Our Services
Packaging Design & Compliance – Ensuring Fit-for-Purpose Solutions & Regulatory Assurance
Effective packaging design isn’t just about containment—it’s about efficiency, compliance, and protection. Whether you're launching a new product, meeting industry regulations, or standardising your packaging approach, APC provides expert guidance and industrial design capabilities to ensure your packaging performs at its best.
What We Offer:
New Product Packaging Development – Designing and sourcing fit-for-purpose packaging that meets performance, cost, and logistics requirements.
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Accreditations & Compliance – Ensuring packaging meets industry standards such as ISPM-15, HACCP, ISO certifications, and export regulations.
Custom Packaging Solutions – Tailored recommendations for timber, steel, cardboard, or hybrid packaging that align with your operational needs.
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🔹Packaging Standardisation – Developing packaging guidelines, technical specifications, and handling procedures to ensure consistency across your supply chain.
🔹 Sustainability & Efficiency Reviews – Optimising packaging for operational cost savings, reduced waste, and improved transport efficiency.
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If you’re unsure where to start or need expert advice to streamline your packaging, APC can guide you through the process—ensuring your packaging is efficient, compliant, and cost-effective.
Supply Chain & Operational Efficiency – Enhancing Performance Across Packaging & Logistics
Optimising your packaging and supply chain isn’t just about reducing costs—it’s about improving operational performance, minimising waste, and ensuring seamless integration into your processes. At APC, we take a holistic approach to identify inefficiencies, streamline workflows, and enhance packaging reliability across manufacturing, automation, and logistics.
What We Offer:
End-to-End Process Review – Assessing how packaging integrates into your production lines, warehousing, and distribution to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
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Automated & Manual Handling Optimisation – Ensuring packaging is fit for automated systems, reducing handling time, and improving labour efficiency.
Packaging Quality & Damage Reduction – Investigating product damage rates, load stability, and material durability to reduce waste and improve performance.
Standardisation & Cost Reduction – Creating packaging consistency across sites, eliminating unnecessary variations, and optimising material usage.
Supply Chain & Logistics Efficiencies – Analysing freight, storage, and transportation methods to enhance delivery efficiency and reduce costs.​
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If you’re experiencing damaged products, excessive labour costs, or inefficiencies in packaging and logistics, APC provides expert insights to improve operational performance and drive measurable savings.
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Strategic Procurement & Sourcing – Securing the Best Packaging Solutions for Your Business
With decades of industry expertise, APC knows who the top packaging manufacturers are, their capabilities, and their limitations. This means we don’t just find you a supplier—we find the right supplier to fit your business needs while negotiating the best possible pricing and terms.
What We Offer:
Supplier Matching & Negotiation – Leveraging our industry knowledge to connect you with high-performing packaging manufacturers and broker the most competitive deals.
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National & High-Volume Procurement – Whether it’s a single product, a multi-site solution, or a national tender, we ensure your business gets the best value and supply consistency.
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Cost Savings with Impact – Even small cost improvements can lead to significant savings over time. For example, we recently helped a customer reduce pricing by $1.00 per unit. While this may seem minimal, with an annual purchase volume of 1 million units, the total savings amounted to $1 million. This is just one example of how our strategic procurement can drive substantial financial benefits for your business.
Risk Mitigation & Supply Chain Security – Ensuring your packaging supply is reliable, compliant, and tailored to your operational needs.​
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With APC handling your strategic procurement, you gain the advantage of expert-led supplier negotiations, smarter sourcing, and long-term savings.
A 5-Minute Assessment Could Save Your Business Thousands
Take our 5 Minute - Packaging Health Assessment to discover if your business qualifies for APC's expert consultancy services. This quick assessment will help us understand your packaging spend, operational requirements, and potential for optimisation.
We partner exclusively with large-scale businesses where packaging plays a critical role in the supply chain. If your business meets our criteria, our experts will provide tailored insights on how to enhance performance, efficiency, and value across your packaging operations.