What custom packaging means
We create custom packaging entirely around your individual product. Your vision guides the design, determining the required size, build, printing and finish.
In contrast, adding a bespoke logo onto a standard, off-the-shelf carton represents a different task with reduced customisation options.
Our made-to-order packaging ensures you receive exact dimensions matched to your item, packaging strength tailored to your shipping requirements, and custom print applied to your chosen panels.
Ready to be astonished? Starting from the very first sketch, we effectively form the packaging around the product!
Custom Pack Studio partners with food manufacturers, cosmetic firms, internet retailers and craft distilleries nationwide.
The custom packaging we make
We manufacture an wide selection of bespoke packaging options, each crafted to your exact dimensions and completed with excellent, vibrant custom printing.
How does your amazing creation actually reach your clients? The right packaging style always depends on those unique sales and shipping journeys, and our passionate squad is ready to help you select the best match!
Folding cartons
Conventional shop packaging routinely employs the standard formats of reverse tuck-end boxes and crash-lock bottom boxes.
With closing flaps at the top and base, the subtle reverse tuck end carton attractively supports more lightweight items like cosmetics and supplements.
Designed with a base that automatically and securely secures itself upon expansion, the crash-lock box reliably supports bulkier items to prevent possible structural failure, whilst both styles are supplied flat and can be fully constructed in mere moments.
Postal and mailer boxes
For organisations operating in the digital marketplace, bespoke postal packaging secures your merchandise during transit whilst simultaneously transforming the unpacking experience into an important extension of your brand identity.
Entirely decorated throughout, this durable mailer box swaps out standard brown parcels to provide ecommerce customers an exceptional unboxing experience that easily survives the post.
Our team further produce expandable e-commerce cartons designed specifically for consignments needing greater depth or flexible packaging dimensions.
Sleeves and wallets
A slip-on jacket covers the brand item or an inner container to deliver visible merchandising without sacrificing the original box, thus offering an extremely effective and cost-effective refinement for short-term lines and special releases.
Created to envelop your merchandise like a streamlined folder, this wallet-style packaging delivers an refined and flat display that is well suited for presenting cards, prints and slim retail items.
Gift boxes and presentation packaging
When a product is purchased as a surprise, a tailored gift box offers the beautiful packaging that buyers anticipate while fully removing them the burden of wrapping.
Premium boxes, magnetic-lid boxes and custom printed inserts are highly practical options, and finishes such as foil stamping, embossing and soft-touch lamination raise the presentation into upmarket packaging that well supports a elevated price point.
Packaging design support if you do not have a designer
Thorough design assistance continues an essential component of our support, irrespective of the present stage of your artwork.
Should you possess existing brand guidelines alongside print-ready artwork, we will closely tailor our processes to the guidelines to get ready your files for ultimate production.
To prepare your packaging for print, we reconstruct any logo provided as a JPEG or other image format because physical manufacturing requires a much higher resolution than digital platforms require.
Beginning with merely a initial outline, our dedicated specialists will conceptualise both the structural template and the finalised graphics for your project, whilst customising a bespoke packaging design when conventional containers prove unsuitable. We regularly guide you through each technical decision, carefully clarifying our selection of structural materials and graphic clarity along the journey.
Why not use our brilliant online design tool to create a box and include your branding today, or simply book a friendly design consultation if you would rather talk it through first?
Custom packaging for Waterloo’s industries
Our organisation creates bespoke packaging solutions for culinary professionals, artisan distilleries, beauty brands and e-commerce businesses throughout Waterloo.
Each sector determines its own criteria, ranging from hygiene in food contact to the high-quality finish a quality carton requires.
Food and drink
Are you prepared for the bustling atmosphere of the Scottish food and drink industry? In this extremely competitive market, your packaging must appear truly stunning on the shelf whilst remaining fully suitable for consumer contact!
Our High Hygiene BRC Global Packaging certification confirms we manufacture food packaging under audited and traceable conditions specified by retailers for product listings.
Whisky and craft spirits
We create bespoke printed bottle cartons and display packaging for artisanal spirits producers and whisky distilleries, incorporating high-quality embellishments including hot foil stamping , recessed embossing and textured lamination.
Launching a small-scale release? Because of this great zero minimum order policy, any distillery can currently simply print small batches without being made to buy large quantities!
Cosmetics and beauty
We create bespoke printed cartons for the cosmetics, hair care and skin care industries, refining each design with luxury embellishments including raised detailing, eye-catching foil applications and sophisticated soft-touch lamination.
How do you ensure delicate glass and compacts fully safe while ensuring they truly stand out on the shelf? It is simply due to the power of a standout finish!
E-commerce and subscription brands
Want to amaze your buyers? We make branded mailer boxes, printed tissue and fitted inserts for e-commerce sellers and subscription brands!
Bespoke packaging designed to accommodate the item closely helps ensure secure transit whilst greatly reducing the financial burden of replacements and returns.
An printed carton further provides the consumer with a considerably improved unboxing experience than a conventional package.
