On behalf of X, I would like to thank you and the team for all the hard work and effort which has gone into servicing our account over the year and in particular in getting us through our peak manufacturing period at Christmas without a hiccup. The service we received was excellent and allowed us [...]

D2 Food Systems have recently completed another successful and on time installation of a Vortex Cook Quench Chill line for a major UK pasta salads producer. The brief from this existing customer was to deliver a system that would not only provide extremely high outputs of cooked and chilled pasta but to also reduce water [...]

Please note we will be closing at 6.00pm on Friday 23rd December and re-opening on Wednesday 28th December 2011 at 8.00am. From Wednesday 28th December until Friday 30th December  normal working hours will resume although deliveries on Friday 30th December will be limited to a.m only. Normal hours will then resume following the New Year from the 3rd [...]

We are delighted to announce some new personnel to our packaging sales team at D2. Firstly, Guy Rowledge has joined us in the packaging division of our business. His primary and initial focus will be on the launch of our “new products” and further detail about our exciting new products and ranges will follow in [...]

samples@d2foodsystems.com We are delighted to announce the above dedicated sample request line. Should you wish you can now view our website and identify the aluminium foil tray references, both smooth wall and wrinkle wall, which may be of interest to you or a colleague and email your request directly to: samples@d2foodsystems.com Alternatively just let us [...]

“Foil Trays, Film & Machinery”…….. High Street Butchers in Northern Ireland have added real value to their products which has proved to be hugely successful, with the D2 Food Systems turnkey solution for Foil Trays, Film and Tray Sealing Machinery. So far 12 new machines have been supplied in the last year each one a massive [...]

D2 Food Systems are delighted to announce the acquisition of a brand new Aluminium Foil Tray Manufacturing Facility. This new facility will link with the existing world class production unit and will enable D2 Food Systems to offer: New machinery showroom which will be able to demonstrate the state of the art, the D2 “Automated [...]

As a result of D2’s continued growth within the UK and European markets we are delighted to announce extended Customer Service hours. Our new 2011 Customer Service hours are; Monday – Thursday 8am-6pm Friday 8am-5pm Please call 01492 592333 to speak to our Specialist Aluminium Foil Container Customer Service Team to discuss: New/existing orders Logistics [...]

In line with our considerable investment programme D2 Food Systems have purchased and installed Two State Of The Art Fully Automated Aluminium Foil Container Press Lines within the Conwy production facility. This investment is thanks to the continued support and growth from our highly valued and loyal customer base. “These additional lines are key additions [...]

Christmas Opening – 2010 As the Christmas period is upon us once again, I would like to draw your attention to the following information: Our offices will close at 1300hrs on Friday 24th December, 2010. We will re-open for normal business at 0830hrs on Tuesday 4th January 2011 Delivery of Packaging and Spare Parts Please [...]

D2 are delighted to announce the further progression our in-depth range of smoothwall foil containers with 10 further new and unique profiles to be supplied from our state of the art Conwy factory this autumn. The range development is in conjunction with the procurement of new presses to help D2 accommodate the additional smoothwall foil [...]

   3D Presentation of a wide range of Convenience Foods, Fresh Ready to Roast Chicken, Pork, Beef, Lamb Joints and Turkey Crowns.   D2 has completed extensive trials in the development of a new style of packaging which consists of a pre-formed Aluminimum Smoothwall Tray & a heat sealed, high clarity APET dome lid. The [...]

The D2 900 is a high speed, fully automatic in-line tray sealer and dome heat sealing machine designed for both standard heat seal and MAP requirements. The pusher bar conveyor system simplifies production lines by removing the need for complex tray collators. Therefore reducing initial costs and also minimising the need for ongoing maintenance without compromising [...]

D2 have been manufactures and distributors of Tray Sealing Equipment for over 20 years. Combined with our knowledge of Aluminium Foil Trays, and top web Film we truly are in a unique position when specifying the correct machinery for your application. From our machinery base in Harpenden, we have a large showroom set up to [...]

The ongoing success of our D2 700 Rotary Tray Sealing Machine was further enhanced last week when a Belgium based ready meals manufacturer confirmed their order for a second machine. The reliability and economical running costs of the D2 700 Rotary Tray Sealing Machine, which has been proven by their existing machine’s performance, was key [...]

Working in partnership with blue chip dessert manufacturers, D2 have introduced a new range of five round wrinkle wall containers. Utilising D2’s design capabilities, drawings and initial trial samples were produced following which production quantities were made and checked before introducing regular supplies.   These containers are ideally suited for catering cheesecakes, crumbles and other catering [...]

Our tray sealing tooling offers the highest quality design at a remarkably competitive price. As standard our tools include; Fused elements – for a Lower consumption of energy and long life.   Cast element design– ultra reliable and accurate, cast elements disperse the heat evenly around the outer edge of the sealing head ensuring optimum [...]

The D2 800 Tray sealing machine is mobile and with an incredibly small footprint the, 800 tray sealer is simple to use, economical to run and delivers the performance and reliability which todays food industry demands. Easy to change over from one tray size to another, the time required is less than five minutes including [...]

