Tetra Pak Arabia's Jeddah factory has been honored by the world renowned Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) for the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) excellence award in 2008. Tetra Pak also received six more awards for manufacturing and consistency excellence for international plants in Italy, UK, Ukraine, India, Serbia and China. The TPM award recognizes plants which fulfill the demanding requirements for continuous improvement which entails reduced rates of machinery breakdowns, accidents and defects through employee engagement. Tetra Pak Arabia offers complete solutions for processing, packaging and distributing liquid foodstuffs. The ISO 14001 certified Jeddah factory, which employs over 232 staff with 44 percent of the workforce being Saudis, produces packaging material for all major dairy and beverage customers in Saudi Arabia and GCC countries as well as exporting to 24 other countries in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. “This accolade is a testament of the quality and continuous improvement that Tetra Pak Arabia is committed toward offering to its customers in the Kingdom and across the region,” said Amar Zahid, managing director, Tetra Pak Arabia.
