12th July 2021
Loadhog, returnable packaging manufacturer, is adding two new products to its automation range. As the importance of automation continues to grow, Loadhog’s new designs are set to improve and modernise operations processes across a range of sectors. Firstly, introducing...
25th June 2021
Loadhog, designer and manufacturer of innovative returnable packaging solutions, has undertaken significant operational and strategic change over the last three years and consequently grown 205% from a £9.5M business to £29M last year. Last year saw the largest growth...
22nd June 2021
Manufacturing work with a wide variety of goods and materials such as automotive parts, electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, chemicals and many others. With the Covid19 crisis, flexibility and innovation have become a primary focus for this sector, looking to implement...
5th May 2021
Shipping glass bottles has always been a challenge, as this material is very expensive and sensitive to damage. When not packed properly, glass pallets are susceptible to be the source of a great loss in goods. Excessive movements during...
24th March 2021
Carla Cargo is the largest and safest cargo trailer on the market. The electric Carla inspires with a great driving experience and makes it possible to transport large loads quickly and comfortably. Loadhog is the manufacturer of innovative...
8th February 2021
With the shipping and logistics sector rapidly growing due to the growth of the e-commerce industry, the need for optimal packaging solutions is becoming more important than ever. The primary single use material used to secure pallets across...
14th July 2020
Loadhog has experienced more interest in its line of eco-friendly pallet securing products that can eliminate stretch wrap. The company is currently working on developing its 17-year-old Pallet Lid system by integrating automation technology. This will significantly reduce waste,...
21st April 2020
Loadhog Limited, the designer and manufacturer of innovative returnable packaging solutions and a pioneer in reducing the use of single-use plastic, has been presented with a Queen’s Award for International Trade. Remaining at the forefront of this global campaign,...
8th January 2020
At the Sheffield Business Awards, Loadhog won not one but two awards. The company was named The ‘Outstanding Business of the Year’ and also lifted the ‘Excellence in International Trade’ award. Recently featured for the first time in the...
17th July 2019
The topic of removing single-use plastic from our everyday lives is a heavily discussed topic within many governments and organisations. Recent activity has been initiated through major media exposure of the ongoing damage plastic is currently causing to our...
27th June 2019
Loadhog, the multi award-winning returnable packaging manufacturer, has revealed new branding to emphasise its constant determination to drive innovation in returnable packaging solutions. The Sheffield-based employee-owned manufacturer is committed to designing, developing and manufacturing new sustainable packaging and supply...
25th April 2019
Article #4 School Pupils ‘Get Real’ About International Business First-hand A director of Loadhog, spent two hours explaining to a group of GSCE pupils how success in their studies can help them achieve in the ‘real’ business world and...
3rd April 2019
Article #3 First Class Service, First Class Lead Times One of the first questions all customers ask, after they’ve found the right product for their application and fitted it with all the bells and whistles that can be provided, is,...
28th February 2019
Article #2 In January 2019, Loadhog Limited created its first subsidiary, Loadhog Sarl. This new entity is based in France, in the city of Obernai which is just 25km south of Strasbourg (Alsace). The creation of this employee-owned subsidiary...
31st January 2019
Article #1 The logistics industry can have a significant effect in reducing our plastic pollution problem; how and when will they act? 40% of plastic produced is packaging; used just once and then discarded (National Geographic 2018), and only approx....
14th November 2018
Loadhog Ltd, the 100% employee-owned organisation, invited the chief executive of the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) to present awards to employees who had been nominated by their colleagues. Deb Oxley hosted the first annual GLIDE Awards event held at...
18th October 2018
Airbag Disposal UK saves by investing in UN Certified Container Range Working with car manufacturers, Airbag Disposal UK is now using Loadhog Limited’s UN Certified Containers to transport and recycle airbags and associated components in a safe, legal, and...
27th June 2018
EO DAY (29th June) – GLIDE REP ELECTION We have been voting for our new GLIDE Representative which will be announced on EO Day! Our GLIDE Representatives listen to employees, represent their views to the board/other appropriate channels, promote...
13th June 2018
With companies and their customers fast realising the damage of plastic waste and Greenpeace announcing that every minute a truckload of plastic enters our oceans, supply chains are beginning to switch out old packaging methods for reusable transit packaging...
12th June 2018
12th June 2018 Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II granted our Chairman, Hugh Facey, an OBE for services to Manufacturing, Innovation, Exports and Employee Ownership. Speaking from Kenya during a charity visit, Hugh Facey, innovator and entrepreneur, told his staff...
8th March 2018
March 2018 Laura pictured with Gwladys Dominiak (kneeling right of Laura) & Family Loadhog, the Sheffield-born transit packaging innovator, has responded in kind to a request from one of its Europe based staff wanting to improve the life of...
4th October 2017
Loadhog, the multi award-winning transit packaging innovator, has broken into the market of removing and transporting hazardous waste, including liquids, with a reusable container with one of the highest UN certifications on the market in this category. The extra...
4th July 2017
Chewy from Firefly pictured with John Dyche Our Period 1 donation of £1000 goes to Firefly Cancer Awareness and Support in Doncaster as nominated by our very own John Dyche who has seen first hand the benefits of the amazing...
17th May 2017
Marketing activity at Loadhog, Sheffield’s returnable packaging innovator, has been reinforced with 23-year-old Jake Charlton joining the team focusing on this essential area of the company’s activities. Oxford born Jake, gained a degree in Marketing Communications and Advertising at...
2nd March 2017
Loadhog, Sheffield’s returnable and reusable transit packaging innovator, is one of only two city companies to appear on the third annual Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 league table ranking Britain’s private small and medium-sized companies with the...
1st December 2016
(l-r) Sue Coggin, SRSB’s fundraising and marketing manager, and from Loadhog; Sarah Cottingham, Paul Tully and Luke Davis. The dice were rolling and the roulette wheel spinning at a fund-raising Casino Night organised by Loadhog, Sheffield’s transit packaging manufacturer...
28th October 2016
Jonny Ledger (Loadhog) is pictured with Alison Ward-Foster (Ashgate) Chesterfield’s Ashgate Hospicecare, an essential facility in the area, may now be in a position to purchase an advanced device which will give patients better pain control, following a £1,200 donation...
3rd August 2016
Despite being offered roles at multinational organisations a young graduate chose to apply his proven entrepreneurial skills by joining the burgeoning sales force at Loadhog, Sheffield’s returnable packaging innovator. Appointed as a new Loadhog sales manager, 22-year-old Arran Dixon...
12th July 2016
Jonathan Taylor (Loadhog) pictured with Christopher Duff (Rotherham Hospice) Young people in Rotherham whose parents have passed away in Rotherham Hospice are to get extra support after their loss thanks to a £1,200 donation from Loadhog, Sheffield’s returnable transit...
