Why would you choose personalised packaging
A conventional box leaves space around the product, making it rattle in transit until foam or paper is added to prevent movement.
Choosing off-the-shelf packaging with a sticker on the side may be straightforward, but it belongs to no one in particular.
Custom Pack Studio produces bespoke packaging customised for your product, ensuring the box, print and finish reinforce your brand rather than overshadowing it.
We produce custom boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for companies throughout Aberdare and the valleys beyond, with orders varying from one sample to a complete pallet delivered directly to your warehouse door.
We have no minimum order for anything we produce, so stock and storage costs remain unnecessary until you are certain a product is going to sell.
Share your packaging requirements, and we will tailor the recommendation to the product itself.
What custom packaging entails
With custom packaging, your box is created around the product from day one, so its dimensions and print suit exactly what you are packing.
You select the dimensions, allowing a made-to-measure box to keep the product securely without movement caused by surplus space in a standard size.
Even the structure, board weight, print and finish are custom designed to suit what is being packed and the way it travels!
Printing a logo on a stock box amounts to personalised packaging, a more limited undertaking than fully customisable design.
With customised packaging, each panel, fold and finish can be tailored, even for one item, enabling you to create packaging that fits precisely and without compromise.
Packing options we manufacture for Aberdare organisations
We make a full range of packaging boxes, each manufactured to bespoke sizes and printed in full colour using your artwork.
The ideal box style and packaging type are based on what you sell and how it is handled, while our packaging specialists will talk you through the options!
Commercial containers and branded packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons are a widely used retail packaging option, suited to lightweight products including cosmetics and supplements, featuring closure flaps that fold into both the top and bottom.
Crash lock boxes are sturdier cardboard lock boxes with a base that snaps flat upon opening, preventing heavier products from forcing the bottom out.
Post and e-commerce boxes
A custom mailer box safeguards your product across the courier network, transforming delivery into an exciting part of the brand experience while boosting visibility by printing on both the inside and outside, rather than just the outer face.
These custom printed boxes are also available with gussets, creating additional depth so bulkier items can sit securely without moving.
Keepsake boxes, sturdy boxes and gable boxes
Rigid boxes, magnetic closure gift boxes and other branded packaging give presents with the presentation customers anticipate, without requiring them to wrap anything themselves.
Gable boxes, with a handle that folds up, are particularly suitable for food presents and hampers.
For premium ranges, we may select SBS board, solid bleached sulphate and a bright, food safe paperboard, over standard carton stock, while foil and soft touch lamination improve the finished effect.
Create guidance for your Aberdare brand
Each order includes support with packaging design, regardless of how far your artwork has progressed.
If you have a logo and brand guidelines, our design experts create print-ready files and check that colours remain accurate on board, as packaging needs greater resolution than an image on a website.
You don’t need experience in design to develop packaging that suits your brand. Our team can begin with just a logo. Together, they create the structure and professionally produced print ready artwork, while guiding you through each technical decision along the way.
Our web-based tool lets you personalise a box and preview its look and feel on screen before printing. We also provide Pantone colour matching, keeping every repeat order consistent.
When you require packaging printed bilingually in English and Welsh, our team considers this as a standard artwork requirement, managed in exactly the same manner as any other language or colour change.
Personalised packaging for Aberdare’s sectors
Meals and beverages
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef both hold Protected Geographical Indication status, while food packaging contacting meat or dairy must comply with food contact standards, regardless of where it is made on either side of the border.
Our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level confirms that we manufacture food packaging in controlled, traceable conditions, meeting the checks retailers require prior to listing products.
Refreshments and alcohol producers
Over the past two decades, Wales has developed a thriving drinks scene, spanning Brecon Beacons distilleries and newer gin and whisky producers in the north.
Bottle presentation boxes must withstand transit while retaining their shelf appeal, with finishes including foil stamping and embossing contributing much of the impact for a limited release or seasonal gift set.
Makeup and personal care
Cosmetic and skincare brands need cartons that protect delicate glass and compacts while standing out on the shelf.
We produce cosmetics packaging with soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, whereas rigid boxes complement premium ranges designed to support a higher price point.
Internet commerce and subscriber-based brands
Retail ready and display packaging are important when products sit in shops or marketplace fulfilment centres, while subscription brands encounter a distinct challenge.
