Case Studies & Guides

Throughout our Understanding IBCs series, we’ve explored the key aspects of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs), from their components and filling procedures to storage, transport and safe emptying. In this latest edition, we focus on another important consideration when selecting an IBC – its use in Ex-zones. Where flammable products or explosive atmospheres are present, selecting […]

Industrial Packaging has been manufacturing cores for 70 years and we offer the largest range of diameters in Ireland, from 25mm to 1200mm. We manufacture two main types of cores: We have extensive experience in helping customers specify the right Core, given the business requirements and the specific application. Here’s the main factors that need […]

Our in-depth series on Understanding IBC’s has covered everything from labelling through to filling and storage, so here we discuss the Emptying Process. There are key considerations for each of the three stages Preliminary Steps Stability is critical so the first step is to make sure the Pallet and IBC are on a completely even […]

As we continue our educational series on IBC’s, available on the Case Studies and Guides section of our website, we now discuss the key considerations in relation to Storage and Transport of dangerous or hazardous solutions using IBCs . The first general principle is that only UN approved and certified IBCs may be used, so […]

This article is part of a series of “Understanding IBC’s” Guides, and you can read Parts 1,2 and 3 on our Case Studies and Guides section of the website. General Filling Considerations IBCs are widely used as a key logistical tool for the storage and transportation of liquids and semi-liquids due to their robust nature, […]

Following our previous guides on IBC components and inner bottles, this third instalment explores two critical features that ensure safe storage and handling of liquids in Intermediate Bulk Containers: ventilation systems and discharge valves.

Continuing our educational series on Intermediate Bulk Containers – we discuss venting, UV protection, and what each cap colour means.

As Ireland’s Official Distributor of New Schütz IBCs, we’ve put together this guide to help you get familiar with the basics.

Companies that have relied on steel drums for hazardous waste disposal are starting to ask harder questions about their total costs. The answer often leads them to fibre drums.

If you’re experiencing core crush issues or want to prevent them before they start, get in touch. We’ll ensure your cores are up to the job.

Choosing V-marked Fibre drums offers significant benefits, both from an operational cost and environmental perspective. 

Industrial Packaging’s cardboard tubes could be considerd mundane! Why? Because they do exactly what they’re supposed to do, without any fuss. 

We’ve compiled this comprehensive guide to help you understand what fibre drums are and how they might benefit your business. 

Ibrahim sat down with us for a Q&A about our radial crush testing procedures, crucial in meeting the highest product standards.

When it comes to distilling, there’s a critical operational aspect that often flies under the radar: the safe transport of alcoholic beverages.

The Flat Crush Test – an important testing system we use to assess the strength and structural integrity of cardboard and other corrugated materials. 

The Climate Action Amendments demand the consideration of climate change within their management systems. Industrial Packaging are prepared.

The transport of dangerous goods is controlled and they must have appropriate, UN-certified packaging. There are nine classes of dangerous goods and many different packaging options. Follow our guide to choose the right one.

Unlike on Santa’s production line, you have to follow certain box-packing procedures for the UN certification of UN-certified cardboard boxes to be valid. Here we explain exactly how to do it.

Our wide range of tinplate pails are more attractive and more suited to flammable products than plastic pails, and much more cost-effective than stainless steel or aluminium.

Meet our new packaging solution which delivers the efficiency of square drums AND the ease of use and security of round drums, in a whole new way: rectangular drums with a sliding lid closure.

We can make cardboard tubes in the dimensions that best suit your product, but they are also a blank canvas that you can customise yourself, to extend the personality of your products into their packaging.

We are delighted to have signed a distribution agreement with GREIF – one of the most highly respected container manufacturers in the world. GREIF is an established and successful manufacturer, with plants in 43 countries and excellent sustainability credentials.

Mussel netting is used in mussel farms to help young mussels stay on the mussel lines before they are strong enough to hold on themselves, and during rough sea conditions. Blackshell mussel netting factory in Westport has started using cardboard cores to package their netting for export rather than plastic bags, to reduce transport costs and be more environmentally friendly.

The change control process is often seen as a major obstacle to changing from one form of packaging to another. But it doesn’t have to be lengthy and painful – and Industrial Packaging can help.

Industrial Packaging’s cardboard form-a-round forms, which can be custom made to create concrete pillars of more-or-less any dimensions, are currently being used in various different infrastructure construction projects around Ireland.

We are proud to be a supplier of robust postal packaging, in the form of our sustainable cardboard tubes. With the recent explosion of online retail, we have seen lots of new types of products being dispatched via post and other parcel delivery services in our postal tubes; made in Ireland.

Tablet and capsule crush in transit is a major cause of waste and machine downtime in the pharmaceutical industry. Our composite packaging solution of lining our drums with custom-engineered foam protection can significantly reduce these problems.

Not all companies who have turned their hands to supplying hand sanitiser in the current environment have experience of working with bulk quantities of flammable product; some are unfamiliar with the specific packaging and transport rules and requirements. Because we do have this experience, and have two certified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors within our sales team, we have advice and packaging solutions to offer.

Industrial Packaging has certified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors available to discuss your hazardous products and advise on up-to-date, EU-compliant solutions for their storage and transport.