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CORK IS A 100% NATURAL PLANT TISSUE THAT IS 100% REUSABLE, RECYCLABLE, AND BIODEGRADABLE. A NATURAL MATERIAL PAR EXCELLENCE, IT REPRESENTS 29% OF THE RAW MATERIALS USED IN OUR COMPANY. FURTHERMORE, HOW CORK IS HARVESTED DOES NOT DAMAGE THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPECIES AND WE ONLY PURCHASE RAW CORK FROM SUPPLIERS WHO HARVEST IT FROM CORK OAKS IN SUSTAINABLE FORESTS.
WE HAVE OBTAINED A WIDE RANGE OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS-RELATED CERTIFICATES. IN 1998, WE WERE DISTINGUISHED AS THE FIRST COMPANY IN THE BARTOP CORK INDUSTRY TO EMPLOY A QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ISO 9001:1995 - MODEL FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND SERVICING). OTHER CERTIFICATES WE HAVE OBTAINED ARE IN THE FIELDS OF HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT. IN 2019, THE ECOVADIS PLATFORM RATED OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PERFORMANCE AS 71% - GOLD STATUS.
WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED WATER STREAMLINED PROCESSES, WHICH ALLOW FOR MINIMAL USE OF WATER RESOURCES AND A REDUCED WASTEWATER POLLUTION LOAD. OUR COD (CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND) LEVELS CORRESPOND TO ONLY 20% OF THE MAXIMUM LEVELS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED.
CORK IS A 100% NATURAL PLANT TISSUE THAT IS 100% REUSABLE, RECYCLABLE, AND BIODEGRADABLE. A NATURAL MATERIAL PAR EXCELLENCE, IT REPRESENTS 29% OF THE RAW MATERIALS USED IN OUR COMPANY. FURTHERMORE, HOW CORK IS HARVESTED DOES NOT DAMAGE THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPECIES AND WE ONLY PURCHASE RAW CORK FROM SUPPLIERS WHO HARVEST IT FROM CORK OAKS IN SUSTAINABLE FORESTS.
WE HAVE OBTAINED A WIDE RANGE OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS-RELATED CERTIFICATES. IN 1998, WE WERE DISTINGUISHED AS THE FIRST COMPANY IN THE BARTOP CORK INDUSTRY TO EMPLOY A QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ISO 9001:1995 - MODEL FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND SERVICING). OTHER CERTIFICATES WE HAVE OBTAINED ARE IN THE FIELDS OF HYGIENE AND FOOD SAFETY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT. IN 2019, THE ECOVADIS PLATFORM RATED OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PERFORMANCE AS 71% - GOLD STATUS.
WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED WATER STREAMLINED PROCESSES, WHICH ALLOW FOR MINIMAL USE OF WATER RESOURCES AND A REDUCED WASTEWATER POLLUTION LOAD. OUR COD (CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND) LEVELS CORRESPOND TO ONLY 20% OF THE MAXIMUM LEVELS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED.
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MIKE ROSE
DIRECTOR OF BRANDS PACKAGING, EDRINGTON
J.C. RIBEIRO HAS SUPPLIED CORK STOPPERS TO THE MACALLAN FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS. DURING THAT PERIOD, WE HAVE NEVER FAILED TO BE IMPRESSED BY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND SERVICE, AND WE HAVE SOURCED CORKS FOR OUR OTHER BRANDS, SUCH AS HIGHLAND PARK, GLENROTHES, BRUGAL AND NAKED.
THE FACTORY IS A MODEL OF EFFICIENCY AND CLEANLINESS, AND THE WORKFORCE IS CLEARLY COMMITTED TO THE SAME VERY HIGH STANDARDS.
WE LIKE THE FACT THAT CORK IS A NATURAL, SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL, AND THAT J C RIBEIRO CAN TRACK OUR CORKS AT EVERY STAGE FROM THE CORK OAK FOREST TO THE STOPPER WHICH THEY SUPPLY TO US.
THE LABORATORY IS EXTREMELY WELL EQUIPPED, AND THEIR TESTING PROTOCOLS REASSURE US THAT EVERY CORK HAS PASSED THROUGH MULTIPLE QUALITY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ALWAYS RELY ON CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE.
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IS A BRILLIANT SERVICE, WHERE NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT, WHERE EVERY CHALLENGE IS WELCOMED WITH ENTHUSIASM, AND WHERE CREATIVE AND PROACTIVE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DELIVERED EVERY TIME, ON TIME.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP.