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Xyfil helps deliver vital supplies to NHS hospitals & local charities

In recent weeks, Xyfil has initiated a charitable Outreach Programme in response to the current coronavirus crisis. The campaign aims to deliver essential hand sanitiser supplies to organisations on the frontline and the key workers that desperately need protection.

The Outreach Programme targets a range of hospitals and charities across the North West that are struggling to meet the logistical demands of the crisis. Our employees have been working alongside NHS staff in Merseyside and the Lancashire based charity Tender Nursing Care to donate over 700 bottles of alcohol-based hand sanitiser.

Xyfil has dedicated increasing production capacity, now standing at 80%, to the manufacture of hand sanitisers to support growing demand. At over 50,000 bottles every day, we are proud to donate whatever we can to help those on the frontline and protect the most vulnerable.

Xyfil Outreach with NHS

Tender Nursing Care is a local charity in central Lancashire dedicated to providing overnight nursing and care for severely sick people in their own homes free of charge.
Theresa Swan, a volunteer for the charity, commented on Xyfil’s Outreach Programme:

“This donation of hand sanitiser is of immense help to our staff of nurses and healthcare support workers who are working in the community with people who are very ill.”

Xyfil also delivered a supply of hand sanitiser to four NHS hospitals in Southport and Liverpool under the Mersey Care Foundation Trust.

If your organisation is in desperate need to hand sanitiser to help save lives, please get in touch with us on 01772 888 778 and we will do our best to assist you.

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Develop your CBD & Vape brand with Xyfil

Develop Your CBD and Vape Brand by Outsourcing:

The Future Looks Bright for the UK CBD Industry

If you’re looking for a safe market to bet on in the coming years, the cannabinoid niche should be top of your list. The UK CBD industry is still in its infancy, with little government or organisational support or advocacy – and yet it is projected to generate £690 million this year.

Consumer interest in the health and wellness sector has developed exponentially, with a broad increase in demand for physical and mental wellbeing support being particularly strong through the pandemic. As the efficacy of CBD supplementation becomes more well known, consumers are increasingly seeing the industry as a credible means of individual wellbeing support. With demand growing, and a vast space of possibility spreading out before the cannabinoid market, it’s an incredibly exciting time to get involved in the CBD industry.

What Makes Xyfil Your Best Choice for Outsourcing?

We became part of the UK’s CBD market in 2014, and work with an expert team in Preston, Lancashire. Since our inception, we have quickly become a market leader – nationally and internationally, serving clients across the globe. We work hard to ensure that top quality manufacturing, safety, and sustainability are at the heart of all we do, and welcome collaboration with entrepreneurs and start-ups as part of the exciting, energetic progression of the industry. We’re here to help CBD businesses of all sizes realise their goals, offering the best quality products to consumers and helping the industry grow from strength to strength.

Methods and Ethics of an Industry Leader

Our laboratory facilities, manufacturing processes and equipment are all ISO 9001 accredited. This accreditation means you can trust our practices and products to be consistent, safe, and the best quality across the board. Batch traceability and respectful handling of raw materials means we know exactly what we’re working with and what product is best to cater to your needs. Trusted relationships with our sustainable hemp farmers ensure we’re creating a company that’s futureproofed, ethical, and kinder to the planet. We don’t stop at delivering product – we offer end to end white label manufacturing, from product inception through to full branding and design.

Add Our Reputation to Your Brand

Wherever you are in the industry – whether you’re just starting out, or looking for an efficient means of developing your existing range – we can help. We have been consistently delivering beyond expectations to clients across the spectrum, and are proud to have built a trusted, international reputation on our work.

Drop us a line and join our wealth of happy, successful CBD producers today. We work with you and your project as a unique prospect, rather than prescribing a set means of working based on what’s easiest for us. We’re excited to develop something authentic for the industry. Working holistically with the industry and the individual producers creating a name for themselves in the market is central to helping the industry thrive, and ensuring we’re here to stay in what’s set to be a thriving marketplace.

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Xyfil features in British Contract manufacturers & packers association.

Positive Trading, Recruitment Opportunities and Corporate Sustainability in Times of Global Uncertainty

As a leading UK manufacturer and contract packer, Xyfil Ltd was asked to feature in the September edition of our industry’s most well-respected magazine – Packaging News. 

Published by the British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association, the BCMPA approached us to discuss recent trading in these challenging times, recruitment opportunities and corporate sustainability in the face of many global uncertainties such as Brexit and the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Please describe your business in 50 words

Xyfil is a leading UK manufacturer specialising in e-liquid, CBD and hand sanitiser products. We offer a range of manufacturing services including design and development, production, compliance, co-packing and distribution. Our Preston facility is equipped to produce 3.5 million bottles per month, delivering for local businesses and global partners.

How was business in the last 12 months?

Xyfil business has grown over the last 12 months. Our ability to pivot quickly has proved a key strength and provided resilience in the face of global and local uncertainties such as Brexit and the Coronavirus pandemic.

What markets do you operate in and are you targeting any new ones?

We operate primarily in the E-liquid market in the UK and Europe. However, we have diversified over the last six months into more generic filling and co-packaging markets. We are opening operations in the Middle East market and have been expanding on fulfilment for US clients looking to move into the UK and European markets. 

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, we began manufacturing hand sanitiser and supplying PPE to businesses, key workers and customers. Our existing infrastructure means we are able to produce and distribute hand sanitiser bottles in large quantities.

2020

In your sector, how practical is it to offer alternatives to plastic packaging? 

It is a little difficult as some of our plastic packaging requirements are driven by legislation. For example, Child Resistant and Tamperproof alternatives to small fill liquid packaging that can scale up are difficult to procure.  

However, our long-term aim is to be more environmentally sustainable and we actively look for alternatives to plastic packaging where possible. Many of our bottle types are already made from recyclable polypropylene (PP5) and we are working with our suppliers to ensure more of our products can be recycled.

How did lockdown immediately impact your business?

Most of Xyfil’s systems are cloud-based as our teams are globally located. We were fortunate that our infrastructure was already set up to allow us to transition rapidly ahead of lockdown to home working. Homeworking has proved more productive for some of our teams. The challenge has been around mental health and wellbeing as the uncertainties elevate anxiety levels. 

What impact has the pandemic had on trading?

Xyfil has been fortunate that we were able to pivot the capacity created by the slowdown in our core lines to support the fulfilment of frontline requirements such as hand sanitisers. The impact on trading has been minimal.

With rising unemployment, do you think it may be easier to recruit good staff in 2021?

Yes, without a doubt.

If you could change one thing in the industry, what would it be?

We would love to see the British Government support manufacturing and engineering in the UK more heavily. Like many filling and packaging industries, we have a heavy reliance on our machinery – much of which is produced outside of the UK. The talent and capacity in the UK to design and rapidly deliver cost-effective manufacturing equipment would help businesses like Xyfil to grow and become globally competitive.

Xyfil is a proactive purchaser of raw components from the UK but we consistently hit capacity issues with our UK manufacturing supply chain which means we have to backfill from abroad. These capacity issues indicate a lack of investment and development of the UK manufacturing sector. 

Article features Anisha Hansrod (Operations Director), Zain Patel (Business Development Manager), and Daniel Hollyman (Copywriter).

To read the full September edition of Packaging News Magazine and the online version of this article, please visit https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/digital-editions

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