What custom packaging means
Our tailored packaging is precisely designed to accommodate a particular item, giving you the option to pick the measurements, the setup, the artwork and the ultimate finish.
Adding a logo to a preassembled box continues to be a distinct and much more limited process.
Our definition of a fully customisable box means the dimensions are adjusted specifically to your product, the board weight is selected according to its physical journey, and the print seamlessly envelopes your chosen panels.
To begin with, we thoroughly sketch the packaging around the product from the beginning of the design stage.
Custom Pack Studio collaborates with food manufacturers, beauty companies, online retailers and small distilleries nationwide.
The custom packaging we make
We manufacture an wide variety of bespoke packaging options, each made to your precise dimensions and supplied with excellent, vibrant custom printing.
How does your remarkable creation actually find its way to your buyers? The perfect packaging style typically depends on those individual sales and shipping journeys, and our enthusiastic squad is ready to help you choose the best match!
Folding cartons
Ready to discover to uncover the absolute classics of the retail world? Reverse tuck-end boxes and crash-lock bottom boxes are the ultimate routine packaging formats that each shop shelf needs!
The reverse tuck-end carton includes top and bottom closure flaps folding in opposite directions, making it ideal for lightweight merchandise such as cosmetics and nutritional supplements.
Crash lock boxes include a self-assembling base that fastens instantly upon opening to support heavier items, whilst both designs arrive flat for fast manual setup.
Postal and mailer boxes
Are you perhaps selling through your online store? An bespoke mailer box will protect your product across the courier network while turning delivery into a exciting brand experience!
With bespoke printing on every surfaces, these mailer boxes elevate the usual digital retail transaction into a high-end tactile event whilst maintaining the structural integrity required to withstand the pressures of transit.
Our experts also create expandable e-commerce cartons designed specifically for consignments that require greater depth or adaptable packaging dimensions.
Sleeves and wallets
Are you hoping to boost your brand visibility without redesigning your existing boxes? A slide-on sleeve slides easily around your merchandise or inner tray to immediately enhance your look! It is the ultimate cost-effective answer for bringing temporary ranges and exclusive limited-edition collections stand out with impact.
Crafted to surround the item in the manner of a folder, this wallet style box provides an refined flat display for shop goods, photos and paper goods.
Gift boxes and presentation packaging
When purchasing items meant as presents, using a tailored presentation box enhances the overall appearance to meet consumer needs whilst completely eliminating the need for manual wrapping.
Robust rigid packaging, boxes with magnetic closure and tailored inserts ideally suit Thornliebank. Using high-end finishes such as foil blocking, embossing or soft-touch laminating will enhance this range to warrant an elevated retail price.
Packaging design support if you do not have a designer
Our service gladly includes full design help as a standard feature, regardless of your current artwork stage.
Should you already have existing brand guidelines alongside print-ready artwork, we will meticulously tailor our procedures to those guidelines to ready your files for final-stage production.
Sites are very flexible, yet printed packaging requires absolute precision. As a result, any logo supplied as a JPEG or different image file must be meticulously rebuilt before printing.
From your initial burst of creativity, our committed team creates bespoke box structures and polished print-ready artwork, pioneering custom sizes when no standard box fits. We are guided by your vision. We outline the important technicalities, from board weight to print resolution, as we work.
Why not use our easy-to-use online design tool to configure a box and apply your branding today, or simply schedule a no-obligation design consultation if you would rather discuss it first?
Custom packaging for Thornliebank’s industries
We produce bespoke packaging for drinks brands, food producers, beauty labels and e-commerce merchants throughout Thornliebank.
Every distinct sector sets its own specific requirements, spanning the strict safety standards of food packaging to the exceptional aesthetic quality demanded by premium luxury boxes.
Food and drink
The food and drink industry within Scotland is equally broad and extremely contested, required that product packaging provides absolute safety upon touch whilst simultaneously drawing focus on the retail shelf.
As bearers of the BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level, we produce our food packaging within strictly regulated, documented environments that retailers mandate as a precondition for product listings.
Whisky and craft spirits
We produce custom printed bottle cartons and presentation packaging for artisanal spirits producers and whisky distilleries, featuring refined embellishments including hot foil stamping , recessed embossing and textured lamination.
By choosing to do away with minimum order requirements, we enable a distillery to carry out limited production runs of bespoke labels for specific releases with no need the need of buying unnecessary quantities.
Cosmetics and beauty
For skin care, hair care and cosmetics brands, we produce premium printed cartons featuring soft touch lamination, foil and embossing.
Packaging for beauty products should protect delicate glass and compacts whilst retaining shelf appeal, a task generally achieved by the chosen finish.
E-commerce and subscription brands
We produce bespoke shipping cartons, bespoke wrapping paper and bespoke packaging dividers for e-commerce retailers and subscription businesses.
Custom packaging shaped specifically to the item helps ensure its safe passage through the mail system, which ultimately reduces the costly burden of breakage and product replacements.
Getting a custom-made, personalised package transforms the ordinary act of unboxing, elevating the experience well beyond the dull reality of opening a standard, uninspiring brown carton.
A packaging supplier perfect for Thornliebank businesses
Each and every product is made by our team at our purpose-built production facility located in Irvine, based within Ayrshire.
