PACKAGINGS
Packaging can be defined as materials used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery, and presentation of goods. Packaging is not a product, it's your image. It leaves an instant impression with your customer and every person your customer passes in his shopping journey. In fact, your message should live on well after the sale, to give you exposure after exposure.
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Our mission is to present high quality Packaging to our valued customers with lowest ever price, on time delivery and total customer satisfaction.
UGI PACK PRODUCTS
UGI is a full service packaging solutions company. Customers benefit from our ability to take their projects from concept to completion. Our innovation capabilities are on the cutting edge of the flexible packaging industry, giving our customers a marked advantage in marketplace presentation.
Packaging can be divided into three broad categories:
Primary packaging is the wrapping or containers handled by the consumer.
Secondary packaging is the term used to describe larger cases or boxes that are used to group quantities of primary packaged goods for distribution and for display in shops.
UGI is a one-stop provider of custom packaging with emphasis on state-of-the art packaging design and high-quality packaging at competitive wholesale prices across the world. UGI offers a huge range of packaging materials and packaging consumables to the public, retail and trade, including, transit packaging, consumer packaging, displays and promotional packaging, customised protective packaging, everyday packaging, decorative packaging, retail packaging, and industrial packaging, UGI meets to each market requirement.
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We manufacture performance packaging. Our one-stop approach allows the purchase of a variety of packaging options, thus consolidating your supplier base. We offer unique printing capabilities and packaging design. UGI Packaging provides a custom approach to produce your packaging to ensure the greatest product protection, presentation and preservation.
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IMPORTANCE OF PACKAGING
The packaging is actually more important than the product itself as this is often the first thing that potential consumers see from marketing aspect.
Some marketing gurus have gone on to suggest that packaging can actually affect our emotions and they found 3 key areas that affected the customers response to the product and packaging including: Colour; Text; and Logos/pictures and illustrations.
Colour
Research has shown that as a general rule, darker colours are associated with luxury, and cheaper products associated with lighter colours and white.Therefore many luxury brands are packaged in black and navy blue. Colour is therefore associated with your brand and thus one of the key factors to consider is consistency. By sticking to one or 2 colours, customers will then associate those colours with your brand and using multiple colours or changing those colours causes customer confusion.
Text
One of the key influences of buying decisions is the readability of any text. The text needs to be clear and unambiguous.
Logo's/pictures and illustrations
Luxury items seem to be associated with straight lines, squares and symmetrical positioning whereas more price sensitive products tend to have curves, circles and assymetrical positioning. Because of the way our brains work, text recall is higher when positioned to the right of the packaging than to the left and that product images are better placed on the left of the packaging for memory recall.
PACKAGING AS AN EFFECTIVE MARKETING TOOL
Consumer doesn't view the packaging in isolation but as an integral part of the product. Packaging is crucial, given that it is the first thing that the public sees before making the final decision to buy.
What are you selling?
Is it aimed at the gift market, luxury market or impulse buys? Research has shown that with regards to consumers make up their mind on the brand or product within 5 seconds, which means that you have up to 5 seconds to impress your customers with the right packaging for your product.
Do customers expect nice packaging when being "green" is important to consumers?
The irony is that even though consumers say they want less packaging and that they want to be green, when buying luxury items, self purchases and gifts, consumers still want nice packaging – especially branded. A small guilt factor may kick in if the item purchased is a self purchase, but this will be slightly alleviated if the consumer knows that the packaging is recycled or environmentally friendly. In a survey carried out by Deloittes Consumer Product Group, they found that 34% of consumers sited eco friendly / recycled packaging and production as a key factor in making purchasing decisions. As well they found that although 75% of consumers stated that environmental issues are important to them, only 25% will act on this emotion. However, consumers now seem to expect producers to take responsibility for these issues.
Who are you selling to?
Research shows that women are now the decision makers for over 80% of purchases and therefore the packaging should appeal to the target market in terms of the age range and socio economic groups you are targeting. The survey detailed showed that women have a clear idea of packaging they like and there is a strong correlation between the packaging and purchasing decisions. Younger women seem to be particularly attracted to luxury packaging. If however your main customers are men then this needs to be reflected in the packaging.
Where are you selling your products?
The packaging needs to tie in with the type of packaging those customers would expect in that location. You would not expect your jewellery to be handed over in a brown paper bag if buying in a high class jewellers or boutique. At the same time consumers would not expect extremely high class packaging on a market stall and in fact this would raise suspicion in the consumers mind.
What size?
Size is obviously the key. The product needs to fit comfortably in the packaging and certainly in shops, space is key.
Branding?
Interestingly although in a recession in the world since 2008, branding has become more important than ever. This seems to be because consumers have limited funds they want to spend that money on a brand that is perceived to be "trusted". Unbranded items seem to create an element of mistrust and therefore discomfort in the consumers mind.
We hope the information above is of use and the information is aimed at purely giving you points to know better about importance of packaging for your marketing.
PACKAGING MATERIALS
The most common types of material used for packaging are paper, board, plastic, glass, wood (solid wood or MDF), steel and aluminum.
Paper and board are the most widely used packaging materials in terms of weight. Paper and board account for 43% by weight of all packaging and are used to pack 25% of all goods. Paper and board packaging make up 6.4% of the overall content of the typical household dustbin.
Plastic packaging accounts for 20% of the weight of all packaging and 53% of all goods are packaged in plastics. Because of its low weight and relative strength, plastic is one of the most energy efficient, robust and economic delivery methods available.
