About
The Frugalpac story
The Frugalpac story
Like so many great things before it, Frugalpac was founded in a shed.
We discovered that many packaging formats weren’t easily recyclable and, worse, are adding carbon to the environment, so set about creating better solutions.
In the years since that flash of inspiration, we gave birth to the unique construction of the Frugal Cup, the Frugal Bottle and have further innovations set to launch.
Frugalpac is now based in its own engineering innovation centre in Ipswich. We’re supplying Frugal Bottles around the world and developing more Frugalpac low carbon packaging innovations for the market.
Mission and vision
We’re motivated by a passion to reduce the impact of carbon on the planet through engineering sustainable packaging, using recycled paper, that’s easy to recycle again.
We will become a leading international innovator and supplier of quality recycled paper packaging to consumer categories by delivering value through creative sustainable products and efficient supply chains.
We will drive shareholder value in all that we do.
Values
These are our beliefs, as a business. They define the ways in which we interact with each other and those outside the business.
Environmental Commitment
We strive to improve the effect of packaging on the environment.
Trust
We're open about what we do and honest in the promises we make.
Consistent
Our values and our vision remain the same across everything we do.
Curious
We're passionate about sustainable development and the creative opportunities it brings.
Committed
We're relentless in our pursuits.
Fun
We enjoy what we're doing and support each other as a team.
"We’re motivated by a passion to protect our environment. Our already recycled, recyclable products will help to eliminate the insane levels of waste that exist in society today."
Paula Kendall, Commercial Manager.
Meet the team
Behind the business
Malcolm Waugh
Malcolm Waugh
Our CEO Malcolm Waugh has a proven track record in some of the largest businesses in the packaging and manufacturing sectors. He’s passionate about creating customer value at Frugalpac by ‘working with brilliant people and innovative products.’
John-Paul Grogan
John-Paul Grogan
John-Paul Grogan is Frugalpac’s Product Director. He’s been with the business since its formation and has played a huge part in the company’s growth. He’s responsible for making sure that our products deliver on their promises.
Charles Dunn
Charles Dunn
Charles is Frugalpac’s Company Secretary and General Counsel. He is a commercial lawyer with over 30 years of transactional and advisory experience in the UK and abroad.
Lisa Jillett
Lisa Jillett
Lisa is an ACCA qualified accountant and joins Frugalpac as our Finance Director. Lisa brings with her varied experience from emerging businesses and will be working closely with all departments to ensure efficiency and bring about process improvement.
David Leeder
David Leeder
David joins Frugalpac in the position of Purchasing Manager bringing many years of experience in procurement across a wide range of industries. David prioritises working alongside suppliers to ensure a continuous raw material, equipment, and service supply.
Aimee Durling
Aimee Durling
Aimee is our Management Accountant. She is part CIMA qualified and has a background with private Medical Practitioners.Aimee is excited to take on this new challenge and aims to be part of the team developing the SAP platform.
Elliot Leeder
Elliot Leeder
Operations Director; Elliot Leeder joined Frugalpac with a wealth of experience in both the Automotive and Aerospace industries, bringing a culture of energy and zeal to ensure the implementation and expansion of a world-class Supply-Chain and Manufacturing organisation.
Joshua Welsford
Joshua Welsford
Since joining the Frugalpac Quality Department in 2022, Joshua has advanced to the role of Quality Manager. He specialises in compliance procedures and adds value to the Frugalpac operation by driving standards through a strong continuous improvement ethos. Joshua is key to the companies’ OTIF performance.Paula Kendall
Paula Kendall
In her role as Commercial Manager, Paula brings a wealth of experience dealing with enquiries from all over the world for all of our innovative Frugal product range with a warm personality making everybody feel welcome.
Telma De Almeida
Telma De Almeida
Telma brings energy and positive attitude to her role as Customer Service Representative/Office Administrator. Coming from a retail management background Telma covers the areas of customer interaction, supporting the sales function, along with all aspects of day to day office dynamics.
Ciaran Dickson
Ciaran Dickson
Ciaran is Frugalpac's Commercial Manager – Machine Systems, responsible for the sale of machine systems across the globe. He has a drive to deliver exceptional value to our customers.
Tim Haywood
Tim Haywood
An excellent mechanical design engineer, Tim has experience in designing automation for the food and packaging industry for himself and established businesses alike. At some point he even managed to fit in an entire career as a firefighter in London!
Tom Lotherington
Tom Lotherington
Through honing his technical abilities over the past few years at Frugalpac, Tom has proven to be a vital asset to the engineering team in his position as Mechanical Design Engineer. While Tom has a broad skill set, he’s primarily involved in the design and development of new automated assembly machines.
Ewan Morrell
Ewan Morrell
A member of our product design team, Ewan is responsible for new product development as well as continuous improvement. Joining us with a degree in design for industry, he brings with him some already well-honed skills in product design and prototyping.
Bai Chen
Bai Chen
Bai joins us with a masters in Intelligent System and Robotics, a Bachelors degree in Electromechanical Engineering and experience in programming packaging automation in other sectors. Bai is an essential member of the engineering team responsible for all areas of controls within the business.
Damian Dawid Zak
Damian Dawid Zak
Frugalpac's workshop engineer Damian Zak will ensure the smooth running of Frugalpac's automated production machines and will assist in building the new machines created by our designers for the production of our innovative products.
Maria Dzedzinova
Maria Dzedzinova
As Production Supervisor, Maria is responsible for her team at Frugalpac. Maria ensures operatives are working efficiently and effectively and is a key component in keeping the engineers in check!
Anna Krysa
Anna Krysa
Anna adds huge value to the Frugalpac production facility as Shift Supervisor. She is the driving force behind maintaining and improving the high standards set by herself and her team.
Aleksandra Bachowska
Aleksandra Bachowska
Aleksandra offers a safe pair of hands as a production operator at Frugalpacs Frugal Bottle plant. Working with Tony and Maria, she is a valuable member of the team.
Wojciech Fisz
Wojciech Fisz
Wojciech adds flair and joy to the production operations team. If you ever ask Wojciech how he is, he always replies with " I'm all right, I'm always alright !
Oliver Ransom
