Board & Packaging Supply

Specialist supplier of folding boxboard and carton packaging grades to greeting-card publishers, cosmetics brands, pharmaceutical manufacturers and food & beverage converters across the UK, Ireland and overseas. Sourced from leading global manufacturers, with GC1 and GC2 food-grade boards held in stock for rapid dispatch.

Key Benefits

  • Broad Carton Range

    Folding boxboards, solid boards, white-lined chipboard and speciality packaging grades — sourced from leading global manufacturers and held in stock at our Kent warehouse.

  • Global Sourcing Network

    If a grade is not a core stock item, we source it on your behalf from our global supplier network. You get specialist material without buying direct from a mill.

  • Fast, Reliable Delivery

    With up to 9,500 tonnes held in Kent, most standard grades are available for dispatch within days. We deliver full and part loads anywhere in the UK, Ireland and overseas.

  • In-House Conversion

    Reels and sheets cut, slit, rewound or repackaged to your exact specification on site — with cut-and-deliver in 48 hours on most conversion work.

Our Board Range

Every grade is available in reel or sheet form, and our in-house conversion facility cuts, slits, rewinds or rewraps to your exact dimensions. If you need something that isn't a core stock item, our global supply network means we can source it for you.

Folding Boxboard (GC1 & GC2)

Coated virgin-fibre boards from leading global manufacturers, with food-grade GC1 and GC2 held in stock. The standard choice for carton manufacture wherever print quality, whiteness and food-contact compliance matter.

Scalderhurst is the exclusive UK distributor of April products — read the announcement on Print Monthly.

Download spec sheets: GC1 Hi-Bulk (PDF) · GC2 (PDF)

Applications for Folding Boxboard

  • Greeting cards and postcards
  • Cosmetics and personal-care cartons
  • Pharmaceutical cartons and patient leaflets
  • Food cartons, sleeves and retail-ready packaging
  • Premium retail packaging

Solid Board

Rigid virgin-fibre boards across a full thickness range, supplied in sheet and reel form for applications where stiffness, strength and a substantial feel.

Applications for Solid Board

  • Greeting cards and high-end invitations
  • Set-up and rigid gift boxes
  • Luxury cosmetic packaging
  • Book covers and board-backed binders
  • Point-of-sale and display work

White-Lined Chipboard

Recycled-fibre carton board with a white printable top liner — a cost-effective option for everyday packaging where good print appearance matters but a virgin grade isn't needed.

Applications for White-Lined Chipboard

  • Retail and grocery cartons
  • Secondary packaging for branded goods
  • Household product cartons
  • Transit and display boxes

Speciality Packaging Grades

Metallised, embossed, barrier-coated, fire-retardant and other specialist boards sourced through our global buying relationships for customers whose work demands a particular finish, barrier property or tactile effect.

Applications for Speciality Grades

  • Premium cosmetics and fragrance packaging
  • Pharmaceutical barrier packaging
  • High-end food-contact applications
  • Luxury gift and promotional packaging
  • Exhibition, POS and creative display

Non-stock items. If the exact grade you need isn't in our core stock, we source it through our global supplier network — typically faster than ordering direct from a mill.

Industries We Supply

Our board range supports carton manufacturers, printers and brand owners across the sectors where packaging quality, reliability and speed matter most.

Greeting Cards

Solid and coated boards for greeting cards, postcards and invitations. We support both high-volume commercial publishers and smaller independent card makers, with grades selected for stiffness, whiteness, print quality and a quality feel in the hand.

Cosmetics

Premium coated boards and speciality finishes for cosmetic, fragrance and personal-care cartons where brand presentation is everything. We supply the grades that allow converters to deliver the colour, surface and tactile quality these brands expect.

Pharmaceuticals

Consistent, traceable folding boxboard for medicine cartons, patient information leaflets and secondary packaging. Reliable supply and consistent print performance are essential in an industry where every carton has to meet strict quality and regulatory standards.

Food & Beverage

Food-grade GC1 and GC2 for cartons, sleeves and retail-ready packaging. All food-contact grades are fully traceable and meet current UK food-contact requirements, supporting manufacturers, processors and co-packers across the sector.

Printing press running graphical paper grades

Paper

Graphical papers for print, publishing and business use — woodfree coated and uncoated, LWC, copier and envelope reels.

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Fully loaded lorry ready for international export

Export

Buying and selling surplus stock into the global market. Expert handling of non-standard and redundant material worldwide.

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Need Board or Packaging Materials?

Tell us what you need and our team will come back to you with pricing, availability and lead times. From a single pallet of folding boxboard to a long-term supply agreement across multiple grades, we are here to help.

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