Even though plastics can be recycled, there are fewer recycling collection facilities than for other types of packaging waste and only 23% of plastics packaging waste was recycled in the world.This is partially because plastic has a high volume to weight ratio, which can make recycling collections of plastic packaging waste less efficient than the collection of other recyclables which weigh more. Plastic also has a high calorific content, which allows energy recovery methods to be utilised efficiently if recycling is not possible. The lack of end-markets for mixed and single stream plastics also forms a barrier to increased plastics recycling. Recycled plastics can be used for a variety of products, such as garden furniture, flower pots and containers, fibres and new packaging materials.
Glass accounts for 20% of the weight of all packaging and 10% of all goods are packaged in glass. Glass can be recycled easily, and well established collection and recycling systems exist in the developed nations. Seven billion glass containers were produced in the UK in 2003 for example and the recycling rate has remained relatively constant at approximately 33% since 2000. This contrasts with much higher recycling rates of 80-90% achieved by other European countries. The reason these countries recover more glass for recycling is that they have a much more developed collection infrastructure.
Aluminum is used packaging applications such as beverage and food cans, foils and laminates. It has a high value as a scrap metal and can be recycled economically. An estimated 42% aluminum cans were used in the world were recycled.
Steel containers are used to package a wide range of products, including food, paint and beverages as well as aerosols. In the UK for instance, thirteen billion steel cans are produced each year. Up to a quarter of new steel cans - more than three billion cans - are made from recycled steel. It is relatively easy to separate through magnetic extraction, making it the world's most commonly recycled material.
Mixed material packaging can in some cases have the benefits of being more resource and energy efficient than single material packaging, but combining materials makes recycling difficult. An example of this type of packaging is 'Tetra Pak' which typically consists of 75% paper, 20% polyethylene and 5% aluminum foil. There is potential to reprocess mixed materials packaging into other products such as floor coverings, shoe soles and car mats.
ECO FRIENDLY PACKAGING
The increased use of packaging provides a physical barrier between a product and the external environment thereby ensuring hygienic conditions and reducing the risk of product wastage due to contamination.
Because of its large volume, packaging waste tends to be very visible. Approximately 70% of primary packaging is used for food and drink which is often discarded in a dirty state and contaminated by residues of the original contents.
There are a number of symbols which commonly appear on packaging products. Some of these indicate the whether the item is recyclable, whilst others show the recycled material content.
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The symbols, called the Mobius loop, is most commonly found on cardboard packaging and denotes that the item is recyclable. If the centre of the loop contains a number, this means that the item is made from a certain percentage of recycled materials. |
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Another symbol often displayed on paper and cardboard packaging is the RESY recycling symbol. This symbol guarantees that packaging with this symbol is recyclable and will be accepted by cardboard recyclers. |
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This is a relatively new symbol found on biodegradable plastic packaging. The symbol signifies that the packaging has been tested, and is suitable for putting into local authority compost collections. |
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The European Eco-label has been developed by the European Union, and it is a voluntary scheme and the 'flower' symbol is awarded to products that meet a set of stringent environmental and performance criteria. |
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Care of the environment, particularly through recycling, production efficiency and environmentally sympathetic design has long been central to UGI's operational policy.
UGI CUSTOM PACKAGING DESIGN
Simple components such as paper, film, foil and ink, coupled with the right vision and cross-industry technology can create a packaging masterpiece. At UGI, we can help you create breathtaking packaging that will set your products apart in the marketplace.
UGI custom packaging design means that your ideas can become a reality in visual appeal, product protection and consumer convenience. Our unique packaging design capabilities can take your packaging to a new level of quality and shelf appeal. We offer a full range of paper, film and foil structures to ensure the integrity and protection of your products. The versatility and convenience that flexible packaging design offers the consumer has been the catalyst for continued growth in this packaging market.
UGI offers a "one-stop" approach that will allow you to purchase a variety of packaging solutions. Whether it is pouches and bags or bowls and lidding, we can provide packaging to meet your needs and consolidate your supplier list.
NO MOQ & RUSH ORDER ABILITY
We are a one-stop eco-friendly packaging workshop and cater for retailers, wholesalers, corporate gifts and events, weddings and anyone else who needs packaging!
There is no minimum order, and feel free to mix and match the different ranges. Volume discounts apply to most products, so please feel free to select the individual products for our full service. We have a huge selection of packaging colours and sizes on our collection of recycled gift boxes, recycled jewellery boxes, recycled gift bags and other enivironmentally friendly packaging to suit all needs.
In-house Printing We have printing service in order to provide you with the fastest packaging that you want (Just click here or on the 'Commercial Printing' tab on the left hand menu).
- Custom made packaging at lowest volume
- Rush order handling - Approximately 5 days for completion and 3 days delivery by air
- No MOQ limited - If you're looking for quality packaging at reasonable prices with small quantities, then you've come to the right place.
QUALITY CONTROL
Controlling the process to control the quality!
UGI ensures continuous high quality packaging services by maintaining close control over every process, from very beginning of art design and graphic design, to finish packaging shipment, with virtually every packaging service operated in-house. This is a significant point of difference and a valuable advantage for our clients – each procedure is under strict control.
Implicit in UGI's corporate culture is a strict adherence to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) throughout our daily operations. Clients can be confident that their packaging is manufactured under stringent quality and procedural guidelines. Every staff member receives supervised training in best practice processes.
Great quality derived from–
- An effective quality management system
- A fully trained in-house staff
- A highly versatile and skilled workforce
Quality assurance as our in-house team has more than 10 years experience in process management.
UGI develops packaging solutions that can give your brand, your product, your company a competitive edge. Greater shelf appeal, improved functionality, product integrity, faster response and better economics - these are the most important reasons brand owners and co-packers select us for their flexible packaging needs.
Any queries regarding our products or services, feel free to contact us at + (86) 135 333 11702 or email us at [email protected] to get immediate assistance from our Customer Support Team.
