Haulage and Packaging is the manufacturing side of B & J Parr.

Currently we have a production capacity of some 8 million dustbin liner sized sacks per week.

When manufacturing black sacks we add black masterbatch to the jazz coloured recycled pellet. This changes the light coloured pellet into the more cosmetically accepted jet black colour that customers request.

We are now being asked to produce more & more degradable polythene sacks. These are sacks produced in exactly the same way as sacks from 100% recycled material, but with the addition of a degradable additive which will degrade the entire polythene sack harmlessly leaving only water, co2 and organic residue.

For white and coloured sacks produced from recycled material, we use clear material with coloured masterbatches.

The pellet is now ready to be re-melted down and "blown" into polythene film. The film is blown to the width and gauge required for the finished product. Should printing be required, this is applied at the same time the film is blown.

The film now enters the final stage of the production process, it is now converted into polythene sacks of required length, either bag on roll or flatpacked - whichever is required. Although every operator is responsible for checking his/her own work, our quality control managers carry out stringent checks on all orders before releasing for despatch.

Production samples are kept for a period of six months after date of despatch as these offer traceability and identify every operative involved with any given order.

Wherever possible, we deliver the goods ourselves, our fleet of vehicles range in size from Transit van to 26 pallet lorry & trailer, ensuring we have the correct vehicle for the job. To ensure all customers receive their order with priority we also use the services of a national pallet network delivery company.

You can view an online video of this process here<<