Helpful Insights

We’re all aware that food and drink waste is a huge issue across the world. To put things into perspective, an estimated 88 million tonnes of food is wasted in EU countries every year. This is expected to reach around 126m tonnes by the end of 2020 if no further action is taken.

Over the last few years, companies have noticed the benefits of using custom printed tape and the value it adds to their brand.

The importance of labels can sometimes be underestimated. They serve a crucial purpose as they can help to identify the product whilst providing important information to keep customers and team members aware of any dangerous situations.

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.

The pharmaceutical and medical business is a mega, billion-pound industry that relies on cutting edge technology, extraordinary science, and research from some of the sharpest minds across the world. Often, the final step to supplying effective pharmaceuticals is handed over to the packaging industry, and the need for temperature controlled packaging is called upon.

Choosing the right taping solution for your business is crucial. It ensures your products arrive safely, can speed up your packing process and can help reduce waste and costs.

By now you should know we’re huge fans of PLA (Polylactic acid) packaging. With its thermal insulating properties, eco-friendliness and uses for sterile products, PLA is an innovative bioplastic that’s taken the packaging industry by storm.

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.