Top Reasons Why a United Kingdom Maker Is the Right Pick for Horsham
Custom Pack Studio is a division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a manufacturer that has been making print and packaging in Scotland since 1997.
When you ask about a finish, a material or a cut-off date, you are speaking to someone who works with the press day to day. They don’t need to pass the question on to a factory abroad and wait for a response.
UK to UK delivery is generally swift and reliable in a fashion that an overseas order rarely can be.
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 Horsham addresses within 1 to 2 working days.
Contrast 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 important launch date or event deadline, please tell us at the inquiry stage.
We shall confirm openly whether the schedule is suitable rather than making a quick turnaround that falls short.
Custom packaging for Horsham businesses
The box sizes we provide meet the needs of most products, and each one is made to match your dimensions and finished with your branding.
The right format is determined by the way in which the product is sold sent, so the fastest way to get the right answer is to let know to our packaging experts what you are packing up .
Retail and item packaging
A branded carton does the selling on display shelves when no one from your team is there to explain the product.
Reverse tuck end boxes are perfect for lighter shop goods such as cosmetics, supplements and beauty products, while a crash lock base provides bulkier items with a sturdy floor that will not buckle in delivery.
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.
Mailer boxes for internet stores
Horsham’s e-commerce brands are shipping orders constantly.
A bespoke mailer box is frequently the single physical contact a customer has with a brand, as there is not any shop visit or face to face handover to rely on.
Produced throughout, it protects the product throughout the courier network while making the unboxing itself a part of the marketing. A properly fitted box also cuts the damage and returns that a poorly sized one can cause.
A simple brown outer will bring the parcel, but it gives away nothing to the customer about who sent it or why it seems the way it does.
Create a strong initial impact as soon as your order is delivered with Custom Pack Studio.
Elegant and Display Boxes
Bespoke gift boxes are essential.
A rigid box with an easy closure, metallic stamping on the lid, or a velvety coating alters how a product is perceived before it has even been opened.
It is the very point for jewelry, fragrance and speciality food brands, where the packaging is part of what the customer has paid towards.
Hot foiling is the effect that creates the greatest impact on a shelf, catching the light in a way flat print never can, while soft touch finish performs best once the box is in someone’s hands, as it suggests quality the instant they feel it.
Embossing lies in between, creating a logo that can be both seen and felt, and it is particularly well effective on jewellery and perfume boxes, where the surface itself contributes to the presentation.
Sleeves and wallets
Not every brand job calls for a total enclosure rebuild.
A branded sleeve fits over an existing tray or product and adds your branding without the need to rework the whole pack, making it ideal for a limited promotional run or a temporary variant.
A wallet-style box folds tidily around flat products such as cards or cosmetics sets, while labelled inserts assist in stopping loose items sliding inside a larger box during transit.
Corrugated Boxes and Shipping Cartons
A folding carton will not necessarily withstand a prolonged delivery journey or protect a delicate item.
Corrugated cardboard board is made for this purpose.
We make corrugated cardboard boxes to bespoke pack sizes and print them in full colour, so a Horsham brand shipping nationwide gets protection and branding in one in one format, well beyond a plain double walled box with a sticker placed on top.
Fields Served Throughout Horsham
Horsham’s business mix covers beauty and skincare brands, jewellery makers, food producers, corporate offices and e-commerce companies.
Food and drink businesses must meet the strictest requirements, as safety in contact with the product has to take precedence over all additional considerations regarding the appearance of the box.
That is where our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level is important, whether you are a artisan bakery or a wholesale supplier. It’s the standard that supermarket purchasers and independent shopkeepers typically want to see before they will list a new product.
Jewellery brands commonly gain greater value from their packaging investment than most other categories.
A sturdy box with a custom-made insert is often used to contain an item worth far more than the box itself, so the presentation needs to match that worth.
Beauty and fragrance brands make use of protective fitments and premium finishes for a similar reason. Since the product itself is small, the box does most of the persuading when displayed on a display.
Digital commerce and subscription businesses want a mailer that gets delivered through the courier network intact.
For numerous online sellers, the parcel is the only physical interaction a customer has with the brand.
Zero minimum order, all quantity
Ask the majority of packaging suppliers for 50 boxes printed with your own design.
You will often be asked to come back once you are prepared to go ahead for 500 or 1,000. For a Horsham business testing a new product or trialling a small batch before expanding, that is a substantial demand.
