this packaging company has applied aggressive sales drive intended at considerably growing its existence within the frozen food sector over the span of next 12 months. as part of the thrilling new initiative, mercury packaging, which is accredited by brc, has become a part of the british frozen food federation and also installed an advanced uteco &lsquoeclipse&rsquo solventless digital laminating system for superior specification pack designs. investment in high performance laminating, printing and conversion technology along with an inhouse design section lets mercury packaging provide filmonthereel and robust yet lightweight plastics packs which have been specifically designed to attain maximum protection, brand awareness and shelf life. tony stanger is the managing director of mercury packaging. he commented that their superior quality laminates offer superb barrier properties for frozen food products. these laminates can also be customised to incorporate special finishes and features such as odour barrier, uv absorber, gas barrier, etc. he further continues that designed to fulfil requirements of individual customer, these films provide tremendous safety for packaged goods and considerable improvement in shelf life &ndash minimizing wastage for the consumer and packer. mercury packaging has great experience in offering highly proficient filmonthereel for all types of vertical and horizontal form seal and fill applications, as well as for lidding or flowwrapping. pouches & bags can be offered in a range of options and styles without or with gusset, punched handles, tearoff perforations, resealable tapes, ventilation perforations, blockheaded and captive flap. as well as the environmentally friendly, newly installed solventless digital laminator, which is able of handling a range of materials including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester and metallised films, the company&rsquos devoted print room has a £1.3 million eightcolour flexographic print press. mercury packaging was established in 1999. this company has more than 50 people at its plant located in kirkbyinashfield and now shows a yearly turnover of around £7million. the company produces a vast range of flexible packaging products, including pouches, bags and filmonthereel, intended at the mailing, food, retail, magazine publishing, security, and fulfilment markets. mercury packaging just got the first prize in the flexible packaging process segment at the flexotech international print, and innovations awards held recently. the company was also named as an overall champion of the prestigious supreme award. source of information httpwww.foodanddrinknewsonline.net2011mercurypackagingkeepsitflexibleforthe…
