Trade finishing that fits around your production
A customer may need a presentation folder glued, a diecut carton, an offset sheet laminated to corrugated board, or a foiled and embossed finish outside your equipment. Engage us for one production stage, or the complete job under a confidential trade arrangement.
Local clients, tight deadlines, less freight
If your customer is in Brisbane or South East Queensland, the job doesn't need to travel interstate to be finished. Pakko manufactures in Virginia, ten minutes from the airport and on the northside freight corridor — so sheets can be dropped in, converted, and delivered back or straight to your client without a second leg of freight.
That usually means one less handling stage, one less pallet charge, and a schedule measured in days rather than a week of transit. For ongoing work, we can hold finished stock and release it as your customer needs it.
One production partner, three simple handoffs
You print
Run the job on your own press, or send us the artwork specification and we will print for you.
Pakko finishes
Celloglazing, laminating, foiling, embossing, die cutting, gluing, one process or the full sequence.
Your customer receives
Packed and delivered white label, collection, your premises, or direct dispatch.
Jump straight to the process you need
Digital, Offset and Flexo Printing
Have the print run itself completed in-house, alongside the finishing. Pakko can print your job on digital, offset or flexo equipment before it moves straight into laminating, foiling, die cutting and gluing, one facility, one handover.
Celloglazing and Film Lamination
Add protection, scuff resistance and a more refined finish to printed sheets before they move into die cutting and gluing, matt celloglaze, gloss celloglaze, soft-touch and specialty films subject to availability.
Foil Stamping
Add metallic, gloss, matt or specialty foil detail to packaging, folders, sleeves and promotional print. New foil artwork may require a custom foil block; existing blocks can be assessed for suitability.
Embossing and Debossing
Create a raised or recessed impression that adds depth and texture without relying only on printed colour, standalone, or combined with foil for a more distinctive result.
Litho Laminating / Mounting
Combine the print quality of offset lithographic sheets with the strength of corrugated board. Offer high-impact printed corrugated packaging without investing in dedicated laminating and converting equipment.
Die Cutting and Forme Making
Supply your printed sheets and have them accurately die cut, creased, perforated or stripped to the required profile. We can work from an existing forme, assess a forme in our library, or arrange a new cutting forme from an approved dieline.
Carton Gluing and Folder Gluing
Turn printed and die cut blanks into clean, production-ready cartons with trade gluing completed by an experienced packaging manufacturer. We can review your dieline before production to flag feeding, folding or glue issues.
Taping
Apply double-sided tape to mailers, cartons, wobblers and printed materials to support faster assembly and create a neat, consistent finish. Mylar taping is also available for hospital files, medical documents and frequently handled records.
Need more than one finishing process?
Pakko can take the job from supplied artwork or supplied printed sheets through to completed cartons, one production partner instead of coordinating several separate finishers.
If the print itself sits outside your equipment, we can run that too. Digital, offset and flexo printing, so a job you can't press, oversized sheets, corrugated, a board weight your machine won't take, or simply a run you don't have capacity for can be printed, finished, glued and packed here without you turning the work away.
Practical products, ready to order
Manufactured and supplied to printers, print centres, warehouses, fulfilment operations and resellers.
Business Card Boxes
Purpose-made boxes for protecting, storing and presenting business cards, plain, custom printed, branded trade supply or custom sizes.
Locking Struts & Display Supports
Cardboard locking struts for counter cards, promotional displays and printed display panels, supplied as components for trade print jobs.
Packing and Delivery Cartons
Plain or printed packing cartons sized to reduce movement, protect finished print and present your work professionally on delivery.
Brochure Holders
Cardboard counter displays for promotional brochures, DL through to A4. They ship flat and pop up when needed, so transport and storage stay cheap, and they can be custom printed and finished.
Built to protect your business, not compete with it
Your client relationship is protected
Pakko works as your manufacturing partner, not a competing sales channel. We do not independently approach your customer.
White label production and delivery
Jobs can be packed without Pakko branding and dispatched using your agreed delivery documentation.
Use us for one process or the complete job
Supply printed sheets for one finishing stage, or ask us to coordinate the full packaging production process.
Trade pricing that leaves room for your margin
Commercially workable pricing built for resellers and trade printers to mark up and present.
Local manufacturing support
Deal with a Brisbane team that understands print production, board behaviour, tooling and delivery deadlines.
Capability for repeat and growing work
From individual trade jobs to ongoing packaging programs, repeat SKUs and scheduled carton requirements.
Suppliers we work with
Pakko sources board and stock through established Australian suppliers, giving trade jobs access to a wide range of grades, weights and finishes.
Send us your printed sheets
Pakko can receive your supplied sheets and complete the required converting or finishing process. Please confirm the specification and booking before sending stock.
You don't need a die cutter or a carton line to take the job
Bring Pakko into the job behind the scenes. You keep the customer relationship and the commercial conversation, we bring the manufacturing knowledge and production capacity.
From specification to delivery
Send the specification
Sizes, stock, quantity, artwork, dieline, supplied sheet info, finishing and deadline.
We review the production path
Construction, tooling, material, print, finishing sequence and packing.
Receive trade pricing
Tooling, freight, sampling and specialty finishing identified where applicable.
Approve the job
Quote, artwork, dieline and production requirements approved, job scheduled.
Supply sheets or let us manufacture
Supply press sheets for conversion, or engage Pakko for the complete job.
Collect or white label delivery
Collected, delivered to your facility, or dispatched per trade instructions.
Accurate answers, not generic packaging language
Frequently asked questions
Do you offer trade-only or white label services?
Yes. Pakko supports printers, brokers and resellers under confidential trade arrangements. Your customer remains your customer, and communication is managed through your business.
Can we supply our own printed sheets?
Yes. You can supply printed stock for die cutting, gluing, litho laminating, foiling, embossing or other agreed finishing work. Sheets must be assessed and booked before delivery.
What information do you need to quote trade finishing?
Quantity, finished size, flat size, stock, printed sheet size, number up, finishing process, artwork or dieline, overs supplied, packing requirements and completion date.
How many overs should we supply?
Depends on the stock, run length, number of processes and complexity. Pakko will confirm the recommended allowance after reviewing the production sequence.
Can you work from our existing cutting forme?
Potentially, we need to inspect the forme, confirm ownership, check its condition and ensure it matches the current artwork and sheet layout.
Can you arrange a new cutting forme?
Yes. A new forme can be manufactured from an approved production dieline. Tooling is quoted separately.
Do you provide trade pricing?
Yes, for approved printers, resellers and industry partners, depending on specification, quantity, material, processes, tooling, packing and delivery.
Will Pakko contact our customer?
No. We work through the trade customer that placed the order and do not independently market to your client.
Can the finished job be delivered directly to our customer?
Yes. White label or blind delivery can be arranged using agreed labels, packing slips and freight instructions.
Can you manufacture the entire packaging job?
Yes, structural design, material, printing, laminating, embellishment, die cutting, gluing, packing and delivery, depending on requirements.
Do you offer short-run trade finishing?
Some processes can accommodate shorter runs; others require tooling or minimum quantities to remain economical. Send us the specification for a recommendation.
What grip is required?
Pakko requires 15mm grip for die cutting.
What sheet size can Pakko print on?
Offset printing, maximum sheet size is 720 x 1020mm. Flexo printing, maximum sheet size is 1100 x 1600mm. Digital printing, maximum sheet size is 1500 x 2500mm.
What is Pakko's maximum size for die cutting?
The maximum sheet size we can die cut is 1650 x 1250mm.
Send us the specification. We'll help you work out the production path.
We’ll get back to you within one business day.