With the recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions, we at Caps & Closures have also updated how we operate. Our primary concern is still and always is protecting the health, safety, and well-being of our employees, customers, and suppliers. We will continue to monitor the situation and rely on the Department of Health communications. We feel a great responsibility to assist in limiting the spread of COVID-19 while ensuring we provide business continuity to our customers.

Today local manufacturers face unprecedented challenges through the unpredictability of the new “Covid-normal”, causing chaos with our supply chains. At Caps and Closures, we see this as an exciting opportunity to buy local and boost the local manufacturing industry.

Since 2013, when Coca-Cola replaced its logo with people’s names and invited the entire UK to ‘Share a Coke’ there’s been a huge buzz around ‘personalisation’. With 150 million personalised bottles sold in the UK alone, it’s a small wonder. Consumers also quickly warmed to ‘Get well soon’ labels on Heinz Soups and ‘Snickers’ replacing its logo with single word emotions like ‘Bored’. It’s all about creating that deeper connection. Going way beyond packaging, from that simple love-heart in your daily coffee fix to making your face the centre of the Bitmoji ‘avatar’ world, personalisation is now all-pervasive. In fact, it’s gone hyper.

The past year has been challenging, but Caps & Closures continues to innovate, creating new products and delivering outstanding service to our customers. We are very excited that the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has selected our “Grab & Go” product as a finalist in the Packaging Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA) for 2021.

In the words of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, “Necessity is the mother of invention”. In our present challenging times, resembling for many a Greek tragedy never has this been truer. Now’s the time for us all to sow the seeds of creative thinking across the manufacturing world.

Earlier this month, Caps & Closures was featured in the latest PKN Magazine's 60th Anniversary issue to be among the top 60 significant movers and shakers in the industry. Also featured in the 60 of the Best list, our Managing Director Brendon Holmes, is celebrated and recognised as one of the people in packaging who are making positive change happen in our industry, demonstrating leadership, entrepreneurship, vision, and passion. Brendon has been nominated by his industry peers and selected by PKN.