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Custom Packaging Bridge of Don

Bespoke product measurements ensure the packaging keeps the item firmly during transport and removes the requirement for any protective void fill. To begin, you work out the measurements, structure, printed design, and surface finish for every box, ensuring the finished packaging perfectly fits with your product and brand. As there is no minimum order, you can easily begin with a single sample or order in larger volumes.

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Fully manufactured in our Scotland-based manufacturing facility.

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As many or as little as one product can be ordered.

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What custom packaging means

Our bespoke packaging is expertly designed to accommodate your specific product because you maintain complete creative authority over dimensions, the design, the printing and the end finish.

By contrast, applying a custom logo onto a standard, ready-made carton constitutes a different task with fewer customization options.

Our description of a fully adaptable box involves that we precisely tailor the dimensions to suit your individual product, choose the ideal board weight based on likely handling, and add print to whichever panels you need.

Are you prepared to be astonished? From the point of the very first sketch, we truly shape the packaging around the product!

We truly enjoy partnering with food producers, cosmetics brands, online sellers and craft spirits makers across the nation!

The custom packaging we make

We produce an extensive selection of bespoke packaging designs, each crafted to your precise dimensions and finished with premium, full-colour custom printing.

Establishing the best presentation for your merchandise depends on its inherent nature, your selling methodology, and the fulfilment process, which our specialists will help you choose.

Folding cartons

To pack retail products, businesses regularly utilise the standard formats of reverse tuck-end boxes and crash-lock bottom boxes.

Are you to uncover the perfect packaging champion? A reverse tuck-end carton features practical flaps that fold inside at both ends, making it the best match for housing featherweight essentials such as your chosen cosmetics and daily supplements!

Engineered with a base that mechanically interlocks upon expansion, the crash-lock box effortlessly supports bulkier merchandise to prevent any structural collapse, whilst both packaging styles are supplied in a collapsed state and can be fully built in mere moments.

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Postal and mailer boxes

For online merchants, custom mailing boxes safeguard products during transit whilst making the delivery process into an extension of your brand image.

Featuring bespoke printing on every surfaces, these mailer boxes raise the usual digital retail transaction into a high-end tactile event whilst maintaining the structural integrity required to survive the rigours of transit.

Our experts also manufacture expandable e-commerce cartons made specifically for consignments requiring greater depth or adaptable packaging dimensions.

Sleeves and wallets

To simply add branding without replacing your current packaging, you can simply fit a slip-on sleeve around the product or its inner tray, creating an economical solution for seasonal ranges and special edition collections.

Designed to envelop your merchandise like a sleek folder, this wallet-style packaging delivers an attractive and flat display that is well suited for presenting cards, prints and slim retail items.

Gift boxes and presentation packaging

Whenever goods are acquired as gifts, a custom-made gift box offers the refined appearance that customers expect whilst doing away with the need for any self wrapping.

This bespoke presentation is effortlessly achieved through well organised presentation boxes, sleek magnetic closures, and bespoke inserts, whilst exquisite embellishments such as metallic foil block detailing, embossed embossing, and luxurious soft touch coatings helpfully elevate the final creation into luxury packaging that achieves a higher market value.

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Packaging design support if you do not have a designer

Extensive creative assistance stays an important component of our offering, whatever the present development phase of your artwork.

Should you already have defined brand guidelines alongside print-ready creative files, we will carefully align with your requirements to organise everything for the manufacturing process.

As packaging requires a far greater resolution than a website , we need to reconstruct any provided JPEG or different image file format for print production.

Are you starting with just a hint of an inspiration? Our skilled crew will map out the complete packaging template together with your production-ready graphics, further engineering a bespoke layout when off-the-shelf containers simply will not do! We enthusiastically lead you through every individual technical decision from material density to final image quality as your original concept comes to life.

Alternatively, you may make use of our virtual design program to customise a packaging solution and include your bespoke corporate identity prior to making contact, or alternatively book a creative appointment should you wish to discuss your requirements in advance.

