Impending EU legislation and improved awareness among consumers has encouraged brands to do more, and quicker. But environmental sustainability is complex; it raises questions across the entire supply chain about the impact on profits as well as meeting sustainability targets. In our experience, best practice in contract packing naturally supports profitability and sustainability. Best practise arises when your marketing […]

  How can we be environmentally sustainable and still profitable? When it comes to packaging for your products, balancing your budget against the need to be more environmentally friendly can be a bit of a headache. Some brands are showing that a simple shift in perspective makes it possible to optimise your budgets – even […]

  If your business is struggling to cope with the requirements of packing, or if you are seeking ways to improve your product while cutting your costs, consider outsourcing packing and dispatch to our contract packing solutions team. This guide will outline the benefits of the contract packing we can offer you. Below are just […]

  We are proud to confirm that Granby have been awarded the high profile Field Force Logistics Contract for the 2021 Census by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Following a highly robust tendering process, which took place over a 12 month period, our dedicated project team are now embarking on the planning and implementation phase – […]

On Thursday 7th November, Jo Kimber, Granby’s MD attended the Annual UK Packaging Awards in London, where Granby had been shortlisted for the Co-Pack and Fulfilment company of the year, and … we won! We are absolutely delighted to be recognised by the industry for our services. The entire Granby team consistently work hard to […]

On Thursday 27th September, Granby’s promotional marketing team attended the IPM’s annual COGS awards. Twelve categories were being awarded at the London event, and we’re thrilled to announce we brought home gold, in two categories; Print Management and Innovation. The IPM COGS Awards exists to recognise and reward all the incredible behind the scenes work that […]

Even in this e-commerce boom, the biggest challenge for e-commerce is reaching your ideal customers. If you’re a new brand looking to build customer data, or if your data was decimated by GDPR and you haven’t quite recovered, you might feel it’s holding you back. It is! But we can fix that. Because technology has […]

Recently, we talked over options for getting brand samples to potential customers, looking at ways to overcome the challenges of pandemic lockdowns using 3PL strategies. Specifically, we talked about microsites but we also mentioned voice sampling, which is the rising star of experiential marketing. More and more brands are including it in their marketing toolkit. […]

What happened to traditional promotional marketing, where a customer would clip offer tokens off the packaging and claim a gift through the post? Are customers happy with digital rewards? Brands are certainly assuming they are. Two decades ago, 95% of Granby’s work was promotional marketing. Today, across our industry, it’s a fraction of this. Digital […]

E-commerce fulfilment took an evolutionary leap in 2007, when Amazon Prime launched next day delivery and posititoned it as an every-day expectation. It is undoubtedly an impressive achievement, though it’s caused a headache for e-commerce brands that are trying to compete for their fair share of the market. So, let’s look at what the future […]

There’s a long marketing tradition of what works and what doesn’t in packaging design. But things are changing quickly; some brands are speeding ahead with a successful online proposition that makes efficiencies and creates opportunities. And they do this simply by changing the way they package, co-pack and fulfil their online sales. Now is a […]

Great customer service provision is so important for the sustainable growth of a company, even when we are not in the midst of very unusual circumstances. As the economy seeks to find its feet and move forward – into what might be a golden age for e-commerce – customer service is an element of your […]