Glossop Cartons, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of carton board packaging solutions, has announced the acquisition of Stockport-based Contact Print and Packaging for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which was officially completed on 23 November, will see Glossop Cartons move from its current site in Padfield, Derbyshire to Contact Print and Packaging’s facility in Stockport, Cheshire, by the end of 2015.
The move will ensure that Glossop Cartons will enjoy improved transport links and benefit from much larger premises with a superior layout, allowing the business to fully-exploit both its conventional and digital packaging capabilities to UK and global brands, and further enhance its reputation for industry excellence.
Glossop Cartons Sales Director Jacky Sidebottom-Every comments: “Contact Print’s reputation as a leading specialist in packaging is unrivalled, and its new state-of-the-art production facilities are well recognised by its clients within the food, pharmaceutical, beverage and gifting sectors. The move will allow Glossop to significantly enhance our digital suite and ensure that we’re in a stronger position to offer unique products and unparalleled production capabilities.”
Jacky adds: “Contact Print and Packaging has BRC and Pharmaceutical accreditation along with ISO 9001 and Glossop Cartons has ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001. Together, we’ll have the required standards to produce packaging for all sectors with confidence and with the ethical standards to back up our manufacturing processes going forward. Glossop Cartons is committed to raising standards and firm believers in the British standard system – with the crown and tick logo, clients old and new will have confidence in their supplier ethos and capabilities.”
