Box styles
Boxes by Style
Find your box by how it looks, opens and closes. Each style guide explains the construction, what it suits, where it falls short and what to send us for a quotation.
Rigid
6 constructions
Book-style boxesRigidBook-style boxes are rigid boxes built like a hardback book: a greyboard case with front board, spine and back board, wrapped in paper, with a tray glued to the…Read the style guide 
Collapsible rigid boxesRigidCollapsible rigid boxes, also called foldable or flat-pack rigid boxes, are wrapped greyboard boxes whose walls fold flat for delivery and storage, then fold up…Read the style guide 
Drawer boxesRigidDrawer boxes, also called slide boxes or sleeve and tray boxes, are two-part rigid boxes: a wrapped greyboard tray that slides out of a wrapped sleeve, pulled…Read the style guide 
Lid and base boxesRigidLid and base boxes, also called two-piece rigid boxes or telescope boxes, are made from two wrapped greyboard trays: a base and a lid that fits over it,…Read the style guide 
Magnetic closure boxesRigidMagnetic closure boxes are one-piece rigid boxes: a wrapped greyboard tray glued into a wrapped cover whose lid folds over the top and whose front flap closes…Read the style guide 
Shoulder and neck boxesRigidShoulder and neck boxes, often called shoulder boxes, are rigid boxes made of a lid, a base and an inner neck. The neck is glued inside the base and projects…Read the style guide
Folding carton
9 constructions
Crash-lock Bottom BoxesFolding cartonCrash-lock bottom boxes, also called auto lock or auto-bottom cartons, have a four-flap base that is partly glued at the converting stage and locks itself when…Read the style guide 
Gable and Handle BoxesFolding cartonGable and handle boxes are carry cartons: the handle is part of the board and forms as the top closes. They suit take-home products, gift and party packs,…Read the style guide 
Pillow BoxesFolding cartonPillow boxes are one-piece cartons whose ends are formed by curved scores that fold in as arched flaps. They are economical, distinctive and quick to fill by…Read the style guide 
Reverse Tuck End BoxesFolding cartonReverse tuck end (RTE) boxes are printed paperboard cartons whose top and bottom tucks close in opposite directions. They are the workhorse carton for light…Read the style guide 
Seal End BoxesFolding cartonSeal end cartons have four flaps at each end, two short dust flaps and two longer major flaps that are glued shut. They offer tamper evidence, square stacking…Read the style guide 
Sleeve and Slipcase BoxesFolding cartonSleeves and slipcases are open-ended outer packaging. Carton sleeves are the most economical way to brand plain boxes, trays and multipacks; rigid sleeves and…Read the style guide 
Snap Lock Bottom BoxesFolding cartonSnap lock bottom (1-2-3 bottom) boxes have a hand-folded interlocking base and usually a tuck top. They sit between a tuck end and a crash-lock: stronger than…Read the style guide 
Straight Tuck End BoxesFolding cartonStraight tuck end (STE) boxes are printed paperboard cartons with a tuck closure at each end, both hinged from the same panel. They suit light retail products,…Read the style guide 
Window BoxesFolding cartonWindow boxes combine a printed carton with a view of the product. They suit anything that sells on colour, shape or texture: cosmetics, toys, food, candles,…Read the style guide
Mailer
One construction
Corrugated
One construction
Retail
One construction
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