Maxpack

13/05/2025

We're Hiring – Transport Administrator (Shrewsbury)

We’re on the lookout for a Transport Administrator to join the Maxpack team at our Shrewsbury site.

🕗 Monday to Friday, 08:30–18:00
📍 Based in Shrewsbury
📄 Full-time, permanent position

What you’ll be doing:
• Preparing key documents
• Speaking with customers and sub-contractors
• Booking vehicle maintenance and repairs
• Running daily performance reports
• End-of-day Driver Debriefs
• General admin and office support

What we’re looking for:
• 2+ years' admin or office experience
• Ideally, a background in transport or logistics
• Confident with Outlook, Word and Excel
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Calm under pressure and good with deadlines

Why join Maxpack?
• Great working environment
• Career progression and training
• Competitive pay
• Company pension
• Free onsite parking

Think you’re a good fit? Apply now and be part of a growing, friendly team.

Apply here: https://maxpack.bamboohr.com/careers/58?source=aWQ9Mw%3D%3D

27/03/2023

Polyester Strapping is a reliable solution for maintaining tension and securing rigid loads. It is well-suited for industries dealing with timber, brick, bottles, paper, steel, and corrugated products.

This heavy-duty Polyester Strapping is proven to provide maximum load stability, making it an ideal choice for storage and transit needs. It is much stronger than polypropylene strapping and can even be used as a substitute for steel. With this firm and dependable strapping, you can know that your goods will stay secure during transport and storage.

Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHiUrm_S-aQ

Polyester Strapping can be applied using manual hand tools, battery-operated hand tools like the STB71, combination tools, pneumatic tools, and semi and fully-automatic strapping machines.

Extruded Polyester Strapping: https://www.maxpack.co.uk/product/extruded-polyester-strapping/

STB71 Strapping Tool: https://www.maxpack.co.uk/product/stb71-strapex-automatic-strapping-tool/

Pallet Probe: https://www.maxpack.co.uk/product/pallet-probe/

On-site demonstrations are available: https://www.maxpack.co.uk/contact/

21/03/2023

Sustainable packaging innovations interest everyone involved in manufacturing, contract packing and eCommerce fulfilment. Read more here: https://www.maxpack.co.uk/2022/05/24/transition-to-sustainable-packaging/

Every business sector needs to integrate sustainability into its strategy and act. However, change is challenging, requiring knowledge and experience to make it happen.

23/08/2022

The Top 5 Palletwrap Alternatives - Reducing unnecessary single-use plastics and helping you to transition to more sustainable pallet containment.

Customers frequently come to us and explain that as part of their sustainability strategy or environmental targets, they would like to remove stretchwrap, pallet wrap or stretch film from their pallets that they despatch.

Read more here:

Palletwrap alternatives: what are the alternatives to plastic pallet wrap, shrinkwrap or stretch film? Pallet Nets and other alternatives to plastic wrap.

29/07/2022

Sustainable packaging can feel like a challenge, especially if you’ve not paid much attention to the packaging you used before.

But environmentally-friendly packaging has come a long way over the past few years, making it easier to make the right choice for your business.

The world is moving to a more sustainable future, and sustainability is becoming a growing factor in consumer purchasing decisions – meaning that, despite potentially higher costs initially, switching to sustainable packaging could help your company financially too.

If you need extra support to introduce sustainable packaging, Maxpack can help. We have a sustainable range of packaging products, from corrugated cardboard to paper bubblewrap. Our team of experts will work with you to propose a comprehensive packaging solution that’s both eco-friendly and affordable.

Want to know more about how we can help your business take the first step towards sustainability?

Get in touch with our team who will be happy to assist you further https://www.maxpack.co.uk/contact/

We're dedicated to Protecting Your Production. Contact our team on 01743 242 900, we love a packaging challenge, how can we help?

16/05/2022

The Original Jiffy Padded® Bag - The famous ‘million-mile’ Jiffy Bag was an original Jiffy padded bag that travelled back and forth between the UK and New Zealand 50 times, clocking up an incredible million miles delivering audio letters between pen friends.

Read more here: https://www.maxpack.co.uk/2020/01/21/the-original-jiffy-padded-bag/

13/05/2022

Book a demo to find out how these products can help you secure pallets using less plastic.

1. Paper strapping and TMS300 Semi-Automatic Strapping Machine
2. Paper strapping and STB71 Friction Weld Automatic Hand Strapping Tool
3. Reusable pallet containment nets reducing single-use plastics
4. Automatic water-activated gummed paper tape dispenser
5. Reusable load straps reducing single-use plastics
6. High-performance thin pallet wrapping films cutting plastic waste

Visit www.maxpack.co.uk/demo, and one of our local packaging technicians will give you an in-depth demonstration either on-site or online.

Book Demonstration: https://bit.ly/37xeEvC
Make Enquiry: https://bit.ly/3KVKYG2

12/05/2022

The FillPak Trident™ is an innovative, highly efficient packaging solution for medium and high volume shippers such as e-commerce hubs, fulfilment and distribution centres.

With its unique, patented triangular pad shape, FillPak Trident™ offers superior protection with less paper when compared to traditional protective paper packaging options.

FillPak Trident™ can be used to replace plastic airbags/cushions with a sustainable paper-based alternative and save paper packaging.

1. Superior Protection
2. Improved Efficiency
3. Various Operating Modes
4. Labour Savings

Read More: https://bit.ly/3LeVNUe
Enquire: https://bit.ly/3KVKYG2

11/05/2022

We’ve just rolled out our Product Book, Edition 5. Request your FREE copy here: URL

1,400+ Product Lines In Stock
Next Day Delivery
Own Delivery Team
On-Site Support
Sustainable Range

Request your FREE copy here: https://bit.ly/3KU4pyP

10/05/2022

Stay informed with packaging and pallet containment insight and knowledge. Read our latest newsletter highlighting some of our recent blog posts, which include:

The Current Challenges Facing Packaging Buyers
Cardboard Boxes – A Brief History
4 Good Reasons To Switch To Gummed Paper Tape
How to Wrap or Secure Pallets and Reduce Single-Use Plastic

Read Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3P7fVKD
Join Mailing List: https://bit.ly/3shffsr

09/05/2022

Want to know how to wrap or secure pallets and reduce single-use plastic?

It is increasingly important to be aware of how we wrap and secure the pallets of the product we store and ship. We all want to see less plastic being used unnecessarily, disposed of irresponsibly and sent to landfills unnecessarily. We need to understand if we can wrap and secure pallets using less single-use plastics to reduce waste and offset the rising costs of plastic.

1. PaperStrap™ & Kornerguard™
2. P.C. Net™
3. PalletPAL™
4. NanoStretch™
5. PET and PP Strapping

Read More: https://bit.ly/3MZ85kn
Book Demonstration: https://bit.ly/37xeEvC

09/05/2022

We’ve just rolled out our Product Book, Edition 5. Visit our website to request your copy.

1,400+ Product Lines In Stock
Next Day Delivery
Own Delivery Team
On-Site Support
Sustainable Range