Reducing Damages and Costs

If you’re looking for a way to reduce costs in your business and think you have exhausted all avenues then, maybe your packaging holds the key to further reductions. Packaging can play a vital role in giving you a competitive edge, it’s got the potential to help uncover savings within your ...

Shipping high value, highly sensitive medical or control instruments is a delicate matter - the products are business critical and need to arrive in full working order. For this reason many products are packed in heavy unwieldy containers that can be expensive to purchase and cost a small ...

According to Smithers Pira, the global market for industrial packaging was estimated at £40,3 billion last year with 28% of market share gained in Western Europe. That’s a lot of packaging material being used around the globe! With the increased focus on the environment, corporate responsibility ...

Have you ever wondered how much your packaging really costs you? The unit price is an obvious consideration but, in reality, it’s only the tip of the iceberg. There are some other significant costs hiding beneath the surface that can affect your profits, product security and brand reputation. ...

Effective warehouse management is vital to ensure your products get to customers quickly and efficiently. If storage is a problem and you struggle with bulky packaging everywhere you look, it might be time to review your packaging operation. Optimised packaging will not only help you save on ...

Packaging plays a key role in protecting products from damage in transit and storage, which is particularly important when high value items are involved. The right packaging will not only help you minimise costs associated with damages and returns; it will also increase your productivity and ...

Ensuring you have the right packaging for the products you are exporting is crucial to guarantee they do not get damaged in transit. International shipping can expose consignments to a range of conditions not normally experienced in domestic markets. These include extremes in high and lower ...

Packaging plays a crucial role in protecting your products against falls, impact and weight crushing, during transit and storage. It is especially important when fragile and expensive equipment is involved. Damaged items will not only cost your company time and money, but will also reflect ...

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 ...