Why go for tailored packaging?
A standard box leaves space around the item, allowing it to move about during transport until someone fills the space with foam or paper to keep it still.
Standard packaging with a label affixed to its side may be convenient, yet it is designed for no specific audience.
At Custom Pack Studio, bespoke packaging is shaped around your product, making sure the box, print and finish support your brand rather than overshadowing it.
We manufacture bespoke boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for companies throughout Hafod and surrounding valleys, with orders varying from one sample to a pallet delivered directly to a warehouse door.
We have no minimum order on anything we make, so you do not incur stock and storage costs until a product demonstrates that it sells.
Share your packaging requirements, and we’ll tailor the recommendation to suit the product itself.
What tailor-made packaging implies
Custom packaging begins with your product, with the box dimensions and print specification designed to suit exactly what you are packing.
By choosing the dimensions, you make sure that a custom sized box holds the product securely, rather than allowing it to rattle within the unnecessary space of a standard size.
Every element, ranging from the structure and board weight to the print and finish, is adapted to the contents and their journey.
Printing your logo on a stock box produces personalised packaging, requiring less work than a entirely customisable design.
Tailored packaging puts every panel, fold and finish in your hands, even for a single piece, enabling you to create a bespoke solution that fits perfectly, without compromise.
Packing styles we make for Hafod ventures
We create a full range of packaging boxes, each made to custom sizes and printed in full colour with your artwork.
The ideal box design and packaging format depend on what you sell and how it is handled, while our packaging experts will guide you through the options!
Store cartons and tailored branded packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons are a retail packaging staple, intended for lighter products such as cosmetics and supplements, with flaps that tuck securely inside at both the top and bottom.
Crash lock boxes are a sturdier kind of lock box, constructed from cardboard and having a base that snaps flat when opened, stopping heavier products from forcing the bottom out.
Delivery and electronic commerce boxes
A custom mailer box safeguards your product across the courier network and makes delivery part of the brand experience and visibility, with printing on the inside and outside rather than only on the outer face.
These custom printed boxes are available as well with gussets, creating extra depth so bulkier items can sit securely without shifting.
Surprise packages, rigid boxes and roofed boxes
Rigid boxes, magnetic closure gift boxes and other branded packaging provide presents with the presentation customers anticipate, without them having to wrap anything themselves.
Gable boxes featuring folding carry handles are well suited to food gifts and hampers.
In premium ranges, we occasionally specify SBS board, solid bleached sulphate, a bright, food-safe paperboard, instead of standard carton stock. Finishes including foil and soft touch lamination improve the overall effect.
Develop backing for your Hafod label
Every order includes support with packaging design, irrespective of how far your artwork has progressed.
If you have a logo and brand guidelines, our design specialists create print ready files and confirm that colours reproduce accurately on board, because packaging requires greater resolution than a web image.
You do not need previous design experience to develop packaging that represents your brand. Our team can start with just a logo, define the structure and create expertly designed artwork ready for print working with you, clarifying each technical decision when it arises.
Our digital design tool allows you to customise a box and preview its appearance on screen before printing starts. Pantone colour matching is also available, helping each repeat order stay consistent.
Need your packaging printed in both English and Welsh? Our team manages it as a routine artwork requirement, in the same way as any other language or colour change.
Bespoke packaging for Hafod’s industries
Fare and beverages
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef both have Protected Geographical Indication status, and all food packaging that touches meat or dairy must meet food contact standards, regardless of which side of the border it is made on.
We hold BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level, meaning our food packaging is produced in controlled, traceable conditions that retailers verify prior to listing products.
Beverages and distilleries
Over the past twenty years, Wales has established a distinctive drinks industry, spanning distilleries in the Brecon Beacons and newer gin and whisky producers across the north.
Bottle presentation boxes need to withstand transit and look smart on the shelf too! Finishes including foil stamping and embossing create much of the impact for a limited release or seasonal gift set.
Cosmetics and grooming of the Hafod
Cosmetic and skincare brands need cartons that safeguard delicate glass and compacts while presenting well on the shelf.
We produce cosmetics packaging with soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, while rigid boxes suit premium ranges that must support a higher price point.
E-commerce and subscription companies
Retail ready and display packaging matter when products are held in shops or marketplace fulfilment centres, while subscription brands encounter a distinct challenge.