We don’t set any minimum.
Buy one sample to assess print quality, 50 boxes for a market stall, or several thousand once a retail listing demonstrates demand. The process and pricing structure remain the same across every quantity.
The unit cost goes down as the quantity goes up, which is typical throughout the packaging industry.
Reorders employ the same artwork and setup, so you are not charged twice for the design work.
We verify costs and timeframes in writing before production commences, ensuring there is no discrepancy between the quotation and the amount shown on the invoice.
Project support provided at any stage you’re at
You do not need an internal designer to arrange bespoke packaging here.
If you have a brand logo and a rough idea of what you want, that is enough to get started. Our staff will set out the box layout, create the print-ready artwork and present you with a proof to approve before anything goes to press.
For a product that does not fit an off the shelf design, structural design is included in the quote. It is not charged as an additional cost.
Documents supplied as a JPG or screenshot are recreated to correct print specification.
The majority of artwork arrives without the image resolution or bleed that a box actually needs.
Our staff reviews colour accuracy, resolution and bleed against the press profile before any job enters production, so that the finished print matches what you signed off.
If you wish to talk through the options before confirming a specification, a design consultation is available.
You can also use our online design tool if you wish to make the artwork yourself.
Reusable, sustainably sourced components
Every box we produce is completely recyclable and made from board certified by FSC and PEFC. This means it can be traced through an verified supply chain back to a well managed forest.
We are moving on from single use plastic and EPS foam across the range, swapping them for paper based and biodegradable alternatives where the format permits. Such materials decompose properly at the end of their life in a way plastic or foam do not.
If a credible sustainability claim matters to your customers and those you serve, we can help you through the different ways your custom packaging makes a difference in helping to decrease waste.
The Reason Horsham Businesses Choose CPS Packaging as Their Packaging Supplier
An individual plant originating at beginning to conclusion
Every box we produce is cut, produced and completed under one roof at our Irvine factory.
The same team oversees quality at every step, rather than the job moving between different subcontractors.
A tone that looks accurate on screen does not necessarily print in the exact way, and the individual responsible for checking it is the one running the press.
Any faults are identified and rectified before a box reaches dispatch, by the same team that initially noticed the issue.
Board and the ink also come from the same trusted suppliers time after time, so a colour that matched your initial proof still matches with your fifth reorder after two years.
Strengthened by nearly three decades in the printing & packaging field
Custom Pack Studio launched in 2025, but the factory behind it dates back much further.
We are part of the team at KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a leading print and packaging manufacturer that has used presses since 1997.
This history has built established relationships with board mills and materials suppliers. It also shows our team has already dealt with the majority of the challenges a new packaging order can bring.
That is reflected in subtle details, such as being aware of which weight of board can survive a courier journey.
It is also why we can manage a delicate perfume carton and a heavy duty shipping carton and a delicate perfume carton in the same week, using presses that have been working on both for years.
A dedicated contact during the whole order
You will be taken care of by the identical person from your first contact right through to the completed handover.
There is no transfer between your sales staff and a different production department.
They understand your requirements, your timeframe and what you requested at the proof stage, so you needn’t say it again at every step.
If a item is on back order or a finish needs reviewing, you will find out first-hand from the person managing your job.
It also means you are never having to explain your order from scratch to someone new partway through the process.
You can contact that person straight away by phone, email or message, without having to go through a main enquiries inbox first.
A same procedure, regardless of number
A one specimen and a five thousand unit reorder undergo the identical proofing and quality checks before both leaves the factory.
Nothing is hurried through because the run is small, and nothing gets additional attention because it is big.
A Horsham company testing a new product gets the same level as one placing a reorder for a national retail listing. The procedure does not change according to the order size.
That consistency counts far more than the saving achieved from a larger order, as a inconsistent batch costs more to fix than it saved in price per unit.
Whether it is fifty for market testing or several thousand for a retail rollout, the proofing sign off functions in the same manner every time.
Secure a Cost-Free Quotation for Bespoke Packaging in Horsham
Call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. Let us know what you’re packing, about 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 quite ready to commit to a full run? Ask for a physical sample initially, free of charge. You’ll see exactly how the colour appears in normal light and how a soft touch finish feels in your hand, rather than depending on a screen.
Design assistance advice is readily available whenever you need 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 make all our products ourselves and deliver to Horsham and across the UK from our own factory in Irvine. Browse our full range of packaging products or talk to the team directly to get started.
