GCS has unveiled a new image. The logos of our seven brands have been redesigned to incorporate the GCS cor-porate logo, creating a stron-ger, more unified identity for all units within the group.

Christian VoegeliCEO of GCS

A word from our CEO

New branding for 2014

GCS had an excellent year in 2013 and grew by 4%, largely outperforming the market. The Group’s financial performance – in terms of turnover, profitability and cash generation – was the best since the company was formed in 2005 by PAI Partners. These results give us a firm foundation for future expansion and I would like to thank everybody at GCS for their contribution.

Our strategy is based on three key pillars – the development of innovative, value-added products, operational excellence and penetration of global markets – and our goal for 2014 is to further implement this successful strategy across the whole group. The competition remains strong but we are confident we can sustain our profitable growth this year and beyond.

DISCLOSURE#01 2014

N E W S L E T T E R

MEXICO

UNITEDKINGDOM

PHILIPPINES

2013 RevIewStaff

at UK plant celebrate golden

anniversaryGCS’s Norwich plant in England has

clocked up 50 years of success. Origi-nally established as UG Key Plastics

in 1963, the company produces over four billion injection-

moulded components each year.

Plant expands to

meet demand in the Americas

GCS’s plant in Mexico City now has 30% more production space and a 25% bigger warehouse area. This will enable GCS to meet the end-

market’s growing demand across North and South

America.

First phase of

expansion in Asia completed

GCS has upgraded its production faci-lity in the Philippines to enable it to manufacture complex packaging for

a key player in the Asian perso-nal care market, boosting its

production capacity by over 20%.

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pICaSSO – thE aRt Of InnOvatIOn

Picasso, the revolutionary GCS sports cap, was one of the stars of the show at Plastic Closure Innovations 2013 in Cologne. The closure is the preferred choice of Nestlé waters because of its simplicity, convenience and safety – a key feature is its patented tamper-evi-dent band. Nestlé waters, the world leader in the bott-led water market, has selected Picasso for several of its leading european brands.

tRIggER pUmp wInS gOLD!

Last year a fully recyclable GCS All Plastic Trigger Pump (APTP) helped werner & Mertz to become the first european company to win the Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold Award for a cleaning product. The accolade is awarded by an independent non-profit institution to products and packaging with the highest en-vironmental qualities.

gCS IS On a ROLL

GCS has designed a new mini roll-on for a top cosmetics brand’s latest skin care product, thereby strengthening its position in this segment of the market. As well as two shapes of closure, GCS is producing bottles in three formats and the fit-ment, all made in Poland. By offering this turnkey solution, the customer is able to mix bottles and closures to suit the identity of different brands.UnILEvER paRtnERS

wIth gCS

Unilever has chosen GCS to be its lead development par-tner for the latest ‘Small & Mighty’ super-concentrated liquid detergent for its Persil and Skip brands. GCS is the sole supplier of two key ele-ments of the new-look pac-kaging – an easy-to-open flip-top lid and spout, and a stain eraser ball made from TPe and with moulded fea-tures designed to assist with cleaning and measuring.

Household & Industry

Beverage

Household & Industry

Personal Care

gCS taStES SUCCESS In COffEE maRkEt

GCS has strengthened its lead in the euro-pean coffee closures market with a num-ber of major contract wins. These include developing a two-piece closure for the world’s leading brand of instant coffee which is 40% lighter than conventional designs. Thanks to its expertise in high-precision moulding processes, GCS is also supplying plastic inserts for one of the top brands in the coffee capsules market.

Food

SmOOth DESIgn fOR nIvEa

GCS is the sole supplier of bi-injected hinge closures for Nivea’s new In-shower Body Moisturiser and worked side by side with makers Beiersdorf before and during the product’s global launch in 2013. Beiersdorf says it chose GCS to be its lead development partner because of its design capability, short lead times and technical performance, along with its in-house expertise in pro-ducing moulds at Zeller engineering in Germany.

