For those of us into packaging design, there’s no better way to spend Halloween than at the Pack Expo in Chicago from October 28 through 31! There’ll be no tricks there, just the latest treats in packaging design from more than 1,800 suppliers—including Allen Field, which will be there at booth no. 7732. More than
Moving is no longer a pain with the Trundler!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DateWhen it comes to moving stock, everyone is a hero! Nobody wants to admit something is too heavy to lift, so there’s plenty of unnecessary straining and huffing and puffing coming from employees, and perhaps some unnecessary muscle strains suffered by them as well. There’s no need to overdo it anymore, though, with a Trundler
Check out the selection of handles at Allen Field!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-Date, Plastic HandlesWe have no shortage of handles from which to choose from at Allen Field. As a company that specializes in—no pun intended—handling unique packaging design requests, though, one of our most popular lines is our series of speciality handles. From bucket handles and box handles to self-adhesive handles and plastic bucket handles, we have what
Allen Field makes carrying a package easy!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-Date, Plastic HandlesAt Allen Field, we follow a simple adage: The easier something is to carry, the more likely a customer is to purchase it. With that in mind, we take pride in producing handles that appeal to the two vital senses of packaging design—sight and touch. Even as it sits on a shelf or as it
No matter how the economy fares, private labels are here to stay!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-Date, Plastic HandlesEveryone eagerly awaits the day in which the economy begins clicking and emerging from the funk it has been for four years now. But even when (or if) that finally happens, the budget-first approach we have all been forced to take will likely remain in place. And that new-found cautiousness and frugality is good news
Private label sales soaring!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-Date, Plastic HandlesThe perpetually struggling state of the economy continues to be good news for those involved in private label products, which are made and then sold to stores that sell them, as an affordable alternative to name brand products, under the store’s own brand. The Private Label Manufactures Association reported in its 2011 yearbook that sales
What is a “Private Label?”
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Packaging Up-to-Date, Plastic HandlesAt Allen Field, we are regularly asked to produce “private label” packaging for clients. We are also regularly asked: What DOES private label mean? Private label, simply put, is a product “Company C” makes with the plan to sell it to “Company B,” which will then offer to sell it, under the Company B name,
Allen Field readies for the Sustainable Packaging Symposium this week
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DateWe’ll be plenty excited at Allen Field today because tomorrow is a big day—the start of the second annual Sustainable Packaging Symposium, which runs Tuesday through Thursday in Houston. The event is co-produced by Greener Package and AIChE (a technological community for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers) and pairs custom packaging design professionals who are
Allen Field revolutionizes snap hangers!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DateWhat was once an idea that was ahead of its time—the snap hanger—is now almost passé. The snap buttons have proven to be unreliable, often failing to hold the clothes in place. But our new snap feature comes with a groove on the upper arm, which tightly holds the lower arm and allows the clothes
Our customers are satisfied—but we’re always looking to improve!
Custom Design + Manufacturing, Hangers + Display Aids, Packaging Up-to-DateGood news here at Allen Field: According to our latest survey, overall our customers are satisfied with our customer service, on-time delivery, product quality and promotional communication. There is always room to improve, of course, and we’re looking to maintain our customers’ satisfaction in the aforementioned categories as well as improve our standing in areas