Macpac can supply packaging in a material called Breakdown PET which has the same characteristics as R-PET but with a tiny amount of additive added that allows the material to biodegrade in landfill should it ever reach end of life. The material is also as recyclable as standard R-PET containing a minimum 80% recycled content and is 100% recyclable.

Macpac are fully BRC accredited allowing us to supply food contact grade Thermoformed packaging into the food industry.
We have all the relevant processes and Quality systems in place to allow us to produce safe and legal packaging. Read more about our quality standards.

All PET materials used at Macpac are food contact grade approved and meet all relevant regulations and requirements. All food grade R-PET supplied by Macpac has a minimum of 80% recycled content and is 100% recyclable.  The R-PET has virgin outer layers allowing the material to achieve the food grade contact status with the central middle layer containing the recycled content.

Macpac has a range of standard food stock trays and clam packs or clam shells for food packaging. These could be used for either general food trays / flow wrap trays or bakery clam packs or Bakery trays. These can be viewed on Macpac’s online store at www.macpaconline.co.uk

We can supply any formable shape, whether its flow wrap tray, clam pack or clamshell design, tray inserts, carton inserts or collation trays or heat seal blisters.

We will set and run a machine for as little as 1,000 units but we have machinery capable on the opposite end to run millions of units per month.

Macpac has a range of standard stock trays and clam packs or clam shells for food packaging. These could be used for either general food trays or bakery clam packs or Bakery trays.  Macpac also supply a wide range of trays and Clam packs for horticultural packaging These can be viewed on Macpac’s online store at www.macpaconline.co.uk

Macpac supply a range of wax melt packaging both bespoke and standard designs in clamshell and pots & lid styles. We have a stock range of tools which we can produce Snap Bar formats, Wax melt segmented pots and lids, wax melt hearts cavities, wax melt star cavities as well as other clamshell style options. These can be produced and supplied in pallet quantities.

We have a range of pack sizes that we have standard cavities as off the shelf tooling available within our Surecel clam pack range. For specific product types and bespoke cavity shapes we can fit bespoke cavities to standard pack sizes also. Please contact the office on 0161 4421642 for more details.

A blister pack is usually a clear plastic shell that is adhered to a printed backing card, whilst a clam pack (or clam shell) is usually a one piece hinged plastic packaging format with formed panel(s) into which your product and printed promotional insert / header card is encapsulated.

A direct seal blister as its name suggests refers to a plastic shell sealed direct to the face of a specially treated printed backing card – whilst this is a very cost-effective method of packaging for high volume requirements, it is not suited for small production runs. The recyclability for direct seal blisters is greatly reduced compared to the other formats, as the adhesive and print remnants contaminate the plastic blister upon separation from the card, making it less easy to recycle.

A trapped blister (or sandwich blister) is a variation of the standard blister – it uses the same plastic blister formed shell, but is encapsulated within two pieces of card, this could be a one-piece fold over card, or as separate panels, of which the front panel would have a die-cut window through which the blister protrudes. In this way the seal of the blister is due to the adhesive coating on the two card panels – the plastic is not affected by the adhesive, so can be separated from the card very easily when it comes to recycling.

A slide on blister – also known as a folded flange blister consists of a formed cavity complete with extended flange area to the required dimensions of the backing card, to which folded edges along each side creates a groove into which the backing card can be slid into place. Whilst this is a very simple pack that can be easily fulfilled by hand, the retention of the card within the pack may require a staple or locking clip to prevent movement.

This will depend on the type of pack:

Direct seal blisters – as the card is coated with a special adhesive that is only activated by pressure and heat, a specialist machine with jigs made to suit the shape of blister and card will be required.

Trapped blister – again can use a heat seal treated card, with the adhesive applied to the inside panels of the card, or a cold seal pressure adhesive can be used (often known as Latex coating) – for the latter, jigs may still be required to ensure the product remains stable when pressure is being applied. Hand pressure alone is not usually consistent enough to activate the seal over a large surface area, so it is recommended to use some form of roller assist.

Slide-on blisters and most clam packs can be manually fulfilled without the need of further equipment. If further security is required, then staples, tamper evident clips, self-adhesive labels, and full weld sealing can be offered as possible options.

On many of the standard clam packs simple friction clips, or locking tabs enable the packs to be opened and closed, as necessary. For bespoke customer product we can design in features to suit your requirements

Standard Surecel packs already incorporate a unique locking feature. This type of tab can also be introduced into bespoke designs. If fully weldable packs are required, then choice of material must be determined from the onset of a project, as only certain plastic materials are weldable.

No, standard RPET does not have static resistance, but it is possible to manufacture packaging for electronics with antistatic / dissipative / conductive additives if order volumes dictate.

We ship into Europe and beyond, but you must contact the office to request a quote as shipping costs vary depending on product (weight) and delivery destination. Delivery lead times will vary depending on destination.

No – our Plantpac postal packs are manufactured in a thicker material than our clamp pack range, if you add additional protection/packaging to these they will not go through as a large letter postage. Please add your postage and address label only and do not overfill.

Our Plantpac packs will need additional packaging as they have been designed to contain the plants and protect them, but they are not strong enough on their own, or designed for this purpose.

The largest pack we currently produce – the 1P15 – will hold a single 15cm diameter pot with foliage. We can also do bespoke packaging if required, please contact us to discuss further.

For all off the shelf products then we can supply by the single box QTY, the actual QTY will vary depending on the product size and box fill. See our on-line shop for more details.

For bespoke packaging with dedicated production runs then our MOQ is 1000 packs.

This will depend on several factors including quantity required and complexity of design. Macpac has its own in-house design team and tooling manufacturing facilities, so please call, and speak to someone to discuss your requirements in more detail, and they will then advise you on tooling cost

All R-PET supplied by Macpac has a minimum of 80% recycled content and is 100% recyclable.  The R-PET has virgin outer layers with the central middle layer containing the recycled content.

Macpac supply a range of wax melt packaging both bespoke and standard designs in clamshell and pots & lid styles. We have a stock range of tools which we can produce Snap Bar formats, Wax melt segmented pots and lids, wax melt hearts cavities, wax melt star cavities as well as other clamshell style options. These can be produced and supplied in pallet quantities.

Our minimum order Qty on standard pack design is 1 pallet minimum for our clamshell’s, our Deli pots style packs are 10,000 units minimum due to pallet QTY’s involved.

Prototype & Sample can be produced in 2 weeks then a further 4 – 5 weeks to make the production tool & deliver goods from sample approval. Re-orders of existing lines is around 3 weeks. All timings are subject to work loading at the time orders are placed.

We recommend 55-60 degrees Celsius maximum, but it is down to the customer to do the correct trial and test before proceeding.  Macpac can supply samples FOC of standard packs to test with before buying bulk volume.

Yes, we have our in-house design & toolrooms so we can assist from initial sketches & concepts right through to making the production tooling.