Types of packing we supply

The packaging we can design and supply can be broken down into five main types:-

1. Paper and board
2. Plastic
3. Glass
4. Metal
5. Wood

All meet the different needs of the consumer, producer, transporter etc.

One of the most popular types of packaging is paper and cardboard. It is easy to see why when one considers that paper and cardboard packaging is cheap, lightweight, easy to use and store, and can be easily compressed.

Categories of packaging

Primary

This involves all packaging that is in direct contact with the product. Hence primary packaging could be soft drink bottles, sweet wrappers or the inner bag of cereal boxes. Primary packaging can also be described as part of the product. If sweets come with a sweet dispenser that pops the sweets into the hand, that sweet dispenser would be known as primary packaging. Primary packaging performs the dual purpose of protecting the product and advertising the product for the manufacturer.

Secondary

This is designed to collate primary packaging so that it can be handled manually. Hence a box, containing many soft drinks, or shrink wrap would be secondary packaging. Secondary packaging is used so that goods can be transported more easily, saving energy and costs.

Tertiary

This is used to transport products in large numbers. Hence a crate or pallet containing many small shrink wraps is tertiary packaging. In fact tertiary packaging can also come in large shrink wraps with small ones inside.