Monthly Archives: March 2020

  1. Coronavirus - Company Update

    We are still open for business!

    At Tripak Ltd, our dedicated team are committed to ensuring our services remain undisturbed as much as possible, during these challenging and uncertain times.

    Stock - thousands of products still in stock today, ready for quick delivery.

    Keep in contact - remember to provide us with your contact details, so that we can keep you updated with your orders.

    Shop online & drop shipping available

    Contact us today for any more information - 0191 495 0101

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  2. Top Benefits of Using Shrink Wrap

    Using shrink wrap for packing has numerous practical benefits, besides their aesthetic appeal. A shrink wrap is an eco-friendly and lightweight plastic film that is draped around an article using a shrink wrap gun. If you’re looking for packaging shrink systems, our specialists can help.

    At Tripak, we supply a variety of packing shrink systems, including ‘Hot Air Shrink Gun’, ‘PVC Shrink Film System’ and ‘Shrink Wrapper’.

    In this post, we take a look at some of the top benefits of using shrink wrap.

    Space Saving

    Shrink wrap is a great way to pack several products together, thereby maximising storage. Warehouses and storerooms can use shrink wrap to stock a vast number of items by packing them together, thereby making good use of storage space.

    Just imagine the number of extra items you can store in your refrigerator by wrapping vegetables and fruits in shrink wrap instead of putting them in cartons.

    Eco-Friendly

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  3. New Tax Targeted at Plastic Packaging from 2022

    Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer declared during the inaugural Budget presented by the majority government that plastic packaging would be taxed from 2022. The chancellor made it known that the levy on plastic packaging with recycled ingredients below 30% will be effective from April 2022. It is expected that the introduction of the new tax would go a long way in encouraging the uptake and use of biodegradable packaging by about 40%.

    Mr Sunak announced that the proposed tax would prove instrumental in dealing with the menace of polluting plastics. The Treasury, on the other hand, proclaimed the allocation of £700,000 for bolstering the IT competencies needed to supervise the prospective ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’ packaging scheme. The chancellor also disclosed a proposal for withdrawing the tax waiver on red diesel-a highly polluting fossil fuel.

    The move means that that businesses engaged in waste management and recycling will have to pay a subs

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