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Sleeve Packaging

Sleeve Packaging is a type of product packaging that offers the best of both worlds, as it has both functional and aesthetic advantages. It can often be used for a wide variety of products from gift sets and ready meals prepped and available in stores to festive chocolate boxes and beauty products.

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Very Efficient Packing

No Assembly or tuck flaps

Budget Friendly
Budget Friendly

Lowest cardboard use of any carton style

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Eco Friendly

Lowest Cardboard use of any style

What is Sustainable Packaging
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Product Use Cases

Ready meals and pre-packaged food trays

Pasta, rice meals, or frozen dinners.

Fresh food products

Sandwiches, salads, or cold meals.

Confectionery gift packs

Sets of chocolates or sweets with inner trays.

Premium takeout packaging

For restaurants or meal delivery services.

Subscription meal kits

Weekly or monthly delivery of ready-to-eat items.

Retail packaging

Ensures products are shelf-ready with branding and protection.

Our Software

A custom packaging design tool made just for you. 

Templates

Don’t know where to start? Get inspired by the large variety of professionally designed templates we have available.

Design Consultation

Need extra help? Our team of professional graphic designers can aid with their extensive years of experience.

Design Yourself

Know exactly what you want or have an existing design from elsewhere? Use our tool to quickly bring your ideas to life.

Our Process

From idea to product in 
three easy steps

Step 1
Select and Configure

Select from our range of packaging styles and configure dimensions and specifications.

Step 2
Design your branded packaging

Create or upload your existing designs for each area and insert.

Step 3
Send to Print!

Once you are happy send your order to us and we will look after bringing your design to life!

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Ready to design your product's packaging exactly how you envision it?
Our purpose-built design tool can help you realise your creative vision and aid you through the packaging design process. Your and your products deserve quality packaging that's not only functional but also memorable and with Custom Pack Studio, you can make turn your dream packaging design into reality.

Get started with our custom software or simply get in touch with us and we can help you design the perfect packaging solutions for your needs.

Our Products

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    Reverse Tuck End

    No Adhesive Required With Friction Lock Flaps For Maximum Product Protection.

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    Reverse tuck closure

    Top and bottom flaps close in opposite directions for easy assembly and secure sealing.

    Dust flaps

    Prevent product contamination and enhance box integrity.

    Lightweight & Budget

    Typically made from durable cartonboard or cardstock.

    Crash Lock

    Fast fulfilment every time with an instant assembly self-locking base.

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    Pre-glued auto-lock base

    Bottom automatically locks into place when opened, ensuring fast and secure assembly.

    High structural strength

    Reinforced base supports heavier or bulkier products.

    Efficient Assembly

    No need for tape or additional adhesives during assembly

    Postal Box

    Cut shipping costs while protecting products beautifully with postal box packaging.

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    Flat-packed for shipping

    Delivered flat to save storage space and reduce transportation costs.

    Self-locking or tuck-in closure

    Ensures secure sealing without extra tape for lightweight shipments.

    Lightweight yet strong

    Reduces postage costs while maintaining structural integrity.

    Wallet

    Secure fold-around design for showcasing slim products.

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    Premium presentation

    Ideal for high-end food products like smoked salmon or gourmet items.

    Secure product holding

    Inner tray or base prevents movement and damage.

    Space-efficient

    Flat-packed for shipping but assembles into a protective carton.

    Sleeve

    Slide-on and send. Perfect for anything from ready meals to beauty sets.

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    Very Efficient Packing

    No Assembly or tuck flaps

    Budget Friendly

    Lowest cardboard use of any carton style

    Eco Friendly

    Lowest Cardboard use of any style

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If you are unsure if sleeve packaging is the right packaging solution for your product, here are a few helpful things to take into consideration to truly understand what printed packaging sleeves are and the benefits of using them for your business.

What is Sleeve Packaging?

Sleeve packaging is the printed bit of cardboard that wraps around a product, a box or an initial packaging layer. Sleeve packaging can be a form of branded packaging. Essentially many clients choose to use box sleeves to convey all the important product information to the consumer in a manner that is well-designed.

At Custom Pack Studio, we work closely with our clients and their business to help them understand their packaging needs. We can help you create the artwork template and help you customise any cosmetic elements and printing options you wish to consider.

