Managing director Brian Sidebottom with the new Xeikon 3500 which will be moving with the company to Stockport this month
Folding carton specialist Glossop Cartons has acquired Stockport-based Contact Print & Packaging for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which was officially completed on 23 November, will see Glossop move from its current site in Padfield, Derbyshire, to Contact’s facility in Stockport by the end of 2015.
Sales director Jacky Sidebottom-Every commented, ‘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.’
She added, ‘Contact Print & 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.’
The company installed a Xeikon 3500 folding carton suite earlier this year and is also getting ready to launch a new personalised packaging web to print service. The company had been looking for the right press since its Highcon Euclid cutter and creaser arrived in 2013.
Managing director Brian Sidebottom said, ‘We have already run a large job with variable data for one of our clients that involved 225,000 cartons which were part of a competition. It was a baptism of fire, but we thought we’d start with a big challenge.’
