Bradman Lake on Tour

Bradman Lake Group Worldwide
Graham Hayes

By Graham Hayes, Chairman, Bradman Lake Group, Bradman Lake Group Worldwide

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Following the successful launch of the medium speed robotic LJ300R Toploader at the PPMA Show in the UK; Bradman Lake is embarking on a world show tour.

The same machines seen at the NEC will be in Germany at Fach Pack on 8-10 October in Nurnberg. The LJ300 Toploader will be linked with the 2/60 Erector and FCC Compact Closer in a fully automatic cartoning line.

On 5–10 October in Moscow, an SL902 medium speed endloader is on show at the Agro Prod Mash exhibition before delivery to its Russian buyer. Bradman Lake has sold a number of machines into Russia for breakfast cereals and frozen foods.

Then, at Gothenburg 21-24 October, Bradman Lake joins forces with agent BL Products at Scandinavia’s top packaging show, Scan Pack, also with an SL902 endloader.

Across the Atlantic, Bradman Lake Inc will enhance its reputation for advanced cartoning systems at Pack Expo in Las Vegas, 13-15 October, with the 100cpm all-servo SL6000 indexing end loader with electronic motion control.

end loader with electronic motion controlBradman Lake FCC Compact 3 Closer with rubber fingered conveyor and Precision 90° turning system closes and seals cartons filled by the LJ Toploader on a fully automatic packing line.

independent servo motorsNine independent servo motors synchronised by PC and controlled by touch screen interface drive this high speed, fully automatic Bradman Lake SL9000 end loader.

Graham Hayes

Author Information - Graham Hayes

Chairman, Bradman Lake Group

Graham Hayes spent the first two years of his business career as a trainee with the Kliklok Corporation in United States. Returning to the UK, he joined BP plastics in their marketing department, then worked 3 years for Engleman and Buckham, an import agency, selling equipment to the packaging industry. Graham then formed his own company and acquired the selling rights for Bradman Lake. He merged the sales and manufacturing companies in 1986 and became non-executive chairman. Concurrently, Graham began to represent the Mead Corporation supplying Kraft linerboard to the corrugated industry, representing then successfully for 15 years. Acted as a consultant for a further 3 years and was later appointed managing director of their UK company. In 1996, Graham Hayes led a management buyout of Bradman Lake and took up the position of Executive chairman of the Group. Graham has chaired several companies and has been a successful investor in a number of private businesses. He has a strong lean towards sales and marketing and is an advocate of the saying, “Everything starts with an order” Graham has spent 35 years in the packaging Industry. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Packaging.

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