Pyrotec and The Age of Agile

The Age of Agile is the title of Steve Denning’s most recent book that describes a shift in business to adopt an agile mindset for management, leadership, innovation and narrative. Having taken root in the software development sector, Steve describes how the Agile Movement is now spreading quickly throughout all industries – which is something
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Track and trace with PackVerifi

Track and trace technology ensures that brand owners can track their products throughout the supply chain and, among other things, protect their shipments against counterfeiting. To do this, product coding and marking is essential for providing traceability information that is displayed on packaging. It’s estimated that 64% of all counterfeit products are sold at legitimate
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Trust creates a competitive advantage for business

Business success is dependent on a dynamic network of positive relationships, of which trust is a critical component. Trusting relationships in your business network extend to all your stakeholders – your customers, employees, suppliers, and shareholders. Pyrotec offers an extensive range of coding and labelling equipment, on-pack informational and promotional devices, and software that ensures
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Innovation in the Industry

While innovation may be key to a company’s success – whether in the quest to achieve growth, drive sales, or develop new products – a common challenge for business leaders is how to encourage innovation while managing the demands of daily operations. In 2017, a Deloitte business confidence survey of 600 senior business leaders found
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Global consumer trends

According to Euromonitor International’s Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2018, this year the emerging forces shaping consumer behaviour see consumers continuing to question their values, priorities and purchasing decisions, and deepening their engagement in the brands and issues that matter to them. The 10 trends identified by Euromonitor International include: Clean Lifers – They
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Together, we grow

With the imminent separation of TOWER from the Pyrotec brands, Pyrotec assures its stakeholders of it’s steadfast approach to focusing on its strengths and continuing to grow within the markets it serves. Pyrotec, which includes the TOWER, PackMedia and PackMark brands, has been operating as one company for the past 50 years. In the last
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Supporting Skills Development

South Africa contributes a large portion of its national budget to education and skills development. By investing in skills development, training and education – whether in the form of learnerships, apprenticeships, short courses, workplace training, or degrees or diplomas – individuals are better equipped to break the chains of poverty. The country’s economic growth and
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Let your product do the talking

When talking about business communication we immediately think of verbal communication and how important it is for business leaders and their teams to possess excellent skills. In a business environment, good verbal communication skills are essential for creating positive team relationships, for resolving and avoiding conflict, for building relationships, and for encouraging creativity and brainstorming,
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Embracing disruption: adapt or die

Industry 4.0 refers to a combination of several key innovations in digital technology that are maturing and are set to transform the energy and manufacturing sectors.   The idea is that these technologies – robotics, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), data capture and analytics, smartphones and mobile devices, to name a few –
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Optimising operational efficiency

Pyrotec’s operations are governed by a handful of watchwords – quality, innovation, communication and operational efficiency – that have been adopted by our staff and underline all our business activities. When it comes to operational efficiency, two underpinning principles of lean manufacturing – a company’s ability to produce more value through less work – include
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