Why a UK Fabricator Suits Eastbourne
Custom Pack Studio is part of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a company that has been manufacturing print and packaging in Scotland since 1997.
When you ask regarding a final finish, a fabrication material or a cut-off date, you are talking to someone who deals with the press every day. They never need to put the question on to a factory abroad and hold on for a response.
UK to UK delivery is fast and reliable in a way that overseas orders seldom are.
The majority of orders are made ready within 2 to 3 weeks after you sign off on the proof, and once sent, our courier network delivers to Eastbourne addresses within 1 to 2 working days.
Contrast that with the usual 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 important launch date or event due date, inform us at the enquiry stage.
We shall confirm candidly whether the schedule works, rather than offering a changeover that disappoints you.
Tailored packaging for Eastbourne companies
Our box sizes include a wide range of products, and each one is produced to your specifications and finished with your branding.
Which packaging format is appropriate depends on the way the product is marketed and sent out, so the most direct route to the right answer is to let know our packaging experts what you are packing.
Shop and Product Packaging
A branded carton does the persuading on the shelf when no one from your team is there to describe the product.
Reverse tuck end cartons remain ideal for lighter retail goods such as cosmetics, supplements and beauty products, while a crash lock base gives heavier items with a floor that will not fail during transit.
Each of the two prints extend 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.
Shipping boxes for e-commerce retailers
Eastbourne’s online retail brands are shipping constantly.
A custom mailer box is typically the sole real-world interaction point a customer has with the brand, as there is not any shop visit or face-to-face handover to rely on.
Printed both inside and out, it safeguards the product through the courier network while turning the unboxing itself part of your brand marketing. A well-fitted box also cuts down on the damage and returns caused by one that is incorrectly sized.
A unmarked brown outer will have the parcel sent, but it gives the customer no clue about who sent it or why it appears as it does.
Create a strong first impression as soon as your order arrives with Custom Pack Studio.
Gift and Showcase Boxes
Bespoke gift boxes remain essential.
A solid box with a seamless closure, foil stamping on the lid, or a soft-touch coating alters how a product feels before it is opened.
It is precisely the case for jewellery, perfume and boutique food brands, where the packaging makes part of what the customer has paid for.
Foil stamping is the finish that delivers the greatest impact on a shelf, reflecting the light in a way flat print never can, while soft touch coating performs best once the box is in the customer’s hands, as it communicates quality the moment they feel it.
Raised printing falls between the two, positioning a logo that can be noticed by touch and sight, and it suits especially well on jewellery and perfume boxes where the surface itself forms part of the display.
Sleeves and wallets
Not every branding project calls for a total box rebuild.
A printed sleeve fits over an existing tray or product, introducing your branding without the need to redesign the entire pack, which is well suited for a brief advertising run or a time-limited variant.
A wallet style box wraps around flatter products such as cards or cosmetics sets, and printed inserts help keep loose items from shifting inside a larger box during transit.
Paperboard Containers and Delivery Parcels
A folding carton will never withstand a prolonged courier journey or a breakable item by itself.
Corrugated board is created precisely for that reason.
We produce corrugated cardboard boxes to bespoke pack sizes and print them them in full-colour, so a Eastbourne brand sending nationwide gets protection and branding built into one format, much further than a plain double walled box with a sticker stuck on top.
Sectors Our Team Support in Eastbourne
Eastbourne’s portfolio covers beauty and skincare brands, jewellery makers, food producers, corporate offices and e-commerce companies.
Food and drink and beverage businesses encounter the most stringent requirements, as safety in contact with the product needs to take precedence over all additional considerations regarding the appearance of the box.
This is where our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level counts, whether you are a small-batch bakery or a wholesale provider. It is the standard that retail buyers and independent shops typically want to see before they will list a new product.
Jewellery brands typically gain more from their packaging spend than most other product categories.
A solid box with a custom-fitted insert is typically containing an piece worth much more than the box itself, so the packaging must match that value.
Cosmetics and perfume brands depend on protective fittings and upmarket finishes for the same reason. The product itself is tiny, so the box does most of the persuading on the shelf.
Online retail and subscription businesses want a mailer that gets delivered through the courier network intact.
For numerous online sellers, the parcel is the only physical point of interaction a customer has with the company.
Absolutely no Minimum Order, Any Quantity Invited
Ask most packaging suppliers for 50 boxes printed with your own design on them.
You will often be expected to respond once you are ready to order to 1,000. That is a considerable demand for a Eastbourne business testing a new product or testing a small batch before scaling up.
