Tallineau Emballage invests in its industrial tool and relies on creativity – Le Journal des Entreprises – Loire-Atlantique
It’s hard to imagine that at one time or another in one’s life an object or a product was not in a box. “We are used to saying that packaging is a necessary evil”, notes Benjamin Brochard, president of Tallineau, an SME in the Nantes region, based in Vertou, and expert in cardboard packaging. “For my part, I consider it to be essential, an imperative that allows a product to be packaged, transported, stored or presented. It therefore meets a need, particularly in B to B. But beyond that, in B to C, the packaging is also the first thing you see. It gives a first impression to the product it contains, so it is an asset for marketing.”
Packaging for all sectors
In the company buildings located in Vertou, near Nantes, the roof has just been redone, with an investment of 500,000 euros. Inside the entire facility which covers 4,500 m2, a brand new production machine, which required a significant investment, completes the fleet of machines used to transform corrugated cardboard sheets into packaging. “Our company has 43 employees for a turnover of 13.4 million euros, specifies the manager. We do not make such investments every year.”
Among the 630 customers of the SME, mainly from Pays de la Loire, there is a range of companies covering all sectors: brewing, viticulture, cosmetics, electronics, games, agri-food, institutional, automotive, industry… “Our market is very broad, which allows us not to suffer when a sector is in difficulty”, remarks Benjamin Brochard, fifth generation at the head of this SME created in 1921. The singularity of the company? “Our DNA is creativity, and our specialty is made-to-measure packaging. We have 2,600 references, notes Benjamin Brochard. Our design office allows us great creativity, flexibility, in the service of requests of our customers who we consider as partners we can advise.We like to find the best solution with them.We sometimes carry out audits at our customers’ premises, go and study their packaging and handling chain. “
5,000 tons of cardboard
Before becoming a packaging whose shape adapts perfectly to the product, a cardboard plate looks like a thick sheet with a corrugated interior. In the production line, it will be cut using cutting shapes. Another part of the machines is used to print logos, graphs, drawings and other information requested by the customer. “Our Vertou plant specializes in small packaging, including small series, while our unit in Chantonnay (Vendée) specializes in large packaging.” Each year, Tallineau produces more than 18 million packages and uses close to 5,000 tonnes of cardboard (recycled and recyclable). “Each cardboard scrap is recovered and will become cardboard again, also specifies the manager. The company has also just invested 50,000 euros in LED lighting, both to reduce its energy costs and reduce its impact. ” We also work on the social and societal aspect of CSR. We have efforts to make on the ergonomics of workstations and on handling.” The future? “A new machine, to have even more industrial possibilities, on the shape of packaging, which will be adapted to our creativity. “
