Custom Packaging

Packaging that meets your exact requirements

At Macfarlane Packaging, we can help you with all kinds of custom packaging. Whether you need a bespoke packaging solution to provide protection for high-value products or want to enhance your customer experience with branded packaging, our experts will be with you every step of the way.

Free Custom Packaging Estimates

Get a free, no obligation quote for bespoke packaging. Tell us your requirements, speak to our experts and we’ll send you an estimate.

Bespoke Packaging Sizes and Printing

We can help with custom packaging of all sizes and help with printed packaging including custom printed boxes, bags with logos and printed packing tape (plus lots more).

Expert Packaging Design

Great packaging design is at the heart of what we do. We have a team of packaging design experts and a packaging Innovation Lab.

Custom Packaging Quality Assurance

We develop custom packaging made from high quality materials and offer specialist testing to meet even the most stringent quality standards.

Custom packaging examples

Types of custom packaging we can help with

Almost any type of packaging can be customised to your specifications – whether you need a specific size, design, or printing. Here are some of the types of custom packaging we can help with:

Custom Boxes

Custom gift boxes

Branded boxes

Custom printed boxes

Boxes with logos

Bespoke size boxes

Presentation boxes

Custom Bags

Customised carrier bags

Custom tote bags

Gift bags

Custom mailing bags

Bags with logos

Printed paper bags

Branded paper bags

Bespoke size bags

Branded plastic bags

Custom Postal

Custom printed envelopes

Bespoke size book wraps and postal tubes

Custom mail bags

Postal wraps with logos

Custom bubble mailers

Bespoke bottle packaging

Custom Protective

Custom printed air cushions

Bespoke size and printed Airsac inflatable packaging

Printed bottle packaging

Branded packing paper

Custom Paper

Custom printed tissue paper

Coloured tissue papers

Specialist Spiro-pack compact tissue

Zig Zag shredded papers

Custom Packing Tape

Custom printed packing tape

Packing tape with logos

Custom paper tape

Specialist tapes and tape adhesives

Custom Polythene

Made to measure LDPE and HDPE polythene

Printed polythene sheets and bags

Custom specification shrink film

Bespoke polythene sheets

Customised lay flat tubing

Custom Stretch Wrap

Custom coloured pallet wrap

Bespoke stretch wrap for hand and machine application

Custom thickness stretch film (i.e. micron)

Custom Chilled Packaging

Bespoke size chilled packaging

Custom chilled packaging boxes with printing and logos

Customised thermal packaging liners

Custom bulk cold chain packaging

Custom coolants for food, medical and pharmaceutical applications

Custom Sustainable Packaging

Custom size eco-friendly packaging materials

Printed recycled content packaging supplies

Recyclable packaging printed with logos

Compostable packaging and films

Alternative packaging materials

As well as customised packaging supplies, we can also help you with bespoke warehouse equipment such as packing benches, workstations, shelving, conveyors and full-scale packaging automation.

Our custom packaging services

Packaging design expertise from our Innovation Labs

The Macfarlane Packaging Innovation Labs can help you find the perfect packaging solution with the help of our packaging experts.

We have design, sample making, printing and testing equipment all under one roof to make your custom packaging come to life.

See more about the Innovation Lab

Specialist presentation and retail packaging

Looking for custom printed gift packaging or specialist retail packaging?

Our presentation and retail team can design, source and supply custom packaging for retailers including gift boxes and bags, luxury packaging, magnetic boxes, shelf ready packaging and even free standing display units.

Learn more about retail packaging

High-quality industrial packaging solutions designed and manufactured by Macfarlane

We have a precision in-house packaging design and manufacturing division that deliver high-quality specialist packaging solutions.

With two dedicated sites and a team of manufacturing experts, bespoke packaging for high-value goods is available through Macfarlane.

Learn about specialist industrial packaging

Connect with your customers through connected packaging

Connected packaging is packaging that has been printed with codes or images that allow your customers to interact them using a browser-based app.

Scanning connected packaging can launch customised content, discount codes and games, as well as full augmented reality experiences.

Enquire about connected packaging

Frequently Asked Questions About Custom Packaging

As the term suggests, custom packaging is when packaging materials are designed specifically for your product or your business requirements. So, rather than choosing a standard or stock cardboard box (or other packaging product) to fit your product(s) an entirely new packaging design is created. Custom packaging can be completely tailored to your needs, including pack size and print requirements. The custom packaging process can include modifying a package’s shape, size, style, colours, material and varnish.

There are lots of reasons why custom packaging is important. Custom packaging can help to optimise your packing process, reduce your operational costs, improve your sustainability and improve customer experience. For example, a ready-made packaging solution could be too big for your product, this means you could be paying to ship air and using more material than needed. This also negatively impacts your carbon footprint. By using a custom sized packaging solution that fits your product well, you will minimise overall pack size and reduce the dimensional weight of the parcel. This can help you to fit more products on a vehicle, reduce shipping and storage costs and reduce the likelihood of damages. Custom packaging has the potential to be one of your greatest marketing assets - every pack is opened and seen by your customers, why not make use of that opportunity to convey your messaging? Custom packaging can help you deliver an amazing customer experience. Whatever industry you’re in, your packaging is an important first impression. Our latest unboxing research shows that over 40% of people are influenced to buy again by branded packaging and a memorable unboxing experience!

Custom designed packaging can improve product protection, improve parcel cubage, use less material and improve your customer experience. These benefits can help to reduce operational cost, improve sustainability and engage your customers to place repeat orders!

If you are a small business looking for custom packaging, there are a few considerations that can affect the price. Economies of scale make custom packaging more affordable, so the more you need, often the cheaper the price. For this reason, there are usually minimum order quantities (MOQs) involved, of course this is also dependant on the complexity of design and the amount of printing required. Contact Macfarlane Packaging today to discuss your custom packaging requirements and we will talk you through the solutions available.

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You can have custom packaging designed by delivered to you from one of our regional distribution centres. UK delivery of bespoke packaging is available to and around the following locations:

Aberdeen, Aylesbury, Banbury, Barnsley, Bath, Bedford, Bicester, Birmingham , Bolton, Bradford, Bridgewater, Bridport, Bristol, Burton-upon-Trent , Cambridge, Chelmsford , Cheltenham, Chester , Chichester, Colchester Cornwall, Coventry, Crewe, Derby, Devon, Dewsbury, Dudley, Dundee, Durham, Edinburgh, Essex, Exeter, Fareham, Gateshead, Glasgow Glossop Gloucester, Grantham, Harlow, Heathrow, Hemel Hempstead, Hereford, High Wycombe, Horsham, Hull, Inverness, Isle of Wight, Kent, Kidderminster, Lancaster Leamington Spa, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool , London , Luton , Manchester, Middlesborough, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norfolk, North Wales , Northampton, Nottingham , Oldham, Oxford , Plymouth, Reading, Salisbury, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Slough, Somerset , Somerton, South Shields, South Wales, Stafford, Stockport , Stoke-on-Trent , Stratford-Upon-Avon, Sudbury, Sunderland, Surrey, Sussex , Teesside, Telford, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Walsall, Warrington, Warwick , Watford, Wigan, Windsor, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Wrexham, Yeovil, York.

You can also have bespoke packaging from Macfarlane Packaging delivered across Ireland and Europe. Click to find your closest UK location or nearestEuropean site.