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Packaging company celebrates growth

A NORTH EAST packaging company is moving to larger premises to cope with the increased demands for its products.

GM Packaging is moving from Tyne Tunnel Industrial Estate to a new unit at North Tyneside’s New York Industrial Estate – double the size of its current base.

And it is on course to hit sales in excess of £3m this year.

The company has already recruited four new members of staff to help deal with the continuing growth of the business, with plans for further job creation going forward.

The company, which was set up 24 years ago by managing director, Graham Montague, now supplies some of the country’s biggest retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Aldi with thousands of containers every week.

“We’ve seen a significant growth in a relatively short space of time,” said Graham.

“We’ve acquired a considerable amount of new business but also managed to maintain our repeat business which is why we have now had to find bigger premises.”

The growth in demand for food from takeaways during lockdown has also seen a significant rise in sales of packaging cartons, which GM Packaging has supplied across the UK.

The company adapted immediately to ensure it was Covid-compliant, sending out only unopened boxes and putting its sampling service on hold.

GM Packaging has a strong international customer base as well as supplying hospital, local authorities and leading high street food chains.

Among the many products GM Packaging offers is a range of eco-friendly items, many of which are made from bamboo and sugarcane, while others are compostable and biodegradable.

The company also provides personalised packaging for a number of leading organisations as well as being able to corner the market in specialised, smaller volume orders.

“We know it has been a very hard year for business generally so we are very grateful that we have been able to continue to grow and bring on board new customers as well as continuing to supply our long-standing ones,” said Graham.

“We needed to move to cope with the level of orders that we are now dealing with on a daily basis and to give us the flexibility we need as we move forward.”

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