Lockdown could have resulted in the permanent closure of shops, restaurants, gyms and many other businesses. Even with Government support, paying to retain premises, employees and stock without generating an income is crippling. However, many businesses adapted. They explored new ways of serving customers and...
Aylesbury Box Company donates cardboard boxes to Aylesbury Vineyard Foodbank who have provided non-perishable essentials to 5000 individuals since March 2020. As we mark a year since the country went into lockdown, we want to showcase the dedication of foodbank volunteers. The Kindness of Strangers Foodbanks rely...
By law, every e-commerce customer has the right to return goods and receive a refund within 14 days. The option of ‘free returns’ is also a factor that influences purchasing decisions, so many online shops offer this service. These processes protect the consumer but have...
As cardboard packaging manufacturers, Aylesbury Box company champions bespoke boxes with carefully matched colour printing. Dcypher, a cosmetics brand, also focuses on bespoke products and colour matching, so let’s find out more. Dcypher Colour-matching Cosmetics Each of us is unique and we have distinct skin tones. Applying...
A sense of social and environmental responsibility is driving consumers and brands towards sustainable packaging solutions. As a familiar, robust yet lightweight material, cardboard is the obvious alternative to plastic. Ticking all the sustainability boxes, cardboard packaging is formed from recycled and renewable materials, which can...
Over the past 12 months, Aylesbury Box Company has manufactured record volumes of e-commerce packaging. With physical shops closed, retailers had to adapt and embrace online shopping. In diversifying, they establish websites, order fulfilment, packaging design and e-commerce policies at speed. In the Prime Minister’s roadmap...
Last month, Aylesbury Box Company delivered 2000 litho-printed cartons to Nadia Pomfret, owner of a new enterprise, Ally Candles. These presentation boxes will hold her range of natural candles. Every new business owner has an emotional attachment to their venture. They have to invest considerable time,...
A bright, sunny weekend and we’ve all started to dream of those warm summer days. It may have been February, but last weekend was a delightful reminder that spring is in the air. With the promise of good weather comes plans for picnics and barbeques...
In recent months, Aylesbury Box Company have been contacted by a record number of start-up businesses. Furlough, redundancy and job uncertainty has been the catalyst for many people to become their own boss. Data shared on Small Business suggests that 12,490 of the new businesses launched...
Stories of Amazon hoarding all of the cardboard boxes are circulating. Has this presented other online retailers with packaging supply issues? As a specialist cardboard packaging manufacturer, we have prepared for and responded to a gradual increase in demand. The industry has been able to balance...