Targeting Peak Performance – How to get the best performance out of your pallet wrapper

Posted on: Mon, May 15, 2017 By: Jake Kirk

Need Speed? It’s a wrap Targeting Peak Performance Martyn Sumner, Technical Stretch Film Consultant at Kite Packaging, shares his tips on how to get the best performance out of your pallet wrapper. – Take a regular health check: Just like a car, if you don’t service your pallet stretch wrapper you will not get the […]

What to consider when keeping fulfilment in-house

Posted on: Mon, Apr 10, 2017 By: Jake Kirk

The recent and very rapid growth of the ecommerce sector, driven by increased customer expectation of service and supply, requires any fast growing internet sales business to constantly monitor the beating heart of its operation – the fulfilment process. Increased E-commerce sales in the UK over the last 5 years are amongst some of the […]

Health and safety in the workplace – Innovating to meet operational needs

Posted on: Tue, Oct 25, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

Health and safety is a key requirement for all companies, particularly in industries where accidents can lead to serious or even fatal injury. The HSE statistics show that in the past 20 years there has been a downward trend in the rate of fatal injury in the workplace, though in recent years this trend is […]

Key products for this peak season

Posted on: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

As Peak Season is now officially upon us, it is crucial to have the right packaging materials and not get caught out. During Christmas 2015 companies faced a record-breaking number of parcel despatches and we want to ensure you have all of the products you need this season. Postal boxes – Our range of postal […]

5 key packaging mistakes to avoid during peak season

Posted on: Thu, Sep 1, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

5 key packaging mistakes to avoid during peak season Understanding the demand. Many companies can find themselves falling foul of peak season. For many industrial companies in the UK, increased demand as we enter the final quarter of the year will be very familiar. Looking back to the trends of previous year’s last quarter and […]

Calling all Great British bakers! Packaging solutions perfect for your homemade bakes!

Posted on: Wed, Aug 24, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

It’s that time of year again, where we get to enjoy The Great British Bake Off and some of the most creative bakers in the UK. Watching them create such masterpieces is something we really enjoy, the passion that goes in to food they bake is admirable – it’s just a shame we don’t get […]

Kite’s top 5 tips for a stress-free move!

Posted on: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

Moving property is said to be one of the key stressful times that is experienced in many people’s lives. A survey carried out by The Express in April 2015 found that almost two in three (61%) placed moving house at the top of their stress list in a poll of 2,000 adults who had moved […]

Common filing mistakes often made and how to fix them!

Posted on: Thu, Aug 4, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

Common filing mistakes often made and how to fix them! Filing irrelevant paperwork. It is common that we often hoard paperwork, without focusing on what is important and what is not. In fact, most of us at some time have had a fear of getting rid of something important, to the degree that we […]

Packaging to look out for this summer

Posted on: Mon, Jun 20, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

As today is officially the first day of summer (not that we would think so when looking out of the window), we thought we would share some packaging products that we feel may be particularly useful. Specifically useful in temperatures that range up to +65 degrees Celsius, we have a tape suited to your specific […]

National Beverage Day

Posted on: Fri, May 6, 2016 By: Jake Kirk

Whether it’s hot, cold, shaken, alcoholic, non-alcoholic, blended, milky, sweet, smooth, freshly squeezed, frozen or any other type, today is the day that everyone gets to celebrate their favourite beverage – National Beverage Day and what a great day for it with the sun shining. Here at Kite we love a range of drinks and […]

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