Made in Swindon
14 Nov 2024
Our Swindon site is a little bit special for the Boxes and Packaging group. Established in April 1988, it’s the original Boxes and Packaging, where the group name was derived from, and was the first acquisition in 2004.
Since then, there have been several acquisitions to grow the group to a 9-site operation stretching from Dumbarton in the North to Bristol in the South.
Our Swindon operations no longer occupy the original site; the team moved to their fourth and current building in 2015 and now all their production and administrative functions are carried out from a 57,000 sq ft building on the outskirts of the town, nestled between the Cotswolds and North Wessex Downs and close to the M4.
It’s current turnover of £8m is achieved by a team of 47 people most who live in the local area with many of them having enjoyed many years with the company, not least the site Managing Director Josh Stell who joined the business in 2018.
“There is a great team spirit at B&P Swindon and it’s great to be able to hear from our long serving colleagues how the company has grown and how times have changed,” said Josh. “Our original owner, Shearer Sellars, would I’m sure be impressed with our site today and the technology we have which helps design, manufacture and supply such a wide range of corrugated boxes and packaging.”
Today the factory is equipped with all the modern technology you would come to expect to perform its design, admin, accounting, stock control and production functions.
A Dong Fang 3.2m, two colour printer is complemented by further two colour printer, a Eterna Diecutter, Maramatsu die cutter, Bobst multipoint gluer, Taping machine, two-piece stitcher, large scale Box King and a host of other gluing and stitching machines to finish goods prior to despatch.
This gives the team the capabilities to work with a wide range of customers to facilitate bespoke packaging solutions, standard FEFCO boxes, ecommerce packaging, Point of Sale and Shelf ready packs – in fact just about anything that can be manufactured from corrugated. These capabilities are supported by an experienced design team who work with the latest software and CAD cutting tables to create innovative designs and samples for customers.
The experienced team understand the capabilities of corrugated and how it can provide a huge range of sustainable and innovative solutions to customers from a variety of market sectors including automotive, pharmaceutical, food and drink, agriculture and household goods. It also supports a number of customers with stock and serve options to facilitate efficient supply chains and line side packing requirements.
“Boxes and Packaging (Swindon) is the oldest B&P site, and I am proud to be its current custodian,” said Josh. “I’m looking forward to continuing to develop the business, so it has many more years of success in our group and in the Swindon business community.”
To contact our Swindon team, visit https://www.boxesandpackaging.co.uk/getintouch.html
Since then, there have been several acquisitions to grow the group to a 9-site operation stretching from Dumbarton in the North to Bristol in the South.
Our Swindon operations no longer occupy the original site; the team moved to their fourth and current building in 2015 and now all their production and administrative functions are carried out from a 57,000 sq ft building on the outskirts of the town, nestled between the Cotswolds and North Wessex Downs and close to the M4.
It’s current turnover of £8m is achieved by a team of 47 people most who live in the local area with many of them having enjoyed many years with the company, not least the site Managing Director Josh Stell who joined the business in 2018.
“There is a great team spirit at B&P Swindon and it’s great to be able to hear from our long serving colleagues how the company has grown and how times have changed,” said Josh. “Our original owner, Shearer Sellars, would I’m sure be impressed with our site today and the technology we have which helps design, manufacture and supply such a wide range of corrugated boxes and packaging.”
Today the factory is equipped with all the modern technology you would come to expect to perform its design, admin, accounting, stock control and production functions.
A Dong Fang 3.2m, two colour printer is complemented by further two colour printer, a Eterna Diecutter, Maramatsu die cutter, Bobst multipoint gluer, Taping machine, two-piece stitcher, large scale Box King and a host of other gluing and stitching machines to finish goods prior to despatch.
This gives the team the capabilities to work with a wide range of customers to facilitate bespoke packaging solutions, standard FEFCO boxes, ecommerce packaging, Point of Sale and Shelf ready packs – in fact just about anything that can be manufactured from corrugated. These capabilities are supported by an experienced design team who work with the latest software and CAD cutting tables to create innovative designs and samples for customers.
The experienced team understand the capabilities of corrugated and how it can provide a huge range of sustainable and innovative solutions to customers from a variety of market sectors including automotive, pharmaceutical, food and drink, agriculture and household goods. It also supports a number of customers with stock and serve options to facilitate efficient supply chains and line side packing requirements.
“Boxes and Packaging (Swindon) is the oldest B&P site, and I am proud to be its current custodian,” said Josh. “I’m looking forward to continuing to develop the business, so it has many more years of success in our group and in the Swindon business community.”
To contact our Swindon team, visit https://www.boxesandpackaging.co.uk/getintouch.html
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