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We serve businesses of various sizes, allowing you to find the ideal packaging solutions for your requirements with ease.
Pack Room Equipment
With our extensive range of packaging equipment, we can supply everything from basic equipment like tape dispensers, glue guns, knives and cutters through to packing benches and workstations.
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Knives & Cutters
Shop knives & cutters for easy packaging adjustments
Do Not Stack Cones
Deter pallet stacking & improve safety with do not stack cones
Correx Pick Bins
Organise your packing area with our reusable Correx® pick bins
Unable to find the right pack room solution for your business?
Macfarlane Packaging can help you make the most of your warehouse. We can provide equipment, help you free up space or even optimise your packing area...
Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Packaging
Drastically improve productivity
Custom packaging that’s just for you
A packaging review could help your business thrive
90% of your packaging costs can be hidden in the unit price you pay. A packaging review can help you significantly lower costs and lower your impact on the environment, helping you thrive.
Pack Room Equipment for your business
We’re here to help you get the packaging you need
With hundreds of pack room essentials available, you can be confident that whatever your packaging problem, Macfarlane Packaging has the answer.
At Macfarlane Packaging we can provide you with a wide range of packaging equipment, as well as warehouse equipment and consumables. Some of the products we can supply include:
We can help you kit out your entire warehouse with packaging equipment and packaging automation, so you have the most efficient operation possible. Contact us for more information.
- Anti-fatigue Mats
- Safety Cutters
- Do Not Stack Cones
- Floor Markers
- Glue Guns & Adhesives
- Industrial Shelving
- Pallets
- Label Dispensers and Labels
- Safety Knives
- Packing Station Sacks
- Polythene Cutters
- Rack Sacks
- Retractable Packing Knives
- Shelf Labels and Card Inserts
- Shelving Bay Connectors
- Tape Dispensers
- Packaging Machinery & Packaging Automation
- Pick Bins
- Plus lots more!
We can help you kit out your entire warehouse with packaging equipment and packaging automation, so you have the most efficient operation possible. Contact us for more information.
No matter how big or small, Macfarlane Packaging will help your business Get the right tool/machinery for the job. This includes the proper packing of multiple small items, or packing materials for BIG items that are high value: where no shortcuts can be taken when it comes to making sure the packaging aspect of their shipping journey is 100% correctly handled.
Take the toil out of packing, by making your materials immediately accessible, easy to handle and cut to the right lengths. It's about having everything at hand, taking as much work as possible out of the packing process, while at the same time still producing a professional finish (the finish that’s actually the first thing your customers see upon receipt of their goods from you).
If you’re not sure whether it’s the right time to invest in packaging machinery or automated packing systems, there are few signs you can watch out for:
If you’re experiencing any of these in your operation, talk to us about packaging automation.
- Your packing is taking up more and more room in your warehouse
- The number of packs you producer per hour isn’t increasing in line with the demand you’re experiencing
- You need to continually hire new or temporary staff for your production and/or packing area
- Your business is creating more and more packaging waste
- You experience an uplift in complaints about damaged goods (if demand is outstripping your production capabilities, packing quality can be effected)
- Team morale in packaging areas may be low if they’re under strain
If you’re experiencing any of these in your operation, talk to us about packaging automation.
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Get organised with quality pack room equipment
With hundreds of pack room essentials available, you can be confident that whatever your packaging problem, Macfarlane Packaging has the answer.
Explore our range of pack room essentials which include the following: knives & cutters, do not stack cones, anti-fatigue mats, shelving, packing stations, glue guns & adhesives, Correx® pick bins and other miscellaneous products.
Our range of warehouse equipment can ensure your operation is efficient and help you ensure the comfort of your workers with items like anti-fatigue mats.
The Macfarlane team can also help you plan your warehouse layout and organisation from scratch – supplying everything you need, like pick bins, shelving, trollies and conveyors on top of your packaging materials.
If your business requires a custom solution tailored to your demands, we offer an array of custom packaging solutions. In additions if your business is looking at enhancing its packaging operation, explore our range of packaging automation services to help push your business forward. Our experts are here to help.
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Protective packaging products and services to businesses throughout the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe
A guide to entry, mid and top-level packaging automation solutions
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Using Packaging Automation to Offset Labour Costs and National Insurance Contributions
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3 quick-install packaging automation systems for ecommerce
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Macfarlane Packaging announces automation agreement with Lantech
Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s leading distributor of protective packaging, announces today (18 March) a new automation distributor agreement with U…
Macfarlane Packaging announces automation agreement with Lantech
Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s leading distributor of protective packaging, announces today (18 March) a new automation distributor agreement with U…
Macfarlane Packaging announces automation agreement with Lantech
Macfarlane Packaging, the UK’s leading distributor of protective packaging, announces today (18 March) a new automation distributor agreement with U…