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Whitecroft Lighting’s Geopak™ Secures Prestigious iF Design Award
Construction Packaging Solution Wins Global Design Award
Thursday 26th March 2026
Geopak™, a smart, reusable construction packaging and product-tracking solution, has won a 2026 iF Design Award, one of the world’s most prestigious annual international design competitions.
Developed by UK commercial lighting manufacturer Whitecroft Lighting, Geopak™ beat off competition from more than 10,000 entries, from across 68 countries, to secure an award for Service, System and Process Design, and Service Design.
The Geopak™ system delivers two big new benefits to the construction industry. Firstly, it enables greater trackability of products and materials by delivering new levels of traceability, thereby improving efficiency and reducing losses.
Secondly, Geopak™ radically reduces the volume of construction waste by introducing a new form of reusable packaging that is set to eliminate millions of kilograms of single-use packaging.
This is achieved by replacing traditional single-use cardboard with collapsible, reusable crates or totes that can be used to transport materials repeatedly.
According to the latest UK government statistics, the UK construction industry produces 117.5 million tonnes of waste annually, with around 35 million tonnes from packaging alone.
Geopak™ is estimated to prevent 100,000 cardboard boxes from entering the construction supply chain over the next two years.
Launched in 2024, Geopak™ has already been successfully deployed by a number of tier-one contractors, including Balfour Beatty, who first deployed it on their site at Fife College in Scotland - saving two tonnes of packaging waste and £6,000 in waste management costs.
Matt Paskin, Solutions and Marketing Director at Whitecroft Lighting, said: “For Whitecroft Lighting to win one of the world’s most prestigious design awards is an enormous honour and achievement - thank you to iF Design judges and everyone involved.
“What’s particularly remarkable is that Geopak™ is a groundbreaking construction and packaging solution as opposed to commercial lighting, making it a genuine diversification from Whitecroft’s more recognised core purpose,
“As a UK manufacturer, in a highly competitive market, we recognise that we can’t just stay in our lighting lane but try and seek out new advantages and value through innovation across the supply chain.
“I’m sure the potential of the material tracking and waste reduction applications of Geopak™ will go far beyond just the lighting supply chain and will eventually benefit broader aspects of construction. This is a win for construction and UK design.”
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