Compelling reasons go with individually designed packaging
A standard box leaves empty space around the product, letting it to move noisily in transit until foam or paper is added to stop movement.
Selecting off-the-shelf packaging with a label on the side may be straightforward, but it belongs to nobody in particular.
Custom Pack Studio creates custom-made packaging for your product, making sure that the box, print and finish enhance your brand rather than overshadowing it.
We make custom boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for companies across Maindy and the valleys beyond. Orders can be as small as one sample or as large as a pallet delivered directly to your warehouse door!
We require no minimum order for anything we produce, enabling you to avoid stock and storage costs until a product’s sales potential is determined.
Provide your packaging specifications, and we will tailor the recommendation to the product.
What bespoke packaging involves
Custom packaging shapes the box around your product from the start, with its dimensions and print customised to what you are packing.
You choose the measurements, ensuring a custom-sized box holds the product securely rather than letting it rattle within surplus space created by a standard size.
Every element, including the construction, board weight, printing and finish, is customised to the contents and the manner they are transported.
Printing a logo on a stock box creates personalised packaging, needing less work than a fully customisable design.
Using bespoke packaging, every panel, fold and finish can be customised, including a single item, enabling you to create packaging that fits exactly without compromise.
Packing formats we offer for Maindy businesses
We make a complete range of packaging boxes, produced to bespoke 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 available options.
Shop boxes and personalised packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons are a favourite in retail packaging, ideal for low-weight products such as cosmetics and supplements, with flaps that tuck in at both the top and lower end.
Crash lock boxes are more robust cardboard lock boxes with a base that snaps flat upon opening, stopping heavier items from forcing the bottom out.
Parcel and internet shopping parcels
A custom mailer box safeguards your product throughout the courier network, while making delivery part of the brand experience and strengthening visibility as it is printed on the inside and outside, not solely across the outer face.
Gusseted variants of these custom printed boxes provide additional depth, giving bulkier items space to sit securely without shifting.
Gift boxes, sturdy boxes and roofed boxes
Rigid boxes, magnetic closure gift boxes and other branded packaging provide presents with the presentation customers expect, without requiring them to wrap anything themselves.
Gable boxes with folding carry handles are suitable for food gifts as well as hampers.
For premium ranges, we may specify SBS board, that is, solid bleached sulphate, a light-coloured, safe for food contact paperboard, instead of standard carton stock. Foil and soft touch lamination can enhance further the finish.
Design support for your Maindy identity
Every order includes packaging design support, regardless of how far your artwork has progressed.
If you have a logo and brand guidelines, our design specialists create print-ready files and check that colours stay accurate on board, as packaging requires higher resolution than a website image.
Previous design experience is not necessary to produce packaging that reflects your brand. We can begin with nothing more than a logo, developing the structure and expertly designed, ready to print artwork alongside you, while clarifying each technical decision in clear terms as it arises.
Our online tool lets you personalise a box and preview its look before printing. Pantone colour matching keeps each repeat order consistent.
When you require packaging printed in both English and Welsh in English and Welsh, our team considers this as a standard artwork requirement, managed in precisely the same way as any other language or colour change.
Personalised packaging for Maindy’s own industries
Cuisine and refreshments
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef both have Protected Geographical Indication status, whereas food packaging contacting meat or dairy must comply with food contact standards, irrespective of where it is made on both sides of the border.
Our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level verifies that food packaging is produced within controlled and traceable processes, satisfying the checks retailers conduct before approving products for listing.
Tipples and spirit producers
Throughout Wales, a thriving drinks culture has emerged over the last twenty years, stretching from Brecon Beacons distilleries to newer gin and whisky makers in the north.
Bottle presentation boxes must endure transit while maintaining their shelf appeal, with finishes including foil stamping and embossing providing much of the impact for a limited-edition release or seasonal gift set.
Beauty products and aesthetics
For cosmetic and skincare brands, cartons must protect delicate glass and compacts while looking elegantly on the shelf.
We manufacture cosmetics packaging incorporating soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, while rigid boxes complement a premium range that must support a higher price point.
