Why a British manufacturer suits Great Bookham
Custom Pack Studio sits within KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a manufacturer that has been making 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 works with the press every day. They never need to send the question on to a factory overseas and wait for a response.
UK to UK delivery is usually quicker and more reliable than an international order.
The majority of orders are made ready within two to three weeks after you approve the proof, and once sent, our courier network delivers to Great Bookham addresses within 1 to 2 working days.
Contrast that with the standard 8 to 12 week initial lead time for packaging brought in from the EU or the Far East, before you even factor in a late container or a customs hold-up.
If you have an important launch date or event deadline, please tell us at the enquiry stage.
We’ll be upfront about whether the timeline suits, rather than offering a turnaround that lets you down.
Custom Parceling for Great Bookham Companies
The packaging options we provide meet the needs of the majority of products, and every one is made to match your dimensions and printed with your branding.
The best format depends on how the product is sold and shipped, so the most direct way to get the right answer is to tell our packaging experts what you are packing.
Commercial and Goods Packaging
A branded carton takes care of the selling on the shelf when no one from your team is there to explain the product.
Reverse tuck end boxes are perfect for lighter shop goods such as toiletries, supplements and cosmetics, while a crash lock base provides heavier items with a strong floor that will not collapse in transit.
Both prints extend across all panel, including the inside, so the branding remains visible no matter how the box is positioned on a shelf or in a stockroom.
Mailer boxes for online sellers
Great Bookham’s e-commerce brands are sending out constantly.
A custom mailer box is frequently the sole tangible touchpoint a customer has with the brand, as there is no shop visit or in person handover to rely on.
Styled on the inside and outside, it guards the product throughout the courier network while making the unboxing itself seem like an instance of marketing. And a well-sized box also reduces the damage and returns that a badly sized one can cause.
A unmarked brown outer will help to get the parcel sent, but it offers the customer no clue as to who sent it or why it appears like that.
Create a memorable first impression the moment your delivery arrives with Custom Pack Studio.
Keepsake and Exhibition Containers
Personalised gift boxes create a difference.
A rigid box with a clean closure, foil stamping on the lid, or a soft-touch coating alters how a product is perceived before it is even opened.
It is exactly the case for jewellery, perfume and boutique food brands, where the packaging forms part of what the customer has paid for.
Foil stamping finishes is the final treatment that makes the strongest impact on a shop shelf, catching light in a way flat print simply cannot, while soft touch coating has more effect once the box is in a person’s hands, since it signals quality the moment they feel it
Embossing sits between the two options, positioning a logo that you can both see and feel, and it works very well on jewellery and perfume boxes where the surface is part of the presentation.
Sleeves and wallets
Not every brand project calls for a complete box rebuild.
A custom-printed sleeve fits over an existing tray or product, adding your branding without the need to redesign the entire pack, making it ideal for a limited promotional run or a seasonal variant.
A wallet-style box closes neatly around flatter products such as cards or cosmetics sets, while internal inserts stop loose items from shifting inside a larger box during transit.
Rigid Boxes and Delivery Cartons
A collapsible carton will never withstand a long delivery journey or a delicate item by itself.
Grooved board is made exactly for that use.
We create corrugated cardboard boxes to bespoke pack sizes and finish them in full colour printing, so a Great Bookham brand shipping across the country enjoys safeguarding and brand presentation woven into one format, much more than a plain double walled box with a sticker simply put on top.
Fields We Serve Across Great Bookham
Great Bookham’s business mix covers beauty and skincare brands, jewellery makers, food producers, corporate offices and e-commerce companies.
Food and beverage businesses face the most demanding requirements, as safety in contact with the product comes first over any consideration of how the container is seen.
That is where our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level makes a real difference, whether you’re a small-scale bakery or a wholesale supplier. It’s the grade that supermarket buyers and independent retailers typically want to see before they will stock a new product.
Jewelry brands often gain a higher return from their packaging investment than many other categories.
A rigid box with a tailored insert is typically holding an object worth much more than the box itself, so the presentation must reflect that worth.
Beauty products and perfume brands rely on protective fitments and premium finishes for much the same reason. The product is small, so the box does the majority of the persuading on a shelf.
Online retail and recurring businesses need a mailer that can survive the courier network intact.
For a lot of online merchants, the parcel is the single physical point of contact a customer has with the brand.
Zero minimum order, any quantity
Request a lot of packaging suppliers for 50 boxes printed with your own design.
You may often be asked to come back once you are able to agree to 500, 1,000, or more. This is a significant request for a Great Bookham business evaluating a new product or testing a small batch before it expands.
