Wonderpack.eco
29 May 2025
Sector: Logistics
Location: Ashfield
Ashfield Accelerator is a business support project designed to help established businesses based in the District of Ashfield find practical solutions to improve commercial operations leading to sustainable growth. This is being funded by Ashfield District Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and delivered by East Midlands Chamber.
Wonderpack.eco, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, began trading in March 2021. Services include picking, packing, and dispatching products for brands, with a focus on sustainable packaging and practices throughout the supply chain.
Drawing on over 30 years of combined industry experience, CEO David Ramirez and Co-Founder, James Ball successfully launched the company’s first warehouse in West Sussex.
Driven by a mission to make e-commerce fulfilment smarter, seamless and sustainable, Wonderpack.eco was founded as a values-led business grounded in the principle of thoughtful fulfilment. With that vision at its core, the company expanded its operations in 2023, opening two new warehouses in Ashfield.
Located on Blenheim Park Industrial Estate in Nottingham, the new sites are ideally positioned offering excellent access to major transport networks and creating valuable local employment opportunities.
Challenges faced
As a fast-paced scale-up, one of Wonderpack.eco’s ongoing challenges has been keeping pace with rapidly growing demand. By the end of 2024, to support this exponential growth, the company secured an additional 80,000 sq ft warehouse enabling large-scale expansion and is expected to create 60 to 100 new jobs over the coming year.
Throughout this growth, Wonderpack.eco remains firmly committed to minimising its environmental impact. From eliminating 99% of plastic from its operations to partnering with zero-emission couriers for last-mile deliveries, sustainability is embedded in every stage of the process. Ensuring that the new facility aligned with the company’s environmental values was a key consideration in the expansion.
Solution
Wonderpack.eco has received valuable support from the Accelerator project and East Midlands Chamber Business Adviser, Richard Crowden. In alignment with the company’s sustainability goals, Richard arranged a funded energy audit, which provided a wide range of recommendations to reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions.
He also supported the company’s successful application for the Ashfield Enterprise Grant, which contributed to the purchase of essential equipment, including shelving and racking, for the new warehouse facility.
Additionally, Wonderpack.eco’s Head of Sustainability, Sally Gamester, has taken part in several funded webinars to further strengthen the business’s environmental knowledge. These included To Offset or Not to Offset, Introduction to Carbon Foot-printing, and Decarbonising Governance, among others.
Impact
The funding has allowed Wonderpack.eco to accelerate its expansion plans and bring forward job creation. It also enabled the business to invest in high-specification equipment, helping to create a better working environment, fully aligned with its ethos of caring for both people and the planet.
A company spokesperson commented: "Wonderpack.eco is a people-focused and ecologically minded company. We are committed to supporting our team in every way we can, while operating within a thoughtful, sustainable, and ethical framework. Our mission is to help clients deliver a more sustainable fulfilment service. We prioritise carbon-positive delivery partners and carefully source packaging materials with sustainability and CO₂ reduction in mind."
“At Wonderpack.eco, we’ve always believed that growth and sustainability must go hand in hand. This next phase of our journey, expanding our footprint while creating meaningful local jobs, reflects our commitment to thoughtful fulfilment.
With the support of partners like the East Midlands Chamber, we’re not only scaling faster but doing so in a way that’s aligned with our values: putting people first and reducing our environmental impact at every turn.”
- David Ramirez, CEO
This initiative is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and delivered by East Midlands Chamber on behalf of Ashfield District Council.
