Why any UK Maker Benefits Ash
Tailored Pack Studio is part of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a company that has been creating print and packaging in Scotland since 1997.
When you enquire about a finish, a substance or a timeframe, you are dealing with someone who deals with the press on a daily basis. They do not need to send the question on to a factory overseas and await a response.
Domestic delivery is fast and reliable in a way that overseas orders rarely are.
The majority of orders are prepared within 2 to 3 weeks after you confirm the proof, and once sent, our courier network delivers to Ash addresses within 1 to 2 working days.
Compare that with the typical 8 to 12 week baseline lead time for packaging brought in from the EU or the Far East, before you even allow for a delayed container or a customs hold-up.
If you have an significant launch deadline or event cut-off, please let us know at the initial enquiry stage.
We shall check honestly whether the timescale is realistic, rather than promising a rapid turnaround that falls short.
Custom packaging for Ash businesses
Our box options encompass the majority of products, and each one is produced to your specifications and supplied with your brand details.
The format that is appropriate depends on how the product is sold and delivered, so the quickest way to arrive at the correct answer is to inform our packaging experts what you are packing.
Shop and goods packaging
A custom printed carton takes care of the sales pitch on the shelf when none from your team is on hand to explain the product.
Reverse tuck end boxes remain ideal for lighter retail goods such as cosmetics, supplements and beauty products, while a crash lock base design provides heavier products with a floor that will not collapse during transit.
Each of the two prints run across every panel, including the inside, so the branding remains visible no matter how the box is positioned on a shelf or in a stockroom.
Packaging Boxes for Internet Sellers
Ash’s online retail brands are dispatched constantly.
A bespoke mailer box is commonly the single tangible interaction a customer at any point has with a brand, because there is no shop visit or in person handover to rely on.
Printed inside and out, it shields the product within the courier network while creating the unboxing itself a brand touchpoint. And a properly fitted box also reduces the damage and returns that a ill-fitting one can cause.
A plain brown outer will get the parcel there, but it tells the customer very little about who posted it or why it seems the way it does.
Make an impact from the moment it arrives with Custom Pack Studio.
Keepsake and Exhibition Cases
Bespoke gift boxes can be important.
A sturdy box with an convenient closure, foil print on the lid, or a velvety coating alters how a product feels before it has even been opened.
It is the point for jewelry, fragrance and boutique food brands, where the packaging is a part of what the customer has paid towards.
Foil stamping finishes remains the final treatment that delivers the greatest impact on a store shelf, reflecting light in a way plain print simply cannot, while soft touch coating has more effect once the box is in the customer’s hands, since it signals quality the moment they pick it up
Embossing sits between the two options, positioning a logo that you can both see and feel, and it works very well on jewellery and perfume boxes where the surface is part of the presentation.
Sleeves and wallets
Not every branding project requires a complete box rebuild.
A branded sleeve covers an existing tray or product and supplies your branding without the need to revamp the entire packaging, making it well suited for a brief promotional run or a holiday variant.
A wallet-style box closes neatly around flatter products such as cards or cosmetics sets, while internal inserts help prevent loose items from shifting inside a larger box during transit.
Paperboard Boxes and Shipping Boxes
A folding carton will never withstand a long courier journey or a fragile item by itself.
Fluted board is made for that job.
We produce corrugated cardboard boxes to bespoke pack sizes and print them in colour, so a Ash brand shipping nationwide receives cover and branding in a single format, much further than a plain double walled box with a sticker applied on the surface.
Markets Our Team Cater To Across Ash
Ash’s company portfolio of businesses includes beauty and skincare businesses, jewellery brands, food businesses, corporate premises, and e-commerce businesses.
Food and drink businesses have the strictest requirements, as contact safety in contact with the product takes priority over any thought of how the box appears.
That is where our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level is important, whether you are a small-batch bakery or a wholesale supplier. It’s the standard that supermarket buyers and independent retailers typically want to see before they will take on a new product.
Jewellery brands frequently gain more from their packaging investment than most other categories.
A stiff box with a tailored insert is often holding an piece worth far more than the box itself, so the packaging must convey that worth.
Beauty and perfume brands rely on protective fitments and premium finishes for a very similar reason. The product itself is small, so the box does most of the selling on a shelf.
Online retail and recurring businesses demand a mailer that can endure the courier network intact.
For a lot of online sellers, the parcel is the only tangible interaction a customer has with the brand.
There’s no minimum order, whatever quantity you wish.
Request many packaging suppliers for 50 boxes printed with your own design on them.
