This document is a slideshow presentation from Leavs Ltd about packaging advice for retailers. It provides 5 tips: 1) Include a buffer zone of packaging material around products to prevent damage; 2) Shop around for discounted shipping with surplus capacity couriers; 3) Avoid using special care stickers which could draw abuse; 4) Practice packaging different ways and test durability; 5) Sensibly package multiple items with breakables in the middle and heaviest on bottom. More information is available at their website.

1. Post & Packaging
advice for retailers
A slideshow presentation from Leavs Ltd sustainable eco packaging
visit www.leavs-packaging.co.uk for more information
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2. No
1
Include a
Buffer zone
around your
products

3. Include a “Buffer zone” of at least
3cm around your product.
Items in contact with the sides
of a package risk being broken
during transit
Ensure the Buffer zone is
filled with a suitable void fill
packaging material such as Leavs
Ltd sustainable eco packaging.

4. No
2
Shop around for your shipping

5. Save money, use surplus capacity
courier companies.
These companies resell surplus
capacity on the main courier
networks
Get some greatly reduced prices
whilst still having your products
shipped to the same quality of
service.

6. No
3
Never mark
your package
for special care

7. Using special care stickers can
make your package a target
Products packaged appropriately
will be adequately protected for
all normal transit wear and tear.
Don’t make your parcel a
target for abnormal abuse by
the occasional unprofessional
courier employee.

8. No
4
Practice packaging your products

9. Experiment with different methods
of packaging your product
Try different ways of packaging
your products, making sure to
note down what you are doing.
Test your package by dropping
the parcel from shoulder height
onto a hard surface.

10. No
5
Package
multiple items
sensibly

11. Carefully consider how multiple
items are packaged
Pack breakable items in the
middle surrounded by as much
void fill material as possible.
Pack the most weighty products
at the base of the parcel.

12. Thanks for viewing
this slideshow
visit www.leavs-packaging.co.uk for more eco packaging
news and information
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