What custom packaging means
We design custom packaging fully around your singular product. Your idea guides the design, defining the precise dimensions, format, printing and surface finish.
Adding a logo to a ready-made box remains a separate and much more restricted process.
Our completely tailored packaging ensures you receive exact dimensions suited to your item, packaging strength matched to your shipping requirements, and custom print applied to your chosen panels.
From the outset of design phase, the final packaging is precisely tailored to encase the product itself.
Custom Pack Studio works with manufacturers of food products, cosmetic firms, online retailers and boutique distilleries nationwide.
The custom packaging we make
We craft a diverse collection of box formats to your bespoke sizes, stylishly printing your personal design in vibrant, full-colour finish.
To determine the ideal format for your product, we assess its character, sales journey, and distribution method, and our encouraging team is here to help you throughout.
Folding cartons
For standard shop merchandise, reverse tuck-end cartons and crash-lock bottom cases are the standard packaging set-ups.
With a reverse tuck-end carton, the upper and lower flaps insert in opposite directions, which offers an ideal packaging option for lightweight products such as cosmetics and supplements.
Crash lock boxes include a self-assembling base that secures instantly upon opening to support weightier items, whilst both designs ship flat for rapid manual setup.
Postal and mailer boxes
Bespoke mailer boxes protect your e-commerce products during transit and transform standard shipping into a powerful branding tool.
Double-sided printing transforms a standard mailer box from a ordinary transit package into a memorable unboxing journey while maintaining the strength required to withstand the postal system.
Moreover, we produce expandable e-commerce cartons designed specifically for products requiring more depth or versatile packaging.
Sleeves and wallets
To easily add branding without changing your current packaging, you can simply fit a slide-on sleeve around the product or its inner tray, creating an economical solution for holiday ranges and limited edition collections.
This wallet style box wraps around the item like a file folder to offer a smooth and upmarket presentation for your cards, prints and flat retail merchandise.
Gift boxes and presentation packaging
Custom gift boxes offer the high-end presentation retail customers expect for gift purchases whilst completely eliminating the need to wrap anything.
Can you imagine the impact of rigid boxes, magnetic-close boxes and printed inserts? They fill this space precisely, whilst luxury finishes like foil stamping, embossing and soft-touch lamination instantly upgrade the design to high-end packaging that effortlessly garners a premium price!
Packaging design support if you do not have a designer
Thorough design support stays an integral component of our service, irrespective of the present stage of your artwork.
Should you already have defined brand guidelines alongside print-ready creative files, we will faithfully align with your requirements to organise everything for the manufacturing process.
Websites are highly adaptable, yet printed packaging requires total accuracy. For this reason, every logo supplied as a JPEG or different image file must be meticulously rebuilt before printing.
Are you starting with just a spark of an inspiration? Our expert crew will map out the full packaging template alongside your production-ready graphics, also developing a bespoke layout when off-the-shelf containers simply are not suitable! We warmly take you through every one technical decision from material density to final image quality as your new concept comes to life.
Why not try our easy-to-use online design tool to configure a box and apply your branding today, or simply arrange a no-obligation design consultation if you would rather talk it through first?
Custom packaging for Callander’s industries
Across Callander, we craft exceptional packaging for food and drink producers, distilleries, cosmetics brands and online sellers.
Every individual sector determines its own particular requirements, ranging from the strict safety standards of food packaging to the flawless aesthetic quality expected of luxury luxury boxes.
Food and drink
Are you ready for the vibrant pace of the Scottish food and drink industry? In this extremely competitive market, your packaging must seem absolutely striking on the shelf whilst staying completely appropriate for consumer contact!
As holders of the well-regarded BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level, we assure that our food packaging is manufactured within tightly managed and auditable environments. This demanding standard ensures total compliance before retailers authorise any product for their shelves.
Whisky and craft spirits
Are you prepared to enhance your identity? We create bespoke printed bottle cartons and luxury gift packaging for upmarket whisky distilleries and artisan spirit producers, offering incredible finishes like hot foil, deep embossing and velvety soft-touch lamination!
By removing minimum order requirements, we enable a distillery to produce a small-batch run for an special release without the need of taking on higher volumes.
Cosmetics and beauty
We manufacture bespoke printed packaging for cosmetic and hair organisations, incorporating specialised embellishments including lamination, metallic foiling and structural embossing._
Packaging for beauty products must protect delicate glass and compacts whilst maintaining shelf appeal, a task mostly accomplished by the chosen finish.
E-commerce and subscription brands
We produce bespoke shipping cartons, bespoke wrapping paper and tailored packaging dividers for e-commerce retailers and subscription businesses.
Custom packaging sculpted directly to the item guarantees its secure passage through the mail system, which in the end minimises the high burden of breakage and product replacements.
Opening a branded carton is simply so much more thrilling for your customer than opening a dull, ordinary package!
A packaging supplier perfect for Callander businesses
Each and every product is produced by our specialists at our bespoke production facility located in Irvine, set within Ayrshire.