Personal Care

2013 RevIew

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gCS CLEanS Up wIth nEw Cap

GCS’s eye-catching Clean Lock cap has been selected by Unilever for a new range of packaging launched in 2013 for its dressings and condi-ments brands. The transparent closure incorporates a silicone valve desi-gned to control and stop the flow of product so that the cap always stays clean. GCS also developed a live hinge which springs the lid all the way open, allowing the consumer to open the product using just one hand.

CRC IS SafE bEt fOR SUCCESS

PharmaSafe® is a new lightweight and cost-effective child-resistant closure (CRC) from GCS. By drawing on its 35 years of experience in manufacturing CRCs for the healthcare market, GCS has been able to develop a two-piece tamper-evident closure, whereas most rival products are made from three pieces and are thus heavier. This standard CRC can be adapted for either plastic or glass bottles and comes with either a plug or a liner. It is also available in different colours and with a dosing cup.

mICROvaLvE IS a DREam

It took GCS less than a month to design and deve-lop a new valve dispensing closure for DreamPak, a leading manufacturer of hot and cold beverage drink mixes. This closure makes it simple to deli-ver 20 to 30 shots of highly concentrated liquids, allowing water enhancers to be used on the go.

Expert View ‘wE aRE a wORLD LEaDER In vaLvE tEChnOLOgy’

Global Closure Systems has been at the forefront of valve dispensing systems since the technology was first developed in 1990. Since that time, it has enjoyed a successful partnership with Liquid Moulding Services (LMS), who supply the silicone valves for its closures. As the silicone valve is tiny and weighs only 0.08g, it was initially difficult to assemble products at high speeds. The team at UCP in Norwich, a GCS Centre of excellence, overcame this issue by developing and patenting a unique method of assembling the silicone valve into a retaining ring to create a standard valve sub-assembly (vSA). As well as being quicker and cheaper to make, designs could now be smaller. Our technology is still unique and today GCS manufactures more than one billion valve closures every year. we offer a comprehensive range of custom-made and standard valve caps, all designed to achieve optimum dispensing and sealing performance. These closures are very popular with consumers because they are convenient to use and will never leak. working closely with our customers and technical partners, we are finding new applications and new markets for this excellent product all the time. The silicone valve has been without doubt one of the most significant innovations in closure design over the last 30 years and it has made a significant contribution to GCS’s business growth. Louis meyerowitz, Managing Director, UCP Norwich

Food

Healthcare

Beverage

2013 RevIew

nEw Cap SEtS thE StanDaRD

GCS is supplying Robert McBride Ltd with a new standard dosing closure for its Surcare brand of concentrated fabric conditioner. The 38mm screw-on cap, which features a 30ml dosing line and narrow ribs around the skirt to aid grip, is being supplied in nine pearlescent and plain colours for the Surcare range and a number of private label fabric conditioner ranges. Standard closures offer an excellent alternative when custom tooling cannot be justified and GCS has a significant share of this market, supplying most of the standard closures used by UK-based contract fillers.

Household & Industry

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+ Expansion in China Increasing customer demand in this

fast-growing region has led to the

expansion of GCS’s Shanghai factory.

+ GCS aims for clean sweep Astra Plastique, in France, and Zeller

Plastik, in Germany, have invested in

new clean rooms, reinforcing GCS’s

position in the pharmaceutical market.

+ Astra Plastique is 60 Congratulations to GCS’s factory in

France which has been manufacturing

plastic closures since 1953.

+ GCS unveils improved TIVA The Tiva 2 closure offers clear tamper-

evidence and anti-refill protection.

+ Abbey will be perfect fit This plastic pourer provides greatly

enhanced fit and consistent flow rates.

+ Closures add light touch The Magellan and Brazil 55mm flip-

top valve closures weigh under 10g.

+ Diamond will dazzle rivals This new bi-colour flip-top has been

designed for the personal care market.

NEws Of ThE plANTs

sTANDArD prODuCT lAuNChEs

Contact detailsFor information and enquiries, please emailmarketing.network@gcs.com

websitewww.gcs.com

2014 OUTLOOK

Expopack Mexico Booth 614, 17-20 June 2014

Cphi - Innopack paris Booth 2F57, 7-9 October 2014

TrADE shOw NEws

visit our website for the latest news on our exhibition programme for 2014

Further announcements on plant news and product launches will be made during 2014