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Beverage brand Orchard Pig has invested in a new ES60 manual shrinkwrap sleeving machine from Wraps UK following the successful launch of its cider and apple juice drinks.

The equipment is used to wrap collations of 75cl and 25cl bottles of apple juice and 75cl and 50cl bottles of cider on trays.

The Somerset-based company had previously used cases to pack the products.

Andrew Quinlan of Orchard Pig, said: "We switched to the sleeve wrapping option largely to save costs on our packaging. Cost savings per pack are already substantial and can be more than 200%.

"Another advantage is the film wrap takes up far less storage than the cases we used previously, which is a big help in a small factory. We are also doing our bit for the environment by using less packaging; for example we no longer need the divider inserts used previously," he added.

Wraps UK is part of the Marden Edwards Group. It makes a range of shrink wrapping machines, from manual to fully automatic systems and related equipment, complementing the range of overwrapping machines supplied by Marden Edwards.

The Orchard Pig brand is sold mainly through farm shops and other exclusive outlets. Production is currently at around 100,000 bottles of apple juice and 70,000 bottles of cider a year.