Whether you’ve just started out and are setting a new company up and are searching for the lowest cost packaging or you are a well known and established manufacturer, Express Packaging would like to assist you in reducing your packaging costs, especially showing you ways you can decrease your corrugated box costs.
Understand, Check and Monitor your Box Sizes
Get to know the various box sizes within your business, their purposes and check to confirm the box sizes are the best possible fit for the product they’re shipping and protecting. One good rule of thumb for protection is 5-10cm around all products. If you do find that you’re currently utilizing a box which requires a great deal of stuffing to protect your products you may be better served sourcing a smaller stock or custom designed shipping box. Most reputable packaging supply businesses have a huge range of stock box sizes, but even if you can’t find the right size for your product, a custom manufacturer like Express Packaging can always manufacture one that can custom fit your items.
Selecting the Correct Box Style and Design
When it comes to selecting the appropriate box style and design, a good rule within Australia in corrugated boxes is “Deeper is Cheaper”. If a manufacturer is able to configure the box so that it’ll open on the smallest dimensions and the largest dimension is the deepest, it will ideally allow for the least amount of corrugated cardboard to be utilized to make the box, ultimately bringing the cost of the overall box down. Standard RSC carton style shipping containers are the most common type of box; however, if you have a narrow, long product a Five Panel Folder (5PFF) may be more effective and might also be manufactured utilizing less corrugated cardboard and therefore being a cheaper box overall.
Businesses need to also be certain that they’re utilising a box which is correctly rated to transport the actual quantity of weight that they are packaging. There are several corrugated cardboard grades available within Australia. Get in touch with with us at Express Packaging and one of our experienced staff members can help guide you in choosing for the correct board strength for your products. Contact Us
Seek Expert Advice and Organise a Consultation
At Express Packaging, we have decades of experience in the cardboard packaging industry helping businesses of all sizes and all industries to reduce their packaging costs and package their products more effectively. At Express Packaging and have one of our experienced staff come and visit you in your business and we can help evaluate all your current packaging and provide a consultation with solutions to better package your products and save you money on your packaging costs right across your business. Contact Us to book your whole business packaging consultation today.