From developing new packaging ideas, applying individual branding to new concepts, and adapting packaging to the demands of international markets, we hold a wealth of technical know-how and creative expertise in designing and manufacturing food packaging.
While this proficiency enables us to control the whole manufacturing process, including quality checks, it also gives us the flexibility to respond quickly to individual requirements, and provide our customers with a personalised, efficient service.
This underpins our vision to listen to our customers and constantly improve our products and services. Alongside a huge variety of more than 650 standard stock items, and a specialised range of food packaging sealing machinery, we create custom-made packaging to meet specific customer demands, or even smaller print runs.
From our early beginnings in 1937, we are today synonymous with producing creative food packaging solutions, in the UK and across more than 60 countries.
To ensure we keep our finger on the global packaging pulse, our team of highly-skilled, multi-lingual employees provides customer service and expert advice on how customers can adapt their packaging to meet the demands of national and international markets.
Vision
To be the global leader in niche, added-value food packaging solutions, underpinned by our innovation, quality, responsiveness to customer needs and green credentials.
Mission
To provide a comprehensive range of innovative food packaging solutions to customers around the world, working to exacting manufacturing standards in terms of quality, health and safety, hygiene, customer service and environment.
Timeline
1937
Frank Coleman (Luton) Ltd, starts trading in straw board from Holland.
1950s
Manufacturing of plain stitched boxes for the dress and hat trade begins.
1960s
Expansion into rigid paper covered boxes for the toy, game and greeting card industries.
1970s
Moving into manufacturing printed folding cartons.
1980s
Exhibiting at the very first Fast Food Fair in Brighton (UK), showing 6 plain white prototype samples. Company name changed from Frank Coleman Ltd. (Luton) to Colpac Ltd.
1990s
Successful expansion of our products and our network of distributors in the UK and over 20 countries worldwide.
2000s
The entire design, pre-production and manufacturing processes are housed ‘under one roof’!
2010s
A versatile range of over 600 food packaging solutions is in stock and more than 10,000 designs are available to choose from.
Today
Today, we trade internationally with an established network of agents and distributors. Over 140 people work here and most importantly together we celebrate 80 years as an independent business.
