Rose Torres

Have you seen those rather good-looking cardboard envelopes that come through the door containing CD’s, books, posters and more? You know, the expandable ones made of cardboard? Well, whenever they are delivered to your door, there’s a good chance they’ll be one of ours. The boffins at Lil Packaging started making these envelopes decades ago – but in the past few years, we’ve really gone for it and have innovated like crazy. Which has resulted in a product that is difficult to beat, and most definitely one of the best in the industry at what it does… which is getting product from point A to point B quickly, safely, securely and in style. So what makes our way of doing this, just that bit special? We have ended up using the toughest possible card to get the right balance of mailing weight vs strength for clients – because you know… weight costs money in mailing! It’s fair to say we like being environmentally friendly, so Lil products are manufactured using FSC® certified environme...

The now iconic Rough Trade is a group of independent record shops with sites in the UK and US. The first Rough Trade shop was opened in 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Ladbroke Grove district of west London. In 1978 the shop spawned the famous Rough Trade Records , which was to go on to be home to bands from The Smiths to The Libertines . In 1982 the two separated and the shop remains an independent entity from the label, although links between the two remain strong. Calling all vinylphiles and music lovers – we thoroughly recommend checking out their extensive collection over at roughtrade.com The Challenge With a brand as cool as Rough Trade we knew that we needed to pull out all the stops! They needed postal packaging that was quick to fulfil, offered unparalleled protection and provided their customers with an improved unboxing experience with a strong brand presence. The Solution Lil packaging were able to provide Rough Trade with custom printed...