This helps to ensure local companies in Callander gain from prompt turnaround times whilst maintaining extremely economical distribution rates.
Our delivery network spans Callander and the wider UK to make sure that remote enterprises enjoy from the very same speedy dispatch times as those based close to our production facility.
Custom Pack Studio acts as a division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, an established packaging manufacturer which has Scotland-based printing and packaging production since 1997.
Crafted on those dedicated presses of the specialist artisans, your packaging is produced to the strict and demanding finishing standards expected of an industry front-runner.
You will consistently review a proof, together with a sample if the format calls for it, before full production begins.
Sustainable packaging as standard
We make each one of our boxes to be entirely recyclable, a eco-conscious quality that comes entirely from the natural composition of the board itself.
By sourcing our paper and board solely from FSC and PEFC certified woodlands, we help ensure a transparent journey where every single sheet can be reviewed and tracked back to its verified origins.
Commonly selected for mailing and shipping, durable corrugated board offers dependable protection while staying one of the most frequently recycled packaging materials in the UK.
We are systematically phasing out disposable plastics and EPS, the white foam used as filling material, from our operations. This is since these materials are difficult to recycle and negatively affect the environment when discarded.
When the project layout permits, our team suggests utilising paper that can be recycled or sustainable protective materials whilst deliberately avoiding excess surplus.
Order one box or ten thousand
Were you aware that bespoke packaging typically calls for a minimum order of 500 or even 1,000 units?
When a enterprise assesses a novel commodity or manufactures a limited ceremonial collection, they incur initial expenses for inventory and warehousing prior to establishing market demand.
By imposing no minimum order restrictions whatsoever, we empower you to choose the precise volume required, from one individual box to a production run of ten thousand, thereby helping to making sure that an opening modest batch serves as a highly cost-effective method to test marketplace demand.
We deliver formal written confirmation of the charges for each batch prior to production, whilst subsequent runs of production use the existing designs to ensure that expanding your company requires no extra creative development.
How to order custom packaging
Ready to send your brief? Simply phone 01294 314 919 or fill in our form to detail your product, quantity, and sales method! If you are not sure, we will happily recommend the perfect format!
We develop the packaging structure, position the artwork, and supply a proof, including physical prototypes when the format calls for them.
Once you approve the proof, your story takes shape. Our Irvine factory will produce and finish your order, usually within two to three weeks.
Delivered directly to your doorstep, your order arrives flat-packed and prepared for straightforward assembly at any address across Callander or the rest of the UK.
Custom packaging Callander FAQ
What counts as custom packaging?
Tailored packaging is manufactured to the exact sizes and specifications of your item. The measurements, material thickness, construction, style, and coating are all adapted to your specific product, ensuring the container fits securely and presents your corporate identity. Just placing a emblem onto a off-the-shelf carton constitutes customised packaging. Alternatively, true custom packaging is engineered entirely around your product from the very beginning.
Is there a minimum order?
We set absolutely no minimum limits on any format, meaning you are welcome to purchase a single carton or large quantities. This freedom is ideal for independent creators and those undertaking initial product trials. Our rates reduce as your order volume increases, with every project receiving a formal quotation prior to manufacturing.
Do you deliver to Callander?
Our production facility in Irvine enables direct transportation to businesses throughout Callander. Manufacturing within Scotland ensures that both delivery times and shipping expenses are kept highly affordable for Scottish businesses.
What are your lead times?
Upon your official approval of the design, the bulk of commissions require a fortnight to twenty-one days for completion, though less complex packaging often advances more rapidly. Should you possess a firm completion date, please disclose this during your first consultation so we can verify our capacity to accommodate your timeline.
Can you help if I do not have a designer?
We frequently commence our design journey with just a brand emblem and a brief concept, developing your initial thoughts into complete production-ready files. A co-operative design consultation is built into this process to guide your vision. Or, you can start the process independently by making use of our digital design platform before handing the reins to our specialists whenever you feel prepared.
Is the packaging recyclable?
Each pack is entirely recyclable and crafted from FSC and PEFC certified board. We deliberately avoid plastic laminates and coatings that would otherwise prevent efficient recycling, unless food safety standards directly necessitate these measures, and our team will carefully discuss these choices with you in advance.
Request a free quote from Custom Pack Studio today
If you wish to raise your business, attract clients at the very first glance, or find a genuinely reliable packaging partner, Custom Pack Studio is the ultimate team to realise your ambitions.
With no restrictive minimum purchase limits on our range, organisations enjoy the complete adaptability required to prosper, and we frequently support these ventures along their developmental path by starting with modest requirements and then expanding our capacity in alignment with your growth.
Start operations progressing right away by phoning us!
Prepared to turn your ideas into reality? Simply and easily dial 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with details on your products, packaging needs, and target volumes!
Our detailed estimate delivers a precise breakdown detailing the layout, production specifications, and itemised cost based on your specified volume.
We impose no minimum order requirements, complimentary design assistance is included as standard, and each box is carefully manufactured to suit your specific product.
Are you ready to kick-start your exciting journey with us today?
