Boxes from Bristol
27 Feb 2025
Boxes and Packaging (Bristol) is our most south-westerly site and nestles on the outskirts of the city just a few miles from beautiful open countryside.
There’s been a corrugated packaging business at our site in Bristol since the mid 1970’s when it relocated its operations from Birmingham. Since then, it has had a number of owners including being a sister plant to Boxes and Packaging (Oxford).
Located just minutes from the M4 and close to the southern edges of the Cotswolds and the historic city of Bristol, the 45,000 sq ft site is in the Kingswood area of the city.
At least 90% of its 30 employees live within a few miles of the site. This gives the team a real sense of community and many of those employees have decades of service with two members of the team achieving over 40 years!
It’s manufacturing and administrative functions are under one roof, that of Douglas House which got its name when Douglas a British motorcycle manufacturer built and occupied the building originally.
That company operated between 1907–1957 and was especially known for its horizontally opposed twin cylinder engine bikes and as manufacturers of speedway machines. The company also built a range of cars between 1913 and 1922.
Most interesting though is that B&P had a member of the Douglas family working here up until around 6 years ago. Ian Douglas looked after the quality systems and internal sales and was very knowledgeable about the history of his family business.
But moving from bikes to boxes.
The Bristol team is very experienced and has a portfolio of customers across the South West, South Wales and Southern Midlands/Welsh Border covering everything from standard FEFCO boxes to shelf ready packaging and ecommerce packs. They play a particularly important part in the food and drink sector due to their design and manufacturing expertise. Indeed, at our annual Logson Group design conference in 2024, the Bristol team won for their innovative cake boxes specifically designed for a large-scale local bakery.
As the changes in consumer habits continues to evolve the team has supported existing customers upscale demand and new ones seek the expertise of the team in delivering sustainable packaging solutions as an increasing number of people enjoy dining, cooking, baking and drinking in their homes.
The Bristol site also has BRC issue 6 for Packaging, allowing it to manufacture packaging for non-direct food contact.
Under the guidance of Andy Clarke, Managing Director, who has occupied the position for almost 22 years the company now has a turnover of £5 million.
It’s commitment to delivering a range of well-designed packaging solutions is supported by a machinery portfolio that includes a two-colour Rotary die-cutter, two colour Cuir flatbed printer die cutter, Eterna flatbed diecutter, a multi-point folder gluer, two colour casemaker and a range of additional machinery to complete the manufacturing process.
Andy commented; “Like many of the Boxes and Packaging sites we have a very experienced team at Bristol and work hard together to capture and fulfil the corrugated packaging requirements of businesses within around a 50-mile radius of the plant. More than ever we are seeing new customers seeking recyclable, sustainable packaging solutions and we are ideally placed to support this growing trend.
“The flexibility and appeal of corrugated has always been there, it’s just that more businesses and consumers are understanding the benefits it can bring in terms of robustness, recyclability, efficiencies and sustainability. The future looks positive for corrugated packaging and the team at Bristol are looking forward to the next chapter of the journey.”
To contact the Bristol team to discuss your packaging solutions please give them a call on 0117 960 5776 or email bristol@boxesandpackaging.co.uk
There’s been a corrugated packaging business at our site in Bristol since the mid 1970’s when it relocated its operations from Birmingham. Since then, it has had a number of owners including being a sister plant to Boxes and Packaging (Oxford).
Located just minutes from the M4 and close to the southern edges of the Cotswolds and the historic city of Bristol, the 45,000 sq ft site is in the Kingswood area of the city.
At least 90% of its 30 employees live within a few miles of the site. This gives the team a real sense of community and many of those employees have decades of service with two members of the team achieving over 40 years!
It’s manufacturing and administrative functions are under one roof, that of Douglas House which got its name when Douglas a British motorcycle manufacturer built and occupied the building originally.
That company operated between 1907–1957 and was especially known for its horizontally opposed twin cylinder engine bikes and as manufacturers of speedway machines. The company also built a range of cars between 1913 and 1922.
Most interesting though is that B&P had a member of the Douglas family working here up until around 6 years ago. Ian Douglas looked after the quality systems and internal sales and was very knowledgeable about the history of his family business.
But moving from bikes to boxes.
The Bristol team is very experienced and has a portfolio of customers across the South West, South Wales and Southern Midlands/Welsh Border covering everything from standard FEFCO boxes to shelf ready packaging and ecommerce packs. They play a particularly important part in the food and drink sector due to their design and manufacturing expertise. Indeed, at our annual Logson Group design conference in 2024, the Bristol team won for their innovative cake boxes specifically designed for a large-scale local bakery.
As the changes in consumer habits continues to evolve the team has supported existing customers upscale demand and new ones seek the expertise of the team in delivering sustainable packaging solutions as an increasing number of people enjoy dining, cooking, baking and drinking in their homes.
The Bristol site also has BRC issue 6 for Packaging, allowing it to manufacture packaging for non-direct food contact.
Under the guidance of Andy Clarke, Managing Director, who has occupied the position for almost 22 years the company now has a turnover of £5 million.
It’s commitment to delivering a range of well-designed packaging solutions is supported by a machinery portfolio that includes a two-colour Rotary die-cutter, two colour Cuir flatbed printer die cutter, Eterna flatbed diecutter, a multi-point folder gluer, two colour casemaker and a range of additional machinery to complete the manufacturing process.
Andy commented; “Like many of the Boxes and Packaging sites we have a very experienced team at Bristol and work hard together to capture and fulfil the corrugated packaging requirements of businesses within around a 50-mile radius of the plant. More than ever we are seeing new customers seeking recyclable, sustainable packaging solutions and we are ideally placed to support this growing trend.
“The flexibility and appeal of corrugated has always been there, it’s just that more businesses and consumers are understanding the benefits it can bring in terms of robustness, recyclability, efficiencies and sustainability. The future looks positive for corrugated packaging and the team at Bristol are looking forward to the next chapter of the journey.”
To contact the Bristol team to discuss your packaging solutions please give them a call on 0117 960 5776 or email bristol@boxesandpackaging.co.uk
