Keith Barnes Packaging Consultancy
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About
With over 40 years of industry expertise, we provide specialist packaging and materials consultancy services to businesses across a wide range of sectors, including food and drink, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and toiletries, household products, textiles, toys, luxury goods, and other FMCG markets.
Our comprehensive service offering supports clients throughout the entire packaging lifecycle. We help source and specify products and packaging components through a global supplier network, identify emerging trends and innovations, provide guidance on legislation, patents, and compliance requirements, and deliver tailored staff training. We also offer technical troubleshooting, project management, production line design, outsourcing solutions, warehousing and distribution support, auditing services, and expert witness consultancy.
Our technical expertise spans all major packaging materials, including paper and board, glass, metals, plastics, composites, labels, leaflets, wooden packaging, and production machinery. We have extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes, printing technologies, closures, flexible packaging, thermoforming, injection moulding, and quality control systems.
Sustainability is at the heart of our approach. We work closely with clients to reduce costs while improving environmental performance through responsible sourcing, recycling, reuse initiatives, waste reduction strategies, and climate-conscious packaging solutions.


