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Paper & Board Companies in London: 100+ Active Firms (2026)
Paper and board manufacturers convert fibre, pulp and recycled stock into paper, card and packaging materials for London supply chains.
Buying centres tend to sit in procurement, operations and packaging engineering rather than brand or media teams. London-based producers in this segment usually sell to commercial, retail and industrial buyers that need converted sheet, cartonboard, packaging substrates or finished stock matched to warehouse, fulfilment or shop-floor requirements. Engagements are often repeat supply arrangements rather than one-off design projects: buyers care about run length, substrate consistency, finishing tolerance, storage, delivery slots and the ability to handle cutting, coating, printing and logistics under one supplier relationship. The better-fit customers are typically SMEs and mid-market operators with local supply-chain pressure, not purely digital buyers.
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London has 193 actively trading paper and board manufacturers in this cohort. Reported headcount across those firms is 4,491, pointing to a labour footprint that extends beyond owner-managed converters and commission-only packaging intermediaries. The commercial centre of gravity appears to be established SMEs: manufacturers with plant, warehousing and delivery commitments serving local retail, commercial and industrial demand. That makes the London list less about paper mills in the traditional sense and more about urban conversion, finishing, packaging substrates and fulfilment-adjacent production inside a high-cost property and logistics environment.
Compliance work tends to follow the physical product rather than a single sector rulebook. Manufacturers handling paper, card and board have to evidence material provenance, waste handling, product claims and safe production controls across cutting, coating, printing, finishing, warehousing and vehicle loading. Buyers in retail and industrial supply chains also push audit requirements down to converters, particularly where packaging durability, recyclability or handling standards form part of the order. In practice, procurement checks often matter as much as formal permissions.
Pressure to shorten packaging supply chains appears to favour London converters that can combine finishing, storage and delivery with enough technical process control for repeat buyers. The sector still looks constrained by property costs, energy exposure and customer pressure on recycled content and traceability. Many entrants seem likely to remain specialist workshops or niche converters, while scale-up paths tend to depend on dependable local contracts rather than venture-style expansion. Consolidation has been a plausible route where machinery, warehousing and customer approvals can be brought under fewer operating sites.
193
Active firms
2026
5
£5M+ firms
London paper and board companies
56
Incorporated since 2022
Recent company formation
Key facts
About 2% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (5 of 193 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
29% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (56 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Paper and board manufacturers sit between fibre, pulp and recycled stock supply and London buyers of converted packaging and printed matter.
Procurement tends to turn on delivery times, material specification and minimum-order economics rather than brand positioning.
The category is most useful for supplier mapping, acquisition screening and route-to-market work where converters and mid-market manufacturers matter.
Top London paper & board companies
Eren Paper Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsManufactures recycled paper and containerboard used in corrugated cardboard packaging, producing paper from waste paper as raw material. Activities are part of a wider industrial group involved in…
Targets B2B buyers in the paper and packaging supply chain, including corrugated board producers, packaging converters, manufacturers and industrial procurement teams.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 5% CAGR over 1y
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures corrugated cardboard packaging for food, consumer goods, industrial and e‑commerce sectors. Designs and produces custom packaging, point‑of‑sale displays, and printed packaging,…
Serves B2B customers including food and drink producers, consumer goods brands, industrial firms, e-commerce retailers, packers, retailers and distribution businesses needing corrugated, transit,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 21% CAGR over 2y
Location
VELVEX LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2025–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
SWEDBRAND UK LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Tams Packaging Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures printed cardboard packaging for consumer products. Offers bespoke carton and packaging production including CAD design, sampling, die cutting, B1 litho printing, and folding and gluing…
Serves UK businesses and product brands needing customised printed cardboard packaging, including firms with retail shelf products requiring cartons, sleeves, trays, dividers, bottle collars and…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 20% CAGR over 4y
Location
Clifford Packaging Holdings Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDesigns and manufactures corrugated packaging including shelf‑ready packaging, pre‑assembled carton dividers, produce trays, crash lock boxes and retail display units, with storage, logistics and…
Serves B2B customers including food producers and wholesalers, stationery suppliers, furniture companies and retailers needing shelf-ready, transit or bespoke corrugated packaging.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures paper‑based corrugated packaging for direct food contact, including microflute trays for takeaway, delivery, and prepared foods. Produces bespoke and stock packaging with grease and…
Sells to B2B food brands, manufacturers, bakeries and foodservice operators needing direct-food-contact packaging for fresh, prepared, takeaway, delivery, eat-in, ambient or heated food-to-go…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -49% CAGR over 3y
Location
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides design, manufacture and supply of corrugated packaging and paper‑based trays and containers. Offers structural packaging design, digital printing, point‑of‑sale displays, and transit…
Serves B2B customers including food and drink producers, packers, retailers, brand owners, consumer goods companies, industrial firms, e-commerce operators, and distribution and transit businesses.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -13% CAGR over 1y
Location
TAYYAB HIGH QUALITY PRINTER LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsManufactures corrugated cardboard boxes and custom packaging for products such as sports equipment, footwear and gloves. Provides structural packaging design, branded box printing, and recycling of…
Serves businesses needing custom corrugated packaging, including brands and manufacturers across industries such as sports goods, leather gloves, footwear, motorbike gear and boxing or MMA equipment.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 194% CAGR over 1y
