Business opportunities for women-owned suppliers across Europe
WEConnect International is a corporate-led non-profit and their goal is to connect more majority women owned businesses into the corporate supply chain. Their corporate members represent $1 trillion in annual purchasing power and are true pioneers in inclusive sourcing and more information can be found on their website: http://weconnectinternational.org/.
WEConnect International currently has the following business opportunities:
Packaging suppliers including:
- On shelf printed packaging: flexible (bags) and cartons (boxes)
- Shipper cases: corrugated boxes
- Injection moulding
- Tertiary packaging: stretch films, tapes, stickers
- Customized packaging for displays (on shelf)
Hygiene materials including:
- Non-wovens: spunbond, spunlace and carded
- Product films
- Adhesives
Raw materials producers (not traders) including:
- Resins: PE, PET and PP, recycled resins
- Fibres: plastic or natural based
- Cellulose
- Super absorbent materials
Contract manufacturers producing fem care products including:
- Tampons and pads and liners – particularly with naturals/sustainable solutions
Packing suppliers including:
- Primary packing – (filling and form, fil seal); bottle making equipment; flexible packaging (sachets, flow wrappers, stackers and baggers)
- Secondary packing – wrapping, labelling, cartoning machines
- End of line equipment – palletizing, case packing, pick and place
Material handling equipment suppliers such as forklifts, AGV, conveyors and racking
Assembly suppliers e.g. converting, dust control equipment, glue equipment, printing/inks etc.
Production related suppliers who can supply skids, tanks, utilities, chillers, welding and heat exchangers etc.
Facilities management related suppliers across Europe (especially in the UK and Germany) including:
- Cleaning
- Gardening
- Janitorial
- Security
- Catering
- Building installations and maintenance
- Waste disposal
If you are a majority owned women’s business that could provide any of these requirements, please get in touch with Emma Duncan, Outreach and Event Manager for Europe on eduncan@weconnectinternational.org by Tuesday 2nd June