Supply Chain World Volume 11, Issue 5 October 2024 | Page 64

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Scott Sandilands
Paul Littlehales
“ Specializing in rigid containers , we are roughly a £ 40-million British family business . We offer around 2000 products from leading suppliers across the UK and Europe . When I joined , our sales totaled £ 1 million , but we have since grown to become the leading rigid packaging distributor in the UK . Our extensive experience in rigid containers , combined with our longstanding relationships with manufacturers , allows us to help our suppliers succeed in the UK market . Through collaboration with us , some of our suppliers who did not have a foothold in the UK have now significantly increased their sales .
“ In around 2020 , we discussed what would be the next step for Invopak , and it became clear to us that we needed to prioritize customer experience , due to supply uncertainty . As part of that , in around 2021 , we decided that our next step would be to venture into manufacturing . However , there was a lot of disruption around the planning of this project , namely Brexit , wars , and raw material shortages . Amidst these chaotic circumstances , our supply chain at Invopak was slightly damaged . Nonetheless , we pride ourselves on our flexibility and the ability to control what we can , and the
Arjen Cooper-Rolfe