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 | 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 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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