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First Circle

Pioneering packaging excellence,
packaging reimagined.

We design and manufacture bespoke bottles tailored to the needs of our customers. We pride ourselves on our constant investment into R&D, to create intelligent, lightweight and high-quality packaging solutions. Decades of bottle-making and a string of UK industry firsts.

Our capabilitiesIndustry firsts

R&D, the First Circle way.

Decades of product investment, research and development pioneered by our remarkable people.

  • Lightweighting

    Less material. Same reliability.

    We design bottles to perform with less plastic, without compromising the strength, handling or product protection our customers need. By reducing weight wherever possible, we help our customers to limit environmental impact, comply with legislation and reduce packaging cost.

  • Design intelligence

    Engineered before it is made.

    Our team uses experience, CAD software and mould flow analysis tools to optimise shape, size, strength and performance before a mould is cut, helping customers move from idea to production with confidence.

  • Material suppliers

    Smarter materials. Better packaging.

    We work with a global network of HDPE, PET and PCR material manufacturers, across all markets to provide tailored polymer blends and bespoke masterbatch colours subject to your requirements.

UK industry firsts.

Moments where our R&D shifted the wider industry. Each from one team, one company. Reimagining packaging as we know it.

  • 2007

    Recycled HDPE for dairy.

    A world first. We introduced rHDPE to the dairy industry, opening the door to closed-loop milk packaging at scale.

  • 2012

    Lightweighting at scale.

    Lightweighting introduced to the UK dairy sector. Material savings without sacrificing strength or shelf-life.

  • 2013

    30% rHDPE four-pint.

    The first four-pint milk bottle made with 30% recycled material. A UK industry first.

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