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SPOTLIGHT – Peter Hansen
Doggett Labels – For all Applications
Sustainable Considerations
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS) – ISO14001
- Made or certified Carbon Neutral
SPEC22 – Sustainability in Action
- Mardi Brown, Co-Founder, PonyUp for Good
- Charlton Hemingway, Managing Director, Work Works
- Phillip Mariette, The Real Media Collective, Operations Manager
- Joe Foster, O F Packaging & Close the Loop Group, CEO
- Brand – Define who you want to be.
- Culture – Set goals and encourage team involvement
- Commercial – Winning new work as a result of sustainable practices along with recalibrating supply chains.
- Sustainability is about value.
- It tells the brands/business story authentically.
- Tailor briefs to articulates a solution that suits the client outcome.
- It’s about the holistic conversation and how it can impact your business.
- Identify pain points and create through the lens of sustainability new ideas, new rules.
- Be active in your industry
- Key focus – How to get the best performance, efficiency and low cost.
- How to drive sustainability and reduce waste.
- Conscious consumers are demanding sustainable options and practices
- There is a trade-off and balancing act to achieve sustainability and outcomes.
Envirocore – Sustainable Media Supporting Sustainable Storytelling
We are seeing a fundamental shift from plastic to fibre based solutions and a growing trend by larger retailers to switch to more sustainable alternatives.
The momentum is continuing for businesses to reduce their carbon footprint and use environmentally sustainable and recyclable media that has previously been produced on plastic substrates such as foam boards. Consumers are demanding more of brands, these cries are being heard with printers also responding doing their due diligence.
Ball & Doggett pride ourselves on the partnerships we have in the market to support these conversations and deliver products that create solutions.
The market is also currently experiencing major supply chain issues from overseas as well as rising resin costs for plastic material which is paving the way for more cost effective fibre based solutions that consumers and brand custodians show a desire for. One of Ball & Doggett’s solution to addressing the sustainable media demand is called Envirocore Board.
Plastic waste is a growing concern and by using this board as an alternative the conversation for you the print supplier or brand becomes one around reducing impact to our planet.
Envirocore is a fully recyclable rigid substrate, manufactured from reusable, renewable and 100% recyclable paper. Equally important to the environmental aspect of this board is supporting local manufacturing. This board is manufactured in Australia, keeping locals in jobs.
Sustainability in Action at PACPRINT Exhibition 2022:
Envirocore was the perfect solution for Ball & Doggett when we initially spoke about the design for our stand at PACPRINT in June 2022. Our team along with the cool crew at Resolution Imaging collectively designed, curated and delivered our stand built from Envirocore board with great success!
We were pretty chuffed with the responses and comments from our visitors to the stand that demonstrated a point of difference, function, form and at the heart of it, sustainability.
Our goal was to demonstrate Sustainability in Action and we believe we achieved just that. Not only was our stand walls and tables constructed using this product, we pushed the boundaries and invited fun and created an experience. The table tennis table was a must have that was extremely well received by all that visited our stand during the 4-day show.
Here’s the cool part, 95% of our stand has been dismantled and placed in recycled bins. The green bins noted in these images is part our extensive waste recovery process at our Braeside, Victoria Converting site. The largest of it’s kind in Australia.
Ball & Doggett loves good vibes and bringing our industry together. Having the table tennis table as a central meeting spot was a great way to see the healthy competitive spirit that is our industry. We didn’t want to tease folks with the table so we made more and gave away 1 each day through a competition we held during the show.
Huge shout out goes to our competition winners:
1. Simon Fitzgerald, Invicium 2. Kellie Northwood, The Real Media Collective 3. Mitch Lugg, Signific 4. Tomas Lorenc, Harry the Hirer
Congratulations and it looks like lunch rooms will never be the same again, GAME ON!
The need to know about Envirocore:
It’s incredibly stable and robust due the hexagonal built-in core and thick outer print-facing surfaces.
- Available in both 10 and 20mm thicknesses, with either a white or kraft print surface.
- This substrate can be printed on both sides on any UV Inkjet or HP R2000 Latex flatbed device.
- It is positioned economically and is a viable alternative to Foam Board, Foam PVC and expensive inverted corrugate boards.
- Has excellent lay flat printability, a versatile product and can be applied across a number of applications.
- Diverse application possibilities including hanging signage, exhibition stands, furniture builds, shop fittings, mounting applications and so much more.
Envirocore Board closes the loop from manufacture to end of life. The substrate can be placed in any paper/cardboard recycling bin making it easier for users to dispose of responsibly. As a key distributor to the signage market, Ball & Doggett continues with it’s core service value – making it easy for our customers, together with our local manufacturing supply chain we can offer fast ex-stock turn-around time.
For additional information about Envirocore Board click here.
