New taping equipment boosts manufacturing capacity

GWP Packaging has installed new automated taping equipment at our Wiltshire production facility.

Installed in early August, the equipment is predominantly used for producing taped corrugated boxes with integrated tear strips for supply to eCommerce retailers across the south west of England.

The new equipment, as part of an upgrade to existing machinery, has already improved productivity significantly. Initial production runs have seen as many as 16 times more packs produced than the previous processes.

David Mason, Sales Manager at GWP Packaging, commented:

The new equipment makes us considerably more efficient when producing taped cartons for our eCommerce customers. The growth in this sector, particularly during the pandemic years, means that this equipment will create benefit for many of our customers. The initial results, in terms of both the output and the quality of the packs we are producing, are very encouraging.

Ruth Cook, Managing Director at GWP, commented:

We have always felt it vital to continually invest in our business, and this proactive approach has remained since we became part of Macfarlane Group. The new kit ensures we maintain and improve efficiencies throughout our manufacturing operations and offers increased capacity to existing and potential customers.

Watch the short vide to see the new taping equipment in action at our Cricklade manufacturing facility.

The purchase follows GWP’s recent £200K investment in solar panels, installed at the beginning of July, and which are expected to produce 40% of energy requirements moving forward.

This is in addition to a new 10,000 square foot warehouse, £600k die cutter and waterjet equipment in 2018, in-line printer/die-cutter in 2015, and CNC routing equipment in 2013.

In total, the company has invested around £2 million in new equipment and infrastructure over the past decade.

For further information on the types of packaging we can manufacture at GWP, including taped boxes for eCommerce, please get in touch.