How a UK Manufacturer Company Works alongside Farnborough
Custom Pack belongs to KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a manufacturer that has been making print and packaging in Scotland since 1997.
When you make an enquiry about a finish, the material or the deadline, you are talking directly with someone who works the press day in, day out. They do not need to pass the question on to an overseas factory and wait for a response.
Delivery within the UK is fast and trustworthy in a way an international order seldom is.
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 Farnborough addresses within 1 to 2 working days.
Compare that with the standard eight to twelve week baseline lead time for packaging brought in from the EU or the Far East, before you even take into account a delayed container or a customs delay.
If you have an significant launch date or event due date, tell us at the initial enquiry stage.
We’ll stay straightforward about whether the timescale fits, rather than making a quick turnaround that lets you disappointed.
Custom packaging for Farnborough businesses
Our box formats encompass a wide range of products, and each one is made to your dimensions and supplied with your branding.
The appropriate specification depends on how the product is marketed and delivered, so the most efficient way to get the accurate answer is to inform our packaging experts what you are packing up.
Retail and merchandise packaging
A printed carton does the selling on display shelves when no one from your team is there to talk through the product.
Reverse tuck end cartons remain well suited for lighter retail goods such as cosmetics, supplements and beauty products, while a crash lock base gives heavier products with a floor that will not give way during transit.
Both branding across every panel, including even the inside, so the branding remains seen however the box is stored on a shelf or in a stockroom.
Packaging Boxes for Web-Based Businesses
Farnborough’s e-commerce brands are dispatching continuously.
A bespoke mailer box is often the only tangible interaction a customer has with a brand, as there is no shop visit or face-to-face handover to rely on.
Printed on both the inside and exterior, it safeguards the product across the courier network while making the unboxing itself a marketing moment. A correctly fitted box also lowers the damage and returns that a ill-fitting one creates.
A plain brown outer helps the parcel delivered, but it leaves the customer no indication about who sent it or why it looks that way.
Make a strong initial impact as soon as your order is delivered with Custom Pack Studio.
Present and Showcase Boxes
Tailored gift boxes create a noticeable difference.
A sturdy box with an effortless closure, foil detailing on the lid, or a soft touch coating alters the way a product feels before it is even opened.
It is precisely the case for jewellery, perfume and boutique food brands, in which the packaging makes up part of that which the customer has paid for.
Foil stamping is the finish that makes the biggest impact on a shelf, capturing the light in a way flat print never can, while soft touch coating performs most effectively once the box is in the customer’s hands, as it communicates quality the instant they feel it.
Embossing falls between the two, positioning a logo that you can see and feel alike, and it is particularly effective on jewellery and perfume boxes where the surface is part of the presentation.
Sleeves and wallets
Not every branding project requires a full box rebuild.
A custom-printed sleeve slips over an existing tray or product and provides your branding without the need to rework the whole pack, making it perfect for a limited promotional run or a holiday variant.
A wallet style box folds neatly around flatter products such as cards or cosmetics sets, while printed inserts help prevent loose items shifting inside a larger box during transit.
Cardboard boxes and parcel cartons
A folding carton will never endure a lengthy delivery journey or a fragile item by itself.
Corrugate board is intended for that purpose.
We create corrugated cardboard boxes to bespoke pack sizes and produce them in full colour printing, so a Farnborough brand shipping across the country enjoys added protection and branding woven into one format, much more than a plain double walled box with a sticker simply placed on top.
Fields We Serve Covering Farnborough
Farnborough’s business mix includes beauty and skincare labels, jewellery artisans, food suppliers, business offices and online retailers.
Food businesses encounter the toughest pressures, because product safety constantly takes priority over the look 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 supplier. It is the standard that supermarket buyers and independent shops usually want to see before they will stock a new product.
Jewellery brands often gain greater value from their packaging investment than many other product categories.
A rigid box with a tailored insert is often containing an object worth far more than the box itself, so the packaging must reflect that worth.
Cosmetics and perfume brands make use of protective fitments and premium finishes for the same basic reason. The product itself is small, so the box does much of the convincing on a shelf.
Online retail and recurring businesses need a mailer that arrives with the customer through the courier network undamaged.
For a lot of online merchants, the parcel is the only actual contact a customer ever has with the brand.
Zero Minimum Order, Any Quantity Accepted
Ask most packaging suppliers for 50 boxes printed with your own design on them.
You will often be expected to return once you are ready to commit to 500. That is a significant demand for a Farnborough business trialling a new product or trialling a small batch before scaling up.
We do not impose any minimum requirement in any way.
