Regardless of your packaging requirements, from one sample to a full range of products for an ongoing account, one factory and one team manage everything.
We retain your artwork files on file, make sure colour matching remains consistent from the first order through to the tenth, and give you honest advice when a deadline is particularly demanding.
A the same named contact oversees your enquiry, production and delivery, from the first sample to a reorder two years later. The spec remains unchanged because the same person continues to be responsible.
Searching for a packaging supplier designed to grow alongside your business? Speak to the friendly team at Custom Pack Studio today!
Which differs when packing evolves into an long-term supplier partnership?
A first order mainly assesses the box itself: whether it is the right fit, prints accurately and arrives on time.
A relationship with a supplier proves its value on the sixth order, when an equivalent product requires matching colour and fit, without making you restate the specification from the beginning.
We manage board stock and ink mixing in our own factory, ensuring colour and wall thickness stay uniform from your first order through every reorder.
The person creating your quotation is also the one who runs your job on the press.
Any questions about a reorder go directly to them for a clear, honest answer.
Why Canterbury-led businesses choose our packaging options
Absolutely no minimum quantity on the entire range.
We do not require a minimum order for any products we make, so a single sample and a reorder of five hundred units are handled through the same process.
We have no minimum volume requirement, and a small order will not incur an additional charge.
As a result, our growth continues to align with your Canterbury business.
When you are prepared to develop your business or broaden your product range, we will assist you during every stage of your journey.
Sole dedicated point of contact, from inquiry to dispatch
A single dedicated contact oversees your account from initial enquiry through to delivery and knows your details when you are ready to reorder.
You are never passed between departments or required to describe the job again to a new member of the team whenever you telephone.
Numerous periods of on-site manufacturing
KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, our main company, has operated printing presses in the UK since 1997.
This history indicates the board and ink suppliers working on your order are established over many years partners, formed over decades rather than newly sourced for each new job.
We blend ink and hold board stock in house, so colour matching does not depend on a third party printer understanding your brief.
The proof you approve is exactly what leaves the factory.
Delivery tailored to your Canterbury company
We deliver across the country, wherever your business is based, whether you want one sample or a complete pallet.
Our delivery service collects from the same facility in Irvine according to a regular schedule, regardless of order size or location within Canterbury.
Whether you want a single box provided for approval or multiple pallets scheduled for a launch date, a single logistics process manages both, ensuring delivery continues in the same way as the order expands.
Customised plans crafted to fit your goods
Particular products exceed the dimensions of a typical box.
Where yours has an atypical shape or awkward dimensions, we design the structure around it. Components requiring separation during transit are given the same thoughtful approach, with their protection built into the structure from the outset rather than attached afterwards.
Our team of designers reviews your actual product rather than using only a specification sheet. An initial sample checks fit and function before production in full gets under way.
If the die cut requires adjustment, we adjust it and create a second sample instead of making an unusable batch.
Packaging merchandise by Custom Pack Studio
Every product in our packaging range is manufactured at our own factory, so the finish approved on your sample is precisely what you receive when ordering five hundred.
Whether it is custom packaging for a sole product line or the accessories that complete an order, it is all produced on one production line.
Cases and containers
Reverse tuck end cartons and crash lock boxes work well for a broad range of retail and product packaging, with printing on every panel to help keep your branding visible regardless of how the container is arranged on a shelf.
For jewellery and gifting, a rigid box with magnetic closure or a foil stamped lid does much of the selling before it has even been opened.
Top quality board material and an precise die cut are just as important here as the print itself.
Cardboard mailing envelopes and despatch packaging
Postal mailer boxes are made to fit your product, rather than a uniform size, minimising wasted space and damage caused in transit by a ill-fitting box.
For bulkier or bigger items, we make full colour corrugated cardboard boxes and shipping cartons, while printed inserts help protect and cushion their contents.
A gusseted box expands to hold multiple items in one order, making it well suited for a subscription box or bundle whose contents vary each month.
Wrapping customised to your sector
Our high-quality packaging is well suited for a wide variety of products and industries!
Meal packing supplies
We hold BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level, which is typically the first requirement food packaging customers ask about, from small bakeries to wholesale suppliers expanding into retail.
Food and drink packaging meets the most demanding requirements across everything we supply, because keeping products safe in contact is much more important than the appearance of the box.
Luxury sector
When jewellery and cosmetics travel, a fitted insert or foam cavity keeps each product safely, while finishes including foil stamping or soft touch lamination echo what lies within.
We produce packaging designs that complement your items, bringing your brand a decidedly luxurious feel.
Shipping boxes for ecommerce businesses
A squashed mailer can often prompt a request for a return or refund, making hard-wearing packaging essential for e commerce brands that need boxes to cope with the courier network and reach their destination intact.
What’s moreover, bespoke packaging makes opening your order a a lasting unboxing experience!
Transforming an opening into customer loyalty and, sometimes, free online advertising!
Sustaining all reshuffle uniformly
We manage every reorder in exactly the same way as a first order, using the same named contact, identical proofing procedure, and board and ink from the suppliers used before.
Higher-volume orders bring down the unit cost, with the reduction included in the stated price instead of requiring a discount code to be applied.
This pricing model applies in the same way to twenty boxes, several thousand replenished during a quarter, or a pallet secured for bulk delivery.
Even a matched reorder from another supplier receives the same proofing and quality checks as those applied to an completely new design.
Everything is reviewed independently, even when designed to match something you owned before.
Green procurement from our foremost packaging facility
Each box we produce is 100% recyclable, helping cut down on plastic and landfill waste.
We will avoid adding laminate purely for a glossy finish if doing so makes a box harder to recycle, and we are reducing our use of single use plastic and EPS foam across the range.
If a sustainability statement need scrutiny during a procurement audit, we would be delighted to discuss it with you either in person or by telephone.
How switching or initiating works
Get in touch with us with an general description of what you need to pack, your location in Canterbury, the quantity required, and whether we need to match an existing supplier.
If you are exploring new products or simply wish to evaluate their quality before placing a full order, request a sample through our free samples service.
Give approval to the proof after our team has prepared the artwork, matched it to any current specification and provided written price confirmation.
Manufacturing and delivery generally take two to three weeks. Most UK and Canterbury addresses receive their orders within one to two working days of dispatch.
As required, reorder through the same named contact using the same specification held on file.
Ask for a free estimate from a Canterbury packaging supplier now
Explore the right packaging solution with Custom Pack Studio today.
Call 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk. If you are moving from another supplier, send us your current specification or a sample of the existing box, allowing us to quote directly against it rather than beginning with a blank page.
Beginning anew works just as well!
Tell us what you are packing and the quantity required, either by phone or by starting a design with our online design tool before ordering, and we will quickly provide a written quotation, with no pressure to commit.
A specimen is complimentary with a first order, and again on the day an current account moves over to us. In both cases, the person giving the quotation will still be looking after your account in two years’ time.
We deliver across the UK directly to Canterbury from our Irvine factory, regardless of where your business is based.
