Dec
23

We would like to wish all of our customers and suppliers a very Merry Christmas and  a Healthy and Prosperous New Year. 2015 has certainly had it’s surprises and we all look forward to what 2016 will bring. We can promise the Varsity Packaging offer will remain strong. There will be no diminishing of our

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Mar
10

Check out Westwood Wanderers FC’s latest addition to the Team. A brand new Winter Jacket for all the players, adorned with the Varsity name on the back. ‘The Hoops’ have had a mixed season so far. But they lie in 4th position in the league and are looking to push higher with away wins in

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Feb
27

It’s hard to believe that it has been 2 years since the dual fuel vehicles shown above were delivered to Howard Tenens in Boston. With the striking livery and bold lettering you can hardly miss them as they deliver our Cartonboards across the length and breadth of the UK. That is now 2  years, and

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Feb
27

We hope you’ve all seen  the recent adverts in Folding Carton Industry? Can You Risk It? Our theme for 2015 is about reliability and trust; both of which we feel very strongly about. We’ve always said it is you, our customers, who do the difficult stuff. Scheduling, artwork, proofing, maintenance, outwork, print, die-cutting, gluing, windowing

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Dec
22

Well who would have believed that we have reached the end of 2014 and 2015 is hard on it’s heels? It’s been a busy one again for us and we’re all ready for the break. This Year saw the Promo Boxes feature prominently in our marketing and we hope the arrival of our Christmas Box

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Aug
28

Many thanks to everyone who entered our competition. Sadly another 4 years of hurt are to follow after England’s early exit but the general conclusion seems to be that the tournament was a great success and one of the ‘Best Ever’. Your entries predicted that a South American team would succeed over any other contenders. 

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May
28

It’s hard to believe 4 years have flown past since the last competition ended in South Africa in 2010. Who can forget the cacophony of noise created by the thousands of Vuvuzelas at every match? England progressed from the Group stages only to be well and truly beaten by the ‘Young Guns’ of Germany in

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Jan
13

Operating from their site in Boston, Lincolnshire, Howard Tenens have handled distribution of Varsity’s stock business for almost 10 years now. Originally Howard Tenens assumed control of the business when it was based in Leicester.  However, when the warehouse there was flagged for re-development the stock was moved to Tenens main site in Lincolnshire, where

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Dec
12

  What can you get for £40M these days? A lovely conundrum if it’s in your own bank account but Mayr-Melnhof decided that the best investment would be to upgrade the KM3 machine at Kolicevo. The result is:  New Kromopak! A high white GC2 with a bright white reverse. Yes a white reverse is not

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Dec
12

Issue two of of our Promo-Box is now complete and will be winging it’s way to all corners of the country this week. The new Box is printed on the reverse of Kromopak. This improved GC2 Folding Boxboard originates from  MM-Karton’s Kolicevo Mill in Slovenia. The Mill was rebuilt last year and as a result

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