Location
MOROCCANART LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong
Location
BPACKS LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Small Boxes Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
MATEELA SOLUTIONS LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
ESSEX TUBE WINDINGS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures cardboard tubes and cores from recycled fibreboard, including postal and mailing tubes, industrial reel cores, piling tubes, display tubes, and custom tubes in various diameters and…
Serves UK businesses and individuals, including postal and packaging users, textile, rubber, paper and tape manufacturers, construction and groundwork contractors, retailers, film/set designers, and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -1% CAGR over 4y
Location
CRAYFORD TUBES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures cardboard postal tubes and industrial paper cores for packaging and product handling. Supplies stock and custom-sized tubes with end plugs, printed or labelled options, and produces…
Serves UK businesses with postal packaging requirements, organisations needing branded or labelled tubes, and industrial customers/converters using cardboard cores for applications such as…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -69% CAGR over 4y
Location
W. MacCarthy & Sons Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures bespoke paper-over-board packaging and rigid boxes, including presentation boxes, slipcases, drawer boxes and wire‑stitched boxes. Produces custom packaging to order using card and paper…
Serves B2B customers needing bespoke paper and card packaging, including luxury product brands, publishers, retailers, and organisations buying presentation boxes, gift boxes, slipcases, and…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -6% CAGR over 4y
Location
Cbt Packaging Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures bespoke composite containers, printed cardboard tubes and cardboard canisters for product packaging. Produces branded tubes with decorative finishes, closures and food‑grade liners for…
Serves B2B brands of all sizes, from startups to household names, especially in FMCG, food and drink, luxury goods, spirits, loose foods and household chemical sectors needing branded retail…
Financial Health
StableStable · -69% CAGR over 4y
Location
I. WATERMAN (BOX MAKERS) LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsDesigns and manufactures corrugated cardboard boxes and cartons for industrial, commercial, retail and domestic packaging. Produces custom and standard stock boxes, offers box size search and…
Serves businesses and consumers needing corrugated packaging, including industrial, commercial and retail buyers, plus domestic customers across a broad range of industries and applications.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -5% CAGR over 3y
Location
S. LESTER PACKING MATERIALS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures bespoke corrugated cardboard packaging, including cartons, pallet boxes, die‑cut cases, retail-ready packaging and heavy‑duty containers. Provides packaging design,…
Serves businesses of all sizes needing corrugated packaging, especially automotive parts, fresh produce, logistics and fulfilment, retail, industrial, electronics and aerospace sectors.
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable, Hiring · 23% CAGR over 2y
Location
Graphic Packaging International
Designs and manufactures paperboard-based consumer packaging including folding cartons, beverage multipacks, cups, trays, and foodservice containers. Also supplies flexible packaging materials,…
Sells to businesses and brands needing consumer packaging, including companies in beverage, food, foodservice, home and garden, personal care, healthcare, pharmaceutical, pet care, beauty,…
Location
Manufactures printed packaging and labels for food, beverage and industrial products. Produces cartonboard packaging, wet‑glue and self‑adhesive labels using lithographic and flexographic printing,…
Serves B2B customers in the food, beverage and industrial sectors, including businesses needing labels, cartonboard packaging, signage and short-run print across varied industries.
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Longvalley Packaging Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 14% CAGR over 2y
Location
Daks Uk Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
SA Forest UK Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Reboxdoteco Limited
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Contact Agencies (Leeds) Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
THE CUSTOM BOXES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
MERCURY PACKAGING LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
FINER PACKAGING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -6% CAGR over 4y
Location
Modern Paper Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsManufactures and distributes tissue paper products including toilet rolls, kitchen towels, facial tissues and napkins for consumer and away‑from‑home markets. Produces branded and private‑label…
Serves UK retailers, wholesalers, private-label customers and away-from-home distributors serving workplaces, hospitality and facilities management, with consumer brands reaching household shoppers.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
CARDWORKS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures cardboard point‑of‑sale displays and packaging products, including floor standing display units (FSDUs), countertop displays, leaflet holders, showcards, promotional materials, cartons…
Serves B2B customers such as retailers, consumer brands, marketing agencies and charities needing point-of-sale, promotional and packaging materials, with online ordering and bespoke design enquiries.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 4y
Location
SUBHASHISH LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures paper-based packaging products including monocartons, flute and corrugated boxes, shopping bags, food packaging, labels and leaflets. Provides printing and production services for…
Serves B2B packaging buyers at consumer goods, food, retail and manufacturing businesses that need cartons, corrugated boxes, shopping bags, labels and leaflets.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 4y
Location
FIT Accounting Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
BAGS AND BOXES LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable
Location
Shipico International Limited
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Trading Connect Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
THE BARISTA CUP LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
Custom Pack & Print Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable
Location
AECOZ BIOWARE LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
RESTOPACK LIMITED
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Mint Marketing Production Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
RESAAI LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Natsons Midland Packaging Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsManufactures and distributes tissue and paper hygiene products, including toilet rolls, kitchen towel, facial tissues, napkins, and industrial and centre‑feed rolls for janitorial and commercial use.
