Independent packaging consultancy
Packaging expertise for compliance, development and quality decisions.
Pack-Man Consulting helps brands and supply-chain teams meet packaging regulations, develop better packs, solve quality problems and make sustainability progress that holds up in the real world.
Since 2014
Working as a professional packaging engineer, founding Pack-Man Consulting in 2023.
Start-ups to household names
Experience with businesses of every size, from new brands to globally recognised household names.
UK-wide
Based in Ashford, Kent, supporting brands in London and across the United Kingdom.
What is your packaging challenge?
Services built around real brand needs.
Every brief is shaped around your goals, constraints and timelines. Where a challenge crosses several disciplines, I can bring in trusted specialists from my network.
Packaging compliance
UK pEPR and RAM, European EPR, PPWR, recycling labels and market-specific requirements, connected to real packaging decisions.
Packaging development
Guidance for new (NPD) and existing (EPD) product development, from requirements and testing through to launch-ready decisions.
Interim packaging support
Experienced help that slots into your team quickly when vacancies, workload peaks or critical timelines create pressure.
Quality control solutions
Independent investigation of packaging failures and complaints, with evidence-based root-cause analysis and corrective action.
Sustainability consulting
Advice that balances environmental outcomes with compliance, product protection, consumer experience and cost.
Reviews, trials and supply chain
Packaging reviews, shop-floor trialling and packaging-specific supply chain support to cut risk, cost and waste.
How Pack-Man supports you
A practical partner for technical packaging decisions.
I am a packaging technologist and sustainability consultant with experience across start-ups and globally recognised household brands. I set up Pack-Man Consulting in 2023 to help businesses solve practical packaging development, compliance, quality and sustainability problems.
Support can be as focused or as broad as you need, from a single packaging review to embedded interim cover or a full programme.
Ways to work together
- A focused packaging review or second opinion
- Interim cover inside your packaging team
- Supplier trials and production-line support
- Specifications, documentation and compliance evidence
- Root-cause investigation of quality failures
- Ongoing programme or category support
Experience across categories
Product and packaging knowledge across varied sectors.
Dan’s experience spans cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, furniture, beverages, and wet and dry formulations, alongside a broad understanding of packaging technologies and supply chain standards.
Selected brands and organisations Dan has worked with or alongside.
Testimonials
Trusted by packaging and brand leaders.
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I would have no hesitation in recommending Dan to any business looking for trusted packaging support.
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His expertise of packaging processes and procedures, added to his natural flair and enthusiasm, has ensured that he is a valued source of information and assistance.
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His depth of knowledge in packaging and sustainability is outstanding, and he brings a clear, practical approach to solving complex challenges.
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His knowledge, experience and attention to detail are remarkable.
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Dan’s contributions have had a meaningful and measurable impact, helping to move the needle on sustainability and efficiency.
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His sharp and insightful LinkedIn posts on packaging immediately stood out for their relevance and clarity.
Insights
Clear packaging insight for teams and audiences.
Through LinkedIn discussions, articles, podcast appearances and event panels, Dan contributes to current conversations on packaging compliance, development, quality and sustainability, including the science behind packaging choices.
New articles are on the way. Until then, Dan’s latest commentary is on LinkedIn.