Radwraps
Radwraps is an innovative print company based in Southport who have been developing a new product that offers an alternative to laminated posters.
Laminated papers are a hidden source of non-recyclable and non-biodegradable plastics that ends up in landfills and will ultimately take hundreds of years to decompose.
As a solution, Radwraps Ltd have developed Post-Ease - a self-adhesive poster provider that will offer a modern and environmentally friendly alternative which is self-adhesive, leaves no residue, can be cleaned clinically and has an antimicrobial coating. Post-Ease posters are 100% recyclable and will significantly reduce the burden of cutting trees to produce papers. They will also eliminate the CO2 emissions associated with energy consumed during the lamination process.
In order to market the product to organisations, especially large ones such as the NHS, the company needed to be able to evidence the environmental impact of their product. Eco-I NW and Radwraps embarked on a research collaboration, to evaluate the environmental benefits of their product in comparison with laminated paper to validate the sustainability of the product.
This support has enabled Radwraps to validate and commercialise their product. The company are now bringing the product to market and using the research to support the development of a business case for the NHS to adopt their product in some Merseyside hospitals.
“Working with the Eco-I NW team and LJMU has been another great experience, we have worked before with the low carbon teams at LJMU and wouldn't hesitate to recommend to any businesses looking to gain a competitive advantage in the low carbon sector.
Plastic lamination of posters and communications is a big problem, essentially, you’re taking two recyclable products in paper and plastic and creating an unrecyclable encased product.
We knew our product Post-Ease could cut a huge amount of carbon, but after testing and modelling, it was even bigger than we imagined. Now our product has the data and testing to back our claims and we can really start reducing carbon emissions for organisations and the country as a whole.”
– James Maddocks
Company Director