D2 offers a range of hand slammers for the closing of foil lids on to wrinkle wall aluminium foil trays. Suitable for small catering operations and large scale industrial factories, the hand slammer will provide a cover over the foil that protects the food products from contamination. This type of tray lidding is commonly used [...]

When a north east based meat producer needed to double their current production capacity on an existing tray sealing line, D2 were invited to design and propose a turnkey solution. We quickly identified the two main areas which required automation, and recommended installing a new D2 Smoothseal 800, fully automatic tray sealer, in-conjunction with a [...]

Following the success of the  D2  900 automatic tray sealer, we have launched a new version specially developed for high quality heat sealing of our award winning Smoothdome packs. The D2 Smoothdome consists of an uncoated aluminium smoothwall tray with a peelable heatsealed high clarity APET dome shaped lid. It is available in a range [...]

If you’re a current user of the established D2 series plastic meat trays, there’s fantastic news ! This size of tray is now available from D2 in Smoothwall Aluminium ! The new D2 tray has the reference D293-75 and comes with a top out dimensions of 194 x 153 and 75mm deep, additionally the tray features a trivet [...]

D2 have been at the forefront of real world innovation in reducing not only the weight of our trays but also the amount of waste material produced during the manufacturing process. We truly understand that to achieve a greater environmental reduction we have to look at all aspects of the supply chain not just the [...]

It has recently been brought to our attention by several of our customers that they have been approached by a competitor to D2 and asked to supply D2 manufactured trays to them. I would therefore like to ask, if you are approached, that you decline their offer to purchase our trays from yourselves and not [...]

At D2 we have a culture that supports our customers so that in when that unfortunate breakdown occurs we can work together to minimise the disruption . . . . As well as having a structured preventative support package, we can also tailor particular critical spares packages, that can be kept on the shelf ready [...]

Our range of Tray Sealers is soon to be expanded with the introduction of two new High Speed single lane tray sealers. The two new tray sealers will be aimed at the large producers and they feature all new state of the art technology including complete Stainless Steel Tooling. We are currently running trials on [...]

The D2 600 Tray Sealing machine is our entry level Modified Atmosphere Heat Sealing Machine. The 600 can be used as a standard Heat Sealing Machine or supplied with the MAP (modified atmosphere packaging) controllers and integral Busch Vacuum Pump. We also have a range of specialist Busch Vacuum Pumps including Red Pumps for high [...]

D2 are again at the forefront of environmental supply chain packaging reduction by supplying our Smooth Wall Foil Containers in Pallet Boxes rather than individual packing boxes. Only when a customer specifies the use of boxes will the D2 team use this system. The reduction in supply chain packaging is on-going and we’re always working [...]

The D2 800 Tray Sealing machine is a compact inline fully automatic system for the sealing of pre-formed trays with film, board or crimped lids. Able to run with MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) or standard heat seal with single and multi cavity tooling.  The tooling used by the 800 utilises a cast fused elements offering excellent [...]

At D2 Food Systems  we have developed a range of internally lacquered smooth wall foil containers that provide a total barrier to highly acidic products.  Normally a product PH range of between 4.5-6.0 is recommended for use in plain un-coated Smooth wall Foil Container, however we have to also consider the product composition, storage conditions [...]

Through our continuous development of light weight and down-gauged trays, coupled with the fact that used aluminium is endlessly recyclable, aluminium trays are a sustainable as well as convenient packaging option. The focus in the UK for many years is the recycling of Aluminium Cans (Coke Cans for example), however D2 are continuously marketing the [...]

For a limited period D2 have a special Pay As You Go offer on a Smoothseal 700 Rotary table tray sealer. The D2 Pay As You Go rental system is designed to provide greater flexibility for your business. The PAYG offer also allows you an option to purchase the machine at any time during the rental [...]

The D2 Automatic Pre Glued Sleever is perfect for packing lines where sleeving trays has become a bottle neck in the line. Compact and mobile the PGS2100 has been designed to work down stream of any single lane conveyor system and can accept trays in a random pattern. Our sleeving machines have many options enabling [...]

D2 have been at the forefront of new design and innovation of aluminium foil trays. We develop special features that reduce and optimise the tray weight whist increasing strength and rigidity. At the same time we have always recognised that our customers have their own individual preferences regarding both the appearance and rigidity of the [...]

We’re large enough to cope but small enough to care, with D2 Food Systems after care is our major strength. We pride ourselves in first class service and have a wealth of experience with not only packaging machinery but also with aluminium foil trays and heatsealing top web film too, so we can honestly say we have the credentials [...]

The Vortex delivers State of the Art technology, and overcomes the shortfalls of traditional in-line cookers.   With it’s Unique Water Agitation system the Vortex produces damage free product which also eliminates product clumping in the baskets. The operation consists of a series of vessels arranged in-line with a low to high risk divide where the [...]

Welcome to the D2 Food System New Look Website, you will find loads of new information on Smoothwall Aluminium Foil Containers and Wrinkle Wall Foil Containers as well as our Smooth Seal Tray Sealing Machinery. We will be using the News section to launch new innovations and up and coming D2 events. Please send me [...]