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appetite to invest, and you have to get it right. You need carton design capa- bilities, you need the full set-up, and you need the commitment. Immij has them all.”
One of the drivers of the growth in packaging is the increasing trend to on- shoring. With the trade war with China, and the shipping crisis, the market is now looking to local suppliers to get the guarantees they can’t get from offshore suppliers.
Randles says the demand for on- shoring is growing strongly, he says, “We field calls almost every day from someone saying they’ve been let down by their overseas supplier and can we
work with them. Part of our motivation behind investing in a full inhouse end- to-end packaging production solution was the difficulties that the market is now having in dealing with offshore providers.”
Along with its investment in car- ton production Immij is also about to embark on a new step, with a tray- forming machine for fibre-based trays. Randles says, “There is a huge trend away from plastics of all kinds, back to fibre-based packaging, as brands seek to reduce their environmental impact. The new tray-forming machine will be used to supply the fresh produce and take- away food packaging market. Immij
Opposite bottom left:
Mark Randles (right), Immij group general manager, with Immij partner Darren Sibbison, and the new folder gluer.
Opposite centre:
Fibre-based trays are a growth opportunity.
Above left: Folding carton products produced by Immij.
is determined to be at the forefront of the move away from plastic, and this machine will create new opportunities as customers move away from synthetic packaging.”
The evolution of the print industry is throwing up as many opportunities as threats. Companies like Immij are leading the way into the new era by recognising the opportunities, giving them careful consideration, and then taking decisive action to put themselves in a position to give the market what it wants. Immij will continue to look for opportunities and acquisitions within both the packaging and commercial print markets. ■
You need carton design capabilities, you need the
full set-up, and you need the commitment. Immij has them all.”
MARK RANDLES, GROUP GM, IMMIJ
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