Caps Cases Baillieston and Newmarket manufacturing sites of quality corrugated cardboard packaging were recently audited against our quality, hygiene and environmental certifications.

These certificates act as a seal of approval which our customers often ask to view to give them confidence that we continue to be capable of making high quality products, in a hygienic and environmentally sound manner.

Our Baillieston factory in Scotland was audited against the new BRC issue 5 in August 2016 and achieved an ‘AA’ grade. Our Newmarket manufacturing Headquarters were audited in September and also achieved an ‘AA’ grade, as well as passing the ISO9001 and ISO14001 audits. As ever, we continue to review areas in which we can continually improve our products and services for customers. If you have feedback for us regarding our products or service, please contact Jamie here.

One particular Tweet sparked great joy for us at Caps Cases last week. Cry in the dark is a charity that reaches out to children and young people in Romania who are marginalized by poverty and sickness. Caps Cases supports the charity each year through donating our time and materials and doing what we do best – making cardboard boxes, specifically shoe boxes to be turned into Christmas boxes. On our Twitter page this week we received a joyful message from @Cry_in_the_Dark:

“A huge thank you to @CapsCases for donating the 150 cartons we need to transport our Christmas shoeboxes to romania! You guys are amazing”

Follow Caps Cases on Twitter at @CapsCases for daily insights into our company and our values

The Whisky Shop welcomes more than 2.5 million customers every year across its growing estate of 22 shops in the United Kingdom.  The Whisky Shop offers a Click and Collect service for its shops.  For customers who live further afield they offer the facility of a subscription to the W Club mail order facility.  W Club members enjoy an exclusive service where rare and highly coveted whisky samples are posted to their home each month.

Caps Cases were asked to create bespoke designs for packaging that would be letterbox friendly and also provide the consumer with an exciting experience in print and package design when opening their delivery of whisky – we think their new boxes looks fantastic.  Caps Cases offer expert design services for mail order packaging and more.

Please browse our website for more details.

Local lad Shaun Whiter was helping his friend Joey Abbs to change a tyre near Newmarket this Summer when they were struck down by a hit-and-run driver. Shaun, a keen footballer, had to have both his legs amputated after they were crushed in the incident and Joey was also injured. Shaun needs to raise £120,000 for equipment and aftercare funds. When Caps Cases, a leading Newmarket-based corrugated box manufacturer heard that a local team were doing the Three Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the boys, Managing Director Trevor Bissett immediately offered the company’s support to the team.

They set off on their grueling challenge at the start of October and the great news is that they completed the Three Peaks Challenge in just under 24 hours, and in so doing have raised almost £5000. They do have a JustGiving page, which is still able to receive donations until Monday 24th October. Here they are pictured at one of the Three Peaks.

Related charity articles in Caps Cases news:

Trevor Bisset’s Bike Ride Across The Alps
Molly volunteers at a school in Tanzania

When Sara, Caps Cases Newmarket-based Sales Co-Ordinator, recently asked her work colleagues for donations for her daughter’s trip to volunteer in a school in Tanzania, she was overwhelmed with the response from her work mates.  Thanks to the generosity of the team at Newmarket, Molly left for Africa with an extra suitcase filled to the brim with toothpaste, toys, football shirts, games, notebooks, pens and much more for the children in the school.  Everyone at Caps Cases wishes her luck in her volunteering placement in Tanzania and looks forwards to welcoming her home at the end of September

Our new online customer portal lets you manage your Caps Cases account from the comfort of your own home. Or office. Or anywhere else.

 Once you have logged in, you can manage everything to do with your Caps Cases customer account quickly and easily. In just a couple of clicks you can:

 –          Check stock levels

–          Receive quotes and place orders

–          View CAD and artwork drawings

–          Check order progress, including details of when it is due to leave the factory and the vehicle carrying it

–          Access previous delivery notes (PODs), invoices and credit notes

 All our customers – whether trade or end-user – now have access to all their account and order information in one place, and it is easily accessed right from the Caps Cases website. You need never lose a piece of paperwork again.

 Isn’t it great when things are this simple?

To find out how you can get access to your account on our customer portal, just speak to a member of the Caps Cases sales team on 01638 667326 or email sales@capscases.co.uk.

We have been shopping for new equipment to make sure the quality of our products – as well as our service – are top-notch.