You will often be asked to return only when you can agree to 1,000, a considerable requirement for a Ash business trialling a new product or testing a small batch before it scales.
We don’t apply any minimum at all.
Request a single sample to check the print quality, fifty carton boxes for a market stall, or several thousand once a retail listing shows demand. The method and pricing structure remain the same throughout every quantity.
Per-unit cost falls as order quantity grows, which is typical throughout the sector.
Repeat orders use the same artwork and set-up, so you are not ever charged twice for the design work involved.
We set out pricing and lead times in writing before production begins, so there’s no gap between the quotation and what is shown on the invoice.
Support with creative work offered, at any stage you’re at
You don’t need an in-house designer to arrange bespoke packaging here.
If you have a logo and a basic idea of what you want, that is sufficient to get started. Our team will handle the box structure, prepare the print ready artwork and provide a proof for your approval before anything goes to press.
For a product that does not suit an ready-made format, the structural design is included in the price. It is not charged as an extra.
Artwork provided as a JPEG are recreated to the required print specification.
Most artwork comes without the resolution or bleed that a box actually requires.
Our team reviews colour accuracy, image resolution and bleed against the press profile before anything goes into production, so what is printed aligns with what you signed off.
A consultation is offered if you would rather to talk through the options before confirming a specification.
You can additionally use our own online design tool if you would like to make the artwork yourself.
Reusable, consciously sourced materials
Every carton we produce is completely recyclable and made from board carrying FSC and PEFC certification. This indicates it can be traced through an audited supply chain to a responsibly managed forest.
We are shifting away from single use plastic and EPS foam across the range, replacing them with paper-based and biodegradable alternatives wherever the format allows. These materials decompose appropriately at the end of their life in a way plastic and foam not.
If a believable sustainability claim counts to you and your customers, we can assist guide you through the many ways your bespoke packaging contributes to cutting waste.
The Reasons Why Ash Businesses Decide on Custom Pack Studio to be the Packaging Supplier
A Factory, Beginning from Start through to End
Each box we create is cut, printed and finished entirely within our Irvine factory.
The same team supervises quality throughout every stage, rather than the work being passed from one subcontractor to another.
A colour that appears right on screen does not necessarily reproduce identically, and the person confirming it is the one operating the press.
Problems are identified and sorted out before a box reaches dispatch, by the same team that noticed the issue at the outset.
The board and ink are sourced from the same suppliers every time, so a colour that matched your first proof will also match your fifth reorder two years later.
Bolstered by almost three decades in print and packaging
Custom Pack Studio debuted in 2025, but the factory behind it can be traced much further back.
We are a division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a well-established print and packaging manufacturer that has run presses since 1997.
That history has given us established relationships with board mills and material suppliers. It also means that we have a team that has already handled many of the challenges a new packaging order can present.
This is reflected in small details, including knowing which board weight can withstand a courier journey.
It is also the reason we can handle a sensitive perfume box and a robust shipping carton in the same week, with presses that have been managing both for years.
One dedicated contact over the complete order
You will deal with the same person from your initial contact right through to the final delivery.
There is never passing over between your sales team and a different production department.
They already know your spec, your due date and the request you made at the proof stage, so there is no need to go over it again at every point.
When a material is on back-order or a finish needs reconsidering, you will receive this it directly from the person handling your job.
It also means you do not need to explain your request from the beginning to a new person partway through production.
You can ring, email or message that person directly, without having to go through a general enquiries inbox first.
A same process, regardless of the amount
A single sample and a five thousand unit reorder both undergo the same proofing and quality checks before either exits the factory.
Nothing is hurried along just because the run is small, and no thing is checked more closely simply because it is substantial.
A Ash business testing a new product gets the same treatment as one ordering again for a national retail listing. The process continues to be unchanged no matter the order size.
This regularity counts more than any savings on a larger order, because a mismatched batch can cost much more to put right than it saved in unit price.
Whether that is fifty units for a test test or several 3,000 for a shop rollout, the proofing sign off works in exactly the same way on each occasion.
Receive a cost-free pricing for custom packaging in Ash
Call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. Let us know what you are packing, approximately how many you need, and how the product is sold or shipped. We will reply with a written quote and no obligation to order.
If you are not ready to commit to a full order? Request for a physical sample first, free of charge. You will find exactly how the colour looks in natural light and how the soft touch finish sits in your hand, instead of relying on a screen.
Creative support is always available whenever you need it, there’s no minimum order to meet, and every box is built around your product, rather than picked from a shelf of templates.
We make every item internally and deliver to Ash and across the UK from our own factory in Irvine. Explore our full packaging range or speak with the team directly to get started.
