Colin Coules

Colin Coules

Packaging company TrakRap has appointed Colin Coules as business development manager as part of its growth plans.

Coules brings 35 years of experience in the packaging industry and has worked in UK, Europe and North America.

He has previously held senior management positions at DS Smith Packaging, Linpac Containers and the Smurfit Group and has served on trade body The British Box and Packaging Association.

Coules will focus on developing TrakRap’s relationships with corrugate and cartonboard suppliers and continue the company's bid to enter the grocery and pharmaceutical markets.

Martin Leeming, managing director of TrakRap, said: “We are delighted to welcome Colin to our growing team. He is a highly experienced packaging professional and we expect him to add significant value to our business and support us in making TrakRap synonymous with cost-effective, sustainable packaging.”

The TrakRap system substitutes the use of heat, as applied in shrink wrap systems, with a recyclable polymer film.