Priory Direct

Priory Direct, eco-friendly packaging for e-commerce

Priory Direct is a British supplier specialising in environmentally friendly packaging, aimed at businesses managing e-commerce shipping operations. Its catalogue covers cardboard boxes, padded envelopes, mailing bags, labels, packing tapes, pallet wrap, protective materials, office and warehouse supplies, as well as packaging machinery. The company presents itself as a leading UK supplier of this type of product and states that its mission is to minimise the environmental impact of e-commerce.

Packaging and supplies catalogue

The range is organised into several product families. In cardboard packaging, it offers more than 200 sizes and styles of boxes, including postal boxes, packing boxes, moving boxes, single and double wall boxes, gift boxes, bottle boxes, flower boxes, letterbox boxes, small boxes, stationery boxes, used cardboard boxes, storage bins and produce trays. It also sells book wraps, postal tubes and cardboard envelopes, including the ColomPac models and the Priory Elements EcoMailers.

In the envelopes and mailing bags category, the catalogue includes paper padded envelopes, bubble-lined envelopes, from the Jiffy Green brand, Priory Elements EcoPaddedMailers and Arofol, in A4, A5, large letter and small parcel formats. Mailing bags are offered in paper, padded, recycled polythene and poly mailer versions. The company also sells paper packing tapes, gummed tapes, 3M tapes, reinforced tapes and machine tapes, as well as handheld and automatic dispensers.

The goods protection section comprises tissue paper, packing paper, paper void fill, starch-based void fill, shredded paper, corrugated cardboard rolls and sheets, eco-friendly alternatives to bubble wrap, greyboard edge and corner protection, bubble wrap bags and rolls, and shrink wrap. In polythene packaging there are poly mailers, grip seal bags, clear bags, garment bags, document enclosed wallets and shrink wrapping systems.

The labels section includes integrated labels, printer labels, thermal labels, phenol-free labels, for parcel shipping and for platforms such as Royal Mail, Amazon, Etsy, PayPal, eBay and Hermes. It also offers packing slips and integrated labels for Royal Mail, Amazon, Etsy and PayPal. In gift packaging it has magnetic gift boxes, tissue paper sheets, bottle and wine boxes, letterbox boxes, shredded void fill, flower boxes and kraft paper.

Warehouse supplies cover used pallets, desktop tape dispensers, pallet wrap, document enclosed wallets, paper bags, envelopes, office stationery, printer paper, integrated cards, sellotape, weighbridge tickets, safety cutters, anti-fatigue mats, rubber bands, floor marking tape and recycling bins. Packaging machinery includes tape dispensers, cardboard shredders, case tapers, paper void fill, air cushion void fill, strapping and strapping machines, heat sealers, shrink wrap and shrink systems, carton staplers, pallet wrap turntables, conveyor belts and pallet trucks.

Own brand Priory Elements

Priory Direct sells its own packaging brand, Priory Elements, presented as sustainably sourced and responsibly sold. This line includes EcoBoxes made from recycled materials with a peel and seal closure, EcoPadded Mailers as a plastic-free alternative to traditional bubble padded envelopes, EcoTape, a fully plastic-free self-adhesive tape, EcoMailing Bags as an eco-friendly alternative to polythene bags, EcoMailers to reduce postal costs and environmental impact, EcoLabels phenol-free thermal labels and EcoWraps, plastic-free book wraps that eliminate the need for void fill. The brand is associated with the 1% for the Planet initiative.

Custom services and sustainability support

In addition to selling standard packaging, the company offers custom packaging and label services: labels, integrated labels, padded envelopes, cardboard envelopes, cardboard boxes, tapes, poly mailers, paper bags, tissue paper and postal tubes, all of which can be customised. It also offers brand design for packaging.

In the area of sustainability, Priory Direct presents itself as a B Corp certified and carbon neutral company. It collaborates with Rainforest Trust UK: customers can choose to protect 1,000 m² of threatened rainforest with every order over £30 at no extra cost. The company has a charity rewards programme through which points earned on each order can be donated to one of its four charity partners. It also offers support on extended producer responsibility (EPR) and the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

Customer profile and commercial terms

Priory Direct states that it serves businesses of all sizes, from individual sellers on Etsy and eBay to operations dispatching more than 200 orders per day. The company offers free samples, bulk-buy discounts and a 1% rewards programme. The site indicates same-day dispatch for orders placed by 5:00 PM and free next-day delivery on orders over £250 for mainland UK.

Location and contact

Phone: 01622 580 100 · Email: sales@priorydirect.co.uk · Hours: Monday to Friday: 09:00–17:30