The Logson Group, the UK’s largest independent supplier of corrugated packaging, has completed the acquisition of Challenge Packaging, an independent sheet plant based in East Sussex.
Family-owned Challenge Packaging operates a 10,000 m² site with a design lab and customer experience centre, a 3.000+ pallet storage and a fleet of more than 10 vehicles. The offering comprises an online shop, cardboard boxes, UN-certified packaging to book mailers, bubble wrap, envelopes and sustainable packaging for moving.
Challenge Packaging will join the existing Logson Group’s brands of Board24, Boxes and Packaging, Cases24, Jardin Corrugated, Red Rose Packaging, Boxshop, The Cardboard Box Company and Durham Box.
Colin Prior, Sales Director and Simon Allen, Chairman, along with the rest of the existing management team will remain with the business, continuing to lead Challenge Packaging as a stand-alone business within the Logson Group.
David Richardson, Logson Group CEO, commented, “Challenge Packaging is a great addition to the Logson family, and we are pleased to have acquired the business allowing us to expand our reach into the South East of the country."
Logson Group has annual sales revenues of over £400m, operates over 20 locations in the UK and employs over 1,300 people.
