A company that manufactures and sells building supplies and hardware online was trying to find a way to save money, but did not know where to make cuts in their budget. When shipping out merchandise, they were using corrugated sheets to stabilize pallet loads of product.
Although they had heard of other feasible alternatives to corrugated sheets, they did not know which products to research. Stumped and looking for a viable solution to their dilemma, they stumbled upon IPS Packaging’s website. After speaking with one of our highly trained packaging specialists, they soon realized the change that they could implement.
The answer: chipboard! Little did the supply company know that switching to chipboard from corrugated sheets could save them money and help their budget! Chipboard is a less expensive, lightweight, reusable substitute to corrugated sheets. Benefits of chipboard are as follows: reduction in material cost, saves space in warehouse, increases load stability, environmentally friendly, reusable, readily obtainable, cost savings, and is available in multiple sizes.
To say the least, the customer was highly impressed with the durability and performance of the chipboard! The building materials supply company became a regular satisfied customer of IPS Packaging. In addition, they saved 35% over the previous material that they were using! If you are currently using corrugated sheets, you too could save 30%-50% by switching to chipboard!
The Problem: The building supply company was in search of a durable, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive product that would meet their needs and get the job done correctly.
- Expensive packaging process
- Using corrugated sheets to stabilize pallet loads
- Not environmentally friendly
The Solution: After taking IPS Packaging's advice and purchasing environmentally friendly chipboard, they noted a colossal reduction in costs and increased load stability.
- Using chipboard in place of corrugated sheets
- Reduction in material costs
- Conservation of warehouse space
- Increased load stability
- Environmentally friendly
- Recyclable
