Gyprock™ wins Silver Medal in Packaging Awards

01 November, 2007

The innovative new packaging design of Gyprock’s pre-mixed compounds product range has been formally honoured at the Packaging Council of Australia’s prestigious annual awards.

Gyprock™ and pack designer VIP Packaging (VIP) scooped Silver in the Packaging for Industry category for creating a cutting edge pail design that has distinguished itself through incorporating a number of technological and design advancements on its predecessor. The transition to the new pail design, which is used to contain Gyprock’s pre-mixed Acrylic Stud Adhesive, Base Coats, Topping and All Purpose Compounds, was phased in between 2006-2007.

The awards judges in particular praised the new packaging format for offering enhanced product protection, increased user functionality, and reduced negative impact on the environment over the previous pail design.

Using the latest European plastic injection moulding technology, Gyprock™ and VIP have created a pail which is 20-30 per cent lighter, yet which much tougher than its predecessor. A superior sealing mechanism has been combined with a flexible lid design to make the pail more user-friendly. Lifting lugs have also been added to prevent users from straining their backs when carrying a full pail by its handle.

Modern production techniques and packaging design innovations have resulted in making the new pail design more environmentally friendly than the previous model. Manufacturing the new pail uses less energy and fewer materials than the former packaging format. In addition, Gyprock™ is working in conjunction with VIP Packaging Sustainability Services to develop a programme to recycle a significant proportion of the 300 tonnes of resin used to manufacture Gyprock’s pails, lids and handles every year.

Speaking after the event, Robert Ferrari, Gyprock™ Commercial Marketing Manager, said:

“We are always looking at ways to improve our products. We listened to what our customers were telling us and worked with VIP to design a new container for our pre-mixed compounds product range to meet their requirements. This new design has great benefits, not only for our customers, but for the environment too.”

Click here to see the range of Gyprock™ compounds.

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