McLaren Packaging Group restructures

Building on the excellent market familiarity of the McLaren name, the Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging Group, a specialised manufacturer of paper and cardboard packaging, has restructured to simplify and unify how its family of businesses is presented to the market.

The reorganisation marks the introduction of two new brands, McLaren Presentation and McLaren Divisions, which, along with McLaren Corrugate, create three divisions under the McLaren Packaging Group banner.

McLaren Presentation, comprising the companies formerly known as McLaren Packaging (Tubes), Blue Box Design and Compack Cartons, will produce high quality presentation packaging: rigid boxes, tubes, and cartons.

McLaren Divisions, comprising the companies formerly known as Interlok Divisions and Glenhaze, will produce protective packaging: solidboard and cardboard divisions and fitments.

McLaren Corrugate will continue to produce protective packaging: cases, trays, wraprounds and fitments in corrugated board.

McLaren Packaging Group managing director, Donald McLaren, said: “This comprehensive restructure streamlines our portfolio under a clearer, stronger organisation that makes sense for our customers. Not only does it meet their future needs through enabling simpler navigation of our products and services, but it reinforces our values as an independent business and bolsters our support to the wider food and drinks industry and Scotland’s economy.”

McLaren Packaging Group was established in 1979 as an independent supplier of corrugated cases to the whisky industry. It has since grown to sales of £40 million across a wide range of paper-based packaging, primarily for the UK food and drinks sector.

Employing over 300 people and operating across seven sites in Central Scotland, it is an independently owned and operated run business supplying small independent operators through to large multi-national organisations.