C J Waterhouse are the UK partner to Umbra-Packaging, one of the world's leading experts in automated open mouth bag packaging and palletisation systems.

From their headquarters in Perugia Italy, Umbra manufacture a range of high speed placing, filling and sealing machines for pre-made bags. Their machinery is capable of handling any bag type with integrated handles, slide locks and bespoke fastening systems at sizes from 300g to 30Kg. Single and duplex machines are available with packing speeds of up to 2000 bags per hour.

Umbra manufacture two basic lines of packaging machine; the UP1000 which handles larger format bags from 1 to 30Kg and the UP-Mini which handles smaller pack sizes from 300g to 5Kg. Both machines are available with a number of options to suit the customer's specific requirements.