Why go for made-to-measure packaging
A regular box has room around the product, allowing it to rattle during transport until somebody fills the space with foam or paper to keep it still.
Standard packaging with a label applied to its side may be convenient, but it is intended for no specific audience.
Custom Pack Studio produces custom-made packaging for your product, making sure that the box, print and finish complement your brand instead of overshadowing it.
We make custom-made boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for companies across Neath and the surrounding valleys, with orders ranging from a single sample to a full pallet delivered directly to a warehouse door.
Nothing we produce needs a minimum order, so you can set stock and storage costs aside until a product has shown that it sells.
Provide your packaging specifications, and we will tailor the recommendation to the product.
What personalised packaging signifies
Bespoke packaging is created for your product from the outset, with its size and print tailored to what you are packing.
You select the dimensions, so that a made-to-measure box holds the product securely rather than allowing it to rattle within surplus space created by a standard size.
Each element, from the structure and board weight to the print and finish, is adapted to the contents and their journey.
Printing a logo on a stock box produces personalised packaging, but it is a less extensive project than a fully customisable design.
With customised packaging, each panel, fold and finish can be tailored, even for one run, enabling you to create packaging that fits precisely without any compromise.
Packaging solutions we offer for Neath enterprises
We make a complete range of packaging boxes, each made to custom sizes and printed in full colour with your artwork.
Selecting the appropriate style of box and packaging format depends on your products and how they are handled. Our packaging specialists will talk you through the available choices.
Commercial cartons and company packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons are a conventional retail packaging type for lighter products, such as cosmetics and supplements, with flaps that tuck into place at both the top and bottom.
Crash lock boxes are a more robust type of cardboard lock box, with a base that snaps flat when opened, stopping heavier products from pushing the bottom out.
Shipping and internet retail boxes
A custom mailer box safeguards your product throughout the courier network while turning delivery part of the brand experience and improving visibility, with printing inside and outside instead of only on the outer face.
Gusseted versions of these custom printed boxes create extra depth, allowing bulkier items room to sit securely.
Gift boxes, solid boxes and roofed boxes
Rigid boxes, magnetic close gift boxes and other branded boxes give products purchased as gifts with the polished presentation customers anticipate, eliminating the need for customers to wrap them themselves.
Gable boxes with folding carry handles suit food gifts and hampers.
For premium ranges, we may specify SBS board, that is, solid bleached sulphate, a bright, food safe paperboard, rather than standard carton stock. Foil and soft touch lamination finishes can further enhance the result.
Build guidance for your Neath business
Every order includes packaging design support, regardless of how far your artwork has advanced.
If you have a logo and brand guidelines, our design specialists create print ready files and check that colours reproduce accurately on board, because packaging needs greater resolution than a website image.
You do not need any previous design experience to develop packaging that reflects your brand. Our team can start with just a logo. Working together, you will determine the structure and create professionally designed, print ready artwork, as we explain each technical decision as it arises.
Our digital design tool allows you to customise a box and view its appearance on screen before printing starts. Pantone colour matching is available too, helping each repeat order remain consistent.
If you need packaging printed in both English and Welsh, our team regards this as a routine artwork requirement and handles it in the same way we would any other language or colour alteration.
Tailored packaging for Neath’s industries
Cuisine and libations
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef both hold Protected Geographical Indication status, while packaging in contact with meat or dairy must satisfy food contact standards, irrespective 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 review prior to listing products.
Drinks and spirit makers
Over the last twenty years, Wales has developed a distinctive drinks industry, spanning distilleries in the Brecon Beacons and more recent gin and whisky producers across the north.
Presentation boxes for bottles need to endure transit while remaining striking on the shelf, with finishes including foil stamping and embossing adding much of the impact to a limited release or seasonal gift set.
Beauty products and beauty
Cosmetic and skincare brands require cartons that protect delicate glass and compacts while being prominent on the shelf.
We produce cosmetics packaging featuring soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, whilst rigid boxes complement a premium range that must support a higher price point.
