| 2002/04 Increase in Fertiliser Bag Size Reaps Environmental & Safety Benefit |
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J & H Bunn has announced that with effect from 1st June 2002, its bagged fertilisers will be supplied in a new 600Kg bag size alongside the increasingly popular 1000kg big-bag, from Great Yarmouth and Sharpness. It is expected that other related sites will follow suit shortly. The new bags will be slightly taller than the 500Kg bags they replace but this means that a normal load of forty-eight bags will weigh 28.8 tonnes instead of 24 – a 20% increase. Joint Managing Director, David Harrod said “With lorries able to carry greater payloads it made sense to redesign our packaging to take advantage of extra haulage capacity, especially when this change will result in the environmental benefits of fewer lorry journeys in total and less packaging to dispose of on the farm.” "The innovation means that big-bags will no longer need to be double-stacked, an important Health & Safety consideration." added Mr Harrod. Monday, 29 April 2002
Press CoverageHere's what the Eastern Daily Press said about this story on Saturday 4th May 2002 Big Bag policy launched by Norfolk firmBig bags will mean big savings for farmers and growers, said one of the country's leading independent fertiliser suppliers.Yarmouth-based J & H Bunn is taking the lead to introduce new bigger bags from the beginning of next month. The long-established family business is taking the lead in the fertiliser industry. From June 1, its fertiliser will be supplied in a new 600kg bag. The bags will be slightly taller than the old 500kg bags. A normal lorry load of 48 bags will weigh 28.8 tonnes instead of 24 – an increase of 20pc. David Harrod, who is joint managing director of J & H Bunn, said: “With lorries able to carry greater payloads it made sense to redesign our packaging to take advantage of extra haulage capacity. “Especially when this change will result in the environmental benefits of fewer lorry journeys in total and less packaging to dispose of on the farm.” The innovation means that big-bags will no longer need to be double-stacked, an important health and safety consideration, added Mr Harrod. “We're taking the lead and we know that it will be popular with farmers. It will reduce waste and enable larger loads to be transported,” said John Fuller, commercial director of J & H Bunn's haulage operation, Spandler Brothers. The bagged fertilisers will be supplied in a new 600kg bag size alongside the increasingly popular 1000kg big-bag, from Yarmouth and Sharpness, the firm's base in Gloucester. It is expected that other related sites will follow suit shortly. Mr Fuller said that farmers have become increasingly aware of the importance of disposing of bags once they've been emptied. “This will reduce the overall volume of material and there is a very real saving in transport costs,” he added. It will also mean that fertiliser filling time can be cut because it will take only a few extra seconds to fill each 600kg bag. “With the demand for spring fertiliser at a premium, this will have obvious advantages for the fertiliser operation,” said Mr Fuller. There has been some reluctance in the fertiliser industry to move towards the larger 600kg bags. “We've decided that the business will make the move. It is quite common in France,” said Mr Fuller.
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