DPL took the decision in 2018 that we would not send our customers and suppliers physical Christmas and New Year messages and cards. Instead of this we donate to a local charity to support the homeless at Christmas or the Salvation Army, as we believe this is a better appropriation of expenditure at this time of year. The post Christmas Card Policy appeared first on Direct Packaging Ltd ..read more

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Here at Direct Packaging, we convert over two million bags per week in the crimp and titan styles. We are also a UK distributor for other types of bags, namely Plain & Printed block bottom bags which we import. As you are aware, since “Brexit” the Euro/Sterling exchange rate has moved very badly against anyone importing like ourselves.  We have been absorbing the slow increase over the last few months, but regret we can not continue to do this.  Therefore we have been forced to put up all our block bottom prices with immediate effect. We appreciate your understanding an ..read more

The day started off as a very busy, standing room only, two hour train and underground journey, finally arriving at the annual Café Culture show held on the West side of the wonderful London Olympia complex. I say wonderful because this is where an event close to my heart is held every year, the annual Christmas Horse of the Year show. It has around eight thousand people attend the event all week long and is a fantastic experience if you love horses, shopping, eating and drinking. On a much, much smaller scale, the Café Culture show held over two days this week and hosts a collection of 150 ex ..read more

Choosing a name for something can be difficult. Whether it’s a new born child, a pet or in our case, a new product, finding a name that fits can be a long, drawn out process. Different opinions are rife and keeping everyone happy can sometimes seem impossible. Take our new ‘Crystal’ bag for example. When we discovered this innovative new product which we could manufacture on our machines, we were all tasked with coming up with an equally innovative name that sticks in people’s minds – Challenge accepted. Suggestions were flying around the office from Matilda (yes, seriously!) to Crimbo (don’t ..read more

Film conversion, what does it mean? Well we take your plain or printed film and convert it into bags. So whether you are just starting up in business and fancy having your own company logo/design or whether you want complete control over the specification of film and creation of artwork, this is perfect for you. We can heat seal the film to form a crimp base or a flat bottom with a back lap seal and can also supply heat sealers which provides a top crimp that will match the base. If you already have a flow wrapping process then we may be able to help you as well. If one of your machines breaks ..read more

In case you didn’t know, Direct Packaging are UK manufacturers. Manufacturers of bags. We are also one of the largest stockists of polypropylene bags in the country. What does all this mean? Well, it means that when you deal with us, you deal with an established, reliable company that can provide a very fast turnaround and offer various styles of bags in low volumes. It also means that you are dealing directly with the manufacturer. I mean, who better to speak to about our bags than us eh? We can make between two and three million bags per week in our factories and that number is ever increasi ..read more

Are you still recovering from Saturday night? I don’t mean recovering from a pint or two too many, I mean the England rugby team getting knocked out of the Rugby World Cup at the group stage. If getting whacked by the Australians wasn’t enough, we have written history by being the first host nation to not reach the knock-out round – humiliating. It’ll be interesting to see if the players and management draw as much criticism from this loss as the England football team would if the studded boot was on the other foot so to speak – doubtful. Sport is one of, if not the best topic to spark debate ..read more

WOW, it was so good to see you at last week’s Speciality Fine Food and Chocolate Fair at London Olympia. Never have I seen (or tasted) so many Artisan and gourmet food products and wished for more time and energy to try more of the beautifully presented chocolates, marshmallows, fudges, teas, cakes, bread, cereals, pastries, puddings, crisps, snacks, the list goes on! Anything and everything from Blueberry beer to chocolate dipped marshmallows on sticks. And of course the 100% handmade, chocolate shaped hammers and spanners… Everything looked delicious and with the thousands of people attendin ..read more