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PROFILE:
Shekeltronix was founded in 2005 with
an original business concept, the development
and supply of innovative technologies
for retail points-of-sale designed to
protect and conserve the environment.
Plastic bags used globally in supermarket
and retail food chains pose a serious
and dangerous hazard to the world's
environment. Stray plastic bags, are
now found almost everywhere on the planet.
Blown out of rubbish dumps or left in
recreation areas they snag in trees,
drift into rivers and oceans thereby
trapping wild life and fauna. Aimed
at reducing negligence and carelessness
in the consumer's concept and use of
the plastic bag generated the development
of Shekeltronix's first product, the
Grab-A-Bag.
The Grab-A-Bag enables the customer
at checkout, to pull out plastic bags
upon demand, one at a time, ready for
packing in produce. Connected to the
main cash register and equipped with
an electronic smartcard, shopping information
is relayed to the dispenser and bags
are released according to the volume
of purchases made. Drastically reducing
customer use, savings are estimated
at 40-50% reduction in plastic bag consumption.
Control of bag release to the consumer
enables accounting and charge for the
quantity of bags used. Grab-A-Bag has
global commercial success.
Walmart has successfully carried out
two pilot operations with fifty machines
and reported a 40% savings in plastic
bag usage. Both pilot operations were
financed by the British Government in
a drive to reduce retail plastic bag
consumption. Grab-A-Bag units are planned
for installation in retail outlets in
Spain;Turkey; Russia and USA.
At home, Shekeltronix has installed
thousands machines within one year throughout
Israel and retail market leaders report
savings and reduction in plastic bag
usage. Local environmentalists are enthusiastic
and support the product.
At present Shekeltronix is focused on
appointing new distributors in the global
market. In order to further extend Shekeltronix
field of activities in the field of
global conservation and protection of
the environment, new innovative and
user-friendly point-of-sale technologies
are being developed.
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