Custom packaging for Bridge of Don’s industries

We produce bespoke packaging for food creators, craft distilleries, beauty labels and e-commerce merchants throughout Bridge of Don.

Each industry sets its particular specific requirements, ranging from food-safe compliance to the exact surface finish that premium packaging demands.

Food and drink

To thrive in the large and very competitive Scottish food and drink industry, your packaging must ensure product safety whilst equally appealing to consumers on the retail shelf.

As holders of the BRC Global Packaging certification at high hygiene level, we produce our food packaging within strictly regulated, auditable environments that retailers mandate as a prerequisite for product listings.

Whisky and craft spirits

We produce bespoke printed bottle cartons and presentation boxes for boutique spirits producers and whisky distilleries, featuring premium finishes like metallic foiling, custom embossing and tactile soft-touch lamination.

By removing minimum order requirements, we allow a distillery to produce a bespoke run for an limited release without the need of taking on higher volumes.

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Cosmetics and beauty

We manufacture printed cartons for beauty sector, hair care and skin care brands, utilising finishes including raised embossing, foil and soft touch lamination.

Cosmetic presentation of beauty products demands the meticulous safeguarding of fragile glass and pressed powders while also attracting attention on shop shelves, a twofold responsibility largely achieved through the utilising of premium surface coatings.

E-commerce and subscription brands

We help online sellers and subscription businesses by carefully crafting branded mailer boxes, printed tissue paper and fitted inserts.

Bespoke packaging helps protect the goods during transit to minimise the risk of expensive breakages and customer returns.

Tailored packaging additionally offers the consumer a considerably more immersive experience than just unwrapping a ordinary, unembellished carton.

A packaging supplier perfect for Bridge of Don businesses

Did you know that we actually make each product ourselves at our Irvine workshop in Ayrshire?

This ensures local enterprises in Bridge of Don gain from prompt turnaround times whilst sustaining very cost-effective distribution rates.

We deliver right across Bridge of Don and the whole of the UK, making sure that a company based well beyond, receives the exact same speedy delivery schedule as a client situated just twenty minutes down the road from our central factory!

Custom Pack Studio functions as a division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a packaging manufacturer establishing print and packaging solutions in Scotland since 1997.

Are you prepared for first-rate quality? Since that exact team makes your boxes on their own presses, ensuring every single print and finish matches the highest standards of an experienced manufacturer!

Before starting mass fabrication, you will review a layout schematic and a physical model if the design pattern requires it.

Sustainable packaging as standard

Were you aware that every single box we make is fully recyclable? It is true because the real board we use offers so much eco-friendly value!

Did you realise that all our high-quality board and paper originate from entirely FSC and PEFC certified sources? This means we can actively track every single sheet through a carefully audited system straight back to wonderfully managed forests!

Are you ready to discover the ultimate packaging powerhouse? Exceptionally robust and safe, corrugated board emerges as a leading champion for UK recycling in both mailing and shipping setups!

We phase out single-use plastic items and EPS from our activities due to their recycling challenges and adverse environmental impact.

Whenever layouts make it possible, we favour sustainable paper or reusable protection, opting to reduce waste thereby.

Order one box or ten thousand

Bespoke packaging generally needs a minimum order order of 500 or 1,000 items.of

When a company tests a novel item or describes a restricted seasonal collection, they have to fund both goods and warehousing costs long before any sales are certain.

We apply zero minimum order constraints, allowing you to choose any amount from a single box to ten thousand. This first small-volume production run gives a safe way to evaluate customer demand.

We confirm all charges in written form prior to manufacture, whilst following runs employ the same designs to help ensure seamless brand scaling.

How to order custom packaging

To get started, call 01294 314 919 or submit the web form to provide details regarding your item, the amount required, and your intended sales method. Our team will gladly recommend an ideal packaging option if you want guidance.

We develop the packaging structure, place the artwork, and supply a proof, along with physical prototypes when the format demands them.

The moment you approve the proof, your story comes together. Our Irvine factory will print and complete your order, usually within two to three weeks.

To keep things simple, your order is delivered flat pack and ready for assembly, sent straight to any doorstep in Bridge of Don or throughout the UK.

