FOXPAK FLEXIBLES LTD. CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Foxpak Flexibles Ltd., the pioneers of digital flexible, sustainable and recyclable packaging, based in Co. Louth is delighted to celebrate its 20th anniversary in business. Established in 2001 as a trading company, Foxpak quickly developed a name for itself in the flexible packaging industry and opened a new state of the art manufacturing plant in Collon in 2017.
Foxpak offers flexible packaging solutions that complies with strict performance criteria required in various products, such as cereals, seafood, baby food, pet food, confectionery and medical devices. The company exports 65% of its product to the UK, Europe, including Spain, Portugal, Germany and France to name but a few, as well as the US and it specialises in both short run and volume packaging solutions. What really makes Foxpak unique is that the company can take care of a product’s total packaging life cycle from start-up and launch phases, through growth and if required, decline.
Foxpak’s innovative print facility allows them to create high quality packaging from 1 to 1,000,000 pouches. Also, although the company manufacture digitally printed packaging in-house, they also operate a network of trusted supply partners across Europe and Asia that allow them to offer clients increased options in terms of scaled volume, pricing and lead times.
Over the last 20 years there have been many notable milestones, achievements and awards for the company. In 2001, when it commenced trading, Foxpak introduced the stand-up pouch pack format to the Irish food and pet food market. With innovation at the heart of the company culture, Foxpak pioneered the development of digital flexibles in 2008 by becoming the first company in the world to print flexible packaging using HP digital printing presses. In 2009, Foxpak introduced spout pouch packaging to the Irish beverage market.
Since then, the company has been on a journey to create a greener future through the development of sustainable packaging and best business practices. The journey commenced in 2015 when Foxpak co-developed a compostable coffee pack for Café Direct in the UK. In 2017, the company partnered with industry leaders, TIPA and Futamura, to further develop its sustainable packaging capabilities.
Following on from this, in 2019, Foxpak was delighted to globally launch compostable packaging, while in 2020 the company launched recyclable and plastic-free packaging and introduced hyper-customised packaging using digital print. And just this year Foxpak launched digitally printed recyclable packaging using CO2 Neutral HP Digital printing presses.
Commenting on reaching the milestone of 20 years in business, Paul Young, CEO, Foxpak Flexibles Ltd. said, “We were very proud of our achievements to date and how far Foxpak Flexible’s Ltd. has come since we started trading in 2001. Our mission for the coming years is to continue to provide our clients with competitively priced packaging of superior quality and continuing to focus on innovation and development in the areas of sustainability and waste reduction.”
The company is made up of a team of 35 highly skilled and knowledgeable individuals who are well practised in the art of recommending and manufacturing bespoke flexible packaging solutions for countless household brands in over 30 different countries around the world. Foxpak work with their clients to achieve their packaging objectives from increasing their product shelf life to reducing their overall plastic usage.
For more information on Foxpak Flexibles Ltd. log onto www.foxpak.com