Request a single sample to evaluate print quality, fifty boxes for a market stall, or many thousands once a retail listing shows demand. The procedure and pricing model stay consistent at every quantity.
The unit cost reduces as order quantity increases, which is standard throughout the packaging industry.
Subsequent orders share the same artwork and setup, so you’re not charged twice for the design work.
We verify the pricing and the delivery lead time in writing before production begins, so there is no difference between the estimate and what appears on the invoice.
Custom branding support offered, whatever stage you are at.
You do not need an in house designer to order bespoke packaging here.
If you have your logo and an outline idea of what you want, that is enough to get started. Our team will define the box structure, produce the print ready artwork and show you a proof for approval before anything goes to print.
For a product that does not suit an off-the-shelf format, structural design is covered in the cost. It is not charged as an extra.
Documents submitted as a JPEG or screenshot are reworked to satisfy proper print specifications.
Most artwork comes without the image resolution or bleed that a box actually needs.
Our team reviews colour accuracy, resolution and bleed against the press profile before anything goes to production, so what prints corresponds to the version you approved.
A style consultation is provided if you would prefer to discuss the alternatives before proceeding to a specification.
You can use our in-house online creation tool if you wish to design the artwork independently.
Ethically sourced, recyclable materials
Every carton we produce is fully recyclable and made from board certified by FSC and PEFC. This means it can be traced through an audited supply chain back to a responsibly managed forest.
We are phasing out single use plastic and EPS foam throughout the range, substituting them with paper based and biodegradable alternatives where possible. These materials break down properly at the end of their life in a way plastic or foam do not.
If a trustworthy sustainability claim matters to you and your clients, we can guide you through the different ways your bespoke packaging helps make an impact by minimising waste.
How Farnborough Businesses Select Custom Pack Studio as the Chosen Packaging Supplier
An individual factory, from beginning to end
Every box we make is cut, marked and finished in-house at our Irvine factory.
The same team conducts quality checks at every stage, rather than the work being transferred between different subcontractors.
A colouring that seems accurate on screen will not always reproduce the same way, and the person checking it is the one running the press.
Issues are noticed and corrected before a box arrives at dispatch, by the team that spotted the issue initially.
Board and ink are additionally sourced from identical suppliers, again and again, so a colour that matched your first proof will also match your fifth reorder after two years.
Bolstered by almost three generations in publishing and packaging solutions
Custom Pack Studio debuted in 2025, although the factory behind it goes back much further.
We are a division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a leading print and packaging manufacturer that has run presses since 1997.
That history provides us with long-standing relationships with board mills and material suppliers. It also means a team that has already navigated many of the issues a new packaging order can bring.
This shows up in small nuances, such as being aware of which board weight can withstand a courier journey.
It is also the reason we are able to manage a delicate perfume carton and a heavy duty shipping carton and a heavy duty shipping carton and a delicate perfume carton in the same week, using presses that have been processing both for years.
A exclusive contact during the whole order
You will deal with the same person throughout your initial enquiry right through to the completed delivery.
There remains no transfer between the sales team and the production department.
They already know your specification, your deadline and what you asked for at the proofing stage, so you do not have to repeat yourself at each step.
If a material is on back order or a finish needs rethinking, you will be told directly from the person managing your job.
It additionally means you won’t have to explain your order from scratch to someone new midway through the process.
You can call, send an email to or message that person directly, without the need to go through a general enquiries inbox first.
The identical process regardless of quantity
A single sample and a five thousand unit reorder undergo the same proofing and quality checks before both leaves the factory.
Nothing is hastened because the run is small, and nothing receives more inspection because it is large.
A Farnborough business testing a new product gets the same treatment as one placing a repeat order for a national retail listing. The process stays unchanged regardless of the order size.
That consistency counts much more than the saving from a larger order, because a mismatched run ultimately costing extra to fix than it would have saved in per-unit cost.
Whether that is 50 units for a test trial or several many for a shop rollout, the proofing sign off functions in an identical way every time.
Request a Complimentary Quote for Personalised Packaging in Farnborough
Call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. Let us know the items you are packing, approximately how many you need, and how the product is sold or shipped. We will get back to you with a written quote and no obligation to order.
Not ready to commit to a full run? Request a free physical sample first. You’ll see precisely how the colour appears in natural light and how the soft touch finish feels in your hand, rather than trying to judge it from a screen.
Help with design support is always available whenever you require it, there is no minimum order requirement, and every box is made to suit your product, rather than drawn from a shelf of templates.
We manufacture every item in-house and supply to Farnborough and across the UK from our own factory in Irvine. View our full packaging range or contact the team directly to get started.
