Why you ought to select custom packaging
A standard box leaves room around the product, making it rattle during transit until foam or paper is packed in to stop movement.
Choosing off-the-shelf packaging with a label on the side may be straightforward, but it belongs to no one in particular.
Custom Pack Studio produces bespoke packaging tailored to your product, making sure the box, print and finish reinforce your brand rather than overshadowing it.
We produce custom boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for companies throughout Pontyclun 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 set no minimum order, so stock and storage costs remain out of the picture until you know whether a product sells.
Share your packaging requirements, and we’ll tailor the recommendation to suit the product perfectly.
What custom packaging entails
Custom packaging starts with a box designed specifically for your product, so its dimensions and printed finish precisely reflect its contents.
You select the dimensions, ensuring a made-to-measure box keeps the product secure rather than letting it rattle within excess space created by a standard size.
The structure, board weight, print and finish are tailored to match what is packed and how it is transported.
Printing a logo on a stock box creates personalised packaging, providing a less ambitious project than fully customisable design.
With customised packaging, every panel, fold and finish can be customised, even for a single run, allowing you to create packaging that fits exactly without compromise.
Wrapping solutions we manufacture for Pontyclun companies
We manufacture a broad range of packaging boxes, each produced to custom dimensions and printed in full colour using your artwork.
The ideal box design and packaging format are based on what you sell and how it is handled, while our packaging experts will guide you through the choices!
Shop cartons and marked packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons are a widely used retail packaging option, suitable for lighter products such as cosmetics and supplements, with closure flaps folding into both the top and bottom.
Crash lock boxes are a sturdier type of cardboard lock box, with a base that snaps flat when unfolded, preventing heavier products from pushing the bottom out.
Mailer and digital commerce boxes
A custom mailer box safeguards your product across the courier network and makes delivery part of the brand experience and visibility, with printing inside and out instead of only on the outer face.
Gusseted versions of these custom printed boxes offer extra depth, enabling bulkier items to sit securely without moving.
Keepsake boxes, sturdy boxes and roofed boxes
Rigid boxes, magnetic close gift boxes and additional branded boxes provide products purchased as gifts the refined presentation customers anticipate, while saving them the effort of wrapping.
Gable boxes, featuring a handle that folds upwards, are well suited to food presents and hampers.
In premium ranges, we sometimes specify SBS board, solid bleached sulphate, a bright, food-safe paperboard, rather than standard carton stock. Finishes such as foil and soft touch lamination enhance the overall effect.
Build backing for your Pontyclun brand
We offer packaging design support with every order, irrespective of your artwork’s current stage.
If you have a logo and brand guidelines, our design experts create print-ready files and verify that colours stay accurate on board, because packaging requires higher resolution than a website image.
You do not need design experience to develop packaging that fits your brand. Our team can start with just a logo. Together, they develop the structure and expertly crafted print ready artwork, while guiding you through every technical decision along the way.
Our online tool lets you personalise a box and view its appearance before printing. Pantone colour matching keeps each repeat order consistent.
Need your packaging printed in both English and Welsh? Our staff handles it as a standard artwork requirement, just like any other language or colour change.
Personalised packaging for Pontyclun’s industries
Meals and drink
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef have Protected Geographical Indication status, while all food packaging that comes into contact with meat or dairy must satisfy food contact standards, wherever it is manufactured on either side of the border.
We hold BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level, meaning our food packaging is made in carefully controlled, traceable conditions that retailers assess before listing a product.
Refreshments and distillation
Over the last two decades, Wales has built a real drinks scene, encompassing Brecon Beacons distilleries and more recent gin and whisky producers across the north.
Bottle presentation boxes have to survive transit and look smart on the shelf as well! Finishes such as foil stamping and embossing provide much of the impact for a limited release or seasonal gift set.
Skincare and aesthetics
Cosmetic and skincare brands need cartons that protect fragile glass and compacts while presenting well on the shelf.
We create cosmetics packaging with soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, whereas rigid boxes pair with premium ranges intended to support a higher price point.
Digital commerce and membership labels
Retail ready and display packaging are important when products sit in shops or marketplace fulfilment centres, whereas subscription brands encounter a distinct challenge.