Because the same customer opens up an almost identical box every month, keeping a consistent finish is as important as the initial design.
Packaging created to fit your product’s precise dimensions holds items securely during transit, reducing damage claims and returns from ecommerce orders.
A fitted insert or printed tissue stops the product shifting in transit, while keeping the print in view once the box is opened.
For a subscription brand that places repeat orders monthly, maintaining consistent box dimensions preserves predictable pallet capacity and warehouse racking, becoming progressively important as volumes surpass several hundred units.
Transporting to Aberdare from our Scotland workroom
Everything is produced at our Irvine site, with UK delivery to companies in Aberdare included by default.
Most orders arrive at a Aberdare address within two to three weeks following proof approval, using the same timetable as all our packaging throughout the UK.
Custom Pack Studio belongs to KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, an well-established packaging manufacturer that has produced print and packaging since 1997, with its experienced team producing boxes on its own presses.
You’ll check a proof and, when the format requires it, a physical sample before full production starts. Reorders use the same artwork, so scaling up never means starting from scratch!
Using a single box company for packaging throughout your whole product range preserves simplicity.
You have a single invoice and a single contact, removing the need to chase several suppliers quoting different prices for different weeks.
Environmentally friendly packaging as common practice
Each box we produce is 100% recyclable because the board itself makes possible that recyclability.
Our board and paper are procured from FSC and PEFC certified suppliers, with each sheet traceable via an audited chain to responsibly managed forests.
Across our processes, we are cutting back on single use plastic and EPS foam void fill because neither is easily recyclable, while both pose disposal challenges once a parcel has been opened.
When the design allows, biodegradable or paper-based protection is employed instead of them.
Not any minimum order for Aberdare organisations.
Across the industry, custom packaging frequently requires minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, requiring you to fund stock and storage before knowing whether a product will sell.
There is no minimum order requirement at all!
Smaller businesses can begin with one sample, place a small trial run, or move to full production once demand is proven, while unit pricing scales across every quantity in between.
You will always receive a written quotation before production begins, while the high quality materials and packaging products supplied for a run of fifty are identical to those supplied for a run of ten thousand.
Prior to purchasing in bulk, request a printed sample and examine its printing, colour and how it fits in your hand.
How to order bespoke packaging
Share your brief by telephoning 01294 314 919 or accessing the online design tool. Tell us the product, quantity needed, and approximately how it is sold.
Design and proof. We create packaging that fits your product, prepare the print layout, and then send you a proof to check.
Request a physical sample if the format requires one, then give your approval once you are satisfied with the colour and construction.
Production and delivery: Your order is printed and finished in Irvine, then delivered to your Aberdare address, typically within two to three weeks.
Custom boxing Aberdare Help Guide
Will you provide custom packaging to Aberdare?
Certainly. Everything is made in Irvine, with standard delivery throughout the UK, including every part of Aberdare and throughout Wales. We make no extra charge for distance from the factory.
What’s the least order to place packaging in Aberdare?
There is no minimum order requirement. You can order one box or several thousand in any format, with pricing based on quantity and confirmed in writing before production starts.
What areas of the packaging can be modified?
Each aspect of the format, including size, structure, board weight, print and finish, can be adjusted, ensuring that the packaging matches exactly your brief. Branded packaging may additionally be printed inside and outside.
Is it possible to we request samples of your wrapping products before ordering?
Certainly! Your sample is delivered printed and finished precisely as it would be in production, enabling you to check the colours meet your brief and make sure the board feels right before authorising a bulk order.
Is the packaging able to be recycled and can it be biodegradable?
All packaging boxes are fully recyclable. We exclude plastic laminates that prevent recycling, except where food safety makes them necessary, while biodegradable protective materials are offered when the format permits.
May someone place the same graphic order again?
Yes, repeat orders use the same artwork file, meaning you can increase quantities or prepare packaging for a new season without redesigning everything from scratch.
Obtain a free estimate from the Custom Pack Studio team now.
Please call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with details of your product, packaging requirements and anticipated quantities.
There is no minimum order requirement, design support forms part of each project, and every item of custom packaging produced here begins with your product, not a template.
Submit your enquiry and we will provide a written quote.
