Folding cartons are adaptable packaging boxes which are produced by folding a single sheet of paperboard (or as popularly known as cardboard) into a box template and die-cutting it. Folding cartons are a wonderful packaging alternative to plastic since they are both cost effective and adaptable and Windles have been developing carton design for many years. Combined with our fine print quality and extensive high-class finishing, cartons are an excellent way to present, protect and deliver product to your customers.

Beautiful packaging offers high shelf appeal and a great extension of your brand. Pack opening has become very much part of the customer experience, making your product memorable from the very start. Carton boxes that are well-designed and structured help to establish your brand as one of quality and consistency in the minds of your customers. They also give you plenty of room to display your marketing messaging. By choosing eco-friendly packaging, you may tell your story, highlight the benefits of your product, give a promotion, or even show off your social responsibility efforts.

Another reason folding cartons are so popular is that they are cost effective while still having a high-end appearance. They are a highly cost-effective packing choice, especially when considering all of the advantages they give.

Packaging Foundations

Folded carton packaging comes in many many forms and formats. The overall shape, closing flaps, corners, apertures, locks, tabs, bases and inserts are all tailored to suit your product and brief. Below are we describe as the Foundations of our Carton projects. These are formalised standard starting points from which most of our carton work will stem from. This is a great starting point for both you and our team to have a conversation about your next product range and how it could be packaged. Have a browse and then get in touch.

Click on each image to read and see a little more about each Foundation design.

Anatomy of Carton Packaging

Folding cartons are adaptable packaging boxes which are produced by folding a single sheet of paperboard (or as popularly known as cardboard) into a box template and die-cutting it. Folding cartons are a wonderful packaging alternative to plastic since they are both cost effective and adaptable. Windles have been developing carton design for many years. Combined with our fine print quality and extensive high-quality finishing, cartons are an excellent way to present, protect and deliver product to your customers.

Beautiful packaging offers high shelf appeal and a great extension of your brand. Pack opening has become very much part of the customer experience, making your product memorable from the very start. Carton boxes that are well-designed and structured help to establish your brand as one of quality and consistency in the minds of your customers. They also give you plenty of room to display your marketing messaging. By choosing eco-friendly packaging, you may tell your story, highlight the benefits of your product, give a promotion, or even show off your social responsibility efforts.

Another reason folding cartons are so popular is that they are cost effective while still having a high-end appearance. They are a highly cost-effective packing choice, especially when considering all of the advantages they give.

3D Modelling & Visualisation

As part of the process of development, our studio can generate 3d photo-realistic images of your concepts and design. Taking a flat piece of PDF artwork, modelling the structure and contents, and then wrapping the model in the print and finishes, gives you a fantastic opportunity to see your packaging come to life prior to any production stages.

CAD Cut Prototypes

As part of our design and development studio we have a CAD-operated prototype system. This allows us to cut out a sample of your design, in the correct material prior to any production. By generating a prototype we can analyse, research and adjust the details of your packaging design - looking at closures, flap sizes, angles, inserts and product holders.