Custom packaging Bridge of Don FAQ

What counts as custom packaging?

Want packaging tailored specifically to the product’s exact dimensions? All aspects from the size and board weight to the structure, print and finish is engineered for a perfect fit that presents your brand! Adding a logo on a standard box is just personalised packaging. True custom packaging is expertly designed from the product up!

Is there a minimum order?

Definitely not! You can order just one box or large quantities because we have no minimums on any of our formats. Isn’t that really ideal for individual makers and anyone bringing out a brand-new product? Of course, the costing improves as your quantities grow, and you will receive a written written quote before we start production.

Do you deliver to Bridge of Don?

Are you for super-fast deliveries? We craft everything in Irvine and deliver directly to organisations based in Bridge of Don! By maintaining our production right here in Scotland, we drastically cut down lead times and shipping fees for regional brands!

What are your lead times?

Upon your final sign-off of the design, the bulk of commissions require a fortnight to 21 days for completion, though less complex packaging often moves more rapidly. Should you possess a strict completion date, please disclose this during your initial consultation so we are able to check our capacity to accommodate your timeline.

Can you help if I do not have a designer?

Operating frequently from merely an identity mark and an initial concept, our specialists develop your initial vision into print-ready graphics, a progression that incorporates a comprehensive creative consultation. Or, you may start the drafting process independently using our digital creation platform, transferring the project to our custodians whenever you feel able to do so.

Is the packaging recyclable?

Made from FSC and PEFC certified board, every single box is fully recyclable. We purposefully avoid plastic laminates and coatings that interfere with this recycling process, unless food safety absolutely demands it, and we always review your options first.

Request a free quote from Custom Pack Studio today

Custom Pack Studio provides the perfect partnership for securing dependable packaging and elevating your business presence from the very first encounter.

By supplying no minimum order thresholds, we offer businesses with the full flexibility needed to facilitate their growth. We frequently support businesses along their growth path, beginning with modest quantities and steadily expanding our logistical scale to match your current expansion.

Get matters progressing instantly by calling us!

To initiate your consultation, please call 01294 314 919 or contact contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with particulars regarding your item, bespoke packaging specifications, and expected volumes.

Your detailed quotation outlines the format, the printing style and the individual price for your specified volume.

We have zero minimum order value, give free of charge design support, and build every box to match your product precisely.

Are you prepared to kick-start your exciting journey with us now?

Our Process

From idea to product in 
three easy steps

Step 1
Select and Configure

Select from our range of packaging styles and configure dimensions and specifications.

Step 2
Design your branded packaging

Create or upload your existing designs for each area and insert.

Step 3
Send to Print!

Once you are happy send your order to us and we will look after bringing your design to life!

About Us

All About Custom Pack Studio
A few words from Custom Pack Managing Director, Joni Tan:

“One thing I delight in hearing after a meeting is ‘well, that was easy.’

That’s not an accident as it’s exactly what we set out to build. I genuinely believe that great packaging shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for businesses with big budgets or big order volumes.

Every product deserves to be presented well, whatever stage you’re at. Whether you want to talk it through with us or just jump straight into our online design tool and do it yourself, we’ve made sure there’s a straightforward route in for every kind of business.

No minimums, no hidden costs, no hoops to jump through. Custom Pack simply offers great packaging, made right here in Scotland.”

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Custom Pack Studio Managing Director Joni Tan

Based in Irvine, Custom Pack Studio is home to one of Scotland’s most advanced packaging development facilities.

Our experienced team has been working in the packaging industry for decades in tandem with Kennedy Smith. Our goal is to help individuals and businesses from any sectors to design and develop quality packaging exactly how you envision it. 

Whether you are an established brand looking for a packaging solution to help you scale and match your growth journey, or a new local family business looking for your products to hit the market in style, Custom Pack Studio is here to meet all your packaging needs.

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Based at one of Scotland's most advanced packaging development centres, we have the tools and capabilities to meet the packaging needs of businesses of all shapes and sizes.
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2 Brewster Pl, Irvine KA11 5DD
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