NEW 80kg TUBLYX LIDS

We are pleased to inform you that Caltech have developed a lid for the 80Kg Tublyx products using black recycled material, which will come into use in late March.

The removal of the 40kg tubs in January has caused problems for some of our customers, who have a need for outside storage. Both our products sizes now come with lids which should keep Crystalyx in better condition when stored outside.

The lid is for weather proofing only and not substantial enough to carry the weight of other tubs, therefore timber layer boards will still be used between each layer on the pallet and the product should still never be double stacked.

REMOVAL OF INTERMEDIATE WEIGHT FEED BLOCK PRODUCTS
AS PER INDUSTRY AGREEMENT

ACTION PLAN:-

As of 1st January 2009 Caltech will stop the supply of 40Kg Crystalyx products to our distributors. This follows industry agreement with the HSE to cease the manufacture of “intermediate weight feed block products in the weight range 26-80kg” from this date.

The overall objective of this agreement between industry and the HSE is to reduce the risk of people sustaining manual handling injuries when using these products. Therefore all intermediate weight feed block products should be fed to stock and off the farm by 1st January 2010. The agreement permits customers to feed 40kg Crystalyx products throughout 2009, but they MUST be used up by 1st January 2010.

In the event that you have any residual 40kg product stocks left on your premises after 1st January 2009, Caltech have confirmed with HSE that you are permitted to sell these to livestock farmers during early 2009, on the understanding that they are fed and used on the farm by the 1st January 2010.

Our Crystalyx product range from 1st January 2009 will be available in:
22.5kg minitubs
80kg tublyx 

The 50kg Horslyx will not be available after 1st January 2009, for the same reason and will be replaced by an 80kg Horslyx tublyx.