Mailing Bags

We’ve been making mailing bags for over 30 years. In the early days, the only option was the plain grey mailing bag. It’s certainly stood the test of time, we’re sending more goods than ever out via e-commerce; but now branded mailers are where our expertise lies.

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Paper Bags

The Carrier Bag Tax - introduced October 2015, changed consumer habits with how much plastic waste we contribute to landfill. A major part of this habit change has resulted in a surge in popularity in paper bags of all descriptions. We can help your transition to paper.

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Compostable Bags

Now, Sun Packaging are able to offer the same fantastic 100% compostable and biodegradable material in shopping carrier bags. Still half the cost of similarly sized paper bags, compostable material is a viable and eco-friendly alternative to plastic shopping carrier bags.

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Green Polythene

Sugar cane polymer is a totally renewable, totally recyclable material, now available for manufacture into many types of polythene packaging. Made using ethanol derived from Sugar Cane, this polymer helps maintain a circular economy if recycled with other soft plastics.

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Cartons and Boxes

Widely seen as the go-to eco-friendly alternative to plastic mailing bags, cardboard cartons are used in many business sectors, offering a fantastic protective transit packaging solution. Improve your brand recognition by choosing printed internals, and really stand out!

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Our Expertise & Knowledge

Here at Sun Packaging, we are specialists in bespoke packaging and will certainly have something to suit you. If you are looking for bespoke packaging supplies in Chelmsford, Brentwood, Southend, Basildon across Essex or anywhere in the UK, then look no further than Sun Packaging.

We take pride in their knowledge of the packaging industry. We began supplying plastic packaging in 1972, starting with bags for manufacturing and janitorial purposes. Over time, our range has diversified significantly. Carrier bags, and printed carrier bags became a fantastic and useful marketing tool for many small and medium size retailers. From sugar cane plastic packaging and custom mailing bags, to custom printed packaging and cardboard boxes, you can count on Sun Packaging to deliver exceptional and bespoke products that can be matched by no other.

The food preparation and processing sector was another speciality of ours from the 1980s to date, and we’ve been supplying bakeries, crisp makers, butchers and fishmongers with products successfully for years!

The event of internet shopping in the early 2000s resulted in a surge in demand in mailing bags, and again our product range diversified to enable supply to retail and mail order companies with these bags. We’ve since worked closely with up and coming, and established online retailers to produce bespoke printed mailers for secure and safe delivery of their orders.

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