Charpak Limited are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted for the prestigious Packaging News UK Packaging Awards in the SME of The Year category. Against a backdrop of the demonisation of plastics, and single use plastics in particular, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving sustainability within the packaging industry and are working with a number of partners to create the Cambridgeshire...
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Charpak’s approach is working collaboratively with brand owners, retailers, production and manufacturing teams, Sales and Marketing Teams, Packaging Technologists, Design Engineers and Commercial Teams. From the initial client briefing, and project scoping, through the design brief and technical consultation on reusable or recyclable materials, Charpak collaborates with your internal teams. Charpak’s specialist team: take your business requirements gather your technical specifications produce a thorough packaging design...
Read MoreM&S set a challenge to Charpak's imaginative product packaging designers to find a manufacturing solution to develop a beautifully crafted premium party cake. What is now commonplace in stores started with a blue sky idea session with Charpak and M&S' packaging developers working through "We need to manufacture a “hidden centre” product on a scalable large quantity...
Read MoreCharpak design and manufacture rigid plastic packaging which are made from the below materials: Clear rPET Clear rPET plastic contains a minimum of 50% PCW (post consumer waste) and up to 25% in-process waste Charpak reprocesses it's scrap back into material we purchase from our supply chain Clear rPET is widely recycled Black rPET Contains 50% PCW and up to 25% in-process waste Charpak has a closed-loop...
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With plastics and the environmental issues being a hot topic, there is no better time to invest in the least environmentally damaging packaging. Committed to minimising environmental impact, Charpak's latest patented packaging innovation Twist-Loc is a fully recyclable rPET thermformed container. The rPET lid and base firmly locks into place. Its integrated locking device has zero 'tear-off bits' to minimise leakage into the environment. By using...
Read MoreThere are viable alternatives to fossil fuel based plastics, which are currently more expensive to produce. Recent tests by the supermarkets have shown that consumers are reticent to pay more for this packaging. This is a particularly hot topic following Blue Planet II, and wider reporting in the media on environmental issues relating to discarded plastic. Biodegradable plastics, environmentally friendly plastics and plant based plastics are...
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There are viable alternatives to fossil fuel based plastics, which are currently more expensive to produce. Industry-wide research published research from Kantar Worldpanel Survey in 2018 confirms that consumers are unwilling to pay more for this type of plastic packaging, but expect industry to take responsibility and design and manufacture using more environmentally responsible packaging materials. Biodegradable plastics are available. However, they are expensive and...
Read MoreAs a Charpak client you benefit from much more than just thermoformed manufacturing. Every design render is bespoke, ensuring the end packaging product meets your business' demands. Charpak's end-to-end solution brings you first class consultancy and delivers the highest quality manufacture of rigid plastic packaging. We guarantee delivery of imaginative, world-class quality vacuum formed, thermoformed packaging solutions. We guarantee every design is fully manufacturable We guarantee service with...
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Whilst the media is dominated by headlines surrounding plastic packaging waste we must be careful not to demonise all plastic packaging. Across the supply chain, businesses need to respond with actions that do not shift the environmental and recycling problem from one type of packaging material, to other less reusable or less recyclable alternatives. There is no doubt unrecyclable single-use plastics are a bad thing. Everyone...
Read MoreCorporate responsibility and sustainability of packaging is core to our business. With plastics demand expected to double in the next 20 years Charpak is committed to delivering a SMART, realistic, co-ordinated and collaborative sustainable solution for our clients. All materials Charpak use are produced from either a recycled grade plastic, or are fully reusable or recyclable. We mark all manufactured products with the correct recycle...
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