Swiftpak's foundation is built on our core values. Our mission is to make our customers' operations as productive and stress-free as possible in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

45 years experience

As a family-owned business, we personally care and use our 45 years experience to provide packaging solutions for your high value products that need personalised protection.

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Our core values

We are able to provide packaging with a personal touch through our dedicated team, who live and act by our Core Values.

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Service

We listen and do what we say we’ll do.

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We as a Team

We are not Sales, Operations, Finance… We are Swiftpak.

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Improve

By continually improving, we ensure that we are better tomorrow than we were yesterday.

A diverse team

Family

We treat everyone like family.

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Trust

We believe honesty, transparency and integrity is fundamental to build trust in everything that matters.

The heart of Swiftpak

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Packaging solutions that work in your world.

We take protecting your products seriously. Our standard stock and bespoke packaging solutions are designed with you in mind.

Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals

Protective, sterile & tamper proof packaging for pharmaceuticals

Leading pharmaceutical brands trust us to protect their products.

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Electronics, IT & Telecoms

Secure, tamper proof & anti static packaging for electronics

Protecting highly valuable products for over 40 years.

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Automotive & Aerospace

Ultimate protection for high value automotive goods & parts

Delivering bespoke packaging to the leading brands in automotive & aerospace.

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Light & Precision Engineering

Bespoke packaging solutions for valuable & highly sensitive products

Designed by experts for the perfect packaging solution.

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Home Products & Construction

Strong, reliable & effective packaging for home & construction

Durable packaging solutions from Swiftpak.

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Browse and Buy Wholesale Packaging

With the ability to hold significant quantities of standard and bespoke products, we can guarantee next day delivery via our own fleet of trucks.

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Our certifications

At Swiftpak, we have several certifications to showcase our dedication and knowledge. As a Certified B Corporation®, we are part of the global movement to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. We consider our social and environmental impact as much as our financial returns, taking into account all our stakeholders including the community and the environment. With our BRC certification we guarantee compliance with food safety and high hygiene standards. Partnered with our ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 9001: 2015 environmental standard and quality certification, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards at every level of business. We source and recycle responsibly and the safety of our staff, customers and the environment are paramount. Our products are designed and manufactured to the most exacting demands and our 98% ‘on time and in full’ record speaks for itself.

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Your key benefits

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Personal service

Dedicated Account Manager - Resolutions within 4 hours

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Always in-stock

2500 products always in stock

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Innovative expert solutions

50% of our products are bespoke

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Fast next day delivery

*Order before 15:00 - 98% OTIF

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Easy orders adapted to you

Online account - use your part numbers

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Environmentally responsible

Offering environmentally friendly solutions

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Local to you - our own trucks

Maintain ownership to your doors

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Never left waiting

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Our jam-packed history

We've been adding a personal touch to wholesale packaging for 40 years.

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First Premises

1977

Berkshire Bag Supplies

The family company founded by Mr John Gulley commenced trading in 1977 as ’Berkshire Bag Supplies’ in Reading supplying paper bags and point of sale packaging materials to independent retailers in the area.
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1990

BBS Packaging Group

John Gulley’s father, Colin and brother, Martin joined as Partners in 1990, the name was changed to BBS Packaging Group to reflect its increasingly diverse range of products, including polythene bags, bubble film, self-adhesive tapes and strapping, and a push into the industrial market.
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2002

In 2002 with Colin Gulley retiring, John & Martin decided they would better serve their customers by splitting the business between them to cover separate geographical areas. John continued to operate from the existing premises, with Martin trading as Swiftpak BBS from separate premises at Padworth Saw Mills.
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2005

In 2005 another warehouse space was bought to accommodate strong growth, particularly in the protective packaging industry. The company’s ability to operate in a competitive market has been accentuated by importing key products directly from manufacturers in continental Europe, an emphasis on speedy delivery from stock using its own dedicated transport, as well as a quality personal service embracing honesty, integrity and a high work ethic.

In order to foster this continuing expansion and being committed to promoting consistent quality both in products and customer service, the Company introduced a managed quality assurance system to comply with ISO 9001:2000.
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2006

In April 2006 we became ISO 9001:2000 certified, reassuring our customers that we are striving for continuous improvement to better serve them, while maintaining a high standard of quality.

We had a new building being prepared for us to move into at the end of the year 2006 to accommodate strong growth.
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2007

The projected move to new premises eventually happened in July 2007, after managing the office fit out ourselves. This increased our warehouse space significantly.  

In November we acquired BBS Packaging, during this month all their stock from three separate warehouses was moved into our new facility.
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2011

From the middle of 2011 Swiftpak has seen some major changes, operating as a Limited Company from the 1st August under the Directorship of Martin and Craig Gulley as Financial and Managing Directors. A new premises was purchased on Arrowhead Road, Theale.
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2012

A London based company Bandapac was acquired in 2012 and integrated into Swiftpak from the 1st Jan 2013.
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2019

G W Talbott was acquired in the beginning of 2019.

Careers at Swiftpak

Do you have service focus, team spirit and ambition? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for people to join our focused, talented team.

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