£18m sales milestone a perfect 40th birthday present for Lesters
A major disruptor to the packaging sector is celebrating a big birthday in style after seeing turnover rise to £18m. Lesters turned 40 years old in May and the management team immediately signalled its intention for further investment, building on the £7m acquisition of two state-of-the-art TCY large-format casemakers that have revolutionised production at its Burntwood facility. […]
Box of Tricks – Lesters Packaging
Box of Tricks Greg Burton, Design Manager at Lesters, talks to DPA about the importance of packaging and why it is now one of the earliest considerations in product development. Traditionally, packaging has often been an afterthought when designing a product, pushed to the back of the mind in pursuit of cost-effective production processes and […]
Why is sustainable packaging important?
Sustainable packaging is important not only for the environment but also as a method for meeting businesses’ sustainability goals. Consumers are becoming increasingly eco-conscious when considering their purchases and it is important to pay attention to the product, packaging and supply chain as a whole rather than as individual elements. What is sustainable packaging? Sustainable […]
Sustainable Packaging, Doing Our Part
The Task At Hand Countless companies around the world have long utilised packaging materials that we all know to be harmful to the environment. With a growing landscape of mountainous landfills and islands of plastic sludge, it’s never been more vital that we all do our part to support and champion sustainability. With the threat of […]
Evergreen Thinking In Partnership with the FSC®
Who are the forest stewardship council® (Fsc)? The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit that promotes responsible management of the world’s forests. It was founded over 25 years ago and has held firm its overall mission ever since. The FSC has based its global strategy on four goals: Advancing responsible forest management around the […]
