Contract Production and Assembly at Primepack

A campaign can be ready in every respect except one: someone still has to put the products into the boxes. There may be several components, an insert, a particular packing order and a seal to apply. Multiply those steps by a batch of finished kits and a small task becomes a production job.

That is the kind of work you can hand over to Primepack. Our contract production and assembly service covers practical work with existing products and packaging: assembling sets, repacking, adding inserts, putting products into their retail boxes and sealing them. We agree on the individual steps for your project.

Can you use Primepack without being a pick and pack customer?

Yes. Contract production can be a standalone assignment. You can keep your webshop orders, storage and everyday shipping with your own team or your existing logistics provider, and use Primepack for the part that needs assembling or packing.

The assignment might be one batch of creator boxes for a launch, a seasonal run of advent calendars, or the same packing operation repeated throughout the year. We agree on the incoming materials, the finished quantity, the deadline and the destination of the completed goods. Those goods can then return to your own operation or continue to an agreed destination.

What have we built and packed before?

Our previous assignments include both seasonal builds and recurring work on individual products. These are examples of tasks that can be moved out of your daily operation.

Advent calendars

An advent calendar brings several products together in one finished presentation. The work can include placing the contents in the specified compartments, checking the layout and closing the calendar. A clear specification matters: the right products need to end up in the right places, and the completed calendar must match the approved sample.

Creator boxes

Boxes for creators combine products, presentation packaging and campaign material. We have built creator boxes, and a brief can specify the selection, the placement of each product, an insert and how the box should look when opened. This lets your marketing team work on the campaign while the physical boxes are assembled.

Holiday kits and seasonal gift sets

A holiday kit turns separate articles into a gift set or campaign package. Products, inserts and packaging are brought together as an agreed finished unit. It is a defined build with a ready-by date, which makes it suitable for a standalone assignment ahead of a launch or seasonal campaign.

Recurring product packing and sealing

Contract production can also be a simple operation repeated in batches: putting an article into its retail packaging, closing the box and applying a seal. We have handled this kind of ongoing product finishing. The product itself may already be complete; the remaining work makes it ready for the next step in your operation.

When does outsourcing assembly or packing make sense?

Start with the work your team would otherwise have to absorb. A packing project needs time, a place to work, materials within reach and someone responsible for checking the result. If it lands alongside your usual orders, customer service and launch preparations, it can compete with all three.

• A temporary workload: a launch or seasonal campaign creates more assembly work than your regular team has room for.
• A repeatable manual task: the same packing steps keep taking time away from the work your team normally does.
• A fixed deadline: a batch must be complete before a campaign, delivery to a retailer or handover to your fulfillment provider.
• Several parts to coordinate: products, boxes, inserts and seals need to be available together and assembled to the same specification.

Compare the whole job when deciding: internal labor, preparation, space, checking, materials and transport to and from the packing location. Outsourcing needs to fit your particular batch and schedule. A sample and a clear brief let us assess the work before you commit to a production run.

One project or recurring production?

Both are possible. The main difference is how we plan the quantities and the handovers.

For seasonal work, plan the build as well as the arrival of the materials. The products and packaging need to be available before assembly can start. Our guide to planning inventory for Black Friday and Christmas explains how to work backwards from the day the finished stock must be ready.

What do we need to quote and start your project?

Send us a description of the finished result. Photos of the components and an example of a completed unit help make the brief concrete. Include:

1. The products and quantities. What goes into each unit, how many units you need and whether there are different versions.
2. The packaging. Boxes, trays, inserts, labels and seals, including who supplies each material and when it will arrive.
3. The packing instructions. Placement, sequence, closing and sealing, with photos or a finished sample where possible.
4. The schedule. When the materials are available, when the goods must be ready and whether this is a single run or recurring work.
5. The next destination. Your own warehouse, your current logistics provider or another agreed delivery point.

We agree on the specification and a sample pack for you to approve before production starts. The batch is checked against that approved specification, and the completed goods are prepared for the agreed handover.

Have a task you would like to move out of your own operation? Tell us what needs to be built or packed. You can talk to us about that assignment whether or not Primepack handles your everyday pick and pack.