Festive Greetings From Aylesbury Box Company

The decorations are up and festive tunes play on the radio, so we invite you to tuck into a mince pie as you read the end-of-year update from the Aylesbury Box Company team. Firstly, thank you to all of our customers and suppliers for helping us achieve another successful year! We appreciate that you choose […]

Ticking the Vegan Boxes at Christmas

It’s estimated that there are around 2.5 million vegans in the UK. That means many families include someone who has decided to give up meat and dairy. The choice to become vegan can be ethical, for health reasons or to cut costs and it is most popular among young, female adults. However, there is no […]

Meat & Turkey Boxes

We’ve reached the time of year when you might be planning who to invite over for Christmas dinner and what’s to include on the menu. It’s around this time that your local butcher will start taking orders for turkeys and other meats. Get it sorted now, so you can tick that off the list and […]

Tips on Christmas Gift Packaging

In the last week, we’ve been contacted by a couple of small, independent retailers. They are looking for assistance with designing Christmas Gift Packaging. As they intended to sell stock at Festive Artisan Markets starting in November, there is just enough time to turn things around. However, we started working on Advent Calendar designs and […]

Local Christmas Boxes: Treats Sorted!

It’s December! Time to start planning who will be around the table for Christmas dinner, along with which delicious treats to serve. This weekend is Small Business Saturday, so we encourage you to seek out local companies to supply your Christmas boxes. Independent businesses value your custom, offer something unique and help the local economy. […]

What are the Lead Times for Seasonal Packaging?

Christmas may be months away, yet there is no time to waste if you want seasonal packaging for retail displays, subscription boxes and e-commerce deliveries. The sooner you place those packaging orders, the easier it is for us to offer favourable lead times and prices. Why Add a Festive Twist to Packaging? Adding a festive […]

It’s not too early for Christmas Packaging

Live in the moment they say, appreciate the here and now. How can you be thinking about Christmas packaging in the middle of summer? Well, we are and that’s because retailers have to plan all year to optimise sales during the festive period. At any time of year, packaging design plays a vital role in […]

Festive Greetings

Thank you. 2020 has been a most unexpected of years. Like many businesses, Aylesbury Box Company has had to adapt and respond to changing customer needs. We appreciate the efforts of our dedicated team, the support of suppliers and every order that our customers have placed. With challenge comes opportunity. This has been a record […]

Merry Christmas!

To our Customers, Suppliers and Team! 2019 has been another exciting year of developments at Aylesbury Box Company and we want to thank everyone who has helped us take the company from strength to strength. Striving for Continuous Improvement More than a packaging supplier, we take pride in building good relationships with our customers. We […]

How to Have a Greener Christmas; Reducing Packaging Waste

Over the Christmas period, we generate 30% more waste than at any other time of the year. With a fresh approach, it is possible to reduce waste and boost recycling rates. This article provides some small changes that can help you to have a greener Christmas, without missing out on the festive fun. How to […]

How to have a More Sustainable Christmas

The festive celebrations can be a time of excess. It’s easy to get carried away and splash out on far more than you need. With a little thought, it is possible to make sustainable choices and that doesn’t mean compromising on the fun. Reducing Packaging Waste As a cardboard box manufacturer, Aylesbury Box Company knows […]

Is it Too Early to Mention Christmas Gift Boxes?

Yes, it is still August, but in just a few weeks the supermarket shelves will start filling with festive goods. Let them clear the Back to School uniform and stationery aisles and then we’ll spot the first mince pies and red, green and gold printed packaging. If that unusually hot spell of weather has put […]