Why select go with individually designed packaging
A conventional box has room around the item, allowing it to rattle during transport until someone fills the space with foam or paper to hold it still.
Choosing off-the-shelf packaging with a label on the side may be simple, but it belongs to nobody in particular.
Custom Pack Studio creates bespoke packaging customised for your product, ensuring the box, print and finish reinforce your brand rather than overshadowing it.
We manufacture custom boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for companies across Shaftesbury and the surrounding valleys, with orders ranging from one sample to a pallet load delivered directly to a warehouse door.
We have no minimum order on anything we produce, so you do not incur stock and storage costs until a product proves it sells.
Share your packaging requirements, and we will tailor the recommendation to fit the product perfectly.
What personalised packaging implies
Custom packaging begins with your product, with the box dimensions and print specification designed to suit exactly what you are packing.
Choose the measurements, allowing a custom-sized box to secure the product securely without unnecessary movement caused by a standard size.
The construction, board weight, print and finish are custom designed to suit the packed contents and how it is transported.
Printing a logo on a stock box amounts to personalised packaging, a more limited undertaking than fully customisable design.
With customised packaging, each panel, fold and finish can be tailored, even for one item, enabling you to create packaging that fits exactly and without compromise.
Packing options we create for Shaftesbury businesses
We produce a complete range of packaging boxes, each manufactured to custom sizes and printed in full colour using your artwork.
Choosing the suitable box style and packaging format is dependent on your products and how they are handled. Our packaging specialists will guide you through the available choices.
Store cartons and bespoke branded packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons remain a well-known retail packaging choice for lightweight products, including cosmetics and supplements, with flaps that fold tidily into both the top and bottom.
Crash lock boxes are a sturdier type of lock box, formed from cardboard and having a base that snaps flat when opened, stopping heavier products from pushing the bottom out.
Post and ecommerce boxes
A custom mailer box protects your product across the courier network while turning delivery part of the brand experience and enhancing visibility, with printing inside and outside instead of solely on the outer face.
Gusseted versions of these custom printed boxes provide additional depth, allowing bulkier items to sit securely without shifting.
Gift containers, sturdy containers and roofed boxes
Rigid boxes, magnetic close gift boxes and other branded boxes provide products bought as gifts with the refined presentation customers anticipate, removing the need for customers to wrap them themselves.
Gable boxes, with a fold up carry handle, are excellent for food gifts as well as hampers!
In premium ranges, we occasionally 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 guidance for your Shaftesbury business
Every order includes packaging design support, regardless of the stage your artwork has reached.
Got a logo and brand guidelines? Our design experts produce print ready files, verifying 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 only just a logo. Working together, they establish the structure and create expertly designed, print ready artwork, explaining each technical decision as the project progresses.
Our web-based tool allows you to personalise a box and preview its look and feel on screen before it reaches print, while Pantone colour matching ensures each repeat order stays consistent.
When you need packaging printed in both English and Welsh, our team treats it as a standard artwork requirement, just like any other language or colour change.
Bespoke packaging for Shaftesbury’s specialised industries
Cuisine and drinks
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef both hold Protected Geographical Indication status, whilst all packaging that comes into contact with meat or dairy must satisfy food contact requirements, regardless of which side of the border it is manufactured.
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 including a product.
Tipples and spirit producers
During the past two decades, Wales has built a genuine drinks scene, spanning Brecon Beacons distilleries and newer gin and whisky producers across the north.
Bottle presentation boxes need to withstand transit and look smart on the shelf too! Finishes such as foil stamping and embossing deliver much of the impact for a limited release or seasonal gift set.
Beauty products and beauty of the Shaftesbury
Cosmetic and skincare brands require cartons that shield delicate glass containers and compacts, while creating an appealing presentation on retail shelves.
We manufacture cosmetics packaging with soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, whereas rigid boxes are suitable for premium ranges that must support a higher price point.
Online shopping and membership companies
Packaging designed for retail display is important when a product is located in a store or marketplace fulfilment centre, yet subscription brands face an entirely different challenge.