For other signage material from Ball & Doggett please contact us on 1300 024 749, or visit: https://products.ballanddoggett.com.au/products/sign-display-digital/
Important announcement Ball & Doggett and Conect Enterprises
Formakote™ – The complete package
As Australian businesses continue to recover from the global pandemic, the challenges of supply chain remain a significant issue for SMEs with more than one in four citing supply of stock as an issue for their operations, according to new research from NAB.
Consumers are now all too aware just how fragile supply chains can be in the face of a health crisis, natural disaster or international incident. Ball & Doggett is certainly not immune from the pressures of global supply chain disruptions when sourcing materials from offshore locations.
Strong relationships with local suppliers can help ease the effects of global pressures and minimises supply chain disruptions. Our enduring partnership with Whakatane Mill Limited – the region’s only carton board manufacturer – has allowed us to do just that, to the benefit of our customer base.
We caught up with Brett Keen, Sales Manager ANZ, Whakatane Mill Limited, at PacPrint, during his recent visit to Melbourne, to chat all things Formakote™ – the iconic carton board range – and present him with our newly created swatch book.
Formakote™ is our safe, flexible and sustainable carton board product, manufactured with unparalleled expertise by the FSC certified mill, located on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island.
“We recently reintroduced our folding box board range under the Formakote™ banner, offering four board types, Natura, White, Spectra and Sherpa,” explains Brett Keen.
“Formakote™ is produced to the highest quality, for optimal performance and the greatest product safety. It is made with a 3-layer structure that combines locally produced virgin kraft pulps and mechanical fibres. They are clay coated to meet the requirements of end users such as FMCG, beverage carrier boards and food services.” Brett added.
Formakote White, Natura and Spectra all comply with stringent food contact requirements.
The Formakote™ family covers four distinct carton board grades:
Formakote™ White – Whiteback GC1 Whether it is packaging for Quick Service Restaurants or Supermarket shelves, Formakote™ White is the ideal choice.
Formakote™ Natura – Manillaback GC2 For your everyday packaging needs, Formakote™ Natura provides great value and performance and is available as hard sized for chilled food.
Formakote™ Spectra – Kraftback GC4 When strength and stiffness are critical, Formakote™ Spectra covers all the options.
Formakote™ Sherpa – Carrierboard As the name implies, Formakote™ Sherpa is tough and durable for any carrier-board application. Sherpa has high wet strength attributes, important for wet or chilled environments.
Ball & Doggett are continuing to see a very high increase in demand for our fibre-based products as more brand owners seek substitution solutions for plastic packaging, where fibre-based alternatives are fit for purpose.
Brett echoed this trend by adding, “It’s something we’ve seen from the outset at Whakatane Mill, after we moved away from producing liquid packaging board back to carton board, we’ve experienced an immediate and significant increase in demand for our products.”
The Formakote™ Swatch Book is available now through your local Ball & Doggett representative.
Celebrating Australian Made Week 2022
According to research by Roy Morgan, 89% of Australians believe more manufacturing should be undertaken in Australia. This was highlighted during the COVID 19 pandemic, evidenced by the changing buying habits of businesses and consumers.
Ball & Doggett are proud to be associated with local manufactures and recognise that having goods locally produced means we keep jobs in Australia and avoid supply chain ‘noise’ associated with products sourced overseas.
Australian Made week (Monday 6th to Sunday 12th June) is an opportunity for Ball & Doggett to showcase the amazing stories behind Australian made brands like; Doggett Labels, Envirocore Board, Shark Skin, Claycote, Crocodile Board, Koala Kraft, D Board Plus, Botany, Jiffy and Apmil.
Doggett Labels are proudly made onsite at Braeside, Victoria. The pre-cut labels are available in a variety of shapes and sizes and can be used for all label applications and purposes. Additionally Doggett Labels can be customised to suit specific needs, are converted and shipped in a timely manner.
Envirocore Board is produced by a family run business in Lithgow, NSW. The family had a vision to create a substrate that was environmentally sustainable and to help customers meet and exceed their environmental impact reduction goals. Envirocore Board is a fully recyclable rigid substrate made from re-useable, renewable and 100% recyclable paper.
“We have seen Envirocore Board grow from strength to strength since the products launch and it is attributed to the quality of materials used, fabrication and the relationship we foster with our supply partners to build and refine medias to meet customers’ demands” said Rob Brussolo, General Manager – Sign, Display & Digital, Ball & Doggett.
Shark Skin Wet Strength Board and Shark Skin Outdoor Display Board is a collaboration between Ball & Doggett and a local manufacturer in Victoria. Both products are 100% recyclable and bridges the gap between sustainability and cost effectiveness.
Shark Skin wet strength board is the perfect solution for humid and wet environments, its wet strength characteristics reduce the risk of the board bowing and warping in challenging environments.
“Envirocore Board, Claycote and Shark Skin all carry great Australian ‘manufacturing’ stories for the sign, display & digital market and we are pleased to partner with local manufactures to keep jobs in Australia” said Rob Brussolo.
For more information about Australian made products distributed by Ball & Doggett, click here >> https://products.ballanddoggett.com.au/products/australian-made/ .