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Cutting-Edge Polythene Innovations: Transforming Efficiency and Safety in Our Factory

We’re thrilled about the recent implementation of two groundbreaking polythene innovations, designed to elevate our production capabilities and enhance workplace safety. This year we have installed a new industrial guillotine cutter for flexible film and a flexible film conversion and bag maker. These two additions are not just technological upgrades; they are transformative tools that … Continued

Cromwell Polythene Celebrates 40 Years in Business

We’re celebrating 40 Years of Cromwell!

Take a moment to cast your mind back, the year is 1983, Super Mario Bro’s was created by Nintendo, and ‘Return of the Jedi’ was released and became the highest grossing film of the year. Yet 1983 became a momentous occasion to us for a very different reason – this was the year Cromwell Polythene … Continued

Cromwell's event season is in full swing

RWM 2022 Marketing manager’s review

RWM is considered the UK’s leading event for waste, resource and sustainability professionals, an event Cromwell has attended for almost two decades. The established exhibition grants us the platform to connect and build relationships with professionals across the waste management sector. This year RWM joined forces with the Let’s Recycle Live Show to create the … Continued

Cromwell Polythene Warehouse and head office - Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds

Final Countdown to the Plastics Packaging Tax

Cromwell Polythene, experienced manufacturers and suppliers of products for the capture and containment of materials for recycling, has initiated a ‘Countdown to the Plastic Packaging Tax’ campaign. This is to support businesses and their suppliers prepare for this new policy. What is the Plastics Packaging Tax? From the 1st April 2022, this new tax of … Continued

Polythene Recovery Service from Cromwell Polythene - Polythene recycling in the UK

Polythene Recovery Service

Our free, used polythene recovery service is one way that we help our customers to be more resource-efficient. It keeps valuable resources within the circular economy by returning clean polythene packaging to the production cycle. Used polythene is collected from our customers on a back-load basis, for recycling within the UK, at no additional cost … Continued