Military Packaging

Regardless of your answers to the above, GWP Group is certain that we could help to improve, streamline and reduce the cost of your military packaging.

And all this whilst maintaining a level of quality over and above what is required.

So whether you use military spec cases with high performance foam, transit containers, anti-static packaging, corrugated boxes or even a combination of all of these – its importance to your operations means GWP Group can offer you a range of advantages.

GWP Protective’s largest market is supplying military cases into the defence sector.

From communications hardware to missiles, GWP Protective manufacture foam lined protective cases which have been engineered to ensure that your equipment goes into service in the same condition as it left your factory.

As sole suppliers to a number of high profile defence contractors, GWP Protective has extensive experience in developing military cases and protective transit equipment for use within air, sea and land applications.

This includes being an official distributor for a huge range of cases, including Peli™, Hardigg™ Rota Mould, Explorer, SKB and many others. In fact, GWP allows you to source the largest range of branded cases from a single source in the UK.

Any case or container you specify can be fully customised with engineered foam inserts.

The level of expertise at GWP Protective also means that exact levels of protection against shock, impact and vibration can be designed into your inserts, completely eliminating potential transit damage to your highly calibrated, expensive or delicate items.

GWP therefore also has extensive experience of working with many of the UK Police forces, engineering bespoke foam inserts for armed response vehicles and weaponry storage facilities.

This depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise ensures that GWP Protective are able to supply you with the perfect protective case for your specific application, each and every time.

This is in addition to realising the importance of discretion in many of these applications, often utilising a mobile design service to ensure that any sensitive equipment or design drawings do not have to leave your premises / control.

Twelve wounded servicemen – accompanied by Prince Harry, the charity’s patron – took part in Walking With The Wounded’s Virgin Money South Pole Allied Challenge in December.

The expedition saw three teams of wounded servicemen and women – from the UK, US and the Commonwealth – complete a race over 335km to the South Pole.

The UK Team Glenfiddich, and expedition Patron Prince Harry, all needed to carry with them valuable possessions and equipment such as personal cameras and satellite phones, which had the potential to be damaged by the extreme temperatures.

When, prepared to set off to the South Pole, minimising the weight of the participants equipment was paramount. However, with temperatures potentially falling to -35°C, it was recognised that valuable electronic equipment would need protecting against the ruthless conditions.

In order to help the participants, GWP Protective donated a number of military spec Peli Storm Case™. These not only protected the teams’ vital equipment from moisture and dust, but the outer shell combined with foam inserts also offered protection from impact and mishandling.

Potential damage caused to electronics equipment by atmospheric static is often overlooked. This can have huge, unwanted repercussions however.

Reliance on communications equipment and technologies, many of which will be prone to damage from electro-static discharge (ESD), means that the reliability of GWP Conductive products can be of critical importance to the end user.

As a result, the range of conductive totes, boxes, handling equipment and other products can be key to making sure equipment arrives in the same condition it left the factory. Effectively channelling any static safely around the outside of the container, the items within avoid the severe damage to their circuits, chips and components that ESD can cause.

Conductive military packaging can also help to prolong and extend the lifespan of specialist equipment that may otherwise need to be replaced at great expense.

Working closely with GWP Protective, it allows you to source military spec protective cases with added anti-static protection. This includes static dissipative and conductive foam inserts.

GWP are able to work to the relevant Defence Standards, and a dedicated design team can offer you exceptional levels of customisation to suit any application.

View a selection of the military packaging products designed, manufactured and supplied by the different divisions of GWP Group. Please click the thumbnails for a larger view.

Perhaps surprisingly considering the demands, corrugated packaging is widely used by companies manufacturing products and items used by the military and defence sector organisations.

Through clever use of engineering, either to add strength, reduce cost or indeed both, GWP are able to and have frequently created high performance corrugated packaging for defence, military, police, emergency services and associated organisations.

This provides viable alternatives to more expensive forms of military packaging, without sacrificing the protection to the equipment, components or tools being transported.

Working closely with the other divisions of GWP, it is possible to produce packaging that is a hybrid of the traditional disciplines. This includes adding engineered foam inserts, coating the corrugated material to make it water and / or oil resistance, providing ESD protection and much else besides.

Whatever the brief supplied, the extensive knowledge, skilled designers and meticulous manufacturing processes will guarantee exceptional performance in your corrugated packaging.

Dealing with research and development (R&D), servicing of military materials and engineering production, the UK boasts one of the most successful military-industrial networks in the world.

The British defence industry is privatised and dominated by three large contractors and a second tier of smaller, specialized companies. In fact, SME’s are the foundation which makes up the UK’s high value defence manufacturing and services industry.

The UK industry includes at least 9000 defence companies including SME’s, meaning the UK has more businesses of this size than the French, German, Italian, Spanish and Norwegian industries combined. The UK is also second in the world behind the USA for defence exportation.

Large well-known companies in the industry however includes BAE Systems, QinetiQ and Rolls-Royce.

Defence and military contributes to 10 percent of the UK’s manufacturing industry. Unsurprisingly, the industry achieves revenue of over £35 billion each year and has contributed £8.2 billion to the UK’s GVA (Gross Value Added). It has been estimated that the UK’s industry revenue could grow up to £82 billion per year within the next decade.

The MOD is the UK economies’ largest single customer. With a requirement for a diverse range of equipment and services, its’ annual spend is estimated at around £16 billion.

The UK industry now employs over 300,000 people in high-skilled, highly-valued jobs including 4,900 apprentices and trainees. Over 84,000 of these roles are provided by BAE Systems, the world’s third-largest defence company (based on revenue).

GWP Group have been supplying successful military packaging and transit solutions into the defence sector for more than 25 years.

Whilst a lot has changed in terms of technologies, systems, funding and even politics in that time period, it means that GWP are an established, trusted supplier to companies and organisations of every size and scope.

Potential benefits to your business include a knowledgeable design team with specific knowledge of defence sector requirements. Having your packaging engineered to offer precisely calculated levels of protection. Being able to source all of your packaging from a single source. All your packaging being produced in a state of the art production facility. And having a dedicated customer satisfaction manager allocated specifically to your project.

This approach allows you to focus on your business objectives, safe in the knowledge that your packaging will not fail, will not lead to items arriving damaged to the end users, and will not imperil critical missions or activities.

GWP also understands the potential for sudden spikes in demand that affect this sector. A range of stock products, raw materials held in stock and a fully managed inventory service can be utilised to ensure you have the highest quality products on the shortest possible lead times.

So whether you need NATO approved cases, foam inserts that guarantee a part will not become damaged in transit, anti-static packaging to protect sensitive electronics, or even just corrugated boxes for high volume items, GWP Group can help.

If you are not happy with your current military packaging, have an upcoming project, or simply wish to discuss the best packaging solution for your specific requirements, then please get in touch.