Because the same customer opens an nearly identical box monthly, keeping a uniform finish is as important as the original design.
Effective ecommerce packaging, tailored precisely to your product packaging, keeps items secure in transit while reducing damage claims and returns.
A purpose-made insert or printed tissue secures the product during transit, whilst ensuring the print remains visible straight away when the box opens.
When a subscription brand reorders each month, maintaining uniform box dimensions makes pallet capacity and warehouse racking predictable, an ever more important consideration when volumes exceed several hundred units.
Supplying to Pontyclun from our Scotland studio
All items are made at our Irvine facility, with UK delivery to businesses in Pontyclun supplied as standard.
Following proof approval, deliveries to a Pontyclun address generally reach within two to three weeks, following the timetable for all our packaging throughout the UK.
Custom Pack Studio belongs to KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, an established packaging manufacturer producing print and packaging since 1997. Its experienced team makes the boxes using its own presses!
You review a proof and, where required by the format, a physical sample ahead of full production begins, while reorders use the same artwork, meaning that scaling up never requires the process to begin again.
Employing a single box company for packaging throughout your entire product range makes the process straightforward.
You have one invoice and a single dedicated point of contact, instead of pursuing several suppliers, each quoting a different price for a separate week.
Green packaging as usual
Each box we make is 100% recyclable because the board itself makes possible that recyclability.
Our board and paper begin with FSC and PEFC certified sources, while each sheet is traced through an audited supply chain to responsibly managed forests.
Throughout our processes, we are cutting back on single use plastic and EPS foam void fill because neither is readily recyclable, while both pose disposal difficulties after a parcel has been opened.
Where the design allows, biodegradable or paper-based protection is used in its place.
Not any minimum purchase for Pontyclun companies.
Throughout the industry, custom packaging often necessitates minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, forcing you to fund stock and storage before knowing if a product will sell.
No minimum order is required.
Small businesses can begin with a single sample, place a small trial run, or proceed with full production once demand is confirmed, while unit pricing scales across every quantity in between.
Before production begins, you will always receive a written quote. The high quality materials and packaging products supplied for a run of fifty are exactly the same as those provided for a run of ten thousand.
Prior to committing to a greater quantity, get a printed sample and evaluate the print, colour and how it sits in your hand.
The process to place a tailored packaging order
Share your brief! Call 01294 314 919 or use the online design tool, then inform us the product, quantity and approximately how it is sold.
Design and proof. We develop packaging design suited to your product, prepare the print layout, and send a proof for you to review.
Request a tangible sample where the format calls for one, then give approval once you are satisfied with its colour and construction.
Production and delivery. Your order is printed and completed in Irvine before being delivered to your Pontyclun address, generally within two to three weeks.
Custom packaging Pontyclun FAQ
Will you provide personalised packaging to Pontyclun?
Yes. We manufacture all items in Irvine and provide standard delivery throughout the UK, covering every part of Pontyclun and all of Wales, without adding a separate fee for locations more distant from the factory.
What the least quantity to place packaging at Pontyclun?
There is no minimum order requirement. You may order one box or several thousand in whatever format, with pricing based on quantity and confirmed in writing before production starts.
Which packaging elements can I tailor?
Size, structure, board weight, print and finish can all be adjusted for every format, ensuring the packaging meets your brief exactly. Branded packaging can also include printing on both the inside and exterior.
Could you supply samples of your parcel items before I submit an order?
Yes. The sample is printed and finished to exactly 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.
Is the packaging recyclable and can it biodegrade?
Every box is 100% recyclable. We avoid plastic laminates that prevent recycling except when food safety requires them, while biodegradable protective materials are used whenever the format permits.
Can I reorder the same layout in the future?
Yes, reorders utilise the original artwork file, meaning that increasing an order or placing it again for another season does not require the packaging to be redesigned from scratch.
Ask for a free price quote from Custom Pack Studio right away.
Please call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with details of your product, packaging requirements and anticipated quantities.
There’s no minimum order requirement, design support forms part of each project, and each item of custom packaging produced here starts with your product, rather than a template.
Begin your enquiry, and we will reply with a written quotation.
