FUSION Issue 1 2026 DIGITAL SINGLE PAGES - Flipbook - Page 6
CONSUMABLES
Reducing
Consumable
Waste Without
Compromising
Performance
Every year, paintshops and marine coating
facilities discard thousands of consumables
that were never needed. The instinctive
response is to negotiate harder, switch
suppliers, or chase lower unit costs. But the
real culprit is not on the invoice. It is on the
shop floor.
Waste is rarely driven by the product
itself. It is far more commonly the result
of how materials are specified, applied,
stored and managed day to day. Reducing
waste without compromising performance
is therefore less about buying cheaper
consumables and more about operational
maturity. Organisations that approach the
issue this way consistently achieve better
quality outcomes, greater consistency, and
lower total costs over time.
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