Alexir Partnership

16/03/2023

Another great customer review for our Digital team...!

This time for a Counter Display Unit that needed different coloured foil finishes...in record time.

Ruth Lusher, Sam Sharp and Andrew Walker will pull out all the stops to print your high quality cartons...both in low quantities and in super-fast time.

Read how they pulled it off here https://www.alexir.co.uk/case-study-serendipity/

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08/03/2023

Hap-Pie Week!!

The first week in March is British Pie Week which was invented back in 2007 by Jus-Rol, the pastry-rolling company.

Did you know that pies have been in existence since about 2000 B.C. You can read more here about the history of the pie https://bit.ly/3ZMC4Cy

So it's the one week when you can get stuck into your favourite pie with a good dollop of mash and a side of veg 😀

We love all our pie customers...wouldn't want to have to choose a favourite out of all of these!!

28/02/2023

This year the team at Alexir spent Valentine’s Day together in Birmingham… 😍

Not intentionally of course 😊 but the set-up for the Packaging Innovations Show happened to fall on February 14th.

Needless to say, we had a fun night out but it was weird eating in a restaurant full of loved-up couples!!

The reason why I mention this is because we just did not have the opportunity to post out the Cupper Love Pack that we produced for our customer (it is still February so we have time to post out😊)

A beautifully designed pack containing 24 tea bags of ‘love’ with 8 different flavours including Love Me Truly and Little Dreamer amongst others.

The carton was produced by us and delivered into some of Clipper’s European markets.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

07/02/2023

Brothers-in-law and health advocates Faith and Jem founded The Good Prep as a chef-crafted meal prep service, designed to guide customers through their journey to a healthier self.

They realised that people were struggling to find time in busy schedules to buy healthy ingredients, plan meals and cook every day.

It was set up as an affordable way to have your own personal chef and they taste great too!

The packaging was always going to play an important part in the delivery and cooking experience for the consumer.

All their packaging materials are fully recyclable including the insulation in the outer pack. They did, however, struggle to find a recyclable option for their plastic meal trays in the first 12 months of trading.

They came across the Halopack® board tray through an industry expert and contacted the Alexir Partnership who own the licence for this unique pack format in the UK.

Click on the link below to find out more about the project.

You can also read the amazing testimonial they gave our Halopack go-to member of the sales team Adam Dean

The Halopack® was the first proven hermetically-sealed board tray in the UK food market and currently circa 35 million of them are produced for the retail and online sectors.

06/02/2023

Puzzle piece #4 – is quite possibly the piece that sets us apart…

It’s where the ‘design to delivery’ strapline comes into its own…

There are other suppliers who can possibly design, manufacture and, at a stretch, source packaging materials…but there is no other company that can do all that AND co-manufacture as well.

We are unique in the UK marketplace.

On our sister site in Sussex we have the following capabilities:

Blending of dry powder, granules and particulates
High volume pot line
Sachet filling
High speed pouch line
Vertical and horizontal form fill seal
High speed bagging
Pot and jar filling
Pack collation
Packing and gluing skillet cartons
High speed multiple product dosing
Multi head weighing
Shrink wrapping
Labelling

Once we have created, manufactured and sourced all the packaging components, they will be delivered to the co-pack site – allowing the project to stay within the same company and under one project manager.

Dried ingredients are blended, weighed, dosed and/ or filled into any number of pack formats on high-speed equipment.

Luxury gifting packs are hand-packed, wrapped in tissue paper and placed into secondary packaging.

Finished goods are palletised and shipped to the end-customer.

Not quite the final part of the puzzle but often the last step for some of our customers.

Come and see how we all fit together on stand F40 at the Packaging Innovations Show, NEC Birmingham on 15-16 February. Register online here https://bit.ly/3vHY4kU

27/01/2023

More packaging materials = more complexity…

A single headache becomes a cluster of headaches as you…

…deal with multiple packaging suppliers across the globe

…manage project timelines within this global network

…risk-assess and quality check supplier credentials and product provenance

…communicate design-led ideas for sample making

…wait for sample revisions time and time again

…monitor the economic fragility around currencies and transport costs

…handle the minefield of paperwork through customs (Brexit anybody?!)

Why not shift that responsibility from an overstretced internal resource to us?

We have access to a global network of packaging suppliers and we can project manage all of the above for you…with just one point of contact.

We have seen how we design and manufacture cartons for our customers…now we have a third part of the puzzle to show how we source and buy all the other packaging materials to complete the project.

