Thirty years of making packaging that has to be right.

There are large packaging suppliers with vast catalogues, and there are branding agencies who design packaging they cannot produce. APD sits deliberately between the two: a manufacturer with a design studio, working at quantities most factories will not touch.

That means a boutique can order three hundred bags rather than five thousand. It means a hotel can run a seasonal variant without committing to a year of stock. And it means the person who advises you on the specification is the same person who checks the colour on press.

We have been doing this for over -25 years, for hotels, spas, jewellers, beauty brands and independent retailers in Ireland and, increasingly, in the UK, mainland Europe and the United States.

Packaging carries an unhelpful amount of jargon. GSM, lamination, debossing, spot UV, greyboard — none of it means anything to a hotel manager trying to buy a good bag.

So we explain in plain terms what each choice does, what it costs and what it trades away. If a finish is not worth the money on your project, we will say so. Our print and finishing guide covers the vocabulary in full.

Brand assets are being finalised — logos and photography supplied by the client will replace the placeholder wordmark and imagery throughout the site.