Every month, the same customer returns to an nearly identical box, making a dependable finish just as important as the initial design.
Effective ecommerce packaging, tailored precisely to your product packaging, keeps items secure in transit while reducing damage claims and returns.
A fitted insert or printed tissue prevents the product shifting during transit, whilst keeping the print in view as soon as the box is opened.
As a subscription brand reorders each month, maintaining consistent box dimensions makes pallet capacity and warehouse racking predictable, an increasingly important consideration once volumes exceed several hundred units.
Delivering Shaftesbury direct from our Scottish plant
Everything is produced at our Irvine facility, with UK delivery to businesses in Shaftesbury provided as standard.
After your proof is approved, the majority of orders arrive at a Shaftesbury address within two to three weeks, corresponding to the delivery timescale for our packaging across the UK.
Custom Pack Studio belongs to KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, an established packaging manufacturer producing print and packaging since 1997. Its seasoned team produces the boxes using its own presses!
You will review a proof and, when required by the format, a physical sample before full production begins. Repeat orders use the same artwork, so scaling up never means starting from scratch!
Using a single box company for packaging across your entire product range streamlines the process.
Enjoy one invoice and one point of contact, rather than seeking out multiple suppliers, each offering a different price for a different week.
Ethical packaging automatically
Each box we produce is entirely recyclable, because of the board it is made from.
Our board and paper originate from FSC and PEFC certified sources, while audits track every sheet through the supply chain to responsibly managed forests.
We’re cutting down on single use plastic and EPS foam void fill across our processes as neither recycles easily, while both create disposal headaches once a parcel has been opened.
Where the design allows, biodegradable or paper-based protective materials are employed in their place.
No minimum purchase for Shaftesbury firms.
Throughout much of the industry, custom packaging demands minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, leaving you to finance stock and storage before ascertaining whether the product will sell.
There is no requirement for a minimum order .
Small firms can order one sample, a restricted trial run, or a complete production batch after proving demand, with per unit pricing adjusted for each order quantity across the 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, request a printed sample to assess the print, colour and how comfortably it sits in your hand.
How do you place a bespoke packing order
Share your brief by telephoning 01294 314 919 or accessing the online design tool. Let us know the product, required quantity, and roughly how it is sold.
Design and print proofing. We design packaging that suits your product, produce the print layout, and provide a proof for your approval.
Request a physical sample if the format calls for one. Approve it when you are happy with the colour and construction.
Production and delivery: Your order is printed and completed in Irvine, and then delivered to your Shaftesbury address, usually within two to three weeks.
Personalised packaging Shaftesbury Common Questions
Do you send bespoke packaging to Shaftesbury?
Yes. We produce all items in Irvine and offer standard delivery throughout the UK, including every part of Shaftesbury and Wales, without an extra charge simply because of the distance from our factory.
What’s might be the least packing quantity for Shaftesbury?
There is no minimum order. Whether you need one box or several thousand in any format, you will be provided with quantity based pricing via a written quotation before production begins.
Which packaging features can I modify?
Dimensions, structure, board weight, print and finish can all be customised for every format, ensuring the designed packaging fulfils your brief exactly. A branded packaging order can also be printed on both the interior and exterior.
May I request specimens of your wrapping products before confirming an order?
Of course! Your sample is delivered printed and finished precisely as it would be in production, enabling you to verify the colours meet your brief and ensure the board feels right before approving a bulk order.
Is the wrapping able to be recycled and biodegradable?
Each box is 100% recyclable. We do not use plastic laminates that prevent recycling unless food safety demands them, while biodegradable protective materials are used whenever the format permits.
Is it possible to I reorder the same style later?
Yes, repeat orders use the same artwork file, which means you can increase quantities or get packaging ready for a new season without reworking everything from scratch.
Get a without charge estimate from Custom Pack Studio today
Please call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with details of your product, packaging requirements and anticipated quantities.
There is no minimum order requirement, design support forms part of each project, and each item of custom packaging produced here starts with your product, not a template.
Submit your enquiry and we will return a written quotation.
