Discovering Why a British Manufacturer Supplies Cheltenham
Custom Pack Studio is part of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a manufacturer that has been creating print and packaging in Scotland since 1997.
When you ask regarding a surface finish, a material or a timeframe, you are talking to someone who deals with the press every day. They don’t need to send the question on to a factory abroad and wait for a response.
Domestic delivery is speedy and dependable in a way that overseas orders rarely are.
Most orders are made ready within two to three weeks after you sign off on the proof, and once sent, our courier network delivers to Cheltenham addresses within 1 to 2 working days.
Compare that with the typical 8 to 12 week baseline lead time for packaging shipped from the EU or the Far East, before you even take into account a late container or a customs hold up.
Should you have an key launch date or event deadline, please tell us when you enquire.
We shall confirm candidly whether the schedule fits, rather than promising a changeover that disappoints you.
Bespoke Packaging for Cheltenham Enterprises
The box options we supply fit most products, and each one is custom made to your dimensions and printed with your branding.
Which configuration fits is determined on how the product is marketed and delivered, so the fastest way to get the right solution is by telling our packaging experts exactly what you are packing.
Retail and merchandise packaging
A printed carton does the selling on the shelf when no one from your team is there to explain the product.
Reverse tuck end boxes are ideal to low-weight retail goods such as cosmetics, supplements and beauty products, while a crash lock base provides heavier items a floor that does not fail in transit.
Both print across every panel, including even the inside, so the branding remains clearly visible however the box is placed on a shelf or in a stockroom.
Shipping boxes for e-commerce sellers
Cheltenham’s e-commerce brands are shipping continuously.
A custom mailer box is commonly the main physical touchpoint a customer has with the brand, as there is no shop visit or face-to-face handover to rely on.
Printed within and without, it protects the product along the courier network while turning the unboxing itself feel like a moment of marketing. And a properly fitted box also cuts the damage and returns that a ill fitting one can cause.
A plain brown brown outer gets the parcel delivered, but it leaves the customer no clue about who sent it or why it appears that way.
Make a lasting first impression the moment your order arrives with Custom Pack Studio.
Keepsake and Showcase Cases
Bespoke gift boxes create a real difference.
A sturdy box with a clean closure, foil stamping on the lid, or a soft-touch coating changes how a product comes across before it is even opened.
It is exactly the issue for jewellery, perfume and boutique food brands, where the packaging constitutes part of what the customer has paid for.
Foil stamping finishes remains the last touch that delivers the greatest impact on a store shelf, drawing light in a way standard print cannot, while soft touch coating works better once the box is in the customer’s hands, since it conveys quality the moment they pick it up
The embossing effect sits between the two, creating an impression that you can see and feel, and it works especially well on jewellery and perfume boxes where the surface itself becomes part of the presentation.
Sleeves and wallets
Not every branding job calls for a total enclosure rebuild.
A branded sleeve fits over an existing tray or product and adds your branding without the need to rework the whole pack, making it well suited for a short promotional run or a seasonal variant.
A wallet style box folds neatly around flatter products such as cards or cosmetics sets, and printed inserts stop loose items from shifting inside a larger box during transit.
Rippled cartons & delivery boxes
A cardboard carton can’t withstand a protracted courier journey or shield a breakable item on its own.
Corrugated board is designed for the purpose.
We create corrugated cardboard boxes to bespoke pack sizes and print them in colour, so a Cheltenham brand sending nationwide gets added protection and brand identity built into one solution, far beyond a plain double walled box with a sticker stuck on top.
Sectors Our Team Serve Across Cheltenham
Cheltenham’s commercial portfolio covers beauty and skincare brands, jewellery makers, food producers, corporate offices and e-commerce companies.
Food and drink businesses face the strictest standards, as safety in contact with the product takes priority over all concern of how the box is seen.
That is precisely where our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level makes a real difference, if you are a small batch bakery or a wholesale supplier. It is the level that supermarket buyers and independent retailers usually want to see before they will take on a new product.
Jewellery brands often gain more from their packaging investment than most other categories.
A solid box with a custom-made insert is frequently used to house an item worth far more than the box itself, so the presentation needs to convey that worth.
Cosmetics and perfume brands make use of protective fitments and premium finishes for a very similar reason. The product itself is small, so the box does much of the convincing on a shelf.
E-commerce and subscription businesses require a mailer that can endure the courier network without harm.
For many online sellers, the parcel is the only tangible touchpoint a customer has with the brand.
There is no Minimum OrderAny and all Quantity Allowed
Many packaging suppliers will supply 50 boxes printed with your design.
You may regularly be asked to return only once you are ready to commit to to 500 or 1,000. For a Cheltenham business testing a new product or testing a small batch before scaling, that is a major commitment.
