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Scalderhurst is a specialist supplier of folding boxboard, solid board and speciality packaging grades to carton manufacturers across the UK, Ireland and overseas. We support converters serving greeting-card publishers, cosmetic and fragrance brands, pharmaceutical manufacturers and food & beverage producers — with GC1 and GC2 food-grade boards in stock and global sourcing for specialist substrates.
End Markets We Supply
Our carton-manufacturing customers serve a wide range of consumer end markets. We match grade, weight, finish and format to each sector's requirements, with up to 9,500 tonnes in stock for rapid dispatch and global sourcing for anything that isn't a core stock item.
Greeting Cards
Solid and coated boards supplied to greeting-card publishers, postcard producers and independent card makers. We work with both high-volume commercial publishers and smaller creative studios, matching board stiffness, whiteness, print receptivity and tactile feel to the final product.
Typical Applications
- Everyday and occasion greeting cards
- Premium and hand-finished cards
- Postcards and invitations
- Gift tags and gift-wrap inserts
- Boxed card ranges
Cosmetics
Premium coated folding boxboards and speciality finishes for cosmetic, fragrance and personal-care cartons — where brand presentation, colour fidelity, whiteness and tactile finish matter as much as structural performance. We supply converters producing packaging for prestige beauty, mass-market personal care and indie brand launches.
Typical Applications
- Fragrance and prestige beauty cartons
- Skincare and personal-care outer packaging
- Make-up palettes and compact cartons
- Gift-set outers and seasonal promotional packs
- Luxury rigid-box liners and wraps
Pharmaceuticals
Consistent, traceable folding boxboard for medicine cartons, patient information leaflets and secondary packaging. Supply reliability, batch consistency and documentation are essential in an industry where every carton has to meet strict quality and regulatory requirements.
Typical Applications
- Over-the-counter medicine cartons
- Prescription and hospital-dispensed packaging
- Patient information leaflet stock
- Secondary and transit cartons for pharmaceutical products
- Veterinary medicine and healthcare-brand packaging
Food & Beverage
Food-grade GC1 and GC2 folding boxboard for cartons, sleeves and retail-ready packaging across the food and beverage sector. All food-contact grades are fully traceable and meet current UK and EU food-contact requirements, supporting manufacturers, processors and co-packers alike.
Typical Applications
- Cereal, confectionery and snack cartons
- Frozen and chilled food packaging
- Tea, coffee and drinks cartons
- Retail-ready sleeves and shelf-ready packaging
- Multi-pack outers and promotional cartons
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Folding boxboards (GC1 and GC2), solid boards, white-lined chipboard and speciality packaging grades from leading global manufacturers.
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Conversion
Parent reels and sheets cut, slit, rewound or rewrapped to your exact specification — cut and delivered in 48 hours.
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Warehousing
Over 100,000 sq ft of storage in Kent with 24-hour security, full inventory management and UK-wide distribution.
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Tell us the grade, weight and format you need and our team will come back with pricing, stock availability and lead time. If it's not on the floor, we source it from our global supply network.
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