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.
Dave Birch

Dave Birch

Dave joins us in the newly created role of Procurement Manager. Dave has broad experience obtained in industries as diverse as Engineering, Automation, Medical and Manufacturing. He will be working closely with all departments to ensure continuous supply of raw materials, equipment and services.
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 & Quality Manager; Elliot Leeder joined Frugalpac with a wealth of experience, bringing energy and zeal to ensure the implementation of quality processes and compliance procedures required for a world class manufacturing, production and distribution organisation.
Joshua Welsford

Joshua Welsford

Quality Engineer Joshua joins the Frugalpac Quality team with a background in Aerospace specialising in the Implementation of compliance procedures, Joshua adds value to the overall Frugalpac Operation and is a key force behind the companies OTIF (On Time In Full) 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.
Jack Stewart

Jack Stewart

Jack has progressed rapidly through the Frugalpac ranks and now leads the Mechanical design team. He’s responsible for all mechanical design of Frugalpac's automated production machinery and can sometimes even be spotted in the workshop!
Shen Jabbar

Shen Jabbar

Shen is a Mechanical Design Engineer involved in continuous improvement of our machines and new product developments. His broad engineering experience brings more proven approaches to our designs while enhancing good engineering practice within the business.
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 !
Felix Schøien-Williams

Felix Schøien-Williams

Felix epitomises the critical values required to excel in a production environment, and we are excited to see where his potential leads at Frugalpac.
Damian Jarzynski

Damian Jarzynski

Damian is an enthusiastic and capable machine operator who implements these and other qualities to ensure the production team can achieve the targets set.

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