The ability to see a project through from design to delivery
blp’s in-house capabilities mean we can complete a combination of services on one site, from packaging development, printed packaging and co-packing to storage and mailing, giving us full control over every stage of a project. This helps keep costs within budget and reduces overall lead times, which is particularly important for time-sensitive projects.
The challenge
blp was approached by a well-known print management company with a contract packing and direct mail project. Their client, a renowned university, wanted to send new students a welcome pack of ‘goodies’ to celebrate the start of their first year.
With the new term fast approaching, the project was time sensitive and had a strict budget in place. They needed us to fulfil a range of services, including packaging development.
The custom box would need to fit several promotional items, but not exceed the size of a large letter, because the packs would be posted to students’ home addresses.
The blp solution
We set about designing a custom box made of solid folding carton board to accommodate the various ‘goodies’ and provided a CAD sample for client approval.
Our in-house printing capabilities took care of the leaflets, letters and booklets to be included. Once ready, they were moved to our designated contract packing area, along with the client supplied promotional items. Working to the client brief, the boxes were carefully packed and sealed by our experienced team.
As an ISO 27001 certified company, we follow strict guidelines when handling personal data to make sure we meet all regulations. The data provided by the client was ‘sorted’ into postcode areas in our secure data processing area. Pre-sorting the data in this way will provide cost savings to the postal element of the project.
We operate in a 100% mailing environment – this means we can track every welcome pack to make sure all items are sent to the correct recipient, giving our client the confidence that every student received their pack.
The results
The student packs were delivered on time and within budget much to the customer’s delight.
Our people are our biggest asset
With a can-do attitude, our team is completely proactive and responsive. Our wealth of knowledge is unrivalled and passion for our craft is core to everything we do.
Paul Stephenson
Key Account Manager
Cameron Butler
Key Account Manager
Leighton Hopper
Client Manager
Jill McCartney
Senior Client Manager
Sharon Sloanes
Client Manager
Sophie McNeal
Client Manager
Gavin Quinn
New Business Sales Manager
Katie Laidlaw
Senior Client Manager
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Waking up to our impact on the planet
From ‘plastic’ oceans to deforestation, we see the impact pollution and unsustainable processes have on the environment every day. As a business, we’re committed to showing responsible behaviour and increasingly focussing our attention on minimising the impact our processes have on the planet. We are continually looking for ways to become more sustainable in the management of our business but also amongst our staff, from recording and monitoring our energy use and introducing LED lighting to reduce GHG emissions, to installing recycling points throughout our factory and offices for paper and card. It’s all going in the right direction and even small changes can make a difference.
What we’re doing
An effective environmental management system
We are proud holders of the ISO 14001 certification. This international standard makes sure we have a robust environmental management system in place and helps improve performance and compliance. It includes things like our environmental policy, reducing waste and evaluating our operational procedures.
We’re FSC® certified
FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) is dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management and carefully manages forests to make sure they increase in size each year. No tropical rain forests are destroyed in order to make paper and board. FSC certification brings social benefits to workers and local people, and environmental benefits for biodiversity and ecosystems.
Products made with wood and paper from FSC certified forests carry the ‘tick tree’ logo. FSC inspects and tracks timber and pulp right through the chain, from an FSC-certified forest, to a paper manufacturer and then to a printer that has FSC Chain-of-Custody certification.
Monitoring our equipment
We continually monitor the use of our machinery to identify any areas for improvement, already reducing our carbon impact by 35 tonnes.
Our printing presses are alcohol-free. As well as reducing waste, it’s kinder to the environment, plus, we use environmentally friendly inks, which is particularly important for the food industry.
Supporting the community around us
As a local North East business, giving back to our community is at the heart of blp. We sponsor a variety of worthy causes through fundraising activities and are proud to be a corporate sponsor of ‘Street Zero’. This brilliant charity is on a mission to end rough sleeping in Newcastle by 2022. ‘Street Zero’ has already helped reduce rough sleeping in our city by 74% which is a truly remarkable achievement (Jan 2020-21).
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