About Macfarlane

Packaging

Macfarlane Packaging provides protective packaging products and services to businesses throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe

What we do

Macfarlane Packaging is a protective packaging distributor in the UK, Ireland and Europe.

We design and distribute protective packaging materials to businesses throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe, helping our customers to reduce total packaging costs, while enhancing their reputations.

We do this by offering a wide portfolio of packaging products and services through our extensive branch network and providing solutions that add value to our customers’ packaging operations.

We work with a substantial amount of local suppliers and manufacturers, including our own in-house specialist manufacturing team.

We also support our customers in reducing their CO2 emissions and improving their sustainability with optimised packaging solutions.

Our packaging products

We have an extensive range of high quality packaging materials in stock for customers to choose from

Cardboard boxes
Bags
Postal Packaging
Protective Packaging
Paper Packaging
Polythene
Packing Tape
Stretch & Pallet Wrap
Strapping
Chilled Packaging
Pack Room Equipment
Industrial & Specialist

Our services

We can support your packaging operation at each and every stage, from stock management to packaging design.

Our experts can help you to increase efficiency, save time and reduce costs – while simultaneously improving the protection of your products in storage and transit.



Macfarlane Packaging’s services include:

Packaging design

Single source packaging supply

Holistic packaging reviews

Reducing packaging costs & environmental impact

Vendor managed inventory & stock holding

Expert sourcing

Independent packaging advice & expertise

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latest packaging catalogue

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Our locations

We operate through a network of regional distribution centres located throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe. Macfarlane Packaging can offer single source supply, wherever your business is based in Europe.

Costs to your business are also costs to the environment. Improve efficiency and reduce costs also reduce the environmental impact of your whole operation.

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Fast facts about Macfarlane Packaging

We can support your business with packaging whatever your size or wherever you're located in the UK, Ireland or Europe. 

Over 1,000 employees

50,000+ deliveries per month

20,000+ customers

150+ fleet vehicles

Large branch network

1,000s of stock packaging lines

700,000+ pallet spaces

Extensive supplier network

Operating responsibly

At Macfarlane Packaging we recognise our obligation to operate sustainably and invest in our business to reduce our environmental impact.

This includes understanding our role in supporting our customers and helping them to minimise their impact on the environment too. We make sure we adhere to quality standards and processes, work with independent bodies to provide assurance of ethical operations.

Our Sustainability Commitment

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Our certifications, awards
and standards

Macfarlane Packaging are certified by various organisations that help us ensure we are operating responsibly and meeting international standards.

Quality

Macfarlane Packaging is committed to meeting our customers’ expectations through the manufacture and distribution of packaging products that are fit for purpose. We also believe in providing efficient service by investing in IT systems and transport fleet.

Through constant communication with our customers and suppliers, and internally, we operate a program of continual improvement for our products, service, and performance. We constantly seek to exceed the quality and service levels our customers expect and demand from us.

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Sustainability

Macfarlane Packaging is committed to reducing the impact of its activities on the environment and assisting our customers by encouraging them to use sustainable resources wherever practical.

As part of this, Macfarlane Packaging is working towards achieving ISO 14001 registration at all sites. ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted standard that defines the requirements for establishing, implementing and operating an environmental management system and the supporting audit program.

You can download a copy of our ISO 14001 certificate for your records.

We have also committed to sustainability targets and initiatives. These can be found in our latest Environment, Social and Governance report. Click here to learn more.

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Sourcing

We work with over 1000 suppliers to give you access to an extensive range of quality packaging materials.

The packaging materials we sell are sourced from a carefully selected group of manufacturers and the strategic relationships we have with these suppliers means we can give you value for money and meet the highest quality standards.

As well as our central procurement team, all our regional distribution centres have their own procurement specialists. They work with local manufacturers to shorten supply chains and make sure the environmental impact transporting your packaging is lessened.