Press and Media Updates
Transcend was launched in 2017 and is already Europe’s largest producer of paper drinking straws as well as a full range of sustainable packaging options. We routinely work with the media and are pleased to help provide subject matter contributions regarding sustainability and packaging.
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New ‘Charter of Trust’ Founded to Reinforce Standards for Paper Straws
UK-based sustainable packaging company, Transcend Packaging, alongside other straw producers and companies from across the paper straw supply chain, have founded a new charter of trust for compliance standards relating to all aspects of paper straw production. Already...
Transcend Scales up Production with £2.2m Asset Finance Loan Facility
Transcend Packaging Background: Transcend Packaging is a global leader in sustainable packaging and the first major producer of paper straws in the UK. Disrupting the packaging category, Transcend was launched in 2017 and is already Europe’s largest producer of paper...
Leading UK Sustainable Packaging Manufacturer Hires Director of Print & Digital
Entrepreneur and client delivery specialist joins Transcend Packaging as Director of Print and Digital Matt Ward: Changing the meaning of what’s possible Matt Ward has joined Transcend Packaging as its new Director of Print & Digital. Matt joins Transcend...
Leading UK Sustainable Packaging Manufacturer Hires Director of IT
Former Global Head of Application Operations at Heidelberg Cement Joins Transcend Packaging as Director of Information Technology Chris Farmer has joined Transcend Packaging as its new Director of Information Technology. Chris joins Transcend after a successful career...
Secretary of State shows support for Welsh firm’s COVID-19 response during virtual visit
Welsh Secretary Simon Hart has visited South Wales company Transcend Packaging to hear about how the company has responded to the coronavirus pandemic. The company, based in Ystrad Mynach, usually specialises in providing sustainable packaging products to restaurants,...
Eco-packaging disruptor Transcend Packaging grows EU footprint with Italian paper straw production
Eco-packaging disruptor Transcend Packaging grows EU footprint with Italian paper straw production New facility will enhance sustainable paper straw production to help brands switch from plastic to paper ahead of single-use plastic legislation Transcend will have...
Transcend Packaging produces low cost face shield to fight spread of COVID-19
Sustainable packaging company creates CE-certified PPE face shield for NHS and other key workers The face shield is disposable and inexpensive, providing an extra layer of protection for workers looking to slow the spread of COVID-19 Over a million face shields –...
Transcend Pulls in The Paper with combined £10 million Eco Packaging Investment
Today, Transcend Packaging, a sustainable packaging company, completed a combined equity and debt investment round of £10 million. The cornerstone of the equity round was based on an investment from London based IW Capital, a private equity firm focused on high...
Transcend Packaging Helps Cinema Chain Give Plastic Straws The Curtain Call
Caerphilly, 16 March 2020: Europe’s leading manufacturer of paper straws, Transcend Packaging, has been selected to provide safe, sustainable paper straws to Showcase Cinemas’ 21 UK venues to replace plastic straws before the government ban comes into action in April....
Transcend Packaging and Jellyfish Livewire launch digitally printed sustainable gift cards
Industry collaboration aims to help replace thousands of tonnes of plastic cards every year Up to 600 million plastic cards are produced each year, using up 3,100 tonnes of plastic The eco-friendly gift cards will be printed via innovative HP Indigo digital press...
Transcend Packaging success at The Spectator Julius Baer Economic Disruptor Awards
Transcend Packaging has been named ‘Economic Disruptor of the Year’ for the north west and Wales by The Spectator and Julius Baer. The young challenger to the packaging industry also collected the National Runner Up award for the UK. Inspired by David Attenborough’s...
Transcend Packaging acquires BioStraw’s assets
South Wales-based Transcend Packaging Ltd, a manufacturer of sustainable paper-straws, has acquired Leeds-based BioStraw Ltd’s assets. BioStraw will transfer its production to Transcend Packaging and refocus efforts on licensing its intellectual property and helping...