The £2.5 million packaging distributor fits well with Kite’s branch focus on major customers
Coventry based packaging distributor, Kite Packaging has officially announced the acquisition of Phoenix Box – a £2.5 million packaging distributor based in Northamptonshire.
Founded in 1993, Phoenix Box has grown to be a £2.5 million business and is a market leader in the specialist JIT & Direct Line supply of corrugated cases and other packaging consumables, throughout the UK, and has worked with a number of high profile companies.
The operations at Phoenix box will be overseen by Kite Managing Partner, Paul Mustard, who is also responsible for Kites other branches in the South East, which includes operations in Harlow and Sittingbourne.
Bruce McInnes, Kite’s Chairman commented: “Phoenix Box fits very well with Kite’s branch focus on major customers requiring service-and-solutions. With access to Kite’s NDC’s comprehensive range of standard packaging, Phoenix Box will now be able to be a sole-supplier of packaging to many of its large customers. In addition, Kites technical support teams – stretch film and in-the-box solutions – will be available to Phoenix Box to support future sales growth”.
As innovators in their sector, Kite are constantly undergoing change and evolution with the aim of bringing something new to market every 18 months. Along with enhancing its exceptional product portfolio Kite Packaging has invested heavily for future growth. In 2015 they acquired Burnhead Packaging and Golden Valley pallet wrap specialists, demonstrating their dedication to grow as a company year on year. They have also invested in developing many of their existing sites to give them space to adapt to sales growth along with the introduction of new trucks and trailers to meet the growing demand of customers.
As a group they have also been the recipients of numerous awards, notably The London Stock Exchange Group included Kite in their “Top 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain in 2016” report, identifying Kite as a company who have significantly outperformed sector peers and have seen an annual increase in revenue over the last four years.
For more information about Kite’s products and services please visit www.kitepackaging.co.uk