In our Happy New Year article, we highlighted some goals for 2023. One of these was to help inform customers of EPR regulations aimed to reduce packaging waste. This article is the first step in this process. Reduce Packaging Waste To reduce packaging waste and instigate a...
At the end of 2022, we delivered the first order of branded e-commerce packaging to Slycker. They launched their website in December and were soon fulfilling orders in time for Christmas. Is your 2023 goal to launch an e-commerce business? Whether an established company that is...
Happy New Year from all at Aylesbury Box Company! Plans are underway to ensure we continue providing sustainable packaging and personable service to you, our customers, through 2023. Let’s start things off by introducing two new members of our team, Larry & Sam. They both joined us...
As the final packaging orders of 2022 are dispatched, we look back at some of the key moments of the year. Packaging Customer Success One of the highlights of 2022 came just weeks ago. One of our new customers, NotPla, was shortlisted for the Earthshot Prize and...
Your product range is sorted and now you need e-commerce packaging. So, how do you know what you need when this isn’t your area of expertise? For many online retailers, the easy option is to order off-the-shelf postal boxes, but this is unlikely to be...
Our cardboard boxes offer strength and protection at affordable prices. These are also qualities shared by PowerHands, one of our most recent packaging customers. PowerHands Resistance Training A good grip and hand strength helps us all to manage everyday tasks, like opening jars and lifting heavy bags....
When we separate waste and dispose of plastic packaging in recycling bins, we expect it will be collected and recycled into new plastic products. Is this the case? UK Plastic Recycling Rates The British Plastics Federation publishes data* on plastic recovery and recycling rates. As a result,...
When delivering bottled beverages, you need to trust that the shipping boxes are sufficiently robust to survive the journey. Broken bottles cause a mess, a safety risk and incur the cost of sending out replacements, so how do you design drinks packaging to ensure this...
Foam inserts have been widely used as an effective means of protecting goods in transit. This is because the dense cell structure makes it easy to cut bespoke shapes that hold items securely in place. Having said this, many of our customers are asking for...
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...