The PIDA Outside of the Box category has been established for miscellaneous packs and materials that are not included in any other category.
In this category, functionality and structural integrity is order of the day, with product protection a primary focus, but sustainability coming through strongly in material choices.
And the winners are...
The Silver Award went to PPI Coffee Tray by Production Packaging Innovations – Azadeh Yousefi and Karl Joyce.
The Gold Award was won by bouncee – Reusable Insulating Crates by ICEE Technology Group.
About the Gold winner:
With circular economy at the forefront of the development at all times, bouncee is the first reusable patented mono-composite EPP alternative to single-use insulated packaging developed, designed and made in Australia.
The bouncee system starts with protecting perishables from damage, maintaining required temperatures and keeping goods fresh. It replaces most single-use insulated packaging, increases shelf life, improves temperature control and safety, and ensures food or pharmaceuticals are not lost.
The structural creativity of bouncee is what primarily drives its place as the world’s most efficient reusable, collapsible crate for short-transit perishable logistics.
The structural design does not compromise its strength, ability to insulate or internal volume for packing with goods, while also providing a volume reduction of over 50 per cent in storage, operations and logistics.
The packaging's functional design provides a more protective and higher-performing temperature-controlled pack bouncee crates:
- Collapse to less than 50 per cent of their assembled size.
- Have no loss of temperature control/insulation.
- Have the full internal volume available for packing space.
- Have low breakage rates due to their robust composite and are repairable when/if breakage occurs.
