‘Unprecedented’ and ‘challenging’ are words that have perhaps become over-used in recent times, but not without good reason. The reality for many retailers and their logistics providers is that keeping up with ‘unprecedented’ demand at the same time as needing to ensure the safety of their staff has been, to say the least, ‘challenging’. And when you add in the fact that the majority of home leisure and sports equipment is either big, bulky or heavy – or a combination of all three – it’s clear to see the pressure that some businesses have found themselves under, particularly where space is at a premium.

Home leisure is just one area enjoying a surge in sales, as the UK public looks for alternative ways to entertain themselves and keep fit while gyms, sports centres and other recreational venues have been temporarily closed. Sales for bicycles alone grew by 60% in April and this trend is set to continue. But how prepared are you to deal with these new buying habits, both now and in the future? Read this article to discover how to flex and scale up your packaging operation to meet the rising demand.

Antalis has been informed of the completion of the acquisition by KPP on 21 July 2020 of all Antalis shares held by Sequana at a price of 0.10 euros per share, and of all Antalis shares held by Bpifrance Participations at a price of 0.40 euros per share, representing 83.7% of the share capital of Antalis (based on a share capital of 71,000,000 shares).

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Moving pharma and healthcare products can involve a challenging packing and logistics process at the best of times, so the pressure on businesses in the current climate is intense. These challenges are being compounded by a combination of staff availability, the need to create a safe workplace, and fulfilling higher than usual demand. It would be easy for standards to begin to fall and costs to rise, but that’s something businesses cannot afford from either a financial or product safety perspective. Discover 7 tips to overcoming packaging challenges in these times of pressure.

The dramatic rise in demand for medicines and other healthcare products has put intense pressure on the supply chain. Businesses involved in the packing and distribution of these vital products have had to step their operations up a gear at a time when their own workforce is diminished. It has all the makings of a perfect storm and brings into sharp relief the importance of building a packaging operation that is both resilient and agile. Read our blog post to discover measures you can put in place to ensure your operation is best placed to flex in line with rises and falls in demand.

These unprecedented times have created many new challenges for businesses as they face the new reality they find themselves in. Demand for certain products such as food and drink has grown rapidly, buying habits are changing, and businesses need to keep products moving out the doors, while at the same time ensuring their employees are well protected against infection. Keeping workers safe while demands are at an all-time high can be a challenge in itself, especially when measures such as social distancing, very rightly, need to be enforced. Learn how packaging machinery can help.