BoxWay innovates with eco-friendly cardboard solutions for plants

UK – Design-led corrugated packaging company BoxWay Packaging Group has leveraged its in-house design capabilities to create cardboard boxes for Ashridge Nurseries, a UK online garden centre based in Somerset.

These boxes replace preformed plastic packs to protect Ashridge’s herbaceous plants and pots during transit across the UK.

The new cardboard structure features an integral flap in a die-cut version of a 0427 box, ensuring rigidity and strength to secure the pots. Additionally, the packaging offers extra space to accommodate various plant sizes and lengths.

Ashridge Nurseries’ Fulfillment Manager, Rodney Marsh, commented, “This box is a key ecological development for us. It reduces our carbon footprint and offers our online customers a recyclable packaging solution, furthering our efforts to eliminate plastic from our supply chain.”

The retailer plans to extend cardboard solutions to its other plant product lines.

BoxWay’s New Business Manager, Tom Fooks, expressed his enthusiasm: “We are thrilled with the result of the new eco-friendly structured boxes. We look forward to further developing Ashridge Nurseries’ complete range of corrugated solutions.”

Established in 2021, BoxWay operates two manufacturing plants in Exeter, Devon, and Peterlee, County Durham.

The company recently secured a Silver rating from EcoVadis, a globally recognized provider of sustainability ratings and intelligence solutions.

EcoVadis assesses companies worldwide on environmental impact, labor standards, ethical practices, and sustainable procurement. With over 17 years of experience, EcoVadis has evaluated more than 125,000 companies globally.

BoxWay was awarded the Silver sustainability rating after completing the EcoVadis assessment process, reflecting its dedication to sustainability and stringent criteria compliance.

Bryan Crennell, Group Managing Director, highlighted this achievement’s significance, placing BoxWay in the top 15% of companies rated by EcoVadis.

Crennell stated, “Securing our globally trusted EcoVadis Silver Award is a fantastic achievement for the BoxWay Packaging site in Peterlee.

“It helps us understand our sustainability performance, strengthen customer relationships, promote our business to potential customers, and manage our sustainability program effectively.”

BoxWay Packaging was evaluated on seven management indicators across 21 sustainability criteria, including policies, measures, certifications, coverage, reporting, and 360-degree watch findings.

The assessment covered four themes: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. BoxWay scored particularly well in the environment, labor and human rights, and ethics categories, ranking within the top 23%, 13%, and 26%, respectively.

The EcoVadis accreditation not only recognizes BoxWay Packaging’s sustainability efforts but also provides a structured method for evaluating suppliers, helping reduce risks and costs, drive improvements, and enhance the company’s value and innovation.

BoxWay Packaging’s Silver EcoVadis accreditation is a testament to its commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices, reflected in its dedication to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

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