Internet commerce and subscriber-based brands
Retail and display packaging is important when a product is positioned in a shop or marketplace fulfilment centre, whereas subscription brands face a different evaluation.
Because the same customer opens an nearly identical box every month, keeping a consistent finish is just as important as the initial design.
Packaging created to match your product’s exact dimensions keeps items secure in transit, lowering damage claims and returns from ecommerce orders.
Inside, a fitted insert or printed tissue holds the product securely during transit, as the print greets the eye as soon as the box opens.
For a subscription brand placing repeat orders monthly, keeping uniform box dimensions makes pallet space and warehouse racking predictable, an increasingly important consideration as volumes surpass a few hundred units.
Bringing to Neath from our Scotland atelier
All items are made at our Irvine facility, with UK delivery to businesses in Neath provided as standard.
After proof approval, deliveries to a Neath address typically reach within two to three weeks, matching the timetable for all 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 with its own presses.
You’ll check a proof and, where the format calls for it, a physical sample before full production begins. Repeat orders use the same artwork, so scaling up never means starting from scratch!
Employing one box company for packaging across your whole product range keeps everything simple.
Everything flows through a single invoice and a single point of contact, sparing you the frustration of pursuing several suppliers quoting different prices for different weeks.
Earth-friendly packaging by default setting
Every box we make is 100% recyclable as the board itself enables that recyclability.
Our board and paper originate from FSC and PEFC certified sources, while audits trace every sheet through the supply chain to responsibly managed forests.
We are cutting back on single use plastic and EPS foam void fill across our processes as neither is easily recyclable, and both cause disposal issues after a parcel is opened.
Where the design permits, biodegradable or paper-based protection is used in their place.
There’s no minimum requirement for Neath firms.
Throughout the industry, custom packaging often requires minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, leaving you to pay for stock and storage before finding out if your product will sell.
We have no minimum order requirement.
Small businesses may order one sample, commission a limited trial run, or proceed with full production after demand is established, with unit pricing scaling at each quantity throughout this range.
You are sent a written quote before production starts, 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 ordering in bulk, request a printed sample and examine its print, colour and how it sits in your hand.
How to make a bespoke packaging order
Provide your brief by ringing 01294 314 919 or via the online design tool, then let us know the product, quantity, and roughly how it is sold.
Design and proofing. We design packaging that suits your product, prepare the print layout, and provide a proof for your approval.
Request a physical sample when the format requires one. Approve it once you are satisfied with the colour and construction.
Production and delivery. Your order is printed and finished in Irvine, then delivered to your Neath address, generally within two to three weeks.
Custom packaging Neath Frequently Asked Questions
Can you offer made-to-order packaging to Neath?
Yes. We make every item in Irvine, with standard delivery offered across the UK, including all of Neath and Wales, with no an extra charge for greater distance from the factory.
Which is the least packaging order in Neath?
No minimum order! Choose one box or several thousand in any format, with prices adjusted according to quantity in a written quotation before production starts.
Which packing aspects can I personalise?
Dimensions, structure, board weight, print and finish can all be customised for each format, making sure the designed packaging fulfils your brief precisely. A branded packaging order can also be printed on both the inside and exterior.
Is it possible that I get samples of your packing goods before placing an order?
Certainly. The sample is printed and finished to precisely the same standard as a production run, allowing you to verify that the colours match your brief and that the board has the correct feel before authorising a bulk order.
Is the packaging able to be recycled and can it be compostable?
Every packaging box is fully recyclable. We exclude plastic laminates that prevent recycling, except where food safety requires them, while biodegradable protective materials are made available when the format permits.
Is it possible to someone order again the same layout later?
Yes, reorders utilise the original artwork file, meaning that increasing an order or repeating it for a new season does not require the packaging to be redesigned from the ground up.
Ask for a free quote from your Custom Pack Studio experts today.
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 each project, and every item of custom packaging made here is developed around your product instead of a standard template.
Send your query and we will send a written quotation.