Serves B2B and consumer-product buyers with essential janitorial paper needs, including organisations purchasing washroom, catering, facial tissue and industrial roll supplies.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 6% CAGR over 5y
Location
PRIMA PACK LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies and manufactures wholesale food packaging for takeaway and catering businesses, including paper and foil bags, wraps and sheets, food boxes, cups, lids and accessories, with options for…
Sells to B2B foodservice customers, including takeaways, caterers, cafés, restaurants, retailers and food brands that buy wholesale or custom-printed packaging for day-to-day operations and branded…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 26% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsManufactures corrugated cardboard packaging, containerboard and paper products. Provides packaging design, printing, testing and assembly services, and operates recycling programmes and facilities…
Serves B2B customers in eCommerce, food and beverage, grocery and retail, manufacturing, personal care, and shipping and distribution, including teams responsible for packaging, displays, fulfilment…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -1% CAGR over 1y
Location
AR PACKAGING CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDesigns and manufactures paperboard consumer packaging including folding cartons, beverage multipacks, foodservice cups and containers, trays, and barrier‑lined packaging, and supplies packaging…
Serves B2B brand owners, manufacturers and foodservice operators in beverage, food, home and garden, personal care, healthcare, pet care, beauty, e-commerce and contract packaging markets.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · -5% CAGR over 2y
Location
Technology Packaging Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsDevelops, manufactures and supplies corrosion protection and rust‑prevention packaging products, including VCI papers, films, bags, emitters and liquids, along with barrier foils, desiccants and…
Serves B2B manufacturers, engineering firms and industrial suppliers needing protective packaging for manufactured goods, especially metal components vulnerable to corrosion or mechanical damage.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Papershapers Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -7% CAGR over 4y
Location
PRINTING EYE LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -73% CAGR over 4y
Location
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How London paper & board companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
London paper and board manufacturers earn revenue by converting, printing, coating, cutting and finishing paper, card and cartonboard into customer-specific stock. Pricing is usually quote-led: buyers pay for substrate, tooling, run length, set-up time, finishing steps, waste allowance, storage and delivery, with repeat work handled through call-off orders or agreed price lists. Some firms also earn from design-for-manufacture advice, kitting, packing and warehousing, but the core product remains a physical item with quality tolerances. Margins tend to depend on machine utilisation, material purchasing, spoilage control and the ability to keep delivery promises in a high-cost London operating base.
Who they sell to
Most sell to procurement managers, operations directors, packaging technologists and warehouse or fulfilment leads at SMEs and mid-market buyers in retail, commercial services and industrial supply chains. Smaller orders may arrive through direct enquiries, referrals or repeat purchase orders, while larger accounts tend to involve site visits, sample runs, vendor onboarding and negotiated service levels. Sales cycles are short when the buyer is reordering an approved substrate, and longer when new tooling, testing, artwork, storage or delivery patterns are involved. The buyer usually judges suppliers on landed cost, defect rates, turnaround, minimum order quantity and whether the manufacturer can absorb changes without disrupting fulfilment.
What they buy
Most paper and board firms tend to spend on equipment maintenance, spare parts, print and finishing consumables, energy management, waste collection, recycling services, insurance, vehicles, pallets and warehouse space. Software needs are often practical rather than experimental: estimating, production scheduling, inventory control, warehouse management, fleet routing, quality checks, document control, finance, payroll, CRM and e-invoicing. They may also buy recruitment support for machine operators and supervisors, health and safety advice, accountancy, credit control, property services and environmental reporting. Suppliers that understand plant downtime, batch traceability and shift planning are likely to sound more credible than those pitching generic office efficiency.
Why and how to sell to them
Paper and board buyers tend to evaluate vendors when capacity gets tight, a new retail or industrial account requires audit evidence, material prices move, a warehouse lease changes, or a manufacturer adds machinery, shifts or delivery routes. A smaller group has moved past £5M turnover, which can bring more formal finance controls, procurement discipline and reporting expectations. Outbound tends to work when it links the offer to fewer stoppages, faster quoting, lower spoilage, cleaner customer approvals or better proof of traceability. Messaging should use the sector's operating language: runs, pallets, tolerances, waste, call-offs, delivery slots and customer audits.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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