Packaging of products is not just a matter of making it easier for you to transport products from one point to another. Safety considerations also come to play. 

It is important to ensure that products, whether they are sensitive, hazardous, bulky, or dangerous are packed and ultimately transported safely. 

It is important to ensure that no damage to the items is caused during the transportation process.

The big question is, with the variety of packaging options available on the market, are corruga...

There are plenty of benefits from the use of polyethylene bags on the consumer and retailer/manufacturer front. 

This is despite the long-running and in many regards wrong perception that polyethylene bags and polyethylene packaging, in general, are environmentally unfriendly. 

This article will help you understand the benefits that polyethylene bags have to offer, including the environmental friendliness of this packaging material.

• Polyethylene Bags Are Reusable 

• Polyethylene Bags Are Inherently Ro...

Electronic parts are quite delicate, and it is important that they are packaged properly for safe shipment. 

If you do not pack them properly then there is always the risk that they will get damaged, either through mishandling in the shipping process or through static interference.

Protecting Electronic Parts During Shipment

Packing your electronic parts properly is important if you want to make sure that they are safe. 

For larger parts, packing them in an anti-static foam, and a solid box can be a...

Various packaging materials are designed and manufactured to protect products and equipment from atmospheric, electrostatic, magnetic, vibration or shock damage, especially when in transit.

Such protective packaging materials include boxes, liners and spacers.

Some of these packaging materials include airbags or air pillows, which are inflated air packets used to secure fragile materials and products.

Angle boards or edge boards are also designed to protect the edges of products during transit.

Othe...

The packaging process is expensive, especially when a company wants to maintain quality and enhance brand superiority.

With the daily increase in competition, high costs of raw materials, logistics, and labour, companies must strive to reduce their overall packaging costs.

Ways To Reduce Costs

For a company to reduce the costs of packaging and at the same time remain competitive, they have to consider:

• Available options

• The necessary vs. unnecessary costs

• Fragile labels

• Green packaging

• Shipping costs

• In...

Increased awareness about environmental pollution has heightened concerns about the indiscriminate disposal of waste all over the world.

Much of the concern revolves around the excessive use and disposal of plastic packaging which, despite being useful, is proving to be a very real threat to our planet.

About 85% of all the litter found in our oceans is plastic with half being made up of single-use items such as plastic straws and bags.

These disturbing statistics are what prompted over 60 countrie...

Getting everything organised in order to move house, including the endless amount of 'red tape', can be pretty stressful.

However, it is only once you start trying to work out how you are going to pack everything up that you realise the magnitude of the task.

With this, the kitchen is most likely the one room in your home that is going to give you the most challenges when it comes to packing all your items securely.

However, by following a few simple guidelines you should soon be able to transform ...

One of the biggest challenges of running an online or mail order business is shipping goods to your customers and ensuring that they actually arrive in a good condition.

Rain, split paper packaging, spillages, or thoughtless handling by the postage or delivery company can damage the goods that people order.

There have even been some instances of attempted theft or tampering by delivery companies. Courier satchels can help to prevent this.

What Are Courier Satchels?

Courier satchels and bags are made...

Porcelain is a material that is especially delicate, so you have to be extremely careful when preparing it to be shipped.

It is not as simple as wrapping it in bubble wrap and then hoping for the best.

There are certain steps that should be taken to ensure your items arrive in pristine condition.

Following are 6 helpful pointers that will ensure there are no damages when your porcelain items arrive at their destination.

1 - Wrap Each Item Individually

One way to increase the chances of everything bei...

We seem to be hearing more and more about doing our part to care for the environment these days, and rightly so.

We all need to do whatever we can to save our planet.

It goes without saying that it’s all the small decisions we make that go a long way to ensure that our home is maintained for the future of our children.

One small way that can have a big impact is with our use of plastic bags.

In fact, if we all adopt good habits when it comes to the use of plastic bags we can make a real difference.

T...