Cullen Sustainable Packaging has committed £5m to its manufacturing base in Glasgow to expand packaging operations.
The investment has led to additional roles at the company’s 14-acre site in Glasgow, adding to a workforce that has expanded steadily over the past ten years.
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The company, which is privately owned, now makes about 500 million items a year.
It is seeking to lift that figure to roughly twice the current level through further spending on equipment and facilities, as well as by entering additional markets.
A key part of the plan is the introduction of Cullen’s Moulded Fibre Machine 8000, a production line developed and constructed by the group’s own engineering staff.
The machine was brought into operation after six months of work and output increased quickly once it started running, the company said.
Cullen produces much of its manufacturing equipment internally instead of buying it from outside suppliers. The company says this allows it to manage volumes, operating pace and product requirements directly.
Machine 8000 uses the latest version of Cullen’s belt technology, aimed at improving efficiency and product quality.
The business also runs a closed loop recycling process, handling more than 8,000 tonnes of corrugate waste from its own operations each year and returning the material to moulded fibre production.
Machine 8000 is one element of a broader upgrade of the site’s infrastructure.
That programme also covers enhancements to existing lines and the addition of a Kasemake X5 corrugate sample table, which allows the design team to prepare and supply packaging samples to customers more quickly.
Cullen Sustainable Packaging marketing head Maureen Stevenson said: “This investment is a response to real, sustained demand from our customers. The new machine ramped up quickly following launch, and we are already planning the next phase of expansion. That is what growth-led investment looks like in practice, not speculation, but response.”
