What custom packaging means
We design our bespoke packaging specifically and carefully for your product, letting you pick the dimensions, construction, design and coating.
Are you prepared to see how customising a standard carton is really a completely separate and considerably more constrained ballgame?
Our understanding of a fully customisable box involves that we accurately tailor the dimensions to suit your specific product, select the most suitable board weight based on likely handling, and add print to whichever panels you require.
To begin with, we meticulously draw up the packaging around the product from the very start of the design process.
From its innovative hub in Hardgate, Custom Pack Studio partners with ambitious food producers, boutique cosmetics brands, digital retailers and artisanal spirits makers all across the nation.
The custom packaging we make
We create a wide-ranging collection of box formats to your bespoke sizes, professionally producing your personal design in rich, full colour presentation.
The most suitable packaging design for your item depends on its physical nature, sales approach, and delivery journey, and our specialists will advise your selection.
Folding cartons
Are you ready to uncover the true classics of the retail world? Reverse tuck-end boxes and crash-lock bottom boxes are the perfect routine packaging formats that every shop shelf needs!
With closure flaps at the top and base, the gentle reverse tuck-end carton beautifully holds more lightweight items like cosmetics and supplements.
Crash-lock boxes feature a self-assembling base that fastens instantly upon opening to support weightier items, whilst both designs are shipped flat for fast manual setup.
Postal and mailer boxes
Are you currently selling online? An bespoke mailer box will protect your product within the courier network while turning delivery into a thrilling brand experience!
Who needs boring brown parcels? Double-sided printed mailer boxes offer e-commerce shoppers an impressive unboxing moment, plus they are strong enough to comfortably survive the post!
Also, we produce gusseted e-commerce boxes for items requiring greater depth or a adaptable fit.
Sleeves and wallets
To simply add branding without updating your current packaging, you can just fit a slide-on sleeve around the product or its inner tray, creating an economical solution for seasonally themed ranges and special edition collections.
Designed to encase the item in the manner of a folder, this wallet style box provides an refined flat display for shop goods, images and stationery.
Gift boxes and presentation packaging
To elevate items purchased as gift items, using bespoke gift packaging offers the polished finish your customers looks for while taking away the trouble of wrapping.
This bespoke presentation is easily achieved through carefully structured presentation boxes, smart magnetic closures, and individually tailored inserts, whilst exquisite embellishments such as metallic foil block detailing, embossed embossing, and smooth soft touch coatings successfully elevate the final creation into luxury packaging that achieves a more premium market value.
Packaging design support if you do not have a designer
Extensive design assistance is fully integrated into our service, regardless of the existing progress point of your artwork.
Once you send us with your existing brand guidelines and print-ready artwork, we will closely work to these specifications to create your final files for the manufacturing phase.
To get ready your packaging for press, we recreate any logo provided as a JPEG or alternative image format because physical manufacturing requires a much higher resolution than online platforms demand.
Starting from merely a basic concept, our specialists design the packaging configuration and press-ready graphics on your behalf, while preparing a bespoke blueprint when conventional containers are unsuitable. We set out each technical decision throughout the process, including the selection of material calibre and image definition.
Alternatively, you may use our virtual design software to personalise a container and include your bespoke branding prior to contacting us, or book a tailored consultation should you would like to discuss your requirements beforehand.
Custom packaging for Hardgate’s industries
Do do you require high-quality packaging for your food and drink, distillery, cosmetics or e-commerce business? We scale up brands with spectacular packaging and wraps and labels right across Hardgate!
Every sector sets out defined requirements, ranging from food-contact compliance to the specified finish for top-grade boxes.
Food and drink
To thrive in the large and extremely competitive Scottish food and drink industry, your packaging must ensure product safety whilst at the same time attracting consumers on the retail shelf.
Our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level means we make food packaging under carefully regulated, auditable conditions, which retailers thoroughly verify before they offer any product.
Whisky and craft spirits
Our business makes bespoke printed bottle cartons alongside premium presentation boxes tailored precisely for independent spirit producers and Hardgate distilleries, incorporating sophisticated embellishments like foil detailing, tactile embossing, and luxurious soft touch lamination.
This lack of a minimum order threshold empowers a distillery to commission a limited print run for boutique releases free from the requirement of purchasing unnecessary quantities.
Cosmetics and beauty
We manufacture bespoke printed packaging for cosmetic and haircare organisations, including specialised embellishments including a tactile finish, metallic foiling and structural embossing._
Beauty containers must protect sensitive glassware and pressed powders whilst drawing attention on retail displays, a task largely achieved through the specified surface texture.
E-commerce and subscription brands
Our focus centres on shaping bespoke postage cartons, custom wrapping tissue and tailored packaging structures for e-commerce merchants and subscription enterprises.
Custom-fit wrap protects the item from transit hazards while lowering the cost of breakage and restitutions.
An decorated carton further provides the consumer with a much better unboxing experience than a plain package.
A packaging supplier perfect for Hardgate businesses
Our company produces the entirety of our product range at our specialised production facility situated within Irvine in Ayrshire.
