Why go for bespoke packaging?
A regular box creates empty space around the product, enabling it to move noisily during transit until foam or paper is added to stop movement.
Choosing off-the-shelf packaging with a label on the side may be easy, but it belongs to nobody in particular.
At Custom Pack Studio, bespoke packaging is shaped around your product, making sure the box, print and finish support your brand instead of overshadowing it.
We produce bespoke boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for businesses across Llanishen and surrounding valleys, with orders varying from one sample to a pallet delivered directly to a warehouse door.
We do not require a minimum order for anything we make, therefore stock and storage expenses remain unnecessary until you are certain a product is going to sell.
Share your packaging requirements, and we will tailor the recommendation to the product itself.
What custom packaging entails
Bespoke packaging is designed around your product from the outset, with its size and print tailored to the item you are packing.
You choose the dimensions, ensuring a custom-sized box holds the product securely rather than letting it rattle within excess space created by a generic size.
Every element, from the structure and board weight to the print and finish, is tailored to the contents and their journey.
Printing a logo onto a stock box creates personalised packaging, but it is a smaller project than a fully customisable design.
Customised packaging places every panel, fold and finish in your hands, even for one piece, enabling you to create a customised solution that fits perfectly, with no compromise.
Package methods we produce for Llanishen companies
We make a full range of packaging boxes, each made to custom sizes and printed in full colour with your artwork.
Selecting the right box style and packaging is based on what you sell and how it is handled, while our packaging specialists will guide you through the options available.
Retail cartons and bespoke branded packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons are a popular choice for retail packaging, ideal for low-weight products such as cosmetics and supplements, featuring flaps that fold inwards at both the upper end and lower end.
Crash lock boxes are a sturdier kind of lock box, formed from cardboard and featuring a base that snaps flat when opened, preventing heavier products from forcing the bottom out.
Delivery and e-commerce boxes
A custom mailer box protects your product across the courier network, transforming delivery into an exciting part of the brand experience while boosting visibility through printing on the inside as well as the outside, rather than just the outer face.
Gusseted versions of these custom printed boxes offer additional depth, enabling bulkier items to sit securely without moving.
Present boxes, sturdy boxes and gable boxes
Rigid boxes, gift boxes with magnetic closures and other branded boxes provide products bought as gifts the polished presentation customers anticipate, without customers needing to wrap them.
Gable boxes, featuring a handle which folds up, are particularly suitable for food presents and hampers.
For premium ranges, we may choose SBS board (solid bleached sulphate, a bright, food safe paperboard) rather than standard carton stock, whereas finishes such as foil and soft touch lamination enhance the result.
Design backing for your Llanishen enterprise
Each order includes packaging design support, irrespective of how far your artwork has progressed.
If you have a logo and brand guidelines, our design specialists prepare print-ready files and verify that the colours remain accurate on board, because packaging requires a higher resolution than a website image.
You need no design experience to develop packaging that fits your brand. Starting with nothing more than a logo, our team develops the structure and creates professionally designed, print-ready artwork with you, clarifying every technical decision as it arises.
Our digital design tool enables you to customise a box and preview its appearance on screen before printing starts. Pantone colour matching is available too, helping each repeat order stay consistent.
If packaging is needed in both English and Welsh, our team regards this as a standard artwork requirement, handling it precisely as it would any other language or colour change.
Tailored packaging for the Llanishen’s industries
Food and drink
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef hold Protected Geographical Indication status, whereas all food packaging that comes into contact with meat or dairy must meet food contact standards, regardless of where it is manufactured on either side of the border.
We have BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level, confirming our food packaging is made in controlled, traceable conditions reviewed by retailers prior to welcoming products onto their shelves.
Beverages and spirit producers
During the last two decades, Wales has built a genuine drinks scene, encompassing Brecon Beacons distilleries and newer gin and whisky producers throughout the north.
Bottle presentation boxes must endure transit while retaining their shelf appeal, with finishes including foil stamping and embossing providing much of the impact for a limited-edition release or seasonal gift set.
Skincare products and personal care products
Cosmetic and skincare brands require cartons that safeguard delicate glass and compacts while presenting well on the shelf.
We produce cosmetics packaging featuring soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, while rigid boxes provide premium ranges the presence to support a higher price point.
