Packaging Advice

Poor packaging leads to worse issues than just a damaged product. From poor customer satisfaction, to fewer sales and revenue, simple packaging mistakes can cost your business heavily.

Consumer demand for sustainable products is ever-growing, meaning the need for bioplastics that reduce reliance on fossil fuels and decrease greenhouse emissions is becoming more rampant.

Concerns over sustainability and the environment is at the forefront of consumers’ minds. People are becoming more aware of the packaging systems they use, such as the mainstream linear system, and how it can be a detriment to the environment.

Electronics arguably require the most attention to detail when it comes to packaging. Not only can they be expensive and fragile, but prone to Electro Static discharge (ESD) too. In this case, a highly protective packaging solution must be in place for protection against physical and mechanical damage during transit.

When it comes to packaging, many businesses find themselves in a similar situation. Whether your current packaging costs are too high, your brand needs better visual unification, or your product has simply changed and warrants a packaging re-design, bespoke packaging could be the solution you’ve been looking for.

Impact resistant, lightweight, and available in many forms, there is no wonder that polystyrene and polyethylene are some of the most used polymers for protective packaging today. However, it can be easy to mix these two polymers up, so it is important to establish the key differences between them and how they can be used.

In the year 2020, we’ve seen a lot of changes with COVID-19. Whether that be in our social lives or work environment, we’ve had to adapt continuously to the latest government rules and recommendations.

With a £200 a tonne tax coming into force in 2022 on any plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled content, you may be wondering what alternatives you could be using to reduce your plastic waste.

Bubble wrap has been bringing joy, (as well as some much-needed stress relief) to its customers since the 1960s, its purpose now being to protect fragile goods whilst in transit.