There isn’t no minimum requirement whatsoever.
Order a one sample to judge print quality, 50 boxes for a market stall, or a few thousand once a retail listing confirms demand. The process and pricing structure remain unchanged at every quantity.
The unit price decreases as quantity rises, as is standard throughout the packaging industry.
Reorders retain the same artwork and arrangement, so you are not ever charged twice for the design work.
We verify the cost and delivery timeframe in writing before production begins, so there is no gap between the quotation and what shows on the invoice.
Creative support on offer regardless of the stage you are at
You don’t need an in house designer to arrange custom packaging here.
If you have a logo and a basic idea of what you need, that is sufficient to get started. Our team will sort out the box structure, produce the print ready artwork and supply you with a proof to approve before anything goes to press.
For a product that does not fit an off the shelf format, structural design is included in the price. It is not charged as an extra.
Files supplied as a JPEG are prepared to the required print specification.
Most artwork arrives without the necessary resolution or bleed that a box genuinely requires.
Our staff verifies colour accuracy, resolution and bleed against the press profile before anything goes into production, so the print matches closely what you signed off.
A design discussion is offered if you would rather to discuss the options before finalising a specification.
You can additionally use our own web-based design tool if you would like to create the artwork yourself.
Ethically Procured, Reusable Materials
Every container we produce is completely recyclable and produced from material bearing FSC and PEFC accreditation. So it can be followed through an reviewed supply chain right back to a sustainably managed forest.
We’re transitioning away from single use plastic and EPS foam throughout the range, replacing them with paper-based and compostable alternatives wherever the format allows. Those materials decompose as intended at the end of their life in a way that plastic and foam do not.
If a trustworthy sustainability claim matters to your business and your customers, we can help you through the different ways your custom packaging makes a difference in helping to decrease waste.
Reasons Cheltenham Businesses Choose Custom Pack Studio as Their Trusted Packaging Supplier
A single manufacturing facility, through all stages
Each box we make is cut, decorated and completed entirely within our Irvine factory.
The same team manages quality throughout each stage, rather than the work being handed from one subcontractor to another.
A colour that looks accurate on screen does not always print the same, and the person inspecting it is the one running the press.
Faults are found and resolved before a box gets to dispatch, by the same team that identified the problem in the beginning.
Board and ink also come from the same suppliers again and again, so a colour that matched on your first proof still matches your fifth reorder after two years.
Supported by just under three generations in publishing and packaging
The Custom Pack Studio was launched in 2025, but the factory behind it has a much longer history.
We are part of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a well-established print and packaging manufacturer that has been operating presses since 1997.
That history provides us with well-established relationships with board mills and material suppliers. It also indicates we have a group that has already worked through many of the issues a new packaging order can present.
It plays out in nuanced ways, such as realising which board weight will survive a courier journey.
It is as well why we can manage a delicate perfume box and a heavy duty shipping carton in the same week, with presses that have processed both for years.
A dedicated contact across the entire order
You will speak to the very same person from your initial query right through to the finished delivery.
There is no transfer between a sales team and a separate production department.
They already understand your requirements, your deadline and what you requested at the proofing stage, so you do not have to go over it again at each stage.
When a material is on back-order or a finish needs re-assessing, you will receive this it directly from the person handling your job.
It furthermore means you will not ever have to go over your order from the start to a new person partway through the production process.
You can get in touch with that person in person by telephone, email or message, without needing to use a general enquiries inbox first.
A same process independent of quantity
A one sample and a five thousand unit reorder go through the very same proofing and quality checks before either leaves the factory.
No part of it is hurried just because the run is small, and no part of it is inspected more closely merely because it is big.
A Cheltenham company evaluating a new product receives the same standard as one placing a reorder for a national retail listing. The process does not change according to the order size.
That uniformity matters more than any small saving on a larger run, because a mismatched batch usually ends up costing more to fix than it saved in unit price.
Whether that is fifty units for a test test or several many for a retail rollout, the proofing sign off works in exactly the same way every time.
Receive a Complimentary Quotation for Tailor-Made Packaging in Cheltenham
Please phone 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. Tell us what you are packing, approximately how many units you require, and how the product is distributed or shipped. We will then issue a written quotation with no obligation to place an order.
Not ready to commit to a full project? Request a physical sample initially, free of charge. You can see exactly how the colour appears in normal light and how a smooth finish feels in your hand, rather than relying on a screen.
Expert design support is readily available whenever you need it, there is no set minimum order to meet, and every box is tailored to your product rather than chosen from a range of templates.
We produce every item in house and supply to Cheltenham and across the UK from our own factory in Irvine. Browse our full packaging range or speak with the team directly to get started.
