How Come a UK Supplier Performs for Southport
Custom Pack Studio is a brand of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a manufacturer that has been producing print and packaging in Scotland since 1997.
When you ask about the finish, the material or a deadline, you are dealing directly with someone who works the press day in, day out. They do not need to pass the question on to an overseas factory and await a response.
Domestic delivery is fast and predictable in a way an international order infrequently is.
Most orders are prepared within two to three weeks after you approve the proof, and once sent, our courier network delivers to Southport addresses within 1 to 2 working days.
Compare that with the usual eight to twelve week baseline lead time for packaging brought in from the EU or the Far East, before you even factor in a delayed container or a customs delay.
If you have got an urgent launch date or event deadline, please let us know at the inquiry stage.
We’ll stay straightforward about whether the timeline is workable, rather than making a fast turnaround that lets you disappointed.
Unique packaging for Southport firms
The box styles we offer fit most products, and each box is produced to your dimensions and finished with your branding.
The correct format depends on how the product is sold and shipped, so the fastest way to get the accurate answer is to inform our packaging experts what you are packing.
Store and item packaging
A branded carton promotes the product on the shelf when nobody from your team is available to explain it.
Reverse tuck end boxes are well suited for lighter shop goods such as beauty products, supplements and beauty products, while a crash lock base provides heavier products with a secure floor that will not give way in transport.
Each of the two prints extend across all panel, including the inside, so the branding is kept visible regardless of how the box is positioned on a shelf or in a stockroom.
Packaging Boxes for E-Commerce Sellers
Southport’s digital commerce brands ship items continually.
A bespoke mailer box is typically the sole tangible touchpoint a customer has with the brand, as there is no shop visit or in person handover to rely on.
Printed on both the inside and outside, it safeguards the product across the courier network while turning the unboxing itself a marketing moment. A correctly fitted box also reduces the damage and returns that a poorly sized one creates.
A simple brown outer will deliver the parcel, but it shows nothing to the customer about who sent it or why it appears the way it does.
Make a strong impression from the moment it comes through with Custom Pack Studio.
Token and Display Boxes
Personalised gift boxes create a noticeable difference.
A solid box with an easy closure, foil detailing on the lid, or a soft touch coating transforms the way a product feels before it is even opened.
It is precisely the very point for jewellery, perfume and speciality food brands, where the packaging is part of what the customer has paid towards.
Foil stamping is the treatment that does the best job on a shelf, drawing the light in a way flat print never can, while soft-touch coating works more effectively once the box is actually in a person’s hands, as it feels high-end the moment they touch it.
Raised detailing bridges the two, producing a logo you can see as well as feel, and it is especially effective on jewellery and perfume boxes, where the surface forms part of the presentation.
Sleeves and wallets
Not every branding project needs a complete box rebuild.
A branded sleeve fits over an existing tray or product, providing your branding without the need to rethink the entire pack, making it ideal for a short promotional run or a seasonal variant.
A wallet-style box folds neatly around flatter products such as cards or cosmetics sets, while printed inserts help stop loose items shifting inside a larger box during transit.
Corrugated containers with delivery cartons
A fold-away carton will never survive a prolonged courier journey or a delicate item by itself.
Corrugate board is designed for this purpose.
We produce corrugated cardboard boxes to specific pack sizes and finish them in full colour, so a Southport brand shipping nationwide gets protection and presentation together in one solution, well beyond a plain double walled box with a sticker placed on top.
Sectors Our Team Support Across Southport
Southport’s business mix includes beauty and skincare businesses, jewellery artisans, food manufacturers, business offices and online retailers.
Catering and drink businesses meet the most stringent requirements, because safety in touching the product always comes first over the box’s look.
That is where our BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level really matters, whether you are a artisan bakery or a wholesale supplier. It’s the standard that supermarket purchasers and independent shopkeepers typically expect to see before they will list a new product.
Jewellery brands generally see a higher return from their packaging investment than the majority of other sectors.
A sturdy box with a fitted insert is frequently used to hold an item worth considerably more than the box itself, so the presentation must reflect that value.
Beauty products and fragrance brands rely on protective fitments and premium finishes for much the same reason. The product is small, so the box does the majority of the persuading on a shelf.
Online commerce and subscription businesses require a mailer that can survive the courier network without damage.
For many online sellers, the parcel is the sole physical connection a customer has with the brand.
No Minimum Purchase, Every Quantity Permitted
Ask most packaging suppliers for fifty boxes featuring your own design.
You may sometimes be asked to return once you are able to commit to 500, 1,000, or more. That is a significant request for a Southport business trialling a new product or trialling a small batch before it scales.
