Design-first packaging · Australian made · 40+ years
Packaging your brand deserves, engineered to perform.
Custom cardboard packaging designed, engineered and made in Australia — protecting your product in transit and elevating it on shelf. One studio, concept to creation.
Free consult · response within 1 business day
40+
years of award-winning packaging design
- Award Winning Designs
- End-to-End Capabilities
- Eco-friendly Solutions
- Australian Made and Owned
TRUSTED BY THE BEST
Brands we have worked with
THE PROBLEM
The big suppliers won't take on what makes your product different.
You need packaging that fits your product, survives the supply chain, and looks like your brand. Most manufacturers hand you a catalogue and a minimum order. When your product is new, awkward, premium or simply different, that’s not good enough.
THE PPI DIFFERENCE
An in-house design studio that engineers around your product.
PPI’s design, engineering and manufacturing all sit under one Australian roof. That means your pack is designed for brand impact, engineered for protection, and proven for production — together, by one accountable team, with no handoffs to slow it down. Your challenge is our brief.
Design and protection, solved together
Structural engineering that survives transit and branding that sells on shelf — designed as one pack, not bolted on.
No handoffs, faster timelines
Design, prototyping and manufacturing under one roof means fewer delays, no finger-pointing, and a pack that's ready for your launch date.
A design partner, not a catalogue
We start from your product, your brand and your challenge — Australian-made, with local prototyping you can put your hands on.
Full in-house capability
Whatever your product needs,
we design and make it.
One studio, the full range — so you’re never handed off to a second supplier mid-project.
Recyclable, low-waste board and design
Durable mailers, made to fit
Custom inserts for safe transit
In-house structural and brand design
Retail-ready display packaging
Packaging built for the unboxing moment
Premium presentation for gifting
Heavy-duty protective packaging
Engineered to prevent transit damage
Shelf-ready retail packaging
TRUSTED BY THE BEST
From your challenge to
packaging on the shelf
01
Share your challenge
Your product, brand, budget and the problem to solve.
02
Design & engineer
Structural CAD, artwork and finish — engineered to perform.
03
Prototype & refine
A physical sample in your hands before you commit.
04
Manufacture & deliver
Made in our Australian facility, delivered on time.
Design-led brand work
Brands trust us with their
packaging challenges.
FEATURED OUTCOME
UniDrive: foam eliminated, packaging cost down 20%.
WHAT WE DID
Re-engineered the pack from scratch — a custom corrugated insert that locks the product in place, designed and prototyped in-house, manufactured locally.
OUTCOME
Foam eliminated entirely, 20% lower packaging cost, and a faster, fully recyclable pack.
Lower Packaging Cost (UniDrive)
ZERO
Foam —
Fully Eliminated
Years Design & Manufacturing
PIDA Award Wins
Ready to brief the studio on your challenge?
MEET THE STUDIO
You'll work with the people who design and make your pack.
No account-manager relay. Our in-house design and engineering team works with you directly — from your first challenge, to the prototype in your hands, to the run that ships. It’s the difference between a supplier and a design partner.
WHY PPI
Volume suppliers optimise for boxes. We optimise for your brand.
The large suppliers are built to run standard cartons at scale. When your product needs something custom, considered and on-brand, that’s exactly where we start.
An award-winning
studio
Industry-recognised design across health & beauty, household and structural packaging.
Everything under
one roof
Design, engineering and manufacturing in one Australian facility removes the handoffs that slow most suppliers.
A partner, not a
catalogue
We start with your challenge and stay with it from concept to finished production run.
40+ years,
Australian made
Four decades of structural packaging design and local manufacturing — a partner that’s still here for your launch.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
We're built for brands with a
packaging challenge.
A perfect fit if you…
- Are launching or refreshing a product and want the pack designed, not picked
- Need the pack to both protect the product and represent the brand on shelf
- Want to redesign an existing pack to cut transit damage or cost
- Value a local design partner you can call, visit and prototype with
Maybe not yet if you…
- Just need plain stock cartons in standard sizes, as fast and cheap as possible
- Want a one-off tiny quantity with no design or engineering involved
- Aren't ready to talk about your product or brand yet
Maybe not yet if you…
After you reach out — no
guesswork
1
We reply within 1 business day
A real person from the studio — not an auto-responder.
2
Discovery call
We dig into your product, brand and the problem to solve.
3
Concepts, approach & quote
A structural direction and a clear price — before you commit.
4
Prototype in your hands
A physical sample to test fit, protection and unboxing.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the project, but after the order is placed or artwork is approved, lead times are generally 4–6 weeks. If you have a specific deadline, we'll recommend the most suitable production schedule.
We offer a range of printing methods, including flexographic (flexo), lithographic (litho), and digital printing.
Finishing options include embossing, debossing, foil stamping, varnishes, and speciality finishes, depending on your project. We recommend the most suitable print method and finish based on your artwork, quantity, and budget.
There isn't a hard-and-fast rule. It depends on the type of packaging, the manufacturing process, and what's most economical for the project.
While larger production runs are generally more cost-effective, we recommend the most suitable production quantity based on your requirements.
We offer both local and offshore manufacturing.
The best option depends on the packaging solution. For example, highly engineered packaging with complex die-cutting is often manufactured locally to maintain close control over the process, while high-volume retail packaging can be produced more efficiently offshore.
We'll recommend the manufacturing approach that delivers the best balance of quality, lead time, and cost.
Whether you're developing a new packaging concept or improving an existing one, our team designs solutions tailored to your product, packing process, and business objectives.
If your packaging is causing product damage, increasing freight costs, or creating inefficiencies during packing, we'll redesign the solution to improve performance.
Our primary focus is custom cardboard packaging, including retail packaging, shipping cartons, protective packaging, industrial packaging, point-of-sale displays, and eCommerce packaging.
If your project requires other packaging products, such as bags, tissue paper, or other packaging consumables, we can point you in the right direction or help source them through our trusted network of suppliers.
Yes. We are FSC® certified and manufacture packaging using FSC®-certified board and recyclable corrugated materials.
We also design packaging solutions that reduce unnecessary material use and replace less sustainable materials with fibre-based alternatives wherever possible.
LET’S SOLVE IT TOGETHER
Have an idea?
Turn it into standout PPI
packaging effortlessly.
Leave your details and our team will be in touch to discuss your requirements. We typically respond within one business day.
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