Macpac Achieves BRC AA+ Accreditation for Packaging Materials

Macpac has been awarded AA+ accreditation for packaging materials following a recent ‘unannounced’ audit by BRC (British Retail Consortium).

BRC AA+ grade is the highest food safety standard accreditation awarded and sets the benchmark for good manufacturing practice, aiming to provide standardization and assurance on safety, quality and operational criteria.

The BRCGS Packaging Materials Global Standard helps a site or operation to demonstrate they are providing products that are quality assured, legally compliant and authentic. It is not only used by food packaging producers but also by manufacturers of packaging for all applications across the supply chain.

“Our mantra is that quality should be a given but never taken for granted,” said Graham Kershaw, Managing Director at Macpac. “A requirement for BRC audits is that one in three must be an unannounced site visit but we have every confidence in our plant, people, processes and products so are happy to be challenged at the highest possible level.  As a result, we are thrilled to have achieved the BRC AA+ for packaging materials this year. 

Currently celebrating its 50-year anniversary, Macpac was founded by Chris Kershaw, father of the current owner and Managing Director, Graham Kershaw and has grown to become one of the UK’s largest privately owned thermoformed packaging manufacturers in the UK.  

The company boasts in-house design, tooling and production facilities, as well as highly experienced sales engineers offering specialist knowledge and advice. 

Macpac recycles approximately 680,000kg of r-PET per year which is re-processed back into extruded sheet for the production of more thermoforming products.