E-commerce and recurring labels
Retail ready and display packaging are important when products occupy shops or marketplace fulfilment centres, but subscription brands encounter a different challenge.
Because the same customer opens up an almost identical box each month, keeping a consistent finish is as important as the original design.
Packaging created to fit your product’s exact dimensions holds items securely in transit, reducing damage claims and returns from ecommerce orders.
Within, a fitted insert or printed tissue keeps the product securely during transport, while the print greets the eye as soon as the box opens.
For a subscription brand that places monthly reorders, maintaining identical box dimensions keeps pallet space and warehouse racking predictable, an ever more valuable benefit once volumes exceed a few hundred units.
Shipping Llanishen straight from our Scotland production site
Everything is produced at our Irvine facility, with UK delivery to companies in Llanishen included by default.
After your proof is accepted, most orders are delivered to a Llanishen address within two to three weeks, corresponding to the delivery timescale for our packaging throughout the UK.
Custom Pack Studio is owned by KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a packaging manufacturer producing print and packaging since 1997, meaning an established team creates the boxes with its own presses.
You check a proof and, where required by the format, a physical sample before full production starts, while reorders retain the same artwork, meaning that scaling up never requires the process to begin again.
Employing a sole box company for your full product range simplifies packaging.
You have a single invoice and one dedicated point of contact, rather than pursuing multiple suppliers, each giving a different price for a different week.
Green packaging as common practice
Each box we produce is fully recyclable, because of the board it is made from.
We procure our board and paper from FSC and PEFC certified suppliers, with every sheet tracked through an audited chain of custody to responsibly managed forests.
We are cutting down on single use plastic and EPS foam void fill throughout our processes because neither is readily recyclable, and both cause disposal difficulties after a parcel has been opened.
Where the design allows, biodegradable or paper-based protection is used instead.
No minimum buy for Llanishen firms
Across much of the industry, custom packaging requires minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, requiring you to finance stock and storage before establishing whether a product will sell.
No minimum order is required.
Small businesses can begin with one sample, place a limited trial run, or move to full production once demand is proven, while unit pricing scales across each quantity in between.
You will always receive a written quotation before production begins, while the high quality materials and packaging products supplied for a run of fifty are identical to those provided for a run of ten thousand.
Prior to committing to a larger quantity, obtain a printed sample and evaluate the print, colour and how it fits in your hand.
Methods to order tailored packaging
Provide your brief. Phone 01294 314 919 or use the online design tool. Tell us the product, quantity and approximately the way it is sold.
Design and proofing. We create packaging design appropriate for your product, prepare the print layout, then supply a proof for your approval.
Ask for a tangible sample where the format calls for one, then give approval once you are happy with its colour and construction.
Production and delivery. Your order is printed and finished in Irvine before reaching your Llanishen address, usually within two to three weeks.
Tailored packaging Llanishen Q&A
Do you ship bespoke packaging to Llanishen?
Yes. We make all items in Irvine and provide standard delivery across the UK, covering every part of Llanishen and all of Wales, without adding a separate fee for locations more distant from the factory.
What the least order needed for packaging through Llanishen?
There is no minimum order requirement. You may order one box or several thousand in any format, with pricing determined by quantity and confirmed in writing before production starts.
Which packing elements can I personalise?
Size, structure, board weight, print and finish can all be changed for each format, ensuring the packaging meets your brief precisely. Branded packaging can additionally include printing on both the interior and outside.
Would you send samples of your packing items before I make an order?
Yes. The sample is printed and finished to precisely the same standard as a production run, enabling you to confirm that the colours meet your brief and that the board has the correct feel before authorising a bulk order.
Isn’t the packaging become recyclable as well as can it decompose?
Every packaging box is completely recyclable. We exclude plastic laminates that prevent recycling, except where food safety requires them, while biodegradable protective materials are made available when the format allows.
May we order again the same layout later?
Yes, repeat orders use the same artwork file, meaning that increasing an order or repeating it for another season does not require the packaging to be redesigned from the beginning.
Get a complimentary quotation from the Custom Pack Studio team today.
Please telephone 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk, providing your product details, packaging requirements and anticipated quantities.
Order exactly what you need, with no minimum quantity! Every project comes with design support, and all custom packaging created here is designed around your product instead of relying on a template.
Begin your enquiry, and we will respond with a written quotation.
