On Stand No. VG24, Stäger Clear Packaging exhibited a wide range of transparent products at the Easyfairs Packaging Innovations Exhibition, 6-7 October 2011 at the BDC Centre London. What a fantastic show, compact and easily accessible.

Staeger Clear moved into new premises at the end of March 2011. Our new address and contact numbers are:
Unit 1 Swallowgate Business Park
Coventry
CV6 4BL

Tel: 024 76 581197
Fax: 024 76 581215

Our parent company Stäger&Co AG has maintained its promise to help develop new business in the UK, by supplying a second line for manufacturing transparent PET cylindrical tubes and drums. Delivered on 6 Aug, our process and engineering teams are making ready for production to start within the next few days against significant orders placed by new customers.

The machine was designed and built by the in-house team based at Group HQ in Muri, Switzerland, and comes with a range of diameters from 65mm to 160mm.

Featuring welded side seams and bases, it has the capability to produce beaded ends and also apply tinplate bases or aluminium ring pull tops. A range of closures are available including injection moulded plugs, thermoformed clear slip lids and also metal.

All our tubes can be supplied plain or decorated by litho printing, screen printing and also hot foil blocking.

When we joined the Staeger Group in 2008, the principals of the business gave a commitment to invest in facilities and equipment that would enable expansion into different markets and help seize new and suitable  opportunities.........already machinery to produce welded lids and bases has been installed and we are now preparing to receive the first of a series of lines for the production of transparent tubes and drums.

The first machine will be for smaller diameters from 35 to 80mm and soon to follow will be a second line with capability for diameters from 65mm to 180mm. Height adjustments can be made without the need for additional tooling, although bespoke diameters will need special parts.

All our machines are designed and built by the on site engineering team at Group HQ, Muri, Switzerland and feature welded side seams with cut discs welded to seal the base – no adhesive is used in the process which makes it ideal for direct food contact.

Converting mainly re-cycled PET [rPET], also suitable for direct food contact, tubes and drums can be decorated by litho or screen printing, hot foil blocking or simply left plain to suit the brand image.

A variety of lids are available, subject to size and function, including tinplate, injection moulded plastic and thermoformed.........special lids can be tooled up if required
Tube tops can be left clean cut or beaded to provided extra rigidity.

Coventry based personnel have already completed an operators training course in Switzerland and production will commence very soon following a substantial commitment from an existing customer.

Staeger Clear Packaging has won the “Packaging Company of the Year Award” at the UK Packaging Awards 2009.

At a glittering ceremony held at Grosvenor House, London on 4 November the company scooped the top prize, beating off fierce competition from its rivals.

The UK Packaging Awards are the most prestigious in the industry. “Packaging Company of the Year” is the top accolade and the most coveted of all prizes.  Our photograph shows Managing Director Ian Jamie, with his wife Pippa who live at Weston under Wetherley receiving the award.

Since its acquisition by the Stäger Group of Switzerland, the Coventry based rigid plastic carton manufacturer has gone from strength to strength.

The judges were particularly impressed by the Company’s financial performance in the current challenging market.  Staeger Clear’s turnover has more than doubled in the past 5 years and it continues to invest in new facilities and new markets, with expansion in China a major objective.

The environment is an important factor in the world today and Staeger Clear has spearheaded the use of recycled materials in its production of plastic cartons.  The judges commented on the company’s success in going from zero to 80% of turnover in rPET, recycled PET, as a major initiative.

All-in-all the achievement of Staeger Clear Packaging can be summed up in the words of the judges who said: “The passion for what they do is an attribute of the whole team. They are a worthy winner”.

Staeger Clear Packaging has become the first UK plastic carton converter to provide the UK market with a 100% recycled PET material. With the brand name recyClear, the new material is ideal for direct food contact. It consists of 70% Post Consumer Waste (PCW) and 30% industrial/ skeletal waste .It can be printed either silk-screen or litho and is available in 200 to 500 micron material thickness.

Commenting on the launch of recyClear, Managing Director Ian Jamie said: “We are committed to supplying our customers with materials which are environmentally friendly, from certifiable sources. Our ultimate objective is to offer a complete UK based closed loop, in terms of material supply and production.”

He continued:  “The recyCLear brand is an important marketing development for us. It demonstrates to the industry that we are leading the field in offering our customers a 100% recycled material which is ideal for food contact applications .We received a positive feedback when we featured the material at the Easyfairs Show last month in Birmingham and the plan now is to roll it out across the whole market in the coming months. We are confident it will be a great success.”

