According to the protective packaging specialist, the new case, trade name Tracker Case, offers the ability to geographically locate high value items in shipment, in real time, using a varied range of GPS-based tracking technology, if necessary without the handler even knowing that the case is being tracked.
GWP sales director Ian Heskins said: "As well as having to provide a high level of physical protection for high-value and sensitive equipment, we realised that GWP's range of cases could potentially also provide protection against loss and theft.
"We also know that a number manufacturers and shippers of valuable items would welcome the ability to track their shipments, in real time and globally, via combined GPS and satellite communication-based technologies."
GWP said that the state of the art tracking technology can be fully integrated into all of GWP's protective cases during the design process so it is possible to produce a trackable case that has absolutely no evidence of the tracker visible to the outside world.
The ability to track shipments covertly will appeal not only to those shipping high-value industrial equipment items, such as specialist manufacturers and rental companies but also to organisations shipping antiquities and fine art around the world such as museums and art galleries.
The news comes as GWP Group recently revealed that it will be launching a dedicated YouTube channel to highlight its extensive range of packaging products and manufacturing methods.
