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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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...
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...
The final straw: Ribena becomes first major UK juice drinks brand to trial paper straws on cartons
Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland trials recyclable paper straw on Ribena No Added Sugar cartons to reduce amount of plastic waste lost to landfill London, 21/09/2020 - Ribena has become the first major juice drinks brand in the UK to introduce a...
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 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...
Reelbrands joins forces with leading eco-centric manufacturing partners – Swanline & Transcend Packaging
In early 2019, Transcend announced a new partnership with Reelbrands, one of the UK’s leading developers of sustainable bespoke packaging products – such as POS, signage and promotional material – for business, retail and events.
Ystrad Mynach paper straw company wins start-up award
A company at the forefront of the move away from single-use plastics has been named Start-up Business of the Year at the South Wales Chamber of Commerce awards. Founded in 2017, Ystrad Mynach-based Transcend Packaging Ltd specialises in manufacturing paper straws and...