On Stand No. 152, Stäger Clear Packaging exhibited awide range of transparent products at the Easyfairs Packaging Innovations Exhibition, on 11-12 February 2009, at the NEC, Birmingham.

Stäger Clear Packaging is the UK’s leading transparent carton, lid, base and sleeve producer. It has recently successfully launched its RPET, recycled PET cartons, which are finding wide acceptance amongst leading retailers and FMCG producers. The Company was runner-up in the UK Packaging Awards 2008, “Business of the Year” category.

As part of the Stäger Group, Stäger Clear Packaging exhibited new products for the UK market, primarily drums, tubes, conical and cylindrical containers, in a variety of materials.  These products are examples of the innovation and creatively which are the hallmark of the Stäger Group.

The need for new shapes of packaging is crucial to provide product differentiation at the point of purchase.  The ability to bring together the group’s design and creative research will help deliver effective and innovative solutions.

A warm welcome awaits all visitors at Stand No.152 at the NEC Birmingham.

Further information can be obtained from:
Jon Bullimore
Sales Director
Stäger Clear Packaging
215 Torrington Avenue
Coventry
CV4 9AP

Tel: 024 76 464566
E-mail: info@staegerclear.co.uk

Following the acquisition by the Stäeger Group of Companies, Stäeger Clear Packaging has now announced the first phase of investment in new equipment at its Coventry location.

The Company has recently installed equipment capable of producing transparent lids and bases in a variety of substrates and sizes. This was designed and purpose built in Switzerland, by the company’s on-site engineering and development team.

Traditionally, lids and bases are produced from manually punched blanks which are then glued at the corners, meaning only PVC can be used.  As this new machine involves welding the corners, a wider range of materials, including Polypropylene, RPET and APET can now be converted and various sizes are available.  Furthermore, by welding die cut blanks, it is easier to control the tolerances of the finished component.

There is also an environmental benefit from this method of production as no adhesives or chemical solvents are used in the process.

Prior to die cutting and welding, the blanks can be decorated to customer’s artwork by litho printing, screen printing, hot foil blocking and embossing, or in combinations of all these.

Stäeger Clear Packaging is excited by the opportunities which the new equipment will provide.

Managing Director Ian Jamie said: “This is the first phase of a planned investment programme, following our acquisition by the Stäger Group.  We are committed to offering the UK market a range of new products, with innovation the key factor.  There will be further developments in this respect over the coming months”.

Stäeger Clear Packaging is one of the UK’s leading plastic carton, lid, base and sleeve producers.  It has introduced many innovations into the market including the environmentally friendly CLEArPET™, made from 50/60% post consumer bottle waste.

The Company is a finalist in the 2008 UK Packaging Awards, in the “The Company of the Year” category.

Further information can be obtained from:
Jon Bullimore
Sales Director
Stäeger Clear Packaging
215 Torrington Avenue
Coventry
CV4 9AP

Tel: 024 76 464566
Mobile: 07889 995 806
E-mail: info@staegerclear.co.uk.

At a glittering ceremony held at the National Motorcycle Museum on 15th May, the company won the coveted Business of the Year Award.

The award recognizes overall excellence across a range of features including turnover, profitability, expansion into new markets, innovation and product development.

Clear Packaging Limited has been particularly successful in developing new markets for environmentally friendly materials including RPET and PLA.

It is working with Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s to supply cartons & carton windows in RPET.

Clear Packaging has branded its material “CLEArPET PCC 50/60.” It is amorphous PET with 50/60 % Certified Post Consumer Waste.

The performance characteristics mirror virgin APET. The material is available in calipers of 200 to 800 micron. It is available in sheet sizes up to B1 and is suitable for machine and hand erectable carton constructions.

The Company is also developing its PLA (polylactic acid) material which is totally compostable / biodegradable. This will be available shortly.
These two exciting developments are driving the Company into new marketing opportunities with leading FMCG producers and retailers, as initiatives in the industry gain further momentum.

Clear Packaging, Managing Director, Ian Jamie (pictured centre), who received the  Business of the Year Award said “The future of Companies like us lies in developing markets for new materials and processes. Sustainability and environmental issues  and new innovations are key drivers for an exciting future at Clear Packaging”

Further information can be obtained from:
Jon Bullimore
Sales Director
Clear Packaging Ltd
215, Torrington Avenue
Coventry
CV4 9AP

Tel: 024 7646 4566
Fax: 024 7642 2299
E-mail: info@staegerclear.co.uk

From May 1 2008, Clear Packaging of Coventry will become a member of the Staeger Group of Companies. The acquisition follows the previously announced agreement in October 2007 that the two companies would work together in close co-operation financial participation.

