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What is a Springpack Cost Review?
What Is a Cost Review?
At Springpack, we save our customers money every day on their packaging costs.
Our Cost Reviews are a tried and true process to help you save time and money on your packaging.
How efficient is your warehouse?
A Springpack Cost Review is a detailed, on-site assessment designed to identify where your packaging operation can be made more efficient, cost-effective, and streamlined.
One of our packaging experts will visit your warehouse to review every stage of your packaging process, understand how materials and labour are being used, and provide tailored recommendations that deliver real, measurable cost savings.
Springpack’s cost reviews focus on how packaging works in real operational conditions – not theory. It looks not only at the cost of packaging products, but also the time taken to pack, because every second saved through improved processes is a direct reduction in operational spend.
What Does a Cost Review Assess?
A cost review looks at every stage of your packaging process, from goods in to dispatch.
You can expect us to analyse:
The cost to wrap, strap, seal, or protect products
The time taken to complete each packaging task
Bottlenecks that slow down throughput
Whether materials are over-specified or are being used inefficiently
From this analysis, Springpack provides genuine, actionable solutions that improve efficiency without compromising protection or quality.
Recommendations may include:
Switching box board grades to reduce material costs while maintaining performance
Changing tape specifications, such as using a wider tape, so fewer strips are needed to seal a box
Introducing manual or automated pallet wrap dispensers in strategic parts of your warehouse to reduce delays and congestion
Adjusting packaging methods to cut product usage and labour time
Why Time Matters as Much as Materials
Labour is often one of the highest hidden costs in packaging operations. Even small time savings can quickly add up.
For example, if it takes 380 seconds to strap a pallet manually (based on one minute and 35 seconds per strap, and a pallet having four straps each), that task may be costing around one pound and twenty-nine pence in labour. By introducing a friction weld tool, for example, you could reduce the time to around 5 minutes, offering a potential saving of approximately 29 pence per pallet.
For a business shipping 300 pallets per week, that time saving could to:
£81 per week
£4,212 per year
That annual saving in time alone is far greater than the cost of a friction weld tool or process improvement, and it allows operatives to work more efficiently and productively.
Tailored to Your Warehouse
No two warehouses are the same, which is why every Springpack cost review is fully tailored to the site being assessed. This even includes one business with multiple sites – we understand that different sites have different requirements and will be reviewed separately. Order volumes, peak periods, staffing levels, layout, and throughput are all considered to ensure recommendations are practical and suitable for your operation.
Real-life examples include customers halving their packaging product usage simply by switching to more appropriate materials or improving application methods.
Last year, we partnered with one of the UK’s largest distribution companies.
Our customer experienced severe bottlenecks in their goods-in area during busy periods, due to slow automated pallet wrap machines. Rather than investing in additional automation they didn’t need year-round, Springpack recommended adding a small number of manual wrap dispensers for busy periods. This reduced the average wait time for goods from 63 hours to just 23 hours, significantly improving flow and efficiency.
The Value of a Springpack Cost Review
A Springpack cost review isn’t about cutting corners with your process; it’s about working smarter.
By combining packaging expertise with real-world operational insight, we help businesses reduce waste, save time, and lower costs while improving overall warehouse performance.
A cost review will not cost you a penny, but will save you pounds.
So, let’s work together to improve your packaging process – contact us using the form below.
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