The shiny new HP digital printer we have bought for our brand new digital suite in Newmarket can print at 500sqm per hour, in full colour, and print onto a range of corrugated and display board in a number of different finishes.

This means we can offer our customers high-quality single pass four-colour process printing, as well as reduced lead times and no additional setup charges.

“The introduction of the new HP digital printer means we can now deliver high quality printed packaging quicker and more efficiently across the UK,” says Trevor Bissett, Caps Cases Managing Director.

“The key benefit is the faster turnaround times, but material wastage is also reduced during the production process. We are also able to offer customers printed samples prior to a production run, and late stage customisation of artwork is now an option.”

But don’t take our word for it – this summer, we are offering the opportunity for our customers and prospective customers to come and see just what this new piece of kit can do. To book a place on one of our open days or arrange a visit for yourself, just speak to the Caps Cases sales team on 01638 667326 or email sales@capscases.co.uk.All this investment in equipment means improvements in service and product quality for you – our customers. Just speak to the Caps Cases sales team using the details above for more information on what we can do for you.

Next: New Addition To The Caps Cases Digital Cutting Capability Makes The News

Eve Sleep is the latest company to benefit from the wide range of packaging we offer.

Eve is a purely online company that supplies quality mattresses and other bedding via mail order.

Proving that businesses in the 21^st century do not need a high street shop to succeed, Eve offers quality products backed up with an innovative customer experience – all straight from the website.

Caps Cases has designed two sizes of mattress boxes that are beautifully crafted, a pleasure to look at, and perhaps most importantly, able to come out of the courier network unscathed.

We have also produced boxes for mattress protectors and sheets, and will soon be able to add pillows to this list too.

Jess, Head of New Product Development at Eve, loves the new packaging:

 “The level of service from Caps Cases has been brilliant,” she said. “Shaun [Caps Cases Creative Director] has worked tirelessly to provide innovative solutions to our packaging needs and we are really pleased with the results – nothing has been too much for them. They are reliable and their quality management is excellent.”

You too can benefit from the first-class bespoke packaging we offer – it’s easy to find out how. Just speak to our sales team on 01638 667326 or email sales@capscases.co.uk

Caps Cases are pleased to report the successful production of a new range of high quality printed, stackable corrugated trays.

Stonefire Authentic Flatbreads, the North American owned brand chose Caps Cases to be its UK packaging partner, and the first dispay was successfully press-passed at our Newmarket HQ ahead of the August launch into Costco.

We look forward to seeing them in store soon!

Digitally printed packaging is now available from UK corrugated box manufacturer Caps Cases.

The ramp-up phase of the installation has gone very well indeed, and Caps Cases is now producing high quality digitally printed packaging, onto a range of media on very short lead times with no origination charges.

As a result of the installation our lead time for flexo printing have also reduced significantly.

If you’d like more information please contact the sales team on 01638 667326 or sales@capscases.co.uk

Next: New Additions To Our Digital Printing Fleet

Short run digitally printed cardboard boxes and POS will soon be available from Caps Cases, as the installation of our new digital printer progresses.

We are due to start running some trials in early July, for more information please contact our sales team on 01638 667326 or sales@capscases.co.uk

Next: Our Digital Printer Is Up And Running

Digitally printed cardboard boxes, packaging and POS will soon be available from Caps Cases Newmarket.

As reported earlier this week the installation got underway on 20th June 2016, and is scheduled to take around 2 weeks.

Digital print will open up various new possibilities for our clients, such as versioning, seasonal promotions and short run customised packaging.

Feel free to contact our sales team for more information on 01638 667326 or sales@capscases.co.uk

Next: An Update On Our Digital Printer Installation

Printed cardboard packaging manufacturer Caps Cases Ltd is pleased to announce the installation of our new HP digital printer is underway at our Newmarket site.

The installation period will last 2 weeks.

Installer Daniel Hill from HP commented “the room created to house the HP printer is the best I’ve seen on all of the many installations I have worked on.”

High praise indeed for Caps Cases team, who have worked tirelessly to keep the project, which began in March 2016 on track!

Next: Digital Printer Installation Progressing

UK Cardboard box manufacturer Caps Cases has been busy designing and printing cardboard mattress boxes for our friends at EVE mattress to use for their home delivery service.