The new name of the company will be Staeger Clear Packaging, reflecting the new ownership.

Clear Packaging is well known in the United Kingdom as one of the leading plastic carton, sleeve lid and base producers. It had a turnover of £3.25 million in 2007 and employs 25 people. The company won the coveted Starpack Business of the Year Award in 2007 and has recently successfully launched its “CLEArPET” environmentally friendly RPET material with a 50/60% Post-Consumer Waste content. It also has BRC/IOP Accreditation for Food Grade Packaging.

Staeger and Co AG of Switzerland is a progressive company, one of Europe and leading transparent plastic packaging and thermoformed packaging producers, with a turnover of £15 million. It has DIN ISO 9001 Certification as well as BRC/IOP accreditation. Staeger has headquarters and main production unit in Muri, Switzerland, a sales office in Germany and participation in a manufacturing plant in Turkey.

For the future Staeger Clear Packaging is committed to its location in Coventry, West Midlands. A skilled workforce and an established UK production facility are important for its UK customer base. Therefore investment is planned in new equipment at Coventry, involving machinery for lids and bases and cylindrical/round drums and containers. The company also has a joint venture production unit in China for customers seeking packaging from an off-shore source.

The new business will have a greater critical mass, enabling the company to offer the Total Packaging Solution. This could involve the undertaking of projects that require every type of packaging, right through from plastic cartons, lids and bases to thermoformed packaging and vac-formes, boards cartons, rigid boxes, labels, closures and other materials requirements.

The existing Clear Packaging senior management of Ian Jamie, Managing Director, Chris Page, Commercial Director, Neil Farmer, Marketing Director and Peter Frisby, Production Director, will remain with the new business. The company will benefit from the sales expertise of Jon Bullimore who joins as Sales Director. Thorsten Seufert, Group Sales Director of Staeger Verpackungen will also join the board to add his expertise and knowledge of the industry in Europe.

One of the important advantages of the new company will be ability to offer innovation to enable customers to gain that most vital objective, product differentiation at the point of purchase. Retailers and FMCG producers are seeking a new shape of pack, material or process that can transform a brand and help achieve volume sales growth. With its enhanced design facilities, including ISDN links between Coventry and Switzerland, its quick 24 hour sample making service, enhanced manufacturing capabilities and in-house litho and silk screen printing, Staeger Clear Packaging will offer an unrivalled service in this respect.

The new Staeger Clear Packaging business is set for growth and confident of achieving even greater success in 2008.

Further information can be obtained from:
Jon Bullimore
Sales Director
Staeger Clear Packaging
215 Torrington Avenue
Coventry
CV4 9AP

Tel: 024 76 464566
Mobile : 07889 995 806
E-mail: info@staegerclear.co.uk

Article published 2nd May 2008

Clear Packaging was exhibiting a wide range of new plastic packaging products at the Easyfairs Packaging Innovations Exhibition, on 12-13 March 2008, NEC, Birmingham.
Clear Packaging is the UK’s leading plastic carton, lid, base and sleeve producer. It has recently successfully launched its RPET, recycled PET plastic cartons, with a 50/60% Post Consumer Waste content. These cartons are finding increased usage with leading retailers and FMCG producers. The Company won the Starpack Business of the Year Award in 2007.
Following the announcement of the close-cooperation with Stager of Switzerland, Clear Packaging was exhibiting a wide range of new products for the UK market, including drums, tubes, conical and cylindrical containers in a variety of materials. These products are examples of the innovation and creatively which will be the hallmark of the Clear/Stager relationship.
The need for new shapes to provide product differentiation at the point of purchase is a key driver in the UK market. With its extensive design facilities and the ability to offer added value packaging from a UK source, Clear Packaging is excited by the opportunities presented by the relationship with Stager. It is confident its new products will be a great success.

Further information can be obtained from :
Jon Bullimore
Sales Director

Tel: 024 76 464566
Mobile : 07889 995 806
E-mail: info@staegerclear.co.uk

Article published 17th January 2008

Clear Packaging gained another prestigious accolade at the PrintWeek Awards, held at Grosvenor House, London on October 22nd 2007.

The company was Highly Commended in the SME Company of the Year category, which recognizes achievements of companies with up to 50 employees and a turnover of less than £5 million.

The judges were impressed with the tremendous progress made since the business was founded in 2000. 

They particularly applauded the decision to enter the food packaging market and the success in added –value toiletries, cosmetics, fragrances and multi-media packaging.

The achievement of a 400% increase in pre-tax profits last year was also highlighted. As the judges commented, business is looking good for Clear Packaging.