Why UPAC?
Account Managers | Bespoke Packaging | Warehousing | Distribution | Sustainability
The Upac Group is Scotlands largest independent packaging supplier.
We are unique in this market as both a manufacturer and supplier who have both the experience and expertise to create a bespoke packaging solution. Unlike a manufacturer alone, we are able to carry the broadest range of products offering the cost benefits of and convenience a single source supplier.
Our professional and experienced sales team will undertake a full audit of your packaging and identify where savings and improvements can be made. Our team have an impressive track record of finding opportunities where more appropriate packaging products can be used generating significant savings through the whole range.
UPAC are committed to reducing waste, cost and environmental impact. We are market innovators and leaders in new product development and techniques.
We understand the importance of good design, construction and innovation and how critical this can be to a products success. This is why we provide you direct access to our design team to re-evaluate and create the optimum design, most suitable for the products use.
Our Philosophy is simple.
- To supply, design, manufacture and deliver a wide range of packaging products in a manner that meets and exceeds our customer’s requirements.
- Have the most competitive pricing available to allow customers to add value to their business by making their packaging supply chain easy as possible.
- Do the simple things well and build relationships built on mutual trust.
- Maintain our position as the largest and best supplier of packaging in Scotland
Dedicated Account Manager
The central aim of our account management service is to support the growth of your business. It’s why many clients see us as a strategic business partner.
A dedicated account manager, supported by a local team, will work with you to ensure you get the optimum packaging solution for your current and future needs.
They will help you find the Significant packaging costs in your operation and develop the tailored solutions you need to reduce them.
Ultimately, they will work with you to create a resilient, agile packaging operation that can react and adapt to changing consumer behaviour and enable you to deliver ever higher standards of service while keeping costs down.
Bespoke packaging Solutions
We know that your products must arrive in perfect condition on time, every time – and that’s what our bespoke packaging solutions accomplish. We understand that you work in a dynamic fast-paced environment and smooth operations are essential, so the packaging needs to arrive on-time every time. We work with a range of different packaging materials and our offering combines perfect protection while averting over-packaging with the aim to reduce complexity and increase flexibility.
The goal in designing bespoke packaging is to find a cost-effective solution and provide the most efficient package possible.
This means maximum protection with minimum material. Our design expertise allows us to select the proper material and design to suit how and where the product will be shipped and stored, allowing for the nature or fragility of the article. Once designed, we can then test the package and validate its performance.
Warehousing/Stock and Hold
With over 180,000 square ft of dedicated warehousing we are in the enviable position of being able to offer our customers the option of a stock and hold service.
This can be called off and delivered on a just in time basis, which gives our clients the opportunity to place larger orders, gain better price points and have no need to worry about stock holding space at their facilities.
Distribution
With our own fleet of vehicles, we are in full control of all your delivery requirements. From daily, time allocated slots or last-minute deliveries we can react to our clients demands.
The distribution arm of the business compliments our manufacturing and warehousing perfectly, giving you the best range of services from design concept to product delivery, whilst meeting all your business and commercial needs.
Environmental
Here at The UPAC Group, what matters to us is the future- not just of our business, or our industry but in bringing positive change to the wider society.
The UPAC Group have appointed a green team who are setting our sustainability targets by taking into account our Environmental Management System (EMA). The EMA measures waste generation, energy usage, water usage and our carbon emissions.
UPAC are committed to reducing waste, cost and environmental impact. The key points of its strategy to achieve this are:
- Actively incorporating social and environmental impact into our decision making.
- Reduce waste and water consumption by 5% every year.
- Reduction of waste sent to landfills by 5% each year.
- A zero emission future.
- Develop our products to be environmentally friendly- whether thats recyclable/ reusable or made from sustainable materials.
- Investing in Solar Power.
- Purchasing flexible fuel company vehicles.
- Installing charging points for green company vehicles.
- Use Energy Star appliances, automatic sleep modes and after-hour timers.
- Using natural light, CF bulbs, occupancy sensors, daylight dimmers when appropriate.
- Reduce the amount of chemicals we use on site and switch to non-toxic janitorial products.
- Only use unbleached / chlorine free paper products.
- Using recycled/environmentally preferred office supplies.
- Planting trees and wildflowers in agreed areas with local community.
- Working with the local community to clean up the local area.
- Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.
- Actively promote recycling both internally and amongst its customers and suppliers.
- Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company.