We don’t impose any minima.
Order a single sample to check the print quality, fifty carton boxes for a market stall, or thousands once a retail listing demonstrates demand. The process and pricing structure remain the same throughout every quantity.
Unit cost lowers as order size increases, which is typical throughout the packaging sector.
Reorders use the same design artwork and setup, so you are not ever charged twice for the design work.
We confirm the cost and delivery timeframe in writing before production starts, so there is no difference between the estimate and what is listed on the invoice.
Tailored visual support ready, whatever stage you are at.
You don’t need an in house designer to order bespoke packaging here.
If you have a brand logo and a basic idea of what you want, that is sufficient to begin. Our experts will determine the box layout, produce the print-ready artwork and provide you with a proof to approve before anything goes to press.
For a product that doesn’t fit an ready-made format, structural design is built in in the price. It is not charged as an extra.
Files supplied as a JPEG are prepared to the correct print specifications.
The majority of artwork arrives without the necessary resolution or bleed that a box genuinely requires.
Our group verifies colour accuracy, resolution and bleed against the press profile prior to anything goes into production, so the printed result reflects what you confirmed.
A design consultation is offered if you would rather to discuss the options before committing to a specification.
You can also make use of our own online design tool if you wish to create the artwork yourself.
Eco-friendly, fairly sourced materials
Every box we make is entirely recyclable and made from board certified by FSC and PEFC. This shows it can be traced through an checked supply chain back to a well managed forest.
We’re moving away from single-use plastic and EPS foam throughout the collection, replacing them with paper based and biodegradable alternatives wherever the format allows. These materials break down effectively at the end of their life in a way that plastic and foam do not.
If a trustworthy eco-friendly claim is important to you and your customers, we can guide you through the different methods your custom packaging makes an effect by cutting down on waste.
Discover Why Eastbourne Businesses Select CPS Packaging as the Preferred Packaging Supplier
A single factory, from beginning to completion
Every box we create is trimmed, labelled and completed all in-house at our Irvine plant.
The same team manages quality throughout every stage, instead of 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 checking it is the one using the press.
Faults are spotted and fixed before a box ever reaches dispatch, by the same team that identified the issue first.
The board and ink are also sourced from the same suppliers time after time, so a shade that matched your original proof will also match your fifth reorder after two years.
Backed by almost 30 years in the print and packaging industry
Custom Pack Studio launched in 2025, but the factory behind it has a much longer background.
We are part of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a major print and packaging manufacturer that has operated presses since 1997.
This history gives us solid relationships with board mills and material suppliers. It also means a team that has already tackled the majority of the issues a new packaging order can bring up.
That commonly shows itself in the small details, such as being aware of which board weight can survive a courier journey.
It further illustrates why we can handle a delicate perfume box and a heavy duty shipping carton within the same week, with presses that have handled both for years.
Named point of contact throughout the order
You will be supported by the same person from your initial contact right through to the final delivery.
There is no transition between your sales team and a separate production department.
They understand your specification, your timescale and what you requested at the proofing stage, so you do not have to repeat yourself at each stage.
If a material is on back order or a finish needs another look, you will hear this first-hand from the person handling your job.
It also means you do not need to explain your order all over again to a different person partway through production.
You can ring, send an email to or message that person straight to them, without requiring you to go through a general enquiries inbox first.
The same process, regardless of amount
A single sample and a 5,000 unit reorder both receive the same proofing and quality checks before either exits the factory.
No part of it is rushed simply because the run is short, and no part of it is examined in greater detail merely because it is big.
A Eastbourne business testing a new product gets the same level as one placing a reorder for a national retail listing. The process does not change based on the order size.
That reliability is more important more than any saving on a larger run, because a incorrectly matched batch often costs more to fix than it was saved in in unit price.
Whether it is around fifty units for a market test or several thousand for a retail rollout, the proofing sign-off works the same way each time.
Receive a Complimentary Quote for Custom Packaging in Eastbourne
Kindly call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. Let us know what you are packing, approximately how many units you require, and how the product is distributed or shipped. We will then provide a written quotation with no obligation to place an order.
Not ready to commit to a full run? Request a free physical sample first. You’ll see exactly how the colour appears in natural light and how the soft touch finish feels in your hand, instead of trying to judge it from a screen.
Our design support is there whenever you need it when you need it, there is no minimum order, and every box is tailored around your product, not taken from a shelf of pre-made templates.
We manufacture everything internally and deliver to Eastbourne and across the UK from our own facility in Irvine. Browse our full selection of packaging products or contact the team to get started.