We support Hardgate enterprises by maintaining fast lead times and minimising transport fees.
We deliver all over Hardgate and the whole of the UK, making sure that a company situated much further away, receives the same speedy delivery period as a client based just twenty minutes down the road from our primary factory!
Custom Pack Studio operates as a division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a packaging manufacturer delivering print and packaging solutions in Scotland from 1997.
Your packaging is manufactured by that specific collective utilising their own machinery, ensuring the resulting finish and refinement conform with the rigorous criteria of a experienced producer.
Before beginning mass fabrication, you will review a layout schematic and a physical model if the design pattern requires it.
Sustainable packaging as standard
Each unit we manufacture stays entirely ideal for recycling, and this sustainable quality comes directly from the make-up of the board itself.
By procuring our board and paper from FSC and PEFC certified suppliers, we make sure each sheet remains fully traceable through an verified pathway to sustainably managed forests.
As a extremely durable and defensive option for posting and shipping, corrugated board represents a of the most extensively recycled packaging materials used across the UK.
Ready for a bit of fantastic news? We are completely eliminating single-use plastic and EPS from our operations! Why? As those troublesome white foam blocks and plastics are extremely difficult to recycle, posing serious environmental hazards once thrown away. we are trading them for greener alternatives!
Whenever the structural planning permits, we recommend that you use sustainable paper-based or reusable protective materials whilst actively cutting out unnecessary resources at the outset.
Order one box or ten thousand
Custom packaging usually requires a minimum order of 500 or 1,000 items.
When a enterprise evaluates a new commodity or manufactures a limited ceremonial collection, they incur initial expenses for inventory and warehousing prior to establishing market demand.
Without any minimum order limits to tie you down, your quantity is completely your choice, from a single box to 10,000. A low-key beginning becomes a safe way to test the market .
We offer clear written quotes for orders of any size before the manufacturing process starts, and since repeat orders utilise the original artwork, you can grow without the need to redesign your packaging.
How to order custom packaging
Submit your specifications by ringing 01294 314 919 or using the online form. Include the product, quantity, and sales method. We’ll advise on the ideal format if you need help.
During structural design and proof review, we draw out the perfect box around your product, prepare the print, and issue a proof. We also supply a physical sample whenever the format demands it.
Following the formal approval of your proof, the manufacturing and finishing of your order is carried out at our Irvine facility, usually needing a period of 2 to 3 weeks.
We supply direct home delivery of our own flat-packed packaging, which arrives set for self-assembly at almost any location within Hardgate or the rest of the United Kingdom.
Custom packaging Hardgate FAQ
What counts as custom packaging?
Bespoke packaging is crafted precisely around the specific dimensions and requirements of your item. Each detail of the dimensions, material density, architecture, print and tactile finish is selected for your specific contents, providing a flawless fit that shows your corporate identity with pride. Whilst merely stamping a logo onto a generic carton constitutes personalised packaging, true custom creation builds the entire experience from the actual product upwards.
Is there a minimum order?
We set absolutely no minimum order limits on any format, meaning you are free to acquire a one carton or thousands. This freedom is well suited for small-scale creators and those embarking on initial product trials. Our rates fall as your order volume increases, with every project receiving a formal quotation prior to manufacturing.
Do you deliver to Hardgate?
Our Irvine manufacturing facility supplies enterprises in Hardgate. Scottish production minimises delays and delivery costs for local brands._
What are your lead times?
After you confirm your acceptance of the design proof, our manufacturing process typically requires a fortnight to three weeks, though simple carton designs often move more speedily. Should your project be bound by an firm deadline, please disclose this requirement during your first consultation so we may definitively verify our capacity to fit your schedule.
Can you help if I do not have a designer?
We frequently commence our design journey with simply a brand emblem and a fleeting concept, developing your initial thoughts into fully realised production-ready files. A co-operative design consultation is integrated into this process to guide your vision. As an alternative, you can start the process independently by utilising our digital design platform before handing the reins to our specialists whenever you feel prepared.
Is the packaging recyclable?
Each carton consists entirely of fully recyclable cardboard approved by both the FSC and PEFC. We avoid plastic laminates and finishes that hinder recycling unless food safety necessitates their use, and we review all available alternatives with you beforehand.
Request a free quote from Custom Pack Studio today
If you want to raise your enterprise, establish an instant visual impression, or choose a dependable packaging partner, Custom Pack Studio delivers the exact expertise you require.
Removing minimum order quantities gives your business complete scope to thrive. We collaborate with companies on their progression path, beginning with limited volumes and scaling our operations as you scale.
Making a phone call is the speediest way to start.
Contact 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with your product details, packaging specifications and anticipated order volumes.
Your documented quotation carefully outlines the format, the production method and the individual charge for your stated amount.
We ask for no minimum purchase amount while providing free design support, ensuring each tailored box accommodates your product seamlessly.
Please are welcome to begin your consultation with us at Hardgate at your convenience to do so.