The bespoke die cut cardboard boxes are printed inside and out, on our high quality flexographic printer at the Newmarket production site.

We are pleased to have recently welcomed three new members to the Caps Cases family, whom we would like to introduce you to. Juan, Nick and Michelle bring a wealth of experience to their respective roles, and we are very glad to have them on board. Below is a bit more information about them:

Juan Pedro Olmedo – Maintenance Manager

Juan is an industrial engineer with 19 years’ experience in facilities and production processes, which he has gained working in large factories during his travels across Europe and Africa. It is Juan’s responsibility to make sure our production machinery is running smoothly so we can be as efficient as possible and keep downtime to a minimum.

Nick Drewery – Company Secretary

Nick is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and joins us from Streets Chartered Accountants, where he worked for the last five years since graduating from Loughborough University. As well as immersing himself in the financial side of the business, multi-talented Nick is also involved in our management systems and is helping us to maintain our ISO and BRC certifications.

Outside the office, Nick is a keen football and cricket fan, and supports Manchester United. We won’t hold this against him, though.

Michelle Costello – Business Development Manager

Having worked in the corrugated industry for over 30 years, Michelle brings a wealth of experience to the Caps Cases sales team.

Michelle will be helping us to continue our growth, and will put her hard-earned knowledge of dealing with small local businesses and larger national companies to good use.

Why not see how Juan, Nick, Michelle and the rest of our team can help create your perfect packaging? Just call them on 01638 667326 or email sales@capscases.co.uk.

Following our news back in December about producing bespoke corrugated polling booths for Cornwall Council, we are very pleased to report that we will be producing a variation of them for the City of Edinburgh Council.

We have been working very closely with the Council to create polling booths to their exact needs, made from corrugated board. Our team has designed a completely new concept that is much less expensive to produce than traditional wooden ones.

The booths are also lightweight, easy to transport and 100% recyclable. Their clever design means they can be joined together to make as many as are needed for different sized polling stations.

“We are very pleased to have received another order for our corrugated cardboard polling booths,” said Caps Cases Creative Director Shaun Stamford, who also came up with the booths’ initial design.

“The board booths offer the Council a much cheaper solution that is easier to transport and offers flexible configuration. It is brilliant that we are seeing more organisations begin turning to cardboard as an alternative to wood.”

The booths are being made in our Glasgow factory right now, and we are very excited to share these pictures of the finished article with you. We think they look great, and hope you agree!

Whether you’re looking for polling booths or something else, we can help – talk to our friendly team on 01638 667326 or sales@capscases.co.uk.

We are continually investing in our equipment and facilities so we can use cutting edge technology and provide the highest level of service to our customers.

Recently, we have invested in state-of-the-art equipment, so that we can manufacture our products even quicker and with the best print quality. We have taken delivery of a three-colour flexo printer slotter machine at our Hoddesdon centre. We will shortly be taking delivery of another 3 colour flexo printer slotter at our Baillieston site, and we have a shiny new digital printer coming soon to Newmarket.

And if that wasn’t enough, we are expanding our headquarters in Newmarket by 6,500 sq ft, giving us even more space and making sure we have the capabilities to provide an exceptional service for our ever-growing customer base.

“It is really important that we continue to invest in our manufacturing equipment and centres,” explains Mark Bissett, Caps Cases Production Director. “Having the most up-to-date technology not only makes sure we can provide the best quality products for our customers, but also that our factories are as efficient and reliable as possible, with little or no downtime.”

Talk to us about how our manufacturing centres can create the exact packaging you need. Just call us on 01638 667326 or email sales@capscases.co.uk.

Bespoke corrugated cardboard box manufacturer Caps Cases is pleased to report that the Newmarket extension project started back in March 2016 is nearing completion.

The 6500 square foot extension provides a covered loading area, and space to house new machinery – more details on which to follow!

Die cut cardboard packaging manufacturer Caps Cases have been busy producing Cat Furniture for a local company.

The boxes showcase our high quality flexographic print capabilities, and strong design focus.

The initial brief gave our experienced design team paws for thought, but the end result is said to have left our customer purring!

Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer Caps Cases expansion work is on track.

The 6500 square foot extension being built at the Newmarket site is progressing well.

The extension is going to allow us to house new machinery, and provide a covered loading area.

