Manufacturing Magazine February 2015 | Page 40

RAWLPLUG

Key Personnel

Radoslaw Koelner CEO Rawlplug SA
Since the very beginning of his professional career he has been with the Rawlplug SA ( formerly known as Koelner SA ) which has been transformed from a local , family-owned enterprise into an internationally successful global company . I have held the office of CEO at Rawlplug SA since 1999 .
Throughout the years Radek has worked his way up within the structures , having been willingly engaged in a wide range of tasks assigned to various different departments . By pursuing such methods , this enabled him to study the company ’ s operations on all levels and observe them “ in motion ”. He is convinced that his active involvement has allowed him to become a professional leader .
He is very much interested in environmental sustainability and he tries to support various charities . The main field of his recent interest covers ideas connected with the Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ) topics . from Rawlplug Essentials , a point of sale system which offers customers ‘ minimal ’, ‘ optimal ’ and ‘ maximum ’ product ranges suited to them .
Sitting above these systems is PIM ( Product Information Master ), which contains all product information . Any change made to the status of a product on PIM automatically updates the other systems beneath it such as the warehouse management system , allowing instant and accurate visibility of operations .
Further to this , Rawlplug is increasing its e-commerce activity to increase sales distribution channels to direct , wholesale and retail customers .
Sustainable Growth
What growth that will be achieved in the coming years Andersson is determined to make sustainable , both in the economic and environmental sense .
Minimising Rawlplug ’ s environmental impact is certainly a priority moving forward . “ This is another area of the business which has been built up and now has its own dedicated website ,” Andersson said .
An example of the company ’ s dedication to this principle is the development of a brand new ecofriendly packaging for its products which contains special fibres , conforming to a sustainable brand image while not sacrificing quality or appearance .
The group also measures emissions from each factory and journeys made by
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