Online shopping and membership brands
Retail and display packaging is important when a product is placed in a shop or marketplace fulfilment centre, whereas subscription brands face a different evaluation.
Because the same customer opens an almost identical box each month, keeping a consistent finish is as important as the initial design.
Efficient online retail packaging, produced to correspond to your product packaging exactly, keeps goods protected in transit and minimises damage claims and returns.
Within, a fitted insert or printed tissue holds the product securely during transport, while the print greets the eye as soon as the box opens.
For a subscription-based brand that places repeat orders each month, maintaining identical box dimensions helps keep pallet space and warehouse racking predictable, an increasingly significant consideration as volumes exceed several hundred units.
Dispatching to Maindy from our Scottish workshop
All products are manufactured at our Irvine facility, with standard UK delivery to businesses in Maindy.
After your proof is approved, the majority of orders are delivered to a Maindy address within two to three weeks, matching the delivery timeframe for our packaging across the UK.
Custom Pack Studio belongs to KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a long-established packaging manufacturer producing print and packaging since 1997. Its experienced team makes the boxes using its own presses.
You will review a proof and, when required by the format, a physical sample before full production starts. Repeat orders use the same artwork, so scaling up never means beginning from scratch!
Choosing one box company for packaging throughout your whole product range maintains simplicity.
Enjoy a single invoice and a single point of contact, instead of seeking out multiple suppliers, each offering a different price for another week.
Environmentally friendly packaging automatically
Each box we make is 100% recyclable because its board is recyclable.
Our board and paper are sourced from FSC and PEFC certified suppliers, with each sheet traceable via an audited chain 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, creating disposal difficulties after a parcel is opened.
Where the design allows, biodegradable or paper-based protection is used in its place.
Not any minimum purchase for Maindy enterprises
Across the industry, custom packaging often demands minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, leaving you to fund stock and storage before finding out whether your product will sell.
There is no minimum order requirement whatsoever.
Smaller businesses may place an order for a single sample, a limited run for testing, or a full production run after demand has been established, with the per unit price adjusting at each quantity throughout this range.
You always receive a written quotation before production starts, and the high quality materials and packaging products supplied for fifty are identical to those supplied for ten thousand.
Before making a bigger order, ask for a printed sample to evaluate the print, colour and how comfortably it sits in your hand.
Methods to order tailor-made packaging
Provide your brief by telephoning 01294 314 919 or using the online design tool. Let us know the product, quantity needed, and roughly how it is sold.
Packaging design and proofing. We develop the packaging design suited to your product, arrange the print layout, and supply a proof for your approval.
Request a physical sample if the format requires one, then give your approval once you are satisfied with the colour and construction.
Production and delivery. Your order is printed and completed in Irvine prior to being delivered to your Maindy address, generally within two to three weeks.
Personalised packaging Maindy FAQ
Do you deliver custom packaging to Maindy?
Certainly. Everything is made in Irvine, with standard delivery across the UK, including every part of Maindy and throughout Wales. We do not charge extra for distance from the factory.
What would be the minimum packaging requirement at Maindy?
No minimum order. We can manufacture one box or thousands in whatever format, with quantity-based pricing confirmed in a written quotation before manufacture begins.
What elements of the packaging can be customised?
Size, structure, board weight, print and finish can all be changed for each format, ensuring the packaging meets your brief exactly. Branded packaging can additionally include printing on both the inside and exterior.
May you send packaging goods demonstrations prior to we make an order?
Yes. The sample is printed and finished to production standards, enabling you to verify that the colours meet your brief and the board feels right before authorising a bulk order.
Is the packaging suitable for recycling and environmentally friendly?
Each box is 100% recyclable. We avoid plastic laminates that prevent recycling unless they are necessary for food safety, and biodegradable protective materials are available where the format allows.
Can I place the same design order at a later time?
Yes, repeat orders continue using the same artwork file, meaning you can increase quantities or get packaging ready for a new season without reworking everything from scratch.
Request a no-cost price quote from Custom Pack Studio right away.
Please telephone 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk, providing your product details, packaging requirements and anticipated quantities.
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 query and we will issue a written quote.