A packaging supplier perfect for Waterloo businesses
Our company fabricates the entirety of our entire product range at our dedicated production facility situated within Irvine in Ayrshire.
This ensures local enterprises in Waterloo benefit from fast turnaround times whilst maintaining very cost-effective distribution rates.
Our efficient logistics ensure that organisations throughout Waterloo and the broader UK enjoy the same fast response times regardless of their distance from our manufacturing site.
Operating as a specialised division of KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, Custom Pack Studio leverages a respected heritage of producing bespoke print and packaging throughout Scotland since 1997.
Your packaging is manufactured by that specific group utilising their own machinery, ensuring the final print and detail conform with the stringent criteria of a well-established producer.
Before commencing mass fabrication, you will examine a layout schematic and a physical model if the design pattern calls for it.
Sustainable packaging as standard
Have you heard that all of the boxes we make is entirely recyclable? It really is true because the actual board we use provides all of that eco-friendly goodness!
By sourcing our paper and board exclusively from FSC and PEFC certified woodlands, we help ensure a clear journey where every single sheet can be reviewed and traced back to its responsible origins.
Relied on to protect mailer and shipping formats, corrugated board offers robust, reliable protection, standing out as one of the UK’s widely recycled packaging materials.
We are systematically removing disposable plastics and EPS, the white foam used as packaging fill, from our operations. This is since these materials are hard to recycle and damage the environment when discarded.
When the specific scheme allows, we recommend utilising recyclable or paper-based, environmentally conscious safeguarding materials whilst actively removing surplus from our planning process.of_thought_
Order one box or ten thousand
Generally, bespoke packaging requires a minimum order amount of either 500 or 1,000 items.
When businesses pilot an unknown item or launch limited festive ranges, they face the cost of financing inventory and warehousing before verifying the market demand.
As we apply absolutely zero minimum order requirements, you retain full control over the volume, whether you need a single individual box or a production run of ten thousand, which ensures that an early modest batch works as a reliable method for assessing consumer demand.
We offer formal written confirmation of your costs for each batch prior to production, whilst later runs of production use the existing designs to ensure that growing your enterprise requires no extra design development.
How to order custom packaging
Submit your specifications by phoning 01294 314 919 or via the online form. State the product, quantity, and sales method. We will advise on the ideal format if you need support.
We engineer the packaging structure, position the artwork, and supply a proof, with physical prototypes when the format requires them.
Once you accept the proof, your story comes together. Our Irvine factory will produce and finish your order, usually within two to three weeks.
Delivered straight to your doorstep, your order arrives flat pack and prepared for simple assembly at any address across Waterloo or the rest of the UK.
Custom packaging Waterloo FAQ
What counts as custom packaging?
Custom packaging is manufactured to the exact measurements and needs of your item. The measurements, material thickness, structure, layout, and finish are all matched to your specific contents, ensuring the container fits securely and presents your corporate identity. Merely placing a emblem onto a off-the-shelf carton constitutes personalised packaging. By contrast, true custom packaging is designed entirely around your product from the start.
Is there a minimum order?
We don’t enforce minimum order limits, which means you have the freedom to buy a solitary carton or many thousands of any packaging format. This option provides an excellent solution for boutique manufacturers together with enterprises launching or testing new merchandise on the market. Our rate structures vary according to the volume requested, and we regularly provide a formal quotation for your approval prior to beginning manufacture.
Do you deliver to Waterloo?
Our production plant in Irvine supports direct transportation to enterprises throughout Waterloo. Manufacturing within Scotland ensures that both delivery durations and shipping expenses are kept highly competitive for Scottish businesses.
What are your lead times?
After you have approved the design, we usually require two to three weeks to complete your packaging, while simpler boxes can often be produced faster. If you have a important date in mind, please share it during your initial enquiry so we can immediately determine if we can accommodate it.
Can you help if I do not have a designer?
Working often from merely an identity mark and a rudimentary concept, our specialists develop your initial vision into finalised graphics, a progression that features a comprehensive creative consultation. Alternatively, you may initiate the drafting process independently with our digital creation platform, transferring the project to our custodians whenever you feel able to do so.
Is the packaging recyclable?
Crafted from FSC and PEFC certified board, every box is fully recyclable. We intentionally avoid plastic laminates and coatings that hinder this recycling process, unless food safety absolutely demands it, and we always discuss your options first.
Request a free quote from Custom Pack Studio today
If you wish to elevate your commercial venture, make a lasting initial impression or choose a reliable packaging associate, you can trust the Custom Pack Studio team to support your journey.
By offering no minimum order limits, we give companies with the absolute versatility required to thrive. We regularly guide enterprises on their path to growth, beginning with small quantities and consistently expanding our capacity alongside your expansion.
Beginning a call constitutes the quickest means to start our engagement.
To begin, please contact 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with details regarding your product, packaging specifications, and required quantities.
Your documented quotation thoroughly sets out the structure, the production process and the individual charge for your requested volume.
We accept any quantity without a minimum order, offer free design support, and construct each bespoke container to carefully accommodate your particular product.
Please feel free initiate your consultation with us at Waterloo whenever you are prepared to do so.
