Printed Cardboard Boxes

Printed boxes are used for a huge range of applications. They can be produced to package branded products ready for retail or online sale and are often associated with cosmetics, personal care, home décor, confectionery, food & drink, gifts, and seasonal products. They can also be produced for a much simpler purpose such as showing product descriptions, safe during transit, shipping handling instructions or company logos. This versatility makes them an essential part of your product packaging strategy, enhancing the overall experience for e-commerce customers and creating a memorable unboxing experience.

Your custom cardboard boxes can be designed and manufactured by Manor Packaging in an unlimited range of sizes and in up to four colours. They’ll be constructed to your specification to fit your product, styled to attract, and retain customers and in line with brand and retailer guidelines. Whether you require standard packaging boxes or a complex structural design, our boxes meet the highest industry standards.

Whatever you need to achieve your objectives, the Manor packaging design team can work with you to create bespoke boxes that function perfectly. You may have existing graphic designs, artwork and structural specifications that are already fit for purpose or alternatively, if you need something fresh, you can utilise the services of our fully equipped structural design and graphic design departments to create the design, style, message, and creative artwork to maximise your returns. Our experienced sales team can help you customise every detail, from the initial proof to the final order.

Design and Customisation for a Premium Feel

At Manor Packaging, we view every box as a marketing opportunity and an integral part of the supply chain. Our design and customisation process is consultative, ensuring your final product is perfectly fit for purpose. We can create fully customisable packaging solutions, including postal boxes, custom shipping boxes, and promotional packaging. Whether you need a specific die cut, a full colour printed sleeve, spot colours, lamination, or branded boxes with a unique coating, our in-house team has the expertise to deliver. We focus on aesthetics and durability to ensure your brand’s visibility is maximised from the moment your customer receives their order.

Attention to detail is important with custom printed boxes and you’ll find that at Manor Packaging we adhere to measurable and consistently high print standards. The tolerances we work to are higher than the industry standard by +33%.

The colour matching process we follow utilises an X-Rite Spectrophotometer to exactly match your colours against the Pantone Standard. The unit of measurement is Delta and the industry standard is +/-3 Delta. However, our internal standard is measured to just +/-2 Delta, which delivers a far tighter tolerance and higher accuracy.

Versatile Styles and Material Options

We understand that different business needs require different types of cardboard. We offer a comprehensive range of material grades to ensure your goods are protected. For lightweight items, our single wall cardboard boxes provide a cost-effective yet durable solution. If your products are heavier or require extra protection for export, our double wall cardboard boxes offer superior stacking strength and crush resistance.

Our capabilities cover a vast array of styles, from standard 0201 style cardboard boxes (the industry standard for glued cases) to complex die-cut gift boxes and shelf-ready packaging. For e-commerce businesses, we can produce flat packed postal boxes designed specifically to fit through letterboxes or secure courier networks, minimising postage costs. All our packaging boxes are designed to work seamlessly with packaging tape or automated sealing lines.

In-House Manufacturing and High-Quality Printing Service

Our significant investment in state-of-the-art machinery ensures top quality and precision for every order, no matter the quantity. Our in-house manufacturing facility gives us full operational control, featuring “quick set” case making machines that produce up to 18,000 glued corrugated boxes per hour. We utilise three advanced BOBST machines for flexographic printed boxes, including a 4-colour case maker with a rotary die cutter for versatility and a high-speed multipoint gluer for precision. We also employ a Digital Inspection Table to ensure zero-defect production, checking print-to-cut registration and board warp with augmented reality.

This allows us to offer a fast turnaround on even complex bespoke cardboard boxes. Our state-of-the-art ink kitchen uses computer-controlled technology for precise colour making, ensuring your printed cartons have vibrant, consistent, and accurate colours every time. Whether you need a printed single colour logo or full-colour imagery, we deliver consistent results.

Operational Efficiency and Supply Chain Reliability

We design packaging that delivers supply chain efficiencies. Features like crash-lock bases can be integrated into your carton boxes to allow for quicker construction, speeding up your fulfilment process. This focus on smart structural design is key for high-volume ecommerce operations. To further support your logistics, we offer a “Stock and Serve” model. We can manufacture larger runs of your bespoke boxes to secure economies of scale and hold them in our secure warehousing. You can then call off stock as needed, ensuring you never run out of outer packaging while freeing up your own warehouse space. Furthermore, our reliability is second to none. Our ‘on-time and in full’ (OTIF) delivery performance is consistently maintained between 95% and 98.5%, a figure considered world-class. This quality service ensures your operations are never interrupted, waiting for packaging supplies.

Commitment to Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Packaging

Manor Packaging is committed to environmentally sustainability. All our corrugated cardboard boxes are made from 100% recyclable materials, often utilising high percentages of recycled content, and are sourced from sustainable, FSC®-certified forests, guaranteeing a traceable and responsible supply chain. We are proud shareholders in CorrBoard UK, a carbon-neutral manufacturer of corrugated board that powers its facility using organic waste via an on-site Anaerobic Digestion plant. As part of the Fencor Packaging Group, we are committed to achieving Carbon Net Zero in Scopes 1 and 2 by 2030 and actively offer plastic-free, biodegradable alternatives for your packaging solutions. This makes our boxes ideal for brands looking to lower their carbon footprint and align with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines.