Tin Service

How Tin Boxes Can Help Sell Unusual Products

Tin boxes are a stylish, fun and unique way of selling your product, not to mention one of the safest and most durable. Protecting against leakage and breakage in handling and transportation, high quality tin packaging- made primarily of silverglow tinplate for a professional finish- can be embossed, personalised with litho-printing, or customised and designed. This is what makes a tin box so special.

A tin box, as we all know, makes a product stand out on the shelf and catch the eye; it can be used to make a product look classy, old-fashioned, cutting-edge or entirely unique, depending on what you want your tin boxes to say about your brand. Tin boxes have almost unlimited design potential and can, if your supplier is an expert, be tailor made to the shape, size and particular needs of your product- a bespoke service is offered by many packaging suppliers in the UK.

So as well as being the most dependable packaging material to keep food products in prime condition and retain a long shelf life, tin boxes can invigorate all kinds of other branded products; including multi-media (books, film, DVDs and CDS), cosmetics, and many others. Why not use a tin box as a display case for that special, unique product needing a bit extra? Tin boxes may sound functional- and they are- but they can also be beautiful and special, adding value as well as durability. In fact, tin boxes add a ‘wow’ factor to almost any product.

It is normal practice to discard packaging after use, but not so with the tin box. Tins last a life-time. This makes them environmentally friendly as well as an unusual and arresting choice of packaging. Metal tins are desirable, but can seem out of reach as a quick-fix packaging choice; yet most packaging companies will have a range of plain silver tins in stock. This means, they can help meet customers’ requirements who have a very tight schedule or who are requiring small quantities. Branding looks impressive on tin plate; and what’s more, because metal tins are so durable, they have lasting appeal as ornaments, meaning your branding will stay in people’s homes and in their minds for much longer than your competitors.

In summary, you may find that tin is the most cost-effective packaging for your product in the long term- making your products more durable and more easily stored and transported, and allowing you to pitch for a more high-end market. There are many examples of products on the market which are packaged in metal boxes- and when you think about them, you’ll probably realise just how much they stand out from the crowd.

About the Author

Rob Christmas has been working in the tinplate industry for over 30 years and is now Managing Director of Tinplate Products Ltd. Founded in 1990, Tinplate Products is a UK company specialising in the production, design and delivery of tin packaging. The company is now recognized as the market leader for DVD, CD and other multi-media packaging in metal. Their innovative designs have won multiple industry awards.

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