Design and Manufacture

Wood is a durable and renewable natural resource that is commonly used in international trade. Over 90 percent of pallets worldwide are made of timber and it is one of the most popular packaging materials in the UK. International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures(ISPM 15) is a global ...

Macfarlane Packaging, Design and Manufacture have a wealth of experience in dealing with packaging for defence. DID YOU KNOW? Macfarlane Packaging, Design and Manufacture became the first dedicated packaging company to be awarded the authority to design and sign off packaging specifications on ...

For many years Macfarlane Packaging, Design and Manufacture have provided Tri-mite packaging solutions for a number of applications. Tri-mite utilises the benefits of heavy duty corrugated board to create a container with a high strength to weight ratio. A combination of the sheet material ...

Goods which are classified as dangerous for transport, range from those which are highly dangerous (such as explosives and fuming acids) to everyday products such as paints, solvents and pesticides found in the home and at work. Dangerous goods, which can also be called “Hazardous ...

Specialist long life containers can be designed specifically for purpose and manufactured in the composite material, GRP. This material (more commonly associated with boats) offers many benefits over conventional packaging materials and compliments the range that Macfarlane can ...

Macfarlane Packaging, Design and Manufacture are a timber sheet board converter and offer many types of timber for your packaging including: Plywood, OSB, Particle Board, MDF and Hardboard. OSB (Oriented strand Board) OSB is manufactured from logs of timber cut to lengths and processed into ...

Investment in new 3D software gives Macfarlane Packaging the edge in custom packaging design. Our expertise and market leadership in composite packaging has been reinforced by a significant investment at both our Grantham and Westbury production plants, where the latest 3D design software ...

Macfarlane Packaging has invested in SolidWorks 3D CAD software, the same state-of-the-art design technology trusted by many of our customers in their own product development. This makes it easy for both sets of designers to work together, exchange information, present and assess design ...