Whether it is lamination, opting for a gloss finish or whether it is used uncoated paper stocks, our in-house experts are here to help you design and print and produce high-quality product sleeves that meet and exceed all your packaging needs.

Advantages of Custom Box Sleeve Printing and Sleeve Packaging

The reason sleeve packaging is often a popular choice, is because it is product packaging that is versatile, offers additional product protection and it helps convey all the necessary product information and brand messaging a client wants in well-designed way to the customer.

A printed sleeve that fits well around your product in your brands colours can make all the difference as the sleeve design and the packaging sleeve printing and its overall finish all play a significant role when consumers are deciding between countless products stocked on store shelves.

Packaging sleeves have many advantages. Here’s a list of few notable advantages to help you decide is sleeve packaging is right for your product:

Space for Clear Brand and Product Messaging

When selling your product, there is vital information that often needs to be conveyed. Whether this is nutrient information, product warnings or disclaimers or even telling customers more about your brand’s story, packaging sleeves are a great option to help you do so.

Packaging sleeves are totally customised to the needs of your business and your product lines ensuring that the sleeve will fit correctly and your packaging boxes, food trays or gift sets all standout in the way you want it to.

Easy to Differentiate: Product Packaging for Every Season

If your company produces products that change frequently or seasonally, by offering festive themed foods that change depending upon if it is summer or winter or limited-edition releases, sleeve packaging is a great option.

This is because it allows you to save on the cost and time involved in changing or updating all the printing on the primary box, tray, plastic wrap or base packaging being used.

Instead, you can retain that element of your product packaging and simple slip the new packaging sleeves on to your updated products for a simple yet effective to help product differentiation and draw the attention of customers with a new, refreshed design.

Additional Layer of Protection

By adding packaging sleeves on to your product, it acts as an additional layer that can help hold your product in place and ensure that it stays closed in a secure way.

Sleeve packaging is also beneficial as it can act as a helpful seal, reducing opportunities for the product within to be tampered without visibly damaging the sleeve. This is a common reason why many electronic products and items of value have packaging with sleeves on them.

Wide Range of Printed Box Sleeve Design Options

When it comes to sleeve design, we offer a wide range of customisation to our clients. This means you can work with us, and our design team can help you personalise everything from finish options to eco-friendly and recyclable elements on your product’s packaging.

Therefore, whether you want stylised text or unique design elements, we can accommodate for all your potential packaging needs.

Contact us for Quality Custom Packaging Sleeves and Solutions

If you aren’t sure what’s involved or if packaging sleeves are the right packaging solution for your product, don’t worry as we have worked with many clients, small business owners and local manufacturers and have helped them through throughout this process.

When you opt to use printed box sleeves or custom sleeve packaging, you are choosing product packaging that is versatile, easy to use, with an added layer of protection to your product.

By working with our team at Custom Pack Studio, you can ensure efficient turnaround times and printing standards that set us apart in the world of packaging. So don’t wait, contact our team today by calling us or by filling out a contact form on our website and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

About Us

All About Custom Pack Studio
A few words from Custom Pack Managing Director, Joni Tan:

“One thing I delight in hearing after a meeting is ‘well, that was easy.’

That’s not an accident as it’s exactly what we set out to build. I genuinely believe that great packaging shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for businesses with big budgets or big order volumes.

Every product deserves to be presented well, whatever stage you’re at. Whether you want to talk it through with us or just jump straight into our online design tool and do it yourself, we’ve made sure there’s a straightforward route in for every kind of business.

No minimums, no hidden costs, no hoops to jump through. Custom Pack simply offers great packaging, made right here in Scotland.”

Custom Pack Studio & Kennedy Smith
Custom Pack Studio Managing Director Joni Tan

Based in Irvine, Custom Pack Studio is home to one of Scotland’s most advanced packaging development facilities.

Our experienced team has been working in the packaging industry for decades in tandem with Kennedy Smith. Our goal is to help individuals and businesses from any sectors to design and develop quality packaging exactly how you envision it. 

Whether you are an established brand looking for a packaging solution to help you scale and match your growth journey, or a new local family business looking for your products to hit the market in style, Custom Pack Studio is here to meet all your packaging needs.

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Based at one of Scotland's most advanced packaging development centres, we have the tools and capabilities to meet the packaging needs of businesses of all shapes and sizes.
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