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A containerful of colours.

With a wide range of coloured buckets and containers available to buy on our online shop, why not use them to brighten up the home.
If we could personify H&O, and render our business in human form, it would be an elegant - if slightly surreal - combination of Bob the Builder and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/a-containerful-of-colours./

Tamper evident buckets and containers - peace of mind for many industries.

Our range of tamper evident containers fulfil an important role in many industries, keeping contents safe and secure and providing peace of mind to the consumer.
If you've been browsing our website, you may have come across our range of tamper evident buckets and containers. You may also therefore have wondered what exactly a container… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/tamper-evident-buckets-and-containers-peace-of-mind-for-many-ind/

Using Plastic Buckets For Home Brew

The use of plastic buckets for home-brewing beer continues to increase - and for good reason.
There are a number of good reasons why many home brewers find it's better to use plastic buckets over alternatives such as glass carboys and even water bottles. Compare to the… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/using-plastic-buckets-for-home-brew/

Spotting food pails from non-grade containers.

Differentiating between a run of the mill plastic container and a food grade one is not always that straightforward, but it can matter.
We have written about food pails and  food grade plastic containers previously, especially as it is an area many customers are justifiably concerned with. Caterers - or even… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/food-grade-plastic-containers-how-can-you-tell/

Plastic Food Containers - UK Tupperware for the 21st Century

In the UK, plastic food containers hold a special place in our domestic history.
Plastic food containers really come into their own when it comes to cooking and storage…. And things have certainly moved on a great since the infamous UK Tupperware… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastic-food-containers-uk-tupperware-for-the-21st-century/

Plastic buckets with tamper evident lids

H&O Plastics manufacture a range of tamper evident plastic buckets and containers - but what exactly constitutes 'tamper evident' and what is its advantages?
The phrase tamper evident is often confused with 'tamper proof'. These two very similar phrases actually mean totally different things. Firstly, tamper evident indicates that… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastic-buckets-with-tamper-evident-lids/

Tamper Evident Containers in the Food industry

Tamper evident, food grade containers are being used more and more widely within the food industry. As they gradually become the norm, it's fair to say that consumers will begin to expect to buy their food in them, meaning that those non-safe containers u…
More and more bakeries and delicatessens have begun using tamper evident containers, in their day to day stocking of fresh food. As well as them looking better than just standard… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/tamper-evident-containers-in-the-food-industry/

Growing gourmet mushrooms in a plastic bucket

More and more people are taking to using plastic buckets as a means to grow food, but not many have tackled growing mushrooms in this way......until now.
As you know, plastic buckets have a wide variety of uses, homebrew, food containers, mixing paint and even drumming! Now, some American whizz-kids have taken to growing gourmet… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/growing-gourmet-mushrooms-in-a-plastic-bucket/

What are ‘Food Grade’ Plastic containers?

Worldwide food standards agencies require that plastics used in the packaging of food are far purer than plastics used for non-food packaging, hence the ‘food grade plastic’. Only plastics used to package pharmaceuticals have to meet higher standards.
Worldwide food standards agencies require that plastics used in the packaging of food are far purer than plastics used for non-food packaging, hence the ‘food grade… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/what-are-food-grade-plastic-containers1/