Questions to Ask a Packaging Supplier
Have you spent years developing your product range and preparing to launch or grow your business? If so, don’t let your efforts be let down by sub-standard packaging. All too often, postal boxes and even retail packaging are an afterthought. Therefore, quick decisions are made about which packaging supplier to use, largely based on the […]
Reshoring & Supply Chain Sustainability
For decades, it’s been cheaper to import goods from around the globe than to produce them locally, but the tide is changing. So, what is driving reshoring and how is this impacting supply chain sustainability? UK Businesses Favour Local Suppliers & Production Brexit, Covid, the war in Ukraine and a rapid rise in interest rates. […]
All Boxes Big & Small
Aylesbury Box Company manufactures cardboard boxes to your specifications. For boxes big or small, simply tell us what you need and we’ll advise on the most effective and affordable packaging solutions. Big Boxes or Something Smaller? Our experienced team produce thousands of standard-sized boxes for manufacturers, retailers and fulfilment companies across the UK. However, with […]
How can Packaging Design Improve Manual Handling?
As shipped goods increase, packaging line teams, delivery drivers and customers are lifting more bulky and heavy boxes than ever before. Can rethinking packaging design help to prevent manual handling injuries? Lifting and carrying weighty, large or awkward-shaped boxes can take their toll on the body. For safe manual handling, the advice is to bend […]
Think Local for Fresh Produce
Aylesbury Box Company has recently delivered an order of printed shipping boxes to Kings Farm Shop in Buckinghamshire. This local business has been established for over 40 years and has always focused on providing fresh produce. As an experienced butcher, owner Garry King has ensured that farm shop and commercial customers received the highest quality […]
E-commerce Collaboration for Online Success
Many companies have embraced new ways of working during lockdown. E-commerce has provided an opportunity to maintain sales when shops are forced to close. It is relatively quick and low-cost to set up an online shop. This statement is evidenced by the fact that between April and July 2020, 85,000UK businesses launched online or joined […]