Come and see how we all fit together on stand F40 at the Packaging Innovations Show, NEC Birmingham on 15-16 February. Register online here https://bit.ly/3vHY4kU

26/01/2023

We are so proud of the testimonials we receive from our customers.

We regularly update them on our home page https://www.alexir.co.uk/ so everybody can keep up with the latest ones.

Why not take a look?

There is nothing better than an industry peer review in our opinion.

Alternatively come and have a chat with us on stand F40 at the Packaging Innovations Show in Birmingham on 15-16th February. You can register directly here https://bit.ly/3vHY4kU

We are a nice bunch of people 😉

20/01/2023

The white samples have been approved and the profile is production-ready…let’s see how well the next piece of the puzzle fits together.

The carton manufacturing site is on the same site as the creative studio so that is a good start…

✅ Constructional designers have already worked closely with the operations teams so we know that the packaging will be printed, cut, creased and glued in a seamless manner.

✅ We have already maximised the amount of profiles on a printed sheet and specified the ideal board from a cost and fit-for-purpose perspective.

✅ Our Account Managers have run through the gamut of printing capabilities that can be achieved on our highly-specified printing press (8 colours, 2 coaters no less).

✅ Artwork-ready files have been approved by the repro team and printing plates and die-cutters have been ordered.

✅ Production teams have been briefed and the job is in the plan.

It’s a smooth transition from the studio to the factory floor…I would say that these two puzzle pieces are a snug fit!

Come and see how we all fit together on stand F40 at the Packaging Innovations Show, NEC Birmingham on 15-16 February. Register online here https://bit.ly/3vHY4kU

We and for the FMCG industry.

13/01/2023

As with all puzzles you have to start somewhere…

Most people will start with the outer edge, but others will work on sections and join them together at the end.

At the Alexir Partnership our customers will start in the Creative studio, one way or the other.

Some customers will come to us with a very tight brief…others will be looking for inspiration and starting from a blank canvas.

Either way we have all the creativity and sampling resources to run with your complex packaging project and take it to manufacture…the next part of the puzzle…

If you would like to discuss an upcoming packaging project with us, come to stand F40 at the Packaging Innovations Show, NEC Birmingham on 15-16 February to see how the puzzle pieces all fit together. Register online here https://bit.ly/3vHY4kU

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12/01/2023

Our Sales and Marketing team need your help…

We need a dedicated social media outreach expert who can create and manage a strategy…using social media channels to build client relationships, acquire new leads and start new partnerships.

We already have an established online presence in our industry and an excellent reputation.

We also have a successful sales process in place with a dynamic new business team working closely with the marketing team.

But our hard work and diligence doesn’t always allow us to dedicate the time and resources to such a pivotal role in the digital world.

If you think you can create and manage a strong, bespoke outreach strategy that achieves results then apply here…. https://lnkd.in/eZ8-bKWe

11/01/2023

Instant-noodles brand Kabuto Noodles has been a long-standing customer of Alexir, from the days when the founder, Crispin Busk, started the business from his kitchen.

Now a well-established brand in the multiple retailers, their NPD team have launched two new products in the instant pasta category as well as rebranding their original line-up – Vegetable Laska, Singapore Noodles, Katsu Curry, Miso Ramen, Chicken and Chilli Chicken Ramen.

Their brand designers have kept the range colourful, fun and attractive whilst conveying the brand assets in a clear and concise style.

At Alexir Co-Packers, a division of the Alexir Partnership, we have noticed an uplift in the ambient pot category. We surmise that this is down to consumer mobility and convenience, as well as the overall global economic situation.

If you are a FMCG brand looking to break into this sector, we have many years of experience in blending, filling and packing ambient pots.

We also have a multiple-service offering whereby we are able to design and supply all secondary packaging materials (a great asset if you can get all your services met under one roof).

Read about our co-packing capabilities here https://www.alexir.co.uk/co-packing/ and see our case study on the two new instant-pasta products from Kabuto https://www.alexir.co.uk/case-study-kabuto-mac-n-cheese/

05/01/2023

Alexir Digital are smokin' when it comes to making cartons for the va**ng industry...

We work with some of the top brands and are super-hot with the production process, fulfilment and high number of SKUs involved in creating striking, high-quality v**e packaging for either e-liquids, v**e bars, SRPs or accessories.

To find out more about how we can help you email us at [email protected]

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