In light of changing shopping habits, environmental concerns and innovative ideas, corrugated cardboard is back in vogue. The humble cardboard box may have been a packaging staple for decades, but demand is growing and it is now gaining a spot in the packaging limelight. Cardboard Boxes...
“UK consumers are now acutely aware that discarded plastic bags are commonly found in rivers, seas and on land, proving to be an ever-present danger to birds, animals and marine life. Even in landfill, they can take hundreds of years to break down.” Confederation of...
As an island, the UK relies on the global trade of goods and services. Despite ongoing negotiations with the EU, imports and exports continue to support our economy and the economies of our trading nations. When you are looking to send goods overseas, the packaging has...
Many of the Aylesbury Box Company team have children or grandchildren to entertain over the summer holidays. The prospect of six weeks without a school run is a joy, but we all need cheap and simple ways to keep the youngsters occupied. This is where the...
The phrase ‘box clever’ means to ‘behave in a careful and cunning way’. In many ways, this reflects the role of packaging as a marketing tool. The design of retail packaging has to be carefully thought through, with the aim of influencing a potential buyer...
Did Ikea spring to mind? Much as we are fans of Ikea’s sustainability policy, including the use of cardboard pallets, the flat pack furniture we’re exploring in this blog is made from corrugated cardboard. Dutch Design Chair Created by Tim Vardy, this simple flat packed cardboard chair weighs...