| bpi.films - the UK’s leading manufacturer of pallet stretch, shrink and converter films - has launched a new product that allows users to boost both their Point-of-Sale presence and their green credentials. Known as NOV8, the new shrink film looks set to be especially popular with brewers, soft drink manufacturers and other organisations that regularly employ multi-pack formats.
NOV8 owes its environmental advantages to the fact that it’s a downgauged shrink film which is printed using solvent free plate making technology. By drawing on bpi.films’ own developments in polymer science and advances in extrusion technology, NOV8 offers all the protection and performance of a conventional shrink film but from a thinner film thickness. This means you apply less film by weight to wrap a given pack and consequently, create less packaging waste. Plus, this reduced waste can even be recycled rather than sent to landfill as NOV8, like many other bpi.films’ products, is 100% recyclable.
The use of solvent free plate making technology in the manufacture of NOV8 eliminates ozone damaging volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the printing process. This further enhancing the film’s green credentials giving it an even bigger environmental edge over conventional alternatives.
Its thinner profile also means it is possible to wind more film onto a standard reel in comparison to a conventional thickness product. This greater length per reel helps to reduce delivery requirements and associated vehicle emissions.
More film per reel also means users can expect to spend less time on ordering film and then dealing with it at goods inward. In addition, it enables more pallets to be wrapped with fewer stoppages for reel changes, maximising machine and operator time.
Meanwhile, NOV8 also offers breathtaking optical properties - helping to ensure maximum on-shelf impact in today’s increasingly competitive retail environments. It has a high gloss finish and can be photo quality printed in up to eight colours for incredible image depth and vibrancy.
Commenting on this latest addition to the manufacturer’s range, Louise Yates, Marketing Manager at bpi.films, said: “By drawing on the considerable experience, infrastructure and R&D capabilities afforded to us as part of British Polythene Industries plc, Europe’s largest manufacturer of polythene products, bpi.films has become a leader in the development of downgauged films.
“NOV8 extends this track record and joins a portfolio of greener products that already includes downgauged stretchfilms, degradable films and compostable films. We are confident it will prove a great success thanks to its more sustainable nature and its ability to deliver superb aesthetics.”
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