Loadhog Ltd

Employee size

11-50

Headquarters

Aliquippa, PA

Yorkshire-born Loadhog Ltd designs and manufactures returnable packaging for supply chains, producing it at its factory in England for customers around the world. Employee-owned since joining the Employee Ownership Association in 2003, the Sheffield company puts a notably strong emphasis on innovation, requiring at least 25% of turnover to come from products less than four years old. Its environmental approach includes recycled-material options, an on-site plastics recycling centre and buy-back schemes for products at the end of their life.

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