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Developing high performance employees
16 Aug

Investing in People

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Developing High Performance Employees   Learning and Developing (L&D), often called Training and Development, forms part of an organisation's talent management strategy and is designed to align the company, individual's goals and performance. Charpak L&D encompasses 3 main aspects; training, education and development and is overseen by the HR Manager.  Charpak is committed to investing in its people and endorsed by Managing Director, Paul Smith, who defines...

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New Kiefel KMD78 machine in warehouse ready for production
15 Aug

Expanding SME invests millions in new technology

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Charpak’s latest purchase of its new Kiefel KMD78 thermoforming machine is part of the company’s 5 year multi-million development programme.  This latest new equipment is in addition to the capital expenditure in 2 new Illig RD53D machines in the first six months of this year.   The Company’s strategic 5 year investment plan is well underway, with delivery of the third new Kiefel KMD78 thermoforming machine, which...

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The UK Packaging Awards 2018 Finalist
31 Jul

Finalists in UK Packaging Awards

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Charpak Limited are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted for the prestigious Packaging News UK Packaging Awards in the SME of The Year category.   Against a backdrop of the demonisation of plastics, and single use plastics in particular, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving sustainability within the packaging industry and are working with a number of partners to create the Cambridgeshire...

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29 days from concept to completion
10 Jul

NPD and Packaging Innovation

in Convenience, Food, Home Page, Luxury, Markets, Sustainability
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  Offering the complete packaging service Charpak design, prototyping, tooling and production capabilities are ALL in-house.  Our UK-based Cambridgeshire headquarters provides bespoke packaging solutions for UK, European and global supply chains.    We offer the complete service from initial concept designs to full manufacture.    Our responsive team can design and manufacture your packaging in just 29 days.  Charpak's highly professional, dynamic experts are brilliant in their ability to...

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Charpak expands warehouse
13 Jun

Investment Programme continues…

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As part of the company's expansion plans and continued investment in the business Charpak have secured two additional storage premises in Tower Close, Huntingdon.   Nick Capeling, Logistics Manager says: “Our combined facilities at Tower Close mean we can be even more responsive to our customer needs, ensuring efficiency in production, warehousing and distribution of stock.  By producing large production runs using modern machinery enables us to...

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Charpak member of staff
11 Apr

Collaboration on NPD is key

in About, Auto, Chocolate, Convenience, Food, Luxury, Markets, Materials, Sustainability
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Charpak’s approach is working collaboratively with brand owners, retailers, production and manufacturing teams, Sales and Marketing Teams, Packaging Technologists, Design Engineers and Commercial Teams.  From the initial client briefing, and project scoping, through the design brief and technical consultation on reusable or recyclable materials, Charpak collaborates with your internal teams.   Charpak’s specialist team:   take your business requirements gather your technical specifications produce a thorough packaging design...

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Charpak staff receiving Easter eggs
09 Apr

Charpak’s Easter Eggstravaganza

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Hundreds of thousands of us looked forward to the extended Easter weekend break, the first bank holiday of 2018.  The opportunity to spend time with family, friends and indulging in the annual Easter traditions, perhaps with or without Easter Eggs and Easter Egg hunts.   The Company Directors, Paul Smith, Gary Smith and Justin Kempson, all keen to join in with the Easter spirit, gave Easter Eggs...

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30 Mar

Another Charpak original design

in About, Auto, Chocolate, Convenience, Fish & Shellfish, Food, Home Page, Luxury, Markets, Materials, Our Team, Sustainability
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M&S set a challenge to Charpak's imaginative product packaging designers to find a manufacturing solution to develop a beautifully crafted premium party cake.   What is now commonplace in stores started with a blue sky idea session with Charpak and M&S' packaging developers working through "We need to manufacture a “hidden centre” product on a scalable large quantity...

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19 Mar

Charpak’s Core Values

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Charpak’s core values are the pillars of our business:   As a family-owned business we believe we should all stand for something special.  There should be core values which we all hold dear, whatever role we have.   We have not arrived at these by chance - a significant number of our work colleagues contributed to identifying what they felt made us who we are.  We have set out...

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