There isn’t no set minimum requirement in place.
Order a single sample to evaluate print quality, fifty boxes for a market stall, or a few thousand once a retail listing proves demand. The process and pricing structure stay the same at every quantity.
The unit cost reduces as volume rises, which is standard throughout the industry.
Reorders use the same design artwork and set-up, so you are never charged twice for the design work involved.
We confirm pricing and lead times in writing before production starts, so there will be no gap between the quotation and what shows on the invoice.
Design support ready whichever stage you are at
You don’t need an in house designer to arrange bespoke packaging here.
If you have a logo and a rough idea of what you want, that is sufficient to begin. Our team will determine the box structure, create the print-ready artwork and present you with a proof to approve before anything goes to press.
For a product that doesn’t fit an off-the-shelf format, design work is built in in the price. It is not added as an extra.
Documents provided as a JPEG or screenshot are converted to correct print specification.
The majority of artwork arrives lacking the image resolution or bleed that a box truly requires.
Our team checks colour accuracy, resolution and bleed against the press profile before anything enters print production, so the finished print aligns with what you confirmed.
If you prefer to discuss the options before completing a specification, a design consultation is available to you.
You can also use our own online design tool if you would like to design the artwork yourself.
Responsibly Procured, Reusable Materials
Every item we create is completely capable of being recycled and made from card bearing FSC and PEFC accreditation. So it can be followed through an reviewed supply chain right back to a carefully managed forest.
We are moving away from single use plastic and EPS foam across the range, swapping them with paper based and biodegradable substitutes wherever the format allows. These materials break down properly at the end of their life in a way plastic and foam do not.
If a believable sustainability claim matters to you and your customers, we can help walk you through the various ways your bespoke packaging contributes to lowering waste.
Top Reasons Great Bookham Businesses Rely on Custom Pack Studio as the Leading Packaging Company
One Facility, Beginning from Beginning to Completion
Every box we produce is cut, decorated and completed entirely under one roof at our Irvine factory.
The very same team undertakes inspections at each stage, instead of the work passing from one to separate subcontractors.
A colour tone that seems accurate on screen does not always print the same, and the person reviewing it is the one running the press.
Problems are detected and fixed before a box reaches despatch, by the same team that spotted the issue in the first place.
The board and ink are also sourced from the same suppliers, time after time, so a colour that matched up with your first proof will still match up with your fifth reorder after two years.
Bolstered by almost 30 years in printing and packaging
Custom Pack Studio debuted in 2025, but the factory behind it dates back much further back.
We are a part of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a well-regarded print and packaging manufacturer operating presses since 1997.
That track record has built enduring partnerships with board mills and material suppliers. It also means a team that has already worked through most of the issues a new packaging order can present.
That often manifests itself in the small details, such as knowing which board weight can endure a courier journey.
It is also the reason we can take care of a delicate perfume box and a heavy duty shipping carton in the same week, using presses that have managed both for a number of years.
One assigned contact throughout the entire order
You will be handled by the same person from your initial contact right through to the final delivery.
There remains no handover between the sales team and a separate production department.
They already know your specification, your timescale and what you requested at the proofing stage, so you do not have to keep repeating yourself at each stage.
If a material is on back order or a finish needs a rethink, you will hear this first-hand from the person handling your job.
It too means you do not need to explain your brief from scratch to a new person during production.
You can contact that person directly by telephone, electronic mail or text, without first using a standard enquiries inbox first.
The same process, irrespective of the amount
A one sample and a 5,000-unit reorder are subjected to the identical proofing and quality checks before either leaves the factory.
No thing is hurried along just because the run is small, and nothing is given extra scrutiny simply because it is big.
A Great Bookham company trying out a new product is held to the same level as one placing a repeat order for a national retail listing. The procedure remains the same, whatever the order size.
That consistency matters considerably more than any saving achieved from a more extensive order, because a poorly matched run ultimately costing additional to correct than it saved in per-unit cost.
Whether it is 50 units for a trial run or several thousand for a retail rollout, the proofing sign off works in precisely the same way each time.
Receive a cost-free quote for customised packaging in Great Bookham
Call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. Let us know what you’re packing, about how many you require, and how the product is sold or shipped. We’ll respond with a written quote and no obligation to order.
Not quite ready to commit to a full run? Request a physical sample first, 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.
Design support is constantly available whenever you require it, there is no set minimum order to meet, and every box is tailored to your product rather than selected from a range of templates.
We produce all our products ourselves and ship to Great Bookham and throughout the UK from our own factory in Irvine. Explore our full range of packaging products or contact the team directly to get started.
