Primepac Blog

E-commerce has become a major industry since online shopping emerged and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Many businesses recognise online shopping as a crucial opportunity for growth, and rightly so, but it’s also important to be adequately prepared. It’s easy to overlook the need for packaging and office supplies until a rush of orders are received and need to be delivered.

Sustainability has become a key focus for many businesses in recent years, however with a reliance on face masks for many daily operations, there are growing concerns around the sustainability of this type of PPE. In fact, an estimated 3 million face masks are used every minute, with 1.5 billion ending up in the ocean, in 2020 alone. Currently, New Zealand doesn’t have a standardised system for...

Choosing the right type of stretch wrap for your packaging needs will make a significant difference in terms of cost savings, efficiency and security for your products. Depending on what you are packaging, your stretch wrap will need to have certain characteristics, ranging from opacity, colour, elasticity, and cling.

Innovations in eco-friendly packaging have come a long way in recent years as single-use items become less popular with customers and businesses alike, due to the environmental damage they cause. That leaves business owners like you with a decision to make, which sustainable packaging alternative is best for you? We have put together some tips below which will help you understand the range of...

In a world where modern technology continues to evolve we have become accustomed to new innovations – what would have once seemed unimaginable has become all too possible. Like many other industries, the packaging industry has seen many changes over the years due to new technologies emerging and the need to keep up with consumer demand.

Inflation and rising freight expenses are having a big impact on businesses across New Zealand. Now more than ever business owners are evaluating their shipping processes to see what’s working well, what isn’t, and what can be made more efficient to help reduce shipping costs.

Global sustainability trends are leading to many countries reassessing the sustainability and recyclability of their packaging waste. Tough new restrictions and regulations have been introduced by key New Zealand export markets to increase the use of recyclable and reusable packaging, with the hope that distributors will move away from hard-to-recycle packaging materials.

Almost every industry has felt the effects of COVID-19 in some form or another – the packaging industry is no different. In early 2020 no one could have predicted what was to come, and just how much of an impact COVID-19 would have on our day-to-day lives. For the first time ever for many of us, social distancing was a behaviour that had to be followed to try and reduce the spread of the virus....

With the ever-evolving nature of COVID-19, new strains of the virus have meant that we’ve had to adapt. The shift to the COVID-19 protection framework here in New Zealand and the subsequent rise of the Omicron variant has meant that we now no longer solely rely on PCR testing for the detection of COVID-19. Rapid antigen tests (RATs) have been gaining popularity as they’re easily accessible and...

If you didn’t already know, strapping is the process of applying a strap to bundle items together. Commonly used for large or bulky items to stop them from moving during transit, strapping has its place in many different industries and packaging environments.