Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

Bruising & Impact Damage

Fresh produce is delicate. Even minor impacts during picking, packing, or transit can cause bruising, soft spots, and visible damage. Packaging must cushion, stabilise, and prevent movement — especially for berries, salads, and soft fruit.

Moisture & Humidity Control

Fruit and veg lose moisture quickly, and humidity weakens fibre packaging. The right pack design manages airflow, reduces condensation, and maintains stacking strength under chilled, humid conditions.

Temperature Shock & Transit Stress

Produce moves rapidly between field heat, chillers, and distribution. Sudden temperature changes cause sweating, wilting, and product breakdown. Packaging must support climate‑controlled logistics and protect shelf life at every stage.

🧩 Our Solutions for Fresh Produce Packaging

Fast Lead Times

When demand changes overnight, packaging shouldn’t slow you down. Our streamlined production and stock‑holding systems deliver trays and outers on short turnaround — keeping your lines moving and your produce protected.

Thermal Packaging

Engineered fibre‑based designs that maintain temperature stability and resist humidity. Ideal for chilled logistics and high‑moisture environments, helping extend shelf life and reduce waste.

Packaging Audit & Process Review

Before switching formats or tooling, we help production teams assess their current packaging setup — identifying opportunities to reduce cost, improve fit, and streamline supply.

 

Stock Cutters for Produce Trays

Access our library of standard tray footprints for rapid scaling — no tooling delays, no setup costs. Perfect for 250 g, 500 g, and 1 kg produce formats.

Engineering for Scale: Hand‑Erect & Machine‑Erect Systems

Fresh produce moves fast — and your packaging must keep pace. We maintain an extensive library of 8 core tray designs across 15 industry‑standard sizes, including high‑volume footprints such as 580×370×140mm and 380×280×135mm. Every design is optimised for the two dominant workflows in the produce sector:

Hand‑Erect (Self‑Locking) Trays

Ideal for growers, field packing, and pack‑house operations.

  • Fast manual assembly

  • No glue or machinery required

  • High‑strength locking tabs for rigid stacking

  • Perfect for variable‑speed environments

Engineered for automated, high‑output lines.

  • Consistent folding precision

  • Maximum pallet stability

  • Compatible with high‑speed erecting machinery

  • Ideal for large‑scale packhouses and DCs

Specialised Solidboard Solutions

For demanding chilled environments, we offer high‑capacity solidboard trays in key produce footprints such as 577×367×150mm. These trays deliver:

  • Superior moisture resistance

  • High structural density

  • Reliable stacking under humid, chilled conditions

  • Ideal for heavy or moisture‑rich produce lines

New Supplier Line — Ready‑to‑Run Hybrid Formats

We’ve expanded our production capability with a new supplier line now live — adding fresh capacity and hybrid format options across produce and protein sectors.

This upgrade introduces a new bespoke corrugated design, engineered specifically to replace traditional solidboard tray‑and‑lid formats. The shift is driven by rising solidboard material costs, availability constraints, and the need for a more flexible, scalable packaging option during peak periods.

Bespoke Corrugated Tray Format A completely new design — created to replace conventional tray‑and‑lid builds.

Modular Produce & Protein Footprints Suitable for fruit, veg, and meat applications, giving multi‑category operations a single, consistent packaging platform.

Hybrid Builds for Chilled & Fresh Goods Corrugated + liner combinations engineered for moisture‑rich, chilled, and high‑movement supply chains.

Sector‑Ready Formats Designed for grocers, farm shops, butchers, processors, and export teams needing reliable, scalable packaging.