Item Products, the leading designer and producer of components for the packaging industry, enjoyed a busy two days at this year’s Packaging Innovations event, held at the NEC Birmingham on 25 and 26 May. Despite the show’s absence over the last two years due to Covid-19 restrictions, sustainability was very much high on the agenda throughout the event, allowing Item to showcase the benefits of their Box Latch products to a receptive and engaging audience.
Replacing tape with a recycled plastic closure and reopening device, Box Latch is available in sizes to suit single and double wall corrugated board, with a triple-wall version coming online soon. By providing manufacturing and retail environments with a re-usable alternative to tape and staples, Box Latch can extend the life of corrugated boxes, thereby saving costs. With 90% of corrugated boxes being used only once before they are sent for recycling, or even landfill, the use of Box Latch in global supply chains can deliver realistic operational and sustainability efficiencies.
Also on display from the Box Latch product range was their novel Clip & Stack device, a recycled plastic corner fixing mechanism designed to hold box flaps out of the way for packing or unpacking. As with Box Latch, Clip & Stack can be used hundreds or thousands of times and allows boxes to be stacked in a tote configuration while open, so that they are ready when needed at peak times. Clip & Stack is available in either ‘heavy duty’ in orange, or ‘standard’ in black or green.
“We were delighted with the interest in Box Latch products at the show,” said Item Products’ managing director, Julian Cook. “Feedback during the show included comments such as: ‘It’s so simple, so obvious’, ‘Cost effective!’ and ‘Brilliant, this will save so much time’. It was great to be able to showcase these products at the event – there really is no substitute to having face-to-face contact with customers.”
For more information on Box Latch products and to view product videos, case studies and the cost savings calculator, that quickly demonstrates a simple ROI, go to www.boxlatcheurope.com. Box Latch is also currently offering readers a 10% discount code for all online purchases, using the promotional code WLN2022. Samples are available via Item Products on 01582 668022.
As Europe’s largest supplier of components to the packaging industry, Item Products is the exclusive UK distributor of Box Latch products. For more information on Item Products visit www.item-products.co.uk.
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