Flexi-Hex

Flexi-Hex is a British packaging company that began in 2018 with a surfboard sleeve: a plastic-free way for a group of surfers and product designers to ship boards without damaging them. That first product grew into a patented honeycomb paper technology, now used for open-ended sleeves, corner brackets and boxes that hold fragile goods in transit.

The material is recycled paper, recyclable and biodegradable, and the range splits into Air sleeves in tissue paper and Strength sleeves for heavier items, serving drinks, electronics, health and beauty, homeware and boardsports. The company took a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation in 2023 and has passed ten million products sold, with its stated mission fixed on replacing single-use plastic.