments - which normally consist of efflorescence come from unlike farms , so with unlike temperature - and we saw that the flowers that were packed in the Cargolite organization cooled down the fastest . "
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merchant marine flower via sea is still in its initial level in Kenya , but Kowarsky sees the demand increase . And to further improve their functioning in sea freightage , Cargolite has partnered with Flower Watch , and together with conduct party in the industriousness , they are working towards an effective and sustainable supply range of mountains . " FlowerWatch is also very much involved with other primary stakeholders in Kenya , and together , these partnership will enable proficient result when ship shorten prime in reefers .
Carglite low pallet offloading .
Entering the Ecuadorian marketIn 2021 , the Cargolite concept was extensively hear in Ecuador , and since January 2022 , it is to the full commercial and available to local farms and international client buying in Ecuador . Also , a go - down was set up in Tabacundo , Ecuador , last yr , which supplies farms between Cayambe and Cotopaxi areas .
The first client to embrace the system in Ecuador was Agrotropic , a Swiss buyer who also use the Cargolite box for export from Kenya . Agrotropic were capable to substantially tighten their airfreight cost , and furthermore , the farms were themselves able to save up to 1,5 cents per shank on packaging materials . This was achieved without compromising the calibre of the flowers .
Now , more raiser are ask to follow , but Kowarsky run into the same hesitancy with Ecuadorian growers as with the Kenyan cultivator seven old age ago when they present the mathematical product in Kenya . " We need to gain their trustfulness , show them the results and the benefit . Once the importers and raiser receive them , it will really take off . "
Cargolite XL cartonful being lifted horizontally .
At IFTEXEager to see the conception and meet the squad ? Cargolite will be displaying their concept atIFTEX2023 from June 6 - 8 in Nairobi , Kenya .
For more informationCargolite ® John KowarskyTel . : + 972 52 3282100Email:[email protect ]
Amnon ZamirTel . : + 972 52 6383737Email:[email protect ]
Martin KabakaTel . : +254 722 309 318Email:[email protected ]
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