There is no set minimum requirement at all.
Buy one sample to assess the print quality, fifty boxes for a market stall, or several thousand once a retail listing proves demand. The process and pricing structure are unchanged at all quantities.
Unit cost decreases as volume rises, which is typical throughout the sector.
Repeat orders keep the same artwork and setup, so you are not ever billed again for the design fee.
We confirm pricing and lead time in writing before production commences, so there is no real difference between the estimate and the invoice amount.
Project design support on hand whatever stage you’re in
You don’t need an internal designer to arrange bespoke packaging here.
If you possess a logo and a basic idea of your requirements, that will be enough to get started. Our team will determine the box structure, create the print-ready artwork and present a proof for your approval before anything goes to press.
For a item that does not fit an off the shelf format, structural design is covered in the cost. It is not charged as an extra.
Designs provided as a JPEG are recreated to achieve proper print settings.
Most artwork arrives without the necessary resolution or bleed that a box genuinely requires.
Our experts verifies colour accuracy, image resolution and bleed against the press profile before anything else goes into production, so the final print corresponds to what you confirmed.
A consultation is offered if you would prefer to talk through the options before agreeing to a specification.
You can also use our own online designer if you would like to create the artwork yourself.
Responsibly sourced, eco-friendly materials
Every package we make is entirely recyclable and made from board certified by FSC and PEFC. This means it can be traced through an verified supply chain back to a responsibly managed forest.
We are moving away from single use plastic and EPS foam across the range, swapping them with paper-based and biodegradable alternatives wherever the format permits. They degrade appropriately at the end of their life in a way that plastic and foam do not.
If a credible environmental claim is important to you and your audience, we can help guide you through the various ways your bespoke packaging can make a difference in lowering waste.
Discover Why Southport Businesses Pick CustomPack Studio as the Preferred Packaging Supplier
One factory, from beginning to end
Each box we produce is trimmed, produced and completed all in one place at our Irvine factory.
The same group oversees quality at every stage, rather than the job moving between various subcontractors.
A colour that looks correct on screen does not always print the same, and the person reviewing it is the one operating the press.
Any faults are identified and corrected before a box reaches despatch, by the same team that first noticed the issue.
The board and ink are also sourced from the same suppliers, with every order, so a colour that matched your first proof will still match exactly your fifth reorder two years down the line.
Backed by nearly three full decades in the field of print and packaging
Custom Pack Studio launched in 2025, yet the factory behind it goes back much further back.
We are a division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a leading print and packaging manufacturer that has used presses since 1997.
That background has given us well-established relationships with board mills and material suppliers. It also means we have a team that has already worked through many of the challenges a new packaging order can bring.
It is evident in small points, such as being aware of which board’s weight can survive a courier trip.
It also shows why we can deal with a delicate perfume box and a heavy duty shipping carton within the same week, with presses that have managed both for years.
A assigned contact over the complete order
You will be looked after by the same person from your initial enquiry right through to the finished completion.
There remains no handover between a sales team and a separate production department.
They know your requirements, your deadline and what you asked for at the proofing stage, so you do not have to repeat yourself at each step.
If a material is temporarily out of stock or a finish needs reconsidering, you will hear directly from the person managing your job.
It also means you never have to explain your order from scratch to a new person midway through production.
You can phone, contact by email or message that person directly, without the need to go through a general enquiries inbox first.
The identical process, no matter the volume
A one sample and a five thousand unit reorder are subjected to the same proofing and quality checks before either departs the factory.
No job is done in haste merely because the run is short, and no job is given additional scrutiny merely because it is big.
A Southport business testing a new product gets the same standard as one submitting a reorder for a national retail listing. The process does not change according to the order size.
That consistency matters far more than any saving on a larger run, since a mismatched batch costs extra to correct than it saved in per-unit price.
Whether it is 50 units for a trial run or several thousand for a retail launch, the proofing sign off operates in exactly the same way on each occasion.
Obtain a No-Cost Quote for Personalised Packaging in Southport
Kindly phone 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. Tell us what you are packing, approximately how many units you require, and how the product is distributed or shipped. We will then provide a written quotation with no obligation to place an order.
Not yet ready to commit to a full run? Request a free physical sample first. You will see precisely how the colour appears in natural light and how the soft touch finish feels in your hand, rather than trying to judge it from a screen.
Design support is constantly available whenever you need it, there’s no minimum order to meet, and every box is made around your product, rather than selected from a shelf of templates.
We make all our products ourselves and ship to Southport and throughout the UK from our own factory in Irvine. Explore our entire range of packaging products or talk to the team directly to get started.
