Oct 18, 2016 | Consumer, Corrugated Packaging, Packaging, Retail
VanMoof is a Dutch bicycle company with locations around the world. In a bid to increase their online ecommerce sales, VanMoof realised that they needed to reduce the number of damages during deliveries. So, instead of featuring a picture of a bike on the side of their corrugated cardboard boxes, they came up with the ingenious idea of featuring an image of a flatscreen TV – in the hope that couriers would take a little more care in handling their goods.
Jun 22, 2016 | Corrugated Packaging, Industry Associations & Partners, NOA Newsletters, Packaging
Simon and myself had the privilege of attending the most recent FEFCO Conference in Berlin. We came away inspired by several speakers and with some great quotes ringing in our ears. We thought you might like to have our “take” on what was being said at the Conference. Three themes featured overall – (1) Retail is seeing change like never before, (2) Internet retail is a game changer and (3) Corrugated has a huge opportunity now to stake it’s place in the future of retail.
Mar 30, 2016 | Carton Packaging, Corrugated Packaging, NOA Newsletters, Packaging, Packaging Research and Analysis, Paper Mills
NEWS & KNOWLEDGE Interesting things about the packaging industry, retailing dynamics, consumer trends and NOA’s insight. NOA-PRISM have written a 40 page report as a summary of the dynamic changes affecting supply and demand in today’s UK Sheet Plant market....Mar 30, 2016 | Corrugated Packaging, NOA Newsletters, Packaging, Packaging Research and Analysis
NEWS & KNOWLEDGE Interesting things about the packaging industry, retailing dynamics, consumer trends and NOA’s insight. Strategic guide for the European corrugated industry Click here for your downloadable extract of the European Corrugated Industry report....Dec 16, 2015 | Carton Packaging, Corrugated Packaging, Industry Associations & Partners, Market Research, Marketing Best Practice, NOA Newsletters, Packaging, Packaging Research and Analysis, Paper Mills
As part of the November 2015 Spending Review settlement, the UK government has decided to wind down the national delivery of the Business Growth Service, previously Growth Accelerator (GA) and Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS).
This, and more, in our December Newsletter…
Dec 14, 2015 | Carton Packaging, Corrugated Packaging, Industry Associations & Partners, Packaging, Paper Mills
To get ahead in your industry, it’s crucial to become a member of a professional trade association in your field. But choosing the right one can be a tricky decision.
We recommend picking the one whose goals and objectives are similar to yours. It’s also vital that you take full advantage of the opportunities that membership offers.