Pouch range has been a huge success

Eco Flexibles rounds off year of growth with second Karlville pouch machine

The second Karlville Swiss KS-SUP-400-D pouch machine is now in place
The second Karlville Swiss KS-SUP-400-D pouch machine is now in place

Eco Flexibles has increased its capabilities with the installation of a second Karlville pouch machine, following the success of its expanded product range after installing the first less than a year ago.

Installed at Northampton-based Eco Flexibles in the last few weeks, the second Karlville Swiss KS-SUP-400-D pouch machine has joined the first, which the business used to help establish its pouch range when it went in 10 months ago.

The business, which helps brand owners switch packaging lines to lightweight, recyclable mono material options without compromising performance, supplies both mono polymer and paper-based structures to customers.

David Smith, general manager at Eco Flexibles, said: “Pouches are one of the fastest growing packaging formats, as our success demonstrates.

“Just 10 months on from our first install, due to the high demand we are experiencing, we are happy to announce the installation of our new Karlville Swiss pouch machine.

“It is a true packaging titan, giving us the ideal combination of speed, agility and quality that allows us to react quickly to our customers’ needs, marking us as a responsive, future-ready packaging partner.”

He added: “Due to our significant investment and growth, 2024 has seen us establish ourselves as the only packaging supplier in the UK capable of designing, manufacturing and supplying fully recyclable water-based printed mono polymer and paper pouch solutions.

“With a wide range of design options including high barrier performance, zippers, tear notches and euroslots, and finishes available in gloss, matte, white, and metallics, it’s clear why Eco Flexibles is becoming a packaging powerhouse in today’s circularity-centric marketplace.”

2024 has been a major year of growth and investment for the business – in January it installed the first Fujifilm Jet Press FP790 inkjet digital flexible packaging press outside of Japan at its new production facility.

Due to high demand it then ordered a second of these machines in June, with installation completed in September.