Why go for custom packaging
A regular box leaves room around the product, letting it to rattle during transport until somebody fills the space with foam or paper to keep it still.
Standard packaging with a sticker attached is the easiest choice, but it is designed for no one specifically.
Custom Pack Studio produces custom-made packaging expressly for your product, making sure the box, print and finish support your brand rather than overshadowing it.
We make custom boxes, mailer boxes, gift packaging and printed accessories for companies throughout Whitegate 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 have no minimum order for anything we produce, so you do not incur stock and storage costs until a product demonstrates that it sells.
Share your packaging requirements, and we’ll adapt the recommendation to fit the product itself.
What tailored packaging indicates
Custom packaging starts with your product, with the box dimensions and print specification designed to suit precisely what you are packing.
By choosing the dimensions, you make sure that a custom sized box secures the product securely, rather than allowing it to rattle within the unnecessary space of a standard size.
Even the structure, board weight, print and finish are bespoke to accommodate what is being packed and how it travels!
Adding a logo to a stock box creates personalised packaging, providing a less ambitious project than fully customisable design.
With bespoke packaging, every panel, fold and finish can be tailored, even for a single item, helping you to create packaging that fits perfectly without compromise.
Packaging types we manufacture for Whitegate businesses
We supply an extensive range of packaging boxes, made to bespoke dimensions and printed in full colour with your artwork.
Choosing the right box style and packaging type hinges on your product and the way it is handled. Our packaging specialists will guide you through the available options.
Retail cartons and tailored branded packaging
Reverse tuck end cartons are a popular choice for retail packaging, ideal for low-weight products such as cosmetics and supplements, with flaps that fold inwards at both the upper end and lower end.
Crash lock boxes are a sturdier type of lock box, made from cardboard with 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 throughout the courier network while making delivery part of the brand experience and improving visibility, with printing inside and outside rather than only on the outer face.
Gusseted versions of these custom printed boxes provide extra depth, allowing bulkier items to sit securely without moving.
Keepsake boxes, solid boxes and gable boxes
Rigid boxes, magnetic close gift boxes and additional branded boxes provide products bought as gifts with the polished presentation customers anticipate, eliminating the need for customers to wrap them themselves.
Gable boxes, complete with a handle that folds up, make an excellent choice for food gifts and hampers.
For premium ranges, we may choose SBS board (solid bleached sulphate, a bright, food safe paperboard) rather than standard carton stock, whereas finishes such as foil and soft touch lamination enhance the outcome.
Design assistance for your Whitegate business
Every order comes with packaging design support, regardless of the stage your artwork has reached.
If you have a logo and brand guidelines, our design specialists prepare print ready files and verify that colours are reproduced accurately on board, because packaging needs greater resolution than a website image.
You do not need experience in design to create packaging that fits your brand. Our team can begin with only a logo. Together, they develop the structure and expertly crafted print ready artwork, while supporting you through each technical decision throughout the process.
Our online tool allows you to personalise a box and preview its look and feel on screen before it reaches print, while Pantone colour matching ensures every repeat order remains consistent.
When your packaging needs English and Welsh text, our team manages this as a routine artwork request, just as we would handle any other language or colour amendment.
Custom packaging for Whitegate’s own industries
Food and drink
Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef both have Protected Geographical Indication status, while all packaging that comes into contact with meat or dairy must meet food contact requirements, regardless of which side of the border it is manufactured.
We have BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level, meaning our food packaging is manufactured in controlled, traceable conditions that retailers assess before including a product.
Drinks and distilling
Over the past twenty years, Wales has established a thriving drinks scene, covering Brecon Beacons distilleries and newer gin and whisky producers in the north.
Bottle presentation boxes must endure transit while maintaining their visual appeal on the shelf, with finishes including foil stamping and embossing delivering much of the impact needed for limited releases and seasonal gift sets.
Makeup and cosmetic items
Cosmetics and skincare companies need cartons that safeguard delicate glass packaging and compacts whilst presenting an appealing appearance on the shelf.
We manufacture cosmetics packaging featuring soft touch lamination, foil and embossing, whilst rigid boxes complement a premium range that must support a higher price point.
Ecommerce and membership labels
Retail ready and display packaging matter when products sit in shops or marketplace fulfilment centres, whereas subscription brands encounter a distinct challenge.
