MUSHROOM PACKAGING | BA

KITCHEN KIT GOES FUNGI WITH MUSHROOM PACKAGING

With a key focus on sustainability for 2022, Kitchen Kit from BA is now providing a packaging solution that doesn’t compromise on quality but is also environmentally friendly. The company´s flat-pack cabinets were previously packaged with polystyrene based corners, so it was vital that new alternatives would need to be durable to eliminate potential damage to cabinets in transit.

To achieve these goals mycelium packaging has been introduced to protect flat pack cabinets reducing polystyrene & plastic use.

After numerous trials Kitchen Kit found using Mushroom® Packaging technology supplied by the Magical Mushroom Company® was the way forward. Using this method, BA is able to achieve a new alternative based corner protector for their flat-pack cabinets. These based corners are not only durable but they are fully biodegrade and do not negatively impact the planet as the mycelium product simply breaks down in a compost bin or the earth, which then provides nutrients to the soil.

Barry Smith, Group Purchasing Manager says: “At BA, we focus our operations on sustainability and becoming more carbon neutral. By introducing the fully biodegradable mushroom-based corner protectors to our flat-pack cabinet packaging we are on track to achieving our sustainability goals of reducing overall plastic use and polystyrene from our business for this year.

“The transition to mycelium packaging has been a huge success and we look forward to seeing how the Magical Mushroom Company can support us further in becoming a more environmentally friendly company.”

Established in 1990 and operating from three state-of-the-art factories; one in Cookstown Co. Tyrone and two in Yorkshire at Rotherham and Doncaster, BA is a manufacturer of factory-built, bespoke, and made-to-measure kitchens, bedrooms and specialist components.

BA´s new mushroom based corner protectors are on all flat-pack cabinet packaging. Subsequently, the use of polystyrene has been reduced at the Rotherham factory. The transition has been positively received from their customer base as they appreciate using high quality products from a company that is passionate about sustainability. BA plans to reduce overall plastic and polystyrene usage across their sites and is exploring how the Magical Mushroom Company® can assist further in achieving a greener future for the business.