We assist Thornliebank enterprises by keeping fast lead times and reducing transport fees.
Our delivery service spans Thornliebank and the rest of the UK to make sure that distant businesses benefit from the same swift dispatch times experienced by nearby firms located close to our manufacturing facility.
Working as a specialised division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, Custom Pack Studio leverages a long-standing heritage of producing bespoke print and packaging within Scotland since 1997.
Made on those dedicated presses of those specialist artisans, your packaging is manufactured to the strict and exacting finishing standards expected of an industry front-runner.
Before your creation is fully completed, you will check a proof, alongside a sample if the format demands it.
Sustainable packaging as standard
We manufacture completely recyclable boxes using the natural characteristics of the board itself.
By procuring our paper and board solely from FSC and PEFC certified woodlands, we help ensure a traceable journey where every single sheet can be checked and linked back to its responsible origins.
Relied on to protect mailer and shipping formats, corrugated board delivers strong, dependable protection, standing tall as one of the UK’s widely recycled packaging materials.
Ready for some fantastic news? We are completely phasing out single-use plastic and EPS from our operations! Why? Because those pesky white foam blocks and plastics are notoriously difficult to recycle, creating serious environmental hazards once disposed of. we are swapping them for greener alternatives!
When the specific scheme permits, we advise utilising recyclable or paper-based, environmentally conscious safeguarding materials whilst proactively eliminating surplus from our planning process.of_thought_
Order one box or ten thousand
Typically, bespoke packaging demands a minimum order quantity of either around 500 or 1,000 items.
When companies try out a fresh creation or introduce a limited marketing series, they run the risk of buying inventory and warehousing space prior to validating consumer demand.
Are you set to get started? We maintain no minimum orders, meaning you can order everything from one box to a massive run of ten thousand! This turns a tiny initial order the best lower-risk approach to trial your market.
Before starting manufacture, our specialists supply written costing verification for any order volume, whilst subsequent production runs use the identical design assets to ensure that growing your operations requires no further packaging development.
How to order custom packaging
Please contact our office on 01294 314 919 or send the online enquiry form to disclose your exact requirements, outlining your chosen merchandise, the overall amount, and your intended distribution approach. Should you require further guidance on the most appropriate presentation format, our skilled team will happily provide the most suitable recommendation for your campaign.
We engineer the packaging structure, place the artwork, and provide a proof, including physical prototypes when the format demands them.
Ready to go for the magic to happen? As soon as you greenlight the proof, we get straight to work manufacturing your order at our Irvine factory, typically taking only two to three weeks!
To make it straightforward, your order arrives in flat-pack form and prepared for assembly, brought directly to any doorstep in Thornliebank or across the UK.
Custom packaging Thornliebank FAQ
What counts as custom packaging?
Need packaging solutions tailored exactly to the product’s exact dimensions? Every element from the size and board weight to the structure, print and finish is engineered for a precise fit that presents your brand! Adding a logo on a standard box is just personalised packaging. True custom packaging is carefully designed from the product up!
Is there a minimum order?
We don’t enforce minimum order thresholds, which means you have the freedom to order a single carton or multiple thousands of any packaging format. This option represents an ideal solution for boutique manufacturers alongside enterprises bringing out or testing new merchandise on the market. Our rate structures adjust according to the amount requested, and we consistently provide a formal quotation for your approval prior to starting manufacture.
Do you deliver to Thornliebank?
Are you for very fast deliveries? We make everything in Irvine and ship directly to companies based in Thornliebank! By having our production right here in Scotland, we drastically cut down delivery times and shipping fees for local brands!
What are your lead times?
Once you approve the proof, we move ahead immediately! The majority of orders take just two to three weeks, and a standard carton can be quicker still. Do you have a firm deadline? Let us know when you ask and we will confirm if we can meet it.
Can you help if I do not have a designer?
We often start our design journey with just a brand emblem and a brief concept, developing your early thoughts into complete production-ready files. A co-operative design consultation is built into this experience to guide your vision. Or, you can start the process alone by making use of our digital design platform before handing the reins to our specialists whenever you feel prepared.
Is the packaging recyclable?
Are you ready for some seriously green packaging? Every single one of our boxes is entirely recyclable and crafted from certified FSC and PEFC board! We completely refuse to use plastic laminates or coatings that prevent recycling, unless food safety requires it, and we always discuss every option with you first.
Request a free quote from Custom Pack Studio today
For businesses seeking to improve their commercial appeal, make an instant first impression, or secure a trustworthy partnership for their bespoke wrapping requirements, the experienced specialists at Custom Pack Studio are uniquely positioned to support.
By doing away with minimum order thresholds we offer enterprises with the complete versatility needed to flourish. We frequently accompany organisations along their developmental pathway, beginning support on a limited scale and progressively elevating our service capacity in line with your development.
Making a phone call is the most effective means to begin our engagement.
Please contact us by telephoning 01294 314 919 or contacting contact@custompackstudio.co.uk to talk through your specific product, your packaging specifications and your anticipated order volumes.
To begin, your printed quote clearly details the specific layout, the production method, and the individual cost based on your requested volume.
We have zero minimum order value, give cost-free design support, and build each box to complement your product exactly.
Please schedule your consultation at your soonest convenience.
