Updated: Friday the 25th of May, 2012 1st-Packaging

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1st-Packaging
Unit K7, Cherrycourt Way Industrial Estate
Stanbridge Road
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 4UH

Tel: 0152 538 2580
Fax: 0152 585 1465
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We specialise in providing visually pleasing, cost-effective and eye-catching transparent packaging for an extensive variety of products, offering Clear Plastic Boxes, Gift Boxes, Polypropylene Packaging, Transparent Plastic Tubes and Clear Boxes for Retail Packaging made to your specifications . These containers can be supplied with vacuum formed inserts to provide a complete and stable pack for your product.

Our transparent packaging is produced in the most appropriate material for your product's physical and presentational requirements. Crisp transparency of excellent clarity is available with recyclable PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, while PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is suitable for direct food contact and can be softcreased for easier carton folding. PP (polypropylene) is embossable and can offer a gloss or matt finished look.

Several types of printing techniques are available on Clear Packaging as are foil blocking and embossing . Silkscreen is the most cost-effective type of printing for small runs and simple designs, while Flexo print is suitable for high volume runs of simple print. For more sophisticated graphics, we offer Litho print for high quality complicated designs and Gravure for high volume printing of intricate designs.

As well as Transparent Boxes , we offer printed cardboard cartons that protect your product inside an eye-catching and attractive container.

As a sister company of Postal Packaging Ltd, we are committed to providing quality packaging products.

We offer a design service, and our highly experienced team can assist you from initial concept design through to final production and global distribution.



Acetate Packaging

Transparent boxes, also referred to as acetate cartons, are suitable for packing a wide variety of products across many industries. The packaging can be furnished plain or printed silkscreen or litho.

Packaging can be made for direct or indirect food contact as required. A wide variety of distinctive design shapes can be achieved; for example, pillowpack can be easily adapted to include a Eurohanger and provides a cost-effective, unusual shape when filled.

Clear Boxes

Many different styles of boxes can be produced, depending upon the properties of the product. Opposite tuck-in ends offer simplicity in packing, while tamper-proof packaging can be achieved with butterfly or D-locks. Envelope base can be a cost-effective choice for small quantity production. If you need to package large items quickly, crashlock base is perfect, as the base is completely erected when the box is still folded.

Applications for this type of packaging include DIY and tools, FMCG, gifts, clothing and textile, and promotional products.

Clear Packaging

Printable in up to six colours, transparent presentational packaging is ideal for promoting your product on the shelf. It can be thermoformed to produce attractive shapes and integral product trays, or formed into clear plastic drums of diameters up to 200 mm with beaded ends or cardboard bases for stability and strength. Our transparent packaging can be manufactured to direct food contact standards when required.

Clear Plastic Boxes

Our transparent plastic boxes are suitable for any products in the food & drink, confectionery, cosmetics and giftware markets. They can be combined with other types of packaging materials; for example, coloured or foiled cardboard folder inserts can attractively secure and protect individual items inside an outer transparent container. We also offer bespoke diecut profiles that can fold and wrap to form unique and innovative shapes to set your product apart from others on the shelf. Our design experts can advise you of the most cost-efficient and sales-effective materials to use
for your product.

Clear Plastic Cartons

Clear cartons can be produced to match the requirements of the product.  Cartons can be supplied with integral inserts extending off the carton to hold products in place.

Foil blocking and engraving can be used, or print images can be produced directly on the packaging in silkscreen, flexo, litho and gravure.

This style of packaging is commonly used for FMCG packaging, confectionery, food and drink packaging, and toiletries & cosmetics as well as clothing and textile packaging.

PVC Boxes

PVC is clear and suitable for direct food contact. With larger quantities of boxes, we can offer a soft crease to enable easier packaging. Many closure options are available, such as tuck-in ends and postal locks. We use the most appropriate material thicknesses to provide the perfect balance of optimum visual clarity and structural strength when developing packaging for your products.

PVC Tubes

Transparent PVC tubes, suitable for direct food contact if required, are available in diameters ranging from 20 mm to 200 mm and any length to suit your product. Bespoke vacuum forming can cradle the product in place inside the tube. Standard end closures include glue-on bases, welded ends or cardboard end discs. Moulded coloured plugs to differentiate your product from those around it are also available. Tubes can be provided plain or with printed silkscreen, litho, gravure or flexo print.

Suitable applications include packaging for food & drink, confectionary, stationery, cosmetics and promotional items.

Transparent Boxes

We can make many types of transparent boxes. A recent example of our innovative packaging is a clear carton for packing and displaying spirit and wine bottles on the shelf. The package has a self-assembling crash-lock bottom and a clever integral top which opens to full width when pulled up so the bottle can be inserted. When the top is pushed down, it locks into place and securely closes the pack.


Detailed Information
Registration Number: 1606549
VAT Number: 349168721
Established: 1982
No of Employees: 10-20
Annual Turnover:

Importers: Yes
Exporters: Yes
Company Type:
  • Manufacturer
  • Distributor
  • Stockholder
  • Service Providers
Parent Company: Postal Packaging


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Primary Market Areas
  • Architecture, Building & Construction
  • Computing & Communications
  • Controls & Instrumentation
  • Design & Development
  • Food & Drink Processing
  • Logistics, Warehousing & Transport
  • Manufacturing & Stockholding
  • Oil & Gas
  • Packaging, Paper & Print
  • Rubber & Plastics

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