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Home » parenting » baby and toddlers » My day out at Pampers nappies HQ

My day out at Pampers nappies HQ

March 27, 2014 | 1 Comment

 

The Magic of Pampers Nappies

 

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I was very excited when I was invited to attend Pampers HQ in Manchester to learn and see first hand just what goes into designing and manufacturing Pampers Nappies. A host of  bloggers and the press attended  to meet the UK Pampers team and find out just how their nappies are made and the exciting new developments that the nappies have recently undergone.

I was and still am utterly amazed to find out just what goes into designing and producing Pampers Nappies.

On arrival at the Manchester Plant, we were treated like VIP’s. The staff at the plant was so friendly and helpful, They all looked extremely proud of their Pampers Nappy Plant, I have never seen such happy looking staff!

Here are some facts about the pampers nappies Plant in Manchester

–The site has been established for 80 years
–Pampers produced here since 1991
–Multiple brands & products produced here over the years
–294 employees
–40% female managers
–Average length of service 17.4 years!

Pampers Innovation

Pampers take their PampersInnovation seriously, with a development team in Schwalbach, Germany who are completely committed to the continuous improvement of their nappies. They even have a play lab there where local parents take their children in to be observed playing while wearing Pampers. There is also a team of local families who continually test out the nappies and the team of experts collate back the results of nappy changes to the scientists each week. I wish We had a Play lab in the UK!

Learning from babies & parents: Innovation at Pampers R&D Centre, Schwalbach

Each week over 1,500 babies test our nappies in our playground lab here in Frankfurt or take our nappies home to test.

Each week, They make more than 45,000 nappy changes

There state-of-the-art skin lab allows clinical skin testing to assess skin hydration and other relevant parameters

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Our Science Lesson from Dr Frank Wisemann

Dr Frank Wiesemann, the principal scientist was over from Germany to explain to us the new developments in Pampers. He showed us the ‘super absorbent’ material which helps to make Pampers some of the driest nappies around. We had our very own science lesson, showing us a very cool experiment which involved adding a cup of water to represent urine to the material used for the new nappy lining. We watched as the new super absorbent material soaked up the water and turned to jelly before our eyes as if by magic!

     Later that day we got the chance for an exclusive one-to-one session with the Pampers Love, Sleep & Play Panel of Experts, including GP Dr Ellie Cannon and baby sleep expert Jo Tantum

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After a fantastic lunch, we were invited for a tour of the nappy production line. The Manchester factory produces 5 Million nappies a day! It was amazing to watch the nappies go from From a raw material to finished product in less than 4 seconds, with over 3200 rigorous quality checks being carried out on them.

Line operators qualify on more than 300 skills – from technology, quality and teamwork, simply amazing!

Many Thanks to all the staff at The Pampers Factory in Manchester for making it such a fun and educating day!

Thank you for taking the time to read this post!

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My VIP Tour to the Pampers Nappy Plant
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Take a look at how the magic is made by Pampers themselves, I was one of the lucky few to be chosen to take a tour of this amazing company which looks after our children's bottoms.
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Rachel Hirst

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  1. ema j lowe says

    September 30, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    sounds like a great day out. would have loved this myself.

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