Many different industries use folding boxes and cartons to pack their products in. However, you don't want to choose just any folding box or carton to hand over to your customers. You want to provide them with a custom box that displays your business name and logo. Many companies provide custom-made design packaging. When researching companies to order your folding boxes and cartons from, you'll want to know what type you're looking for, what sizes you'll need, if you want a custom design on them and how many you'll need to order at a time.
Once you do your research, you'll be ready to find companies to order your folding boxes and cartons from. Your company can use a folding boxes list, a folding boxes directory, or search the Internet to find folding boxes information and folding cartons information, and select a company to order your folding boxes and cartons from. You can also find suppliers of folding shipping boxes to ship your items in.
1. Search the Internet or a folding boxes list to find folding boxes for your company.
2. Search the Internet or a folding cartons list to find folding cartons for your company.
3. Search the Internet for a manufacturer of folding boxes that you can mail.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Find folding boxes
Folding boxes can be used to wrap your products in for gift-giving. They can be custom-made, feature your business name and logo, and assemble and disassemble easily. Your customers will appreciate this added bonus of shopping from your company.
I recommend: Economy Folding Box manufactures folding boxes that can be opened in different ways.
Mineralogical Research manufactures white folding boxes in a variety of sizes.
Find shipping folding boxes
If your company offers shipping, you'll want to use shipping folding boxes. These boxes should fit the items securely and be neat and clean. They need to be a representative of your company, the first some customers may see, and therefore should have a clean look to them.
I recommend: Paper Mart offers a line of shipping folding boxes.
Go Packaging lets you design your own shipping folding boxes.
Find folding cartons
Folding cartons can also be used to ship your products to your customers who are ordering from out-of-town, or sending them to someone out-of-town. You can design them with your company name and logo, and provide a safe way for your customers to send or receive your products safely and securely.
I recommend: J&J Packaging designs and creates your folding cartons in-house, from start to finish.
Universal Packaging provides Chipboard Folding Cartons in several popular designs and custom designs.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Bring the exact look you want for your folding boxes and cartons to a folding boxes provider.
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