INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE s Straight through the jungle ?5i Profit figures Heineken N.V. New Pedavena bottling line operates to full satisfaction w w Number 19 APril 1989 Contents: Hydrofoil launched Q Jan Koop, BralimaShead of logistics,seeks adventure g "I've always enjoyed off-the-road driving and right from the moment I started working in Kinshasa I felt I wanted to make a trip like this." By the time this issue of Heineken In ternational Magazine is published. Jan Koop will be back at his desk again in Kinshasa after a journey of thousands of miles by jeep from Holland to Zaïre. Obstacles Dangerous The Board of Directors of Heineken N.V. recently announced the profit figures for 1988. The net profit amounted to 290.8 million guilders, which meant a slight increase compared to 1987 (286.7 million guil ders). Consolidated net turnover increased from 6,659 million guilders in 1987 to 7,291 million in 1988. The higher turnover was attributable to the realisation of higher selling prices and an increase in sales volume as well as to the inclusion of more interests in the con solidated results. The operating result went up from 511 million to 537.3 million in 1988, which is equivalent to an in crease of 5.1 per cent. The improvement in the result stemmed from the increased sales volume, which helped to offset a slightly lower net margin. In the next issue of Heineken International Magazine the 1988 results will be discussed in more detail on the basis of the annual report. In August 1987 employees of Dreher in Pedavena, to gether with technicians from Heineken Technisch Beheer, started work on a major pro ject, the construction of a new one way bottling line with the special feature of being able to fill two differ ent types of beer at the same time. Installation of the new line took a total of eight months! Both the manage ment and the personnel are pleased with this ingenious example of modern technol ogy. Heineken fflfbratedjubi,ee O udining course- International personnel magazine. Published six times a year in Dutch, English, Spanish and Italian by: Corporate Public Relations, Heineken N. V., P.O. Box, 28, 1000 AA Amsterdam. Tel. 020-70.22.68. IDProo ^^"^jmportant f We talked to Jan Koop. head of logistics with Bralima in Zaïre, on 1st March, just one day before his departure from the Netherlands. He was all set to tackle the adven ture, together with his brother. An adventure that started in Holland and ended in Kinshasa. Via Bel gium, France, Spain, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroun. The journey was preceded by lengthy preparations. One of Jan's previous leave periods in Holland had been spent sorting out the or ganisational paperwork. He and his brother had also chatted with teams who had made similar trips in the past. They picked up some useful tips, for instance about driv ing through inhospitable terrain. Just before they left, the duo stocked up enough food and drink for 24 days and made sure they had sufficient spares for the vital parts of the jeep. Jan Koop has reckoned in ad vance on having to cope with two major obstacles: the border for malities in Africa ("I've heard that you sometimes have to wait for days to get permission to drive into a country") and the second stretch of the route through the Sahara where there's no proper road. "It's then a matter of keeping Jan Koop in his jeep. One day after this photo was taken, Bralima's head of logistics set out for Zaïre. a sharp look-out for the signs, like a cairn of stones. If we miss those landmarks we'll have to backtrack, as otherwise you can get hopelessly lost. We also hope to be able to follow the trail of people who've taken the same route be fore us", explains Mr. Koop. The two brothers allowed thirty days for the journey, although it should be possible to make the trip in 24 days. None the less they've included some extra days in their time schedule. "Naturally, we want to take in some of the scen ery as well". The two of them intend to sleep in the car at night. A folding bed construction was specially built in the jeep for this trip so that they can enjoy a good night's rest. Jan Koops feels that sleeping in a tent wouldn't be safe: "Especially once we're through the desert and get into the tropical region, sleeping in a tent would be dangerous be cause of all the creepy-crawlies. Anyway, we think this should also reduce the risk of things being stolen from the jeep." In a next issue of Heineken In ternational Magazine we hope to bring you a full report on Jan Koop's experiences during the trip. Just like several other European countries, Italy also has the return able bottles system. But the return system is not compulsory. The bre weries in Italy have been con fronted in recent years with a de clining interest for returnable bot tles and a growing demand for the one way, or disposable bottle. At the moment the employees of the bottling department spend only one and a half days working on the line for returnable bottles. During the other working days they can be found at the new one way line which can fill a total of 50,000 bottles of 33 cl each per hour. At the end of the bottling line six machines are installed alongside each other to handle the packing into outers. Dreher in Pedavena produces beer in twelve different pack forms. During the winter period the bottling department works a five day week in two shifts. As the summer approaches (bringing with it a significant increase in beer consumption) the brewery switches over to three shift work ing so that a stock can be built up for the busy season.

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