Kendal-based business James Cropper has won seven awards at the Pentawards, a celebration of global packaging design excellence.
The firm, which manufactures advanced materials, luxury packaging, and paper products, were presented with the awards at a ceremony in London on Friday 10 November.
The wins included four gold awards for James Cropper’s collaborations champagne brands Perrier-Jouët and Dom Ruinart, and luxury fashion label Off-White.
The firm’s eco-design gift wrap packaging for the Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque ‘Cocoon’ bottle scooped two of the award wins.
The partnership with Maison Ruinart also earned James Cropper a gold award for the innovative chalk-wrap design, a first for the champagne market.
The firm’s ‘Paperwork’ range designed for Off-White featured a four-piece pulp box – used for fragrances, nail polish, or make-up – and was crafted from mono-materials produced using 100% green energy, eliminating plastic entirely.
The James Cropper team also secured a silver and bronze award for their work with cosmetics brand Lancôme, and a bronze award for their own packaging concept, which showcases the design possibilities of moulded fibre.
James Cropper’s managing director Richard Bracewell said: “We’re delighted to have received such wide-reaching recognition at one of our industry’s premier events.
“Delivering innovative solutions to help our customers achieve their environmental goals is our passion; aligning with our own ambitions to do better.
“From the world’s first technology to upcycle used coffee cups to the industry leading incorporation of used jeans into fully recyclable paper for packaging, transforming waste into beautiful paper and packaging is at the core of James Cropper’s vision.”
