Glasgow Packaging Firm Develops Software to Cut Waste and Carbon Emissions

Glasgow packaging firm develops software to cut waste and carbon emissions

Glasgow-headquartered Macfarlane Packaging has developed software with Lancaster University that could cut packaging use by 15% and reduce business costs.

Macfarlane partnership targets packaging waste

BUSINESSES could be shipping more empty space than necessary, with software developed in Lancaster designed to cut packaging waste. Testing by Glasgow-based Macfarlane Packaging found the software could reduce packaging material use by an average of 15%, while also lowering parcel weight and transport emissions. The technology analyses how products are packed, identifying where businesses […]

Macfarlane Packaging launches new software partnership to cut packaging overuse

Groundbreaking software designed to reduce the overuse of packaging, has been developed in a pioneering partnership between Macfarlane Packaging, the UK's largest protective packaging supplier, and Lancaster University. The game changing software was developed with backing from a UK Government Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) grant and is the backbone of a new Packaging Minimiser service which is available exclusively to Macfarlane customer…

Macfarlane launches new software partnership to cut packaging overuse

Groundbreaking software designed to radically reduce the overuse of packaging, has been developed in a pioneering partnership between Macfarlane Packaging, the UK's largest protective packaging supplier, and Lancaster University.