by mickparkes | Jun 3, 2021 | business ready, FFP, freelancing, ISTA 6-Amazon, no waste in boxes, Oceans, Packaging, Paper, paper void fill, Plastic, Profit, void fill
Well is anything a good idea? Supporting Sheffield Wednesday sounds a good idea but believe me its a total stress game…..!!!!! Ideas are usually the result of a need or want, so its worth a shot isn’t it. Many clever people over the centuries have had...
by mickparkes | Feb 9, 2021 | business ready
As part of my role as a freelance product developer I often have to research and enquire about products for my clients. There’s generally four ways to do this in the connected world we live in…….. Complete one of the contact forms on a site Call...
by mickparkes | Jun 1, 2020 | business ready, Contracting, freelancing, no waste in boxes, paper void fill, Profit, time to think, void fill
How’s your void and what do your customers think? Should they open a box up and see this? Just leaves a bad first impression So in this picture we have a great example of what not to do. Firstly, its a genuine package, with two items in a box that’s too...
by mickparkes | Apr 20, 2020 | business ready, Contracting, freelancing, Packaging, Paper, time to think
Its not about me, it’s about what’s needed. That’s my take on inventions. Of course there’s more to this thinking than just that statement.. It’s always puzzled me, did some one create the wheel then use it by putting two together or did...
by mickparkes | Apr 8, 2020 | freelancing, Margin, Packaging, Paper, Profit
My take on survival and innovation. Hare brained ideas for sale Apart from the recent 6 of the last 20 years, I’ve been my own boss. I wouldn’t say I was an expert by any means but you learn a lot when your only one payday from oblivion. ( you also learn...
by mickparkes | Apr 1, 2020 | Contracting, Covid 19, freelancing, Margin, Packaging, Paper, Profit
The self employed and freelancers have been in the news more than ever recently. Rightly so given the extraordinary circumstances we all face. However this also highlights the existence of this £300 Billion employment sector we have here in UK. Its 20 years this...
by mickparkes | Mar 18, 2020 | Covid 19, Packaging, Paper, Plastic
Hidden Innovations. Design Rights Apply 2006 With millions stuck at home for whatever reason, but related to Covid-19, it appears more people will be/are buying online. It could just be basics which are scarce in the bricks and mortar shops but it could be items they...
by mickparkes | Mar 11, 2020 | Oceans, Packaging, Paper, Plastic
There have been a few articles of late about how flexible bags, mailers and sleeves are apparently a better choice than cardboard boxes for online sales. It seems there’s a trend to remove cardboard boxes from the eCommerce chain. It’s thought they are too...
by mickparkes | Feb 26, 2020 | Packaging, Paper, Profit
You should know about box ratios…. It’s a guess but I’d say 80% of cardboard boxes produced and used are FEFCO 0201 style, sometimes known also as the American Box due to its origins. Well, there is a golden ratio to using the least amount of board...
by mickparkes | Feb 18, 2020 | Margin, Packaging, Paper, Profit
Welcome to another post of my blog, Cardboard Conversation. This is an opinion post based on recent personal experience in a high volume plant, so always up for banter…. One of the most common styles of cardboard box in e-Commerce is the FEFCO 0427. Its a...
by mickparkes | Feb 10, 2020 | Oceans, Packaging, Paper, Plastic, Seal-End cartons, Trigger Sprays
Continuing on the millimetre story In my last blog I made a point about how much more you can ship on a pallet if the size of the primary pack is truly evaluated. Now its not easy to do on a plastic bottle due to tooling costs etc. But to emphasise….. Most...
by mickparkes | Feb 7, 2020 | Packaging, Plastic
With the current wave of material development, every millimetre counts…. Why? you ask. Well its a fair question. Take trigger spray bottles for instance. This material development is due to sustainability and scientific pressure on the packaging world to find...
by mickparkes | Oct 23, 2019 | Oceans, Packaging, Paper, Plastic
The current panic and alarm is about plastic appearing in the oceans and therefore killing marine life or getting in our food chain. Quite understandably we should use what’s going do the job with least harm or CO2 etc. You don’t see paper based items in...
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