Eco Friendly Packaging

Our boxes are a 100% recyclable solution for temperature controlled packaging. Designed to work with the cool-chain, the box allows the chilled environment around it to penetrate to the product inside, cooling it down up to 12hrs faster than traditional polystyrene boxes.

They have been specifically designed with food shipping in mind, meaning that the material used is 100% safe for food packaging.

The unique 'edge sealing' system traps air inside the walls of the box, creating a thermal barrier between the product and the outside world. This provides the box with added strength, a level of insulation and makes the box hygienic.

Every box is delivered to you flat-packed, saving your storage space. Due to the thin walls and the high level of strength, the box also allows you to build more weight per pallet compared to polystyrene, saving you in onward transport costs.

We can also brand your box with multi-colour print!

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The Issue with Seafood Packaging

Is Polystyrene Recyclable?

This is a question asked a lot, and there are many answers depending on where you look. Recycling polystyrene is of course very possible, but your options vary from country to country.
Recyclers of polystyrene generally won't accept the waste unless it has been compacted first. Therefore you must own or have access to a polystyrene compacting machine. On an industrial level, there are some seafood processors who have this machinery. However when we speak about curb-side recycling, the story is quite different.
Fresh fish packed in polystyrene boxes, as you would expect, generally ends up in a restaurant kitchen or on your doorstep. So in a large number of cases it is the restaurant or a household who finally disposes of the box. Most local councils do not accept polystyrene for recycling, and therefore it can be directed to landfill.

This is where Cool Direct can provide an alternative solution.

100% Dust & Dirt Free

All the material's open flutes are closed by our unique sealed edge system. This allows the packaging to be reused, and easy to clean.

Bespoke Sizes

If it's space saving, cost saving or keeping your seafood fresh that's important to you, we can design a packaging solution to fit your needs.

A Grade BRC Certified

The factory is A Grade BRC Global standard certified. The BRC Global standards are a leading global safety and certification program for food packaging manufacturers.

Patented Technology

We are packaging innovators, so it comes as no surprise that many of our designs are completely unique.

Faster Cool Down

It is proven that traditional polystyrene boxes take 12hrs longer to chill down products compared to our boxes.

FSA approved

The factory and warehouse have been approved by the Food Standards Agency for being suitable for use within the food sectors.

PRODUCT PROTECTION & THERMAL INSULATION

A market leader in seafood packaging

Sealed edge technology traps air inside the packaging walls creating a thermal barrier between the product inside the box, and the outside world. This method allows the temperature inside the box to reduce faster than most other materials on the market.

When kept within a professionally managed cool chain, no other packaging can rival the overall performance. In a modern logistics system, perishable products should not at any time be handled outside of a cool chain. It is essential to maintaining the quality of the product inside the packaging all the way to its destination. Our products have been trialled and tested extensively, proving they offer superior protection and insulation for your seafood compared to alternative options.

Superior Insulation

Your product will arrive fresh & safe due to our packaging which is proven to be superior to its competitors when in a professionally managed cool chain.

100% Recyclable

Our packaging is widely recyclable compared to other materials which can be very difficult or impossible to recycle.

100% Waterproof

Our material is impervious to moisture, meaning it will not lose its structure during storage and transport allowing it to be perfect for the chilled foods and seafood industries.

100% Natural

When incinerated, polypropylene only produces CO2 and water, making it harmless to the environment.

Lightweight

Reduce your costs due to easier handling, shipping and storing of our user friendly, lightweight packaging.

Resistant to Breakage

Strong and durable, polypropylene is perfect for moving heavy loads without losing its structure.

Eco Friendly

Zero effect on the environment due to the structure of polypropylene being purely carbon and hydrogen, and manufactured without using dangerous emissions.

SEALED EDGE TECHNOLOGY

Makes our product very unique

The unique sealed edge technology is one of the things that places us above the competition. By creating our own tooling, we can seal the open edges of the polypropylene packaging.

What does this mean?

By sealing the edges we have made the material 100% waterproof; free of dirt making it FSA Approved for use with food; extra strong due to the vacuum of air trapped in the walls allowing for more weight to be loaded to a pallet and also providing an extra level of thermal insulation.

Polypropylene, a material which is lightweight and highly desirable by recyclers is the perfect alternative to traditional materials which can be very difficult or impossible to recycle.