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Lifting the lid on Chadwicks studio manager Paul Starling

2020-02-10T10:50:21+00:00February 10th, 2020|Categories: Blog, lidding|Tags: , |

Paul Starling is Studio Manager at Chadwicks and has over 40 years’ experience in print and packaging, starting his career as a time-served hot metal compositor. He has been with Chadwicks for 24 years. He uses his creative skills, along with state-of-the-art computer hardware and software to transform a customer’s flat conceptual design into final print. Whether you have an initial design ready for us to use or you don’t know where to start, Paul [...]

Vegan friendly lidding

2020-02-03T14:21:30+00:00February 3rd, 2020|Categories: Blog, lidding, Sustainability|Tags: , |

A record 400,000 people signed up to Veganuary this year – a term that wasn’t in the English psyche until fairly recently – compared to 250,000 in 2019, 168,500 in 2018 and just 3,300 five years ago. In 2018 the UK launched more vegan products than any other nation globally and in the same year the plant based market in the UK was valued at £440,000,000 and growing. In the last five years the number [...]

Continuity of production and supply

2020-01-22T12:17:25+00:00January 22nd, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|

Operating in a niche market such as die cut lids means that we are one of very few producers with the right manufacturing experience and expertise. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that we are able to guarantee our customers continuity of production and supply and robust contingency planning when unforeseen circumstances happen and during periods of economic uncertainty. As part of the Clondalkin group of companies, Chadwicks is uniquely positioned to collaborate with its [...]

Electricity from renewable sources

2020-01-15T13:42:35+00:00January 15th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Sustainability|Tags: |

We are proud to announce that from April 2020 we will only be using electricity produced from entirely renewable sources. This means less emissions into the atmosphere and allows us to contribute towards a low carbon future. Improving energy efficiency has always been an important consideration for us as a company - it’s one of the most cost-effective ways for businesses like ourselves to reduce our energy consumption and associated bills, and importantly pass on [...]

2019 a year in review

2019-12-17T12:09:48+00:00December 17th, 2019|Categories: Blog, lidding, News|Tags: , , |

2019 has been a busy and exciting year for Chadwicks with new appointments, long service awards, new innovations and a brand new look for our website. As the year draws to a close we look back on some of its highlights.  We started the year ‘Down Under’ with John Harrison joining us as Technical Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand. A move which has enabled us to offer a more personal service to existing [...]

Customer care administrator celebrates 25 years service at Chadwicks

2019-12-12T14:28:45+00:00December 12th, 2019|Categories: Blog, lidding, Shrink Sleeves|

Chadwicks’ Customer Care Administrator, Vicki Slater, is celebrating 25 years’ service with the company. Vicki started her career at Chadwicks in the export department before moving across to customer care to manage the company’s UK based accounts. A move which enabled her to have more flexible working arrangements to fit around her family. Commenting on her 25 years’ service Vicki said: “I am proud to have reached such a significant milestone with a company that [...]

Chadwicks develops new lid for premium product range

2019-10-23T11:54:06+00:00October 23rd, 2019|Categories: Blog, lidding, News|Tags: , , , |

  Market leading pre-cut lid and shrink sleeve manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group), has developed an aluminium lidding material to seal to glass. Developed in-house by Chadwicks, the decorative lids have been produced for a new premium yogurt range from Alston Dairy. Ken Dunlop, Sales Manager at Chadwicks said: “Typically, sealing pre-cut lids to glass presents many technical difficulties, however when Alston Dairy approached us about developing a new type of [...]

Shrink sleeves for award winning gin

2019-07-02T12:48:15+00:00July 2nd, 2019|Categories: News, Shrink Sleeves|Tags: , , |

Market leading pre-cut lid and shrink sleeve manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group), has developed a new shrink sleeve for the award winning Silent Pool Gin. The shrink sleeve has been specially developed to brand a new single-serve bottle from Silent Pool Distillers developed in response to growing consumer demand. The smaller format bottle will open up new sales channels for Silent Pool Gin and allow consumers to sample its product without [...]

New sales appointment announced down under

2019-04-25T13:26:52+00:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Market leading pre-cut lid and shrink sleeve manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group), has appointed John Harrison as Technical Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand to support its strategic growth plans. John will be responsible for managing Chadwicks’ current business, as well as growing its customer base in Australia and New Zealand. Commenting on his new role John said: “Chadwicks is renowned within the industry for its innovation and technical [...]

Chadwicks launch transparent lid

2019-01-02T13:04:48+00:00January 2nd, 2019|Categories: News|

Market leading heat seal pre-cut lid manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group), has developed the company’s first transparent pre-cut lid for enhanced product appeal. The ultra-clear lid is suitable for a wide variety of products and will seal to PP, PS and PET pots and containers. Alastair Bearman, Sales and Marketing Director, at Chadwicks explained: “A transparent lid offers the consumer a clear visual of the item they are about to purchase. [...]

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