The same customer opens an almost identical box each month, which makes a consistent finish just as important as the initial design.
Effective online retail packaging, produced to match your product packaging exactly, keeps goods secure in transit and minimises damage claims and returns.
A fitted insert or printed tissue prevents the product shifting in transit, whilst keeping the print visible as soon as the box is opened.
For a subscription brand that places repeat orders monthly, retaining identical box dimensions helps keep pallet space and warehouse racking predictable, an increasingly important consideration as volumes exceed several hundred units.
Sending to Whitegate from our Scottish workshop
Everything is produced at our Irvine facility, with delivery across the UK to businesses in Whitegate provided as standard.
After your proof is accepted, the majority of orders are delivered to a Whitegate address within two to three weeks, matching the delivery timescale for our packaging across the UK.
Custom Pack Studio is owned by KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a packaging manufacturer producing print and packaging since 1997, meaning an established team creates the boxes using its own presses.
You examine a proof and, when required by the format, a physical sample ahead of full production begins, while reorders retain the same artwork, meaning that scaling up never requires the process to begin again.
Using a single box company for packaging throughout your entire product line makes everything straightforward.
Have one invoice and one point of contact, instead of seeking out multiple suppliers, each offering a different price for another week.
Ethical packaging as the default
Every box we produce is fully recyclable, thanks to the board it is made from.
Our board and paper come from FSC and PEFC certified sources, while audits track every sheet through the supply chain to responsibly managed forests.
We are reducing single use plastic and EPS foam void fill throughout our processes, as neither material is easy to recycle and both create disposal difficulties after a parcel has been opened.
Where the design allows, biodegradable or paper-based protection replaces them.
Zero minimum order for Whitegate businesses
Across much of the industry, custom packaging requires minimum orders of 500 or 1,000 units, meaning you to finance stock and storage before ascertaining whether the product will sell.
There’s no minimum order requirement whatsoever!
Small firms can order a single sample, a limited trial run, or a complete production batch once they have proved demand, with per unit pricing adjusted for every order quantity throughout the range.
Before production starts, you will always be sent a written quotation. The high quality materials and packaging products provided for a run of fifty are exactly the same as those supplied for a run of ten thousand.
Prior to committing to a larger quantity, get a printed sample and assess the print, colour and how it sits in your hand.
How to request bespoke packs
Share your brief by calling 01294 314 919 or using the online design tool, then let us know the product, quantity, and approximately how it is sold.
Design and proofing. We create packaging design suited to your product, produce the print layout, then supply a proof for your approval.
Request a physical sample when the format calls for one. Approve it when you are happy with the colour and construction.
Production and delivery. Your order is printed and finished in Irvine before making its way to your Whitegate address, usually within two to three weeks.
Bespoke packaging Whitegate Common Questions
Do you all offer tailored packaging shipment to Whitegate?
Certainly. We make all items in Irvine and offer standard delivery throughout the UK, covering every part of Whitegate and the whole of Wales, without charging a separate fee for locations more distant from the factory.
Which is the minimum packaging order in Whitegate?
No minimum order requirement applies. You can request one box or several thousand in any format, with pricing adjusted according to quantity in a written quote issued before production starts.
Which packaging sections can I personalise?
Every format can be customised regarding size, structure, board weight, print and finish, making sure your packaging fits the brief perfectly. Want to make an impact? Your branded packaging order can feature printing both inside and outside.
Can you possibly send demonstrations of your wrapping products before I decide to place an order?
Yes. The sample is printed and finished to exactly the same standard as a production run, allowing you to verify that the colours meet your brief and that the board has the correct feel before approving a bulk order.
Can the packaging recyclable and can it break down naturally?
Every box is 100% recyclable. We do not use plastic laminates that prevent recycling unless food safety makes them necessary, and biodegradable protective materials are available where the format permits.
Can one order again the same style at a later date?
Yes, reorders are made from the same artwork file, so increasing an order or repeating it for a new season does not require the packaging to be redesigned from the beginning.
Obtain a no-cost quotation from Custom Pack Studio today
Share your product, packaging requirements and anticipated quantities by calling 01294 314 919 or emailing contact@custompackstudio.co.uk.
Order exactly what you need, with no minimum quantity! Each project includes design support, and all custom packaging made here is designed around your product instead of relying on a template.
Start your enquiry, and we will respond with a written quotation.