Every month, the same customer revisits an nearly identical box, rendering a dependable finish equally important as the original design.
Effective online retail packaging, produced to correspond to your product packaging precisely, keeps goods secure during transit and minimises damage claims and returns.
A fitted insert or printed tissue holds the product securely during transit, while the print remains in view once the box is opened.
As a subscription brand reorders each month, maintaining uniform box dimensions makes pallet capacity and warehouse racking easy to anticipate, an increasingly important consideration when volumes exceed several hundred units.
Delivering Hafod straight from our Scotland manufacturing facility
Everything is made at our Irvine facility, with delivery across the UK to businesses in Hafod included as standard.
Once your proof is approved, most orders arrive at a Hafod address within two to three weeks, corresponding to the delivery timescale for our packaging across the UK.
Custom Pack Studio belongs to KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, an established packaging manufacturer that has produced print and packaging since 1997, with its experienced team producing boxes on its own presses.
You receive a proof and, where required by the format, a physical sample before full production starts. Reorders use the same artwork, allowing you to scale up without restarting the process again.
Employing a sole box company for packaging throughout your whole product range keeps the process straightforward.
You have one invoice and a single dedicated point of contact, rather than pursuing several suppliers, each giving a different price for a separate week.
Earth-friendly packaging as typical
Each box we produce is 100% recyclable as the board itself enables that recyclability.
Our board and paper are procured from FSC and PEFC certified suppliers, with every sheet traceable through an audited chain to responsibly managed forests.
Across our processes, we are cutting back on single use plastic and EPS foam void fill as neither is easily recyclable, while both pose disposal difficulties after a parcel has been opened.
Where the design permits, biodegradable or paper-based protection takes their place.
No minimum order for Hafod enterprises
Across the sector, custom packaging frequently requires minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, requiring you to finance stock and storage before knowing whether a product will sell.
There is no minimum order requirement at all.
Smaller businesses can choose a single sample, a brief trial run, or a full production run after demand is proven, with per-unit pricing scaling across each quantity in between.
You always receive a written quote before production begins, and the high quality materials and packaging products provided for fifty are exactly the same as those provided for ten thousand.
Before ordering in volume, ask for a printed sample to inspect the print, colour and fit in your hand.
Ways to order custom packaging
Share your brief by calling 01294 314 919 or accessing the online design tool. Let us know the product, required quantity, and roughly how it is sold.
Design and proofing. We develop packaging design appropriate for your product, prepare the print layout, then supply a proof for your approval.
Request a physical sample if the format needs one, then sign off once you are happy with the colour and construction.
Production and delivery. Your order is printed and completed in Irvine prior to being delivered to your Hafod address, usually within two to three weeks.
Personalised packaging Hafod Frequently Asked Questions
Will you provide bespoke packaging to Hafod?
Yes. We manufacture every item in Irvine, with standard delivery offered throughout the UK, including all of Hafod and Wales, without an extra charge for greater distance from the factory.
What would be the lowest packaging requirement at Hafod?
There is no minimum order. You can order a one box or several thousand in any format, with pricing scaled to quantity in a written quotation provided before production begins.
Which elements of the packaging can be tailored?
Each aspect of the format, such as size, structure, board weight, print and finish, can be adjusted, ensuring that the packaging matches exactly your brief. Branded packaging may also be printed internally and externally.
Is it possible to we receive specimens of your parcel products before buying?
Certainly! Your sample is delivered printed and finished exactly as it would be in production, allowing you to check the colours meet your brief and make sure the board feels right before authorising a bulk order.
Will the packaging turn out to be recyclable as well as can it prove biodegradable?
Each box is completely recyclable. We steer clear of plastic laminates that prevent recycling, unless food safety makes them necessary, while biodegradable protective materials are provided wherever the format allows.
May someone order again the same design at a later date?
Yes, reorders use the original artwork file, so increasing an order or placing it again for a new season does not require the packaging to be redesigned from scratch.
Ask for a without charge assessment from Custom Pack Studio today
Share your product, packaging requirements and anticipated quantities by calling 01294 314 919 or emailing contact@custompackstudio.co.uk.
There is no minimum order requirement, design support is part of every project, and every item of custom packaging produced here begins with your product, rather than a template.
Send your enquiry to us today, and we’ll respond to you with a written quotation!
