Contract Packaging

When you operate a manufacturing business, you are always looking to optimise your processes, save money or make cost savings and ensure productivity is at its highest. Sometimes, this is best achieved by working with other companies to outsource parts of the process and one example of this is contract packaging.

What is contract packaging?

When you use contract packaging, you work with another company who takes the products that you make and packages them in a suitable way.  Examples of the kind of packaging you can use include clamshell and blister packaging, shrink and sleeve wrapping and also eco-friendly packaging options.

In addition to the packaging, companies can often add display units and other options to help display the products when they arrive at the seller.  This can include free standing display units, pop-up displays and banner stands.

How this optimises your process

The main way that this can optimise your process is that your business doesn’t need to have the equipment and supplies to make the packaging in-house.  This means no capital outlay to get the equipment or staff costs to run it.  You can simply pay the contract packaging company to handle it for you.

Additionally, this not only saves space and money, it also means staff aren’t required to switch between tasks, increasing their productivity and ensuring that they can concentrate wholly on their primary task.  You can ensure that the most important processes are carried out in the business, ensuring all products are to the highest standard and then send them to be packaged to a similar high standard.

Finally, you don’t need to worry about compliance and regulatory issues around the packaging as an expert company can tackle this for you.  Instead, you can focus on your own compliance issues and ensure your company runs smoothly and efficiently.

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At Quantrelle, we understand that to a customer the overall aesthetics of what they choose to buy is just as important as the product itself. How a product is packaged is far more important today than it has ever been. In fact, product packaging has now become a major factor in the products marketing strategy. This is why contract packaging has become so popular and not just with larger corporations, but with smaller businesses too.

Professional contract packaging companies, such as Quantrelle, specialise in creating bespoke packaging services that can cater to the needs of the individual business.

Regular contract packaging companies will usually only specialise in one sector or marketplace, but we at Quantrelle offer our highly-customised packaging solutions across many different sectors, including consumer goods, cosmetics and toiletries, high tech and pharmaceutical industries.

But what are the benefits of using a professional contract packaging company such as us? Well, there are more benefits than you might think! For example:

•  Greater profits for you : Since Quantrelle provide everything you need with regards to production facilities, staff, source materials, maintenance etc. you do not have to purchase and run your own packaging operation. You can not only save time and money, but invest those savings back in to the growth of your own business.
• Packaging testing : By choosing to use contract packaging, you get the flexibility to try out and test different packaging options. This gives you the opportunity to refine and perfect your product image and get the right product out to your customers.
• Better efficiency : Using a dedicated contract packaging company will help to increase your rate of output. You can consult with us right from the beginning of your product development so that we can use our experience and expertise to help and advise you. This enables you to get the right packaging in place from day one, therefore reducing lead-time.

There are many more benefits than those we have listed here, for example, it may be difficult for a company to come up with or invest in sustainable resources. Contract packaging can provide you with sustainable and environmentally-friendly solutions without being overly costly to your company. Take a look at our Eco-Pack and our Green Materials sections for more information.

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There has been a lot in the press about single-use plastic and recyclability in packaging. With that in mind, we would like to re-assure you that it is our company practice to ensure a high level of commitment to good environmental policies throughout our business activities. As a contract packaging company, we enforce these policies by minimising the production of waste, and re-using and recycling materials. In case you are asked the question by a vendor, member, or other individual here is a checklist that may be helpful regarding the products we supply:

The main statement is that all of our materials are 100% recyclable.

• Plastic Blisters (Eco-Pack™) –Made from RPet plastic and contain a minimum of 50% post-consumer waste (i.e. contains materials destined for waste after use).
• Corrugated Cardboard – the corrugated materials we use in trays and pallet skirts are 100% recyclable, the thin printed layer we use is a virgin paper and we purchase this exclusively from suppliers that participate in the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) UK. (Paper produced from well-managed forests and/or recycled materials).
• Shrink Film – The shrink wrap material we use contains recyclable material that can then be re-used in the future, including shopping bag recycling points, present in most UK retailers. It’s the same LDPE plastic found in bottled water packaging, shopping bags, milk cartons and garbage bags.
• Printed Cards – We use vegetable oil-based or water-based inks. These inks are fully biodegradable and do not interfere with recycling processes. Our liners (the printed paper layer) are covered with an aqueous (water-based) coating, which is both biodegradable and recyclable. The cards themselves are fully recyclable.

Quantrelle is BRC certified and ISO registered working to ISO 9001/ISO 14001 guidelines, therefore it is our responsibility to continue to produce 100% recyclable products along with purchasing materials that use the highest percentage of recyclable material.

For more information, please visit our website: www.quantrelle.com/our-green-materials/

Thank you,

Andrew Dear

Sales Director

Quantrelle Contract Packaging Solutions

Quantrelle Contract Packaging Company have been busy behind the scenes this year.

In addition to preparing for the new GDP Regulations, we have been working towards accreditation for both OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety) and  ISO 27001 (Information Security).

We are thrilled to be able to tell you that we have secured accreditation in both of these standards.

The OHSAS 18001 standard is designed to ensure that an organisation is committed to assessing risks and promoting a safe and healthy working environment for employees and visitors.

This certification is proof of our adherence to the high standards set by the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) Project Group.

Our Contract Packaging Company have achieved this important award through our dedication to safety by identifying, controlling and managing risks to keep our employees, and visitors to the premises in which we work, safe.

An annual external audit is carried out by a third party where our practices and systems are assessed to confirm that standards remain high and that any non-conformances are noted for rectification.

ISO 27001 is recognised worldwide as the standard for information security management.

We have shown that we have reached the high standards set by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) through our achievement of the ISO 27001 certification.

To gain the ISO 27001 award, we have proved that we could not only prevent but defend against potential data system vulnerabilities. This achievement was due to our comprehensive suite of information security controls and the management system we introduced to ensure these controls remain efficient and continue to meet our customers’ needs.

An annual audit is carried out by an external third party to ensure our systems continue to meet the stringent requirements set out in the ISO 27001 standard.

These accreditations compliment our existing ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

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A Contract Packaging Company is basically what it says – a packaging company that offer services on the basis of a contract. There is a lot that goes into packaging, from the initial design and creation, to the final product sitting on the shelves of the local Supermarket, Wholesaler or Retailer. This is why many businesses choose to outsource these tasks to professional contract packaging companies so they can save time and money.

Contract packaging companies can specialise in different methods of packaging or like Quantrelle, they can offer a vast range of packaging options. At Quantrelle, the range of services we can offer are clamshell and blister packaging, Eco packaging, shrink and sleeve wrapping, pallet and pop-up displays and more, so whatever packaging your business may need, we will go over and above to ensure you are happy with the finished product and service.

As a company that offers contract packaging, we provide the expert knowledge, the labour and the equipment, packaging is one less thing you have to worry about. If you need regular packaging to be undertaken, then our services could help save you time and money, we also ensure that all packaging is completed within your time schedule and up to the high quality and standards that you expect.

Whilst you can focus on the sales and marketing of your product, the packaging aspect can be left in the safe hands of a contract packaging company like us, taking a huge weight off your mind.

For more information on the services we have to offer and the range of sectors we do work for, feel free to get in touch directly or visit our website.