Enviropax

What Enviropax does

Enviropax Ltd is a UK-based, family-owned thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer founded in 2010 by the Malcolm family and headquartered in a purpose-built facility in Haydock, between Manchester and Liverpool. The company produces food-grade PET packaging with over 70% recycled content and operates a closed-loop recycling system that limits virgin plastic usage to roughly 30%, alongside a zero-waste supply chain. Its product offering spans nine food verticals — bakery, seafood, fresh produce, soft fruit, meat and poultry, ready meals, confectionery, salad and deli, and shelf and display — delivered through a dual model of over 750 ready-to-go catalogue SKUs and a bespoke design service with in-house tooling. Customers include major UK supermarket chains (Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury's, ALDI), international food service (McDonald's), and branded food producers (Del Monte), served through direct enterprise sales supported by global distribution partnerships. The company is privately held with no external institutional investors, holds BRCGS, Sedex, and Cleansweep certifications, and competes on sustainability credentials, in-house design and tooling agility, and compliance-driven qualification with blue-chip food customers.

Name

Enviropax

Legal name

Enviropax Ltd

Website

https://enviropax.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Enviropax is a UK-based, family-owned thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer producing food-grade PET packaging with 70%+ recycled content for supermarkets, food manufacturers, and QSR chains across nine food verticals. It serves enterprise customers including Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury's, ALDI, McDonald's, and Del Monte through a 750+ SKU catalogue and bespoke design service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermoformed Packaging (Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods) (IMANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging (MAP/Vacuum/Skin) (IMALAHAF), Mono-Material & Recyclability-Designed Packaging (Design-for-Recycling, Barrier Alternatives) (IMALAMAD)

Keywords

• Thermoformed packaging
• Food packaging manufacturing
• Plastic food packaging
• Bespoke packaging design
• Sustainable food packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Haydock

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Standard catalogue product sales: Sale of over 750 ready-to-go thermoformed packaging products from their existing product catalogue. Products can be ordered in any quantity with completed tooling and manufacturing processes enabling quick delivery.
2. Bespoke packaging design and manufacturing: Custom design and manufacturing service for bespoke packaging solutions. The company works with clients through a 7-stage process from concept to launch, including design, prototyping, tooling, and production - all under one roof.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Enviropax manufactures thermoformed plastic food packaging, offering a dual approach: a catalogue of over 750 ready-to-go packaging products and a bespoke design and tooling service for custom solutions. Products are produced from food-grade PET with over 70% recycled content and include packaging for bakery, seafood, fresh produce, soft fruit, meat and poultry, ready meals, confectionery, salad and deli, and shelf and display applications.

Product overview

Enviropax is a UK-based thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer offering a dual approach: a catalogue of over 750 ready-to-go packaging products and a bespoke design service. The product portfolio spans multiple food packaging categories including Bakery Packaging, Seafood Packaging, Fresh Produce Packaging, Soft Fruit Packaging, Meat & Poultry Packaging, Ready Meal Packaging, Confectionary Packaging, Salad & Deli Packaging, and Shelf & Display Packaging. The company uses thermoforming technology to produce packaging from food-grade plastic materials that are food-safe, durable, and recyclable, with over 70% recycled plastic content. The bespoke design service covers the complete product development lifecycle from initial concept through prototyping, tool making, and production launch, all managed in-house.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bakery Packaging
• Seafood Packaging
• Fresh Produce Packaging
• Soft Fruit Packaging
• Meat & Poultry Packaging
• Ready Meal Packaging
• Confectionery Packaging
• Salad & Deli Packaging
• Shelf & Display Packaging
• Ready-to-Go Catalogue Products
• Bespoke Design and Tooling Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70% recycled plastic content in packaging products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Huhtamäki: Global food and consumer packaging group with a significant flexible and rigid plastics business. Overlaps with Enviropax in thermoformed egg cartons, food trays and table-ready packaging for European grocery and QSR customers.
• Berry Global Group: Global plastic packaging giant with significant thermoformed food-packaging capacity through legacy RPC and other acquisitions. A scaled incumbent that competes with Enviropax in supermarket and food-service trays while serving many adjacent packaging categories.
• Pactiv Evergreen: North American leader in foodservice and food merchandising packaging, with substantial thermoformed tray production. Directly comparable to Enviropax on supermarket and QSR meat, produce and ready-meal packaging formats.
• Sonoco Products: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with rigid plastics and paper-based food packaging operations. Overlaps with Enviropax on thermoformed food trays while also pursuing paper and fibre substitutes — a relevant competitive and strategic reference point.
• Coveris: Pan-European flexible and rigid plastic packaging manufacturer with a sizable thermoformed food-packaging business. Competes with Enviropax on supermarket meat, produce and ready-meal trays but operates across a much wider substrate and end-market portfolio.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging company with deep presence in food protection, including vacuum and tray-based formats for meat, seafood and prepared foods. A broader incumbent competing with Enviropax on protein and ready-meal packaging.

Direct peers

• Sharp Packaging Systems: Thermoformed and flexible packaging manufacturer serving food, retail and industrial customers with custom and stock offerings. Similar mid-sized profile and dual catalogue/bespoke model to Enviropax, making it a relevant scale and positioning comparable.
• D&W Fine Pack: North American thermoformed food packaging specialist serving grocery, foodservice and processor customers. Closely comparable in product type (hinged bakery, deli, produce trays) and in operating an in-house tooling/model shop, similar to Enviropax's bespoke service.
• Lacerta Group: US-headquartered thermoformed packaging manufacturer serving food, retail and medical end markets. Operates in-house design and tooling with a similar dual catalogue/bespoke model, making it a close operational analogue to Enviropax.
• Faerch Group: Europe's leading rigid plastics packaging manufacturer focused on food trays and containers produced via thermoforming. Direct competitor to Enviropax across meat, seafood, ready meals and fresh produce packaging with a comparable rPET and recycled-content strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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