Work commenced in March 2016 is scheduled to run for 16 weeks – https://www.capscases.co.uk/news/#extension-work-at-newmarket-site-underway

Next: Digital Printer Installation Begins

Cardboard beer boxes and dividers, Suffolk based manufacturer and stockist.

Owing to a recent surge of orders from craft beer companies Caps Cases have decided to manufacture a 12 cell pack and a 24 cell pack for 330ml beer bottles and hold them here in stock.

Of course larger orders can still be branded with a bespoke design but if you’ve got a smaller requirement why not give us a call, we can deliver nationwide quickly and cost effectively.

Hope to hear from you soon..

High quality printed cardboard packaging manufacturer Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.

Caps Cases are very pleased to announce the commissioning of 3 colour Flexo printer slotter at it’s Hoddesdon site. Having finished the installation process at the start of March our Hoddesdon site will be testing the machines capabilities thorough-out April 2016. We are hopeful that once this process is completed we will quickly be able to offer our customers greatly improved lead-times for High Quality Post Print (HQPP).

For more information on the machines capabilities and our other services please contact us on 01638 667326 or email us, sales@capscases.co.uk.

On the one year anniversary of our switch to the Abaca operating system this article discusses the positive transformation our business has undergone. You can read the article here https://www.capscases.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/March-IPBI-Caps-Cases.pdf

It was published in International Paper Board Industry magazine, the March 2016 edition. http://www.thepackagingportal.com

Building work began at our Newmarket HQ in March 2016.

The 6500 square foot extension will house new machinery and provide us with a brand new covered loading area.

Work is scheduled to continue for 16 weeks.

Next: Newmarket Extension Progressing

Caps Cases’ director Trevor Bissett contributes to an interesting discussion on The Business Hub which features on STAR Radio. Trevor explains the trials and tribulations faced by UK manufacturers and the help and assistance they can get to overcome obstacles.

Listen now: The Business Hub Podcast 10th August 2014

Corrugated cardboard polling booths have been trialled in the recent European elections, thanks to a nifty design created by our very own Shaun Stamford.

We were approached by architects Harris McMillan, to produce 700 corrugated cardboard polling booths for trial by Cornwall Council. Their brief was to create a lightweight, innovative design that could easily fit into the back of the Presiding Officer’s car.

Shaun Stamford, sales director explained: “We were aware that cardboard booths are currently used in America, but because of their conventional style we wanted to come up with something a little more contemporary.”

He added: “By creating a multi person unit we were able to offer a space saving, efficient solution.”

The units were supplied flat with the shelves attached – two for standing voters and two lower shelves for wheelchair access. Both shelves were hidden by a privacy shelf and the units were then individually packed into an outer.

The cardboard booths are not only extremely cost effective in comparison to conventional timber booths, but they are also easier to store and transport, and can be recycled after use.

“This was a great opportunity for Caps Cases to showcase our ability to manage a project from concept, through design and manufacture to fulfilment,” says Shaun.

“The client was delighted with the design, and following the election trials there may be scope for cardboard booths to fill a niche in the market.”

Bottle Safe is the affordable way of reducing bottle breakages without the need for flo-pac, air pockets or polystyrene fittings

The Bottle Safe system from Caps Cases is designed for sending wine or drinks through courier networks, and offers excellent protection against breakages. Extensive trials have resulted in zero reported breakages, even when they have been sent via the most careless couriers.

Bottles are suspended within an outer case above an innovative air space for protection. The top fitting has different size holes to accommodate different bottle neck widths, and prevents products knocking together in transit.

One of Bottle Safe’s benefits is its flexibility. Without forcing clients to buy lots of components It can cater for case sizes of one, two, three, four, six or twelve bottles, from just three base sizes, three top sizes and six carton sizes. A six bottle fitting can be split into 2×3 bottle classes, or two can be used in one outer case to create twelve spaces – keeping costs of storing component parts to a minimum.

It can be stored in flat format and assembles quickly to aid pack times. An additional benefit is that Bottle Safe is 100% recyclable.Bottle Safe is the latest concept from Caps Cases, a major supplier of all manner of transit and shelf/retail ready packaging.

As a BRC/IoP low risk certified company,they are experts in secondary food and drink packaging and have products to suit all requirements. Caps Cases also have relevant experience in chilled packaging, and they can design and manufacture packaging which keeps goods chilled in transit.