Packaging solutions business Ecopac (UK) Ltd are delighted to have achieved registration to ISO 9001:2008 following a recent two day audit from BSI. Under the scope of ‘the provision of commercial packaging solutions’ the audit covered all areas of Ecopac activity – from customer enquiries through to the despatch of finished goods.  The audit results showed no non conformities to the quality management system that had been developed within the business over recent years. Compliance Co-ordinator, Lisa Hammond was delighted with the outcome of the audit commenting, ‘we have worked hard developing quality management systems throughout the business that ensure our customers receive consistent quality and service from...

Having secured an additional 30000 sq ft of space on Westcott Venture Park, Ecopac has launched contract packing and internet fulfilment services. Operations Manager, Stuart Carroll who is overseeing this new development reported “a number of customers have asked us about this service in the past but the business was limited to what it could take on due to space constraints.  Now we have the new building we are deliberately keeping the main packing hall as a flexible space that we can kit out to suit the individual requirements of each job as it comes along”. To ensure the quality of work Ecopac has taken the unusual step...

Described by MD Doug Sparkes as a major step in the development of the business, Ecopac has entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese manufacturing group Winsun. With headquarters in Ningboin the east of China, Winsun has metal, wood and plastic processing plants as well as a cooperating network of over thirty other manufacturing factories across China. Winsun will provide a sourcing option for Ecopac for products including; adhesive tapes, stretch wrap films, decorative paper bags, litho-laminated corrugated, ropes and twines, plastic garment hangers, polythene bags and furniture covers. Ecopac realised the need to establish a presence in China...

To support the continued growth of packaging design and logistics business Ecopac, the Buckinghamshire based enterprise has added a further 30,000 sq ft of storage, production and packing space by acquiring the lease of an additional building at the Westcott site. Building H1, which sits opposite the main Ecopac building has quite a history.  Originally used as a munitions store at the end of the second world war, the building has since been used as a bullion store and as well as a luxury car garage for the Harrods empire.  Now under the control of Ecopac the building will be used for the company’s growing contract packing...

Ecopac, the packaging design and logistics business has increased its delivery capacity by adding two new Scania 18 tonne lorries to its fleet, and to ensure it stands out from the crowd the vehicles have been decked out with a stunning livery carrying the company’s ‘packaging shouldn't cost the earth’ statement. The new lorries, the first 18 tonne capacity vehicles in the Ecopac fleet will be used to deliver packaging nationwide to Ecopac’s ever growing customer base.  Driver Michael Winterbourne has been assigned to one of the new trucks and is delighted with it.  “ I've noticed that the lorry is certainly a head turner as I drive it around the...