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Loadhog was named winner of the Customer Service Team of the Year Award at the 2026 UK Packaging Awards, recognising the outstanding work and dedication of our UK Customer Service team, Alison Fisher, Claire Bodfield and Jessica Gatti. The award reflects their commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences, solving problems, building strong relationships and working collaboratively to deliver the right outcomes. It also recognises the wider Loadhog team’s people-driven, employee-owned culture, where pride, responsibility and first-class customer service are embedded into everything we do.

Loadhog was named winner of the Environmental Impact Award at the 2025 Sheffield Business Awards, recognising our ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental improvement. The award reflects our work to reduce our environmental impact through reusable packaging, responsible material choices, carbon reduction and our long-term Vision 2030 Net Zero strategy. It recognises the collective efforts of our employee owners to build more sustainable supply chains while continuing to innovate in manufacturing.

Loadhog won Gold in the Sustainable Packaging Initiative of the Year category at the Environmental Packaging Awards 2025. The award recognised our commitment to sustainability through our employee-owned model and Vision 2030 Net Zero roadmap. From increasing our use of recycled materials and reducing carbon emissions to developing reusable packaging that helps eliminate single-use waste, we continue to embed sustainability throughout our products, operations and culture.

The Loadhog Pallet Lid received a WorldStar Global Packaging Award in 2024, recognising its contribution to packaging innovation and sustainability. Designed as a reusable alternative to stretch film for securing palletised goods, the Pallet Lid can help businesses reduce single-use packaging waste while improving handling efficiency. The award highlights our approach to creating practical, durable packaging solutions that deliver operational and environmental benefits across global supply chains.

Loadhog was recognised among Yorkshire’s Top 50 fastest-growing businesses in 2023, marking its fourth consecutive appearance in the Fastest 50. This recognition reflects sustained growth, driven by rising demand for our reusable packaging solutions in the UK and international markets. It underlines our continued development as a growing Yorkshire manufacturer with a global customer base.

Loadhog received The King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation in 2023 for its innovative Pallet Lid. For more than 20 years, the Pallet Lid has helped businesses secure pallet loads while reducing reliance on single-use stretch film. The award recognises our ability to combine innovative product design with practical supply chain benefits, helping customers save time, reduce waste and improve efficiency through reusable packaging.

The Loadhog Pally Rolling Tote System was named Supply Chain Solution of the Year at the UK Packaging Awards 2023. Combining a roll Tote with an integrated pallet base, Pally is designed to improve handling, storage and transportation efficiency throughout the supply chain. The award recognises our continued focus on developing reusable packaging solutions that solve practical logistics challenges while supporting more efficient and sustainable operations.

In 2020, Loadhog received its first Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade, recognising its outstanding growth in overseas sales. Over the preceding three years, our overseas sales had grown significantly, with exports accounting for an increasing proportion of our business. The award marked an important milestone in our international expansion and our ambition to bring reusable packaging solutions to global supply chains.

Loadhog was named among the UK’s 100 fastest-growing founder-led, privately owned businesses in the 2022 FEBE Growth 100. Ranked 85th, we achieved strong sales growth over the preceding two financial years. This recognition reflects our continued expansion as a manufacturer of returnable packaging solutions, serving customers across multiple industries and international markets.