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Here you can find out about all of our news and views! Our blog reports on our latest events, unveils our new product launches and shares what the Yorkshire Packaging team have been up to. We also examine the topic of wrapping as a whole; its relevance, its challenges, its perceptions and its progress – to explain why it remains one of the most important packaging methods in the industry today.

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Celebrating 45 Years In Style! Team YPS Raise Over £3,000 for Local Hospices Through Anniversary Event

Our official HQ opening ceremony and 45th anniversary was a momentous occasion, with fun, laughter and networking galore! To make it extra special, we raised a whopping £3,000 for two local hospices.

45 Years Of YPS

The UK's favourite wrapping expert turns 45 this year. From humble beginnings in 1977, we've grown to become the go-to supplier for all things wrapping and bagging, and we plan to celebrate in style.

Bringing Bagging To IMHX!

Between 6th-8th September, YPS will be present on stand 5B49 at the UK's #1 intralogistics event with a host of e-commerce bagging units, films, polybags and papers. Not to be missed by any B2B order fulfilment or B2C e-commerce business!

Discover Our High Speed E-Commerce Bagging Range At The Empack Show

Between the 25th & 26th May, we will be demonstrating the very latest in innovative e-commerce bagging tech at the much-anticipated Empack show at the Birmingham NEC.

Global Packaging Domination For YPS

YPS are the only distributors of Hugo Beck's exceptional packaging machines and Bollore's outstanding polyolefin films to the UK market. This specialist status has afforded us two awards for our top-performing sales.

‘Best In Commercial Packaging Solutions’

That’s right, you heard it here first, we’re officially the best! We have been crowned the winners of the ‘Best In Commercial Packaging Solutions’ category at this year’s Prestige Awards for the Yorkshire region. 

YPS Acquire Second Distribution Centre After Explosive Growth

The addition of our Heckmondwike-based site will see the scale of our occupied territory increase significantly to 70,000 sq foot - another great success for our unstoppable family packaging business.

BRC Success For YPS!

In July we underwent our annual British Retail Consortiums (BRC) audit and have once again secured the highly sought-after AA certification grade for the category of Storage and Distribution, the highest grade possible.