The clarity behind packaging that wins
PSL is a packaging strategy consultancy for brand owners, retailers, and material suppliers who need regulatory clarity, structural expertise, and a roadmap they can execute. We help you make sense of PPWR, EPR, and the decisions that follow, from portfolio priorities and material choices to supplier briefs and compliance timelines. Strategy that goes all the way to the production line.
Clients that trust us
What our clients say
Real projects. Real results. In their words.
We are PSL
We operate where regulation, commercial reality, and packaging engineering meet. For brand owners, retailers, and material suppliers, who need their packaging portfolio compliant, scalable, and sellable.
You know the deadlines are real. You also know your team cannot build a packaging strategy and run the day job at the same time. That is the gap we fill.
We design the roadmap, build the business case, and stay through implementation. Not as an extra layer of management. As the packaging strategist your team does not have yet.
What We Deliver
Three integrated capabilities — PPWR advisory, packaging strategy, and packaging implementation — deployed for brand owners, retailers, and material suppliers who need their packaging portfolio compliant, scalable, and sellable.
PPWR Advisory
You don't need another regulation summary. You need to know what PPWR means for your portfolio, by when, and what happens if you wait. We give you exactly that, in plain language, with dates.
Our capabilities
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PPWR & EPR exposure assessment for your portfolio
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Recyclability grading & recycled content readiness
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Compliance timeline mapping (what's due when, per SKU group)
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Packaging claims validation & Green Claims risk check
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Declarations of Conformity & technical documentation support
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Board & team briefings on regulatory impact
Packaging Strategy
We audit your packaging portfolio against PPWR, EPR, and sustainability targets — then build a prioritised roadmap your team can execute. Most clients start here.
Our capabilities
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Portfolio audit & gap analysis
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3-horizon compliance roadmap
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Material & format strategy (eg. recyclability, minimisation, refill & reuse)
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LCA interpretation & target-setting
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Workshops & decision-making frameworks
Packaging Implementation
A roadmap that stays a PDF is a wasted budget. We take the strategy to the production line: structural design, supplier coordination, and embedded support, without a 6-month hiring cycle.
Our capabilities
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Structural concept development & prototyping
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Material substitution & fit-for-use validation
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Supplier briefs, sourcing & coordination
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Embedded packaging support (on-site or remote)
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Project management through to launch
Strategy Workshop for a Global Materials Company
Strategy and Guidelines for a European Retailer
The Reusable Container for Pre-Packed Food
The PSL Method
Structured. Proven. Repeatable.
Every PSL engagement follows a six-phase method: Discover, Diagnose, Design, Develop, Deliver, Debrief. The scope varies. The rigour does not.
Five specialist engines activate as the project demands: Strategy, R&D, Structural Design, Sustainability, and Regulatory. It is the same proven system every time, adapted to what you actually need.
Discover & Diagnose
We start by understanding where you stand today — stakeholder interviews, portfolio audit, regulatory exposure mapping. Most gaps become visible in the first week.
The goal is to identify the gaps between your current packaging and where regulation and the market are heading, so the strategy we build is grounded in your reality, not assumptions.
Design &
Develop
We develop a prioritised strategy for your packaging portfolio, covering material choices, format decisions, and compliance sequencing.
Every recommendation includes a decision framework your team can use without us in the room. The output is a roadmap with clear owners, timelines, and the technical detail your procurement and R&D teams need to act on it.
Deliver &
Debrief
We stay involved through implementation. That means writing supplier briefs, coordinating with your procurement team, and keeping the project on track against the agreed timelines.
Once delivery is complete, we run a structured debrief to capture what worked, what needs adjusting, and how ongoing support should look going forward.