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| South China Development (HK) Ltd's playing cards, made with materials from the Chinese mainland, are attractively packaged |
Printing and paper products offer an increasingly popular alternative for gifts and packaging in these environmentally-conscious times, with Hong Kong's quality printing techniques adding that vital design edge
Fancy finishes and product design are enabling Hong Kong companies to produce a vast array of paper products in all shapes and sizes to meet the world's growing demand for paper alternatives.
Specialising in paper products, particularly handmade greeting cards, bags and boxes, Paddy's Collection Ltd relies increasingly on recycled paper.
"Handmade paper cards account for approximately 70% of our business," explains Office Manager Vivian Cheung. "These include musical, pop-up, 2D and 3D cards for all occasions."
While OEM orders account for most of the company's business, Ms Cheung notes: "We have design teams in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland to assist in customer requirements."
The company produces folding boxes in AEA corrugated board and natural corrugated paper; heart- and round-shaped boxes in kraft paper, double grey-board and corrugated board; as well as apple-pie folding boxes.
The one-stop-shop facilities at its Dongguan factory on the mainland include outputting, printing, die-cutting, foiling, varnishing, lamination, add-on craftsmanship and distribution. "Our paper bags are mainly used for gifts, as are our boxes and packaging for wine bottles and jewellery," Ms Cheung notes.
Paddy's Collection's paper bags are produced in kraft, colour, carte blanche and black and white paper, as well as in fancy, fluorescent, shaped, and handmade designs. "Basically, we can produce whatever our customers require," Ms Cheung maintains.
Concentrating on high-quality lenticular printing since 2004 to broaden design appeal has proved a successful business decision for e-Best Digiprint Ltd. "This specialised printing creates a 3D motion effect," explains Managing Director and owner John Ho. "We cater to OEM and ODM customers, as well as producing our own range of puzzles, cups and coffee mugs."
The company produces magazine and book covers, logos, children's books and gift and premium items. "We have successfully passed the McDonald's, Hasbro and Mattel audits for toys and premiums," Mr Ho reveals, adding that e-Best Digiprint obtained ICTI certification for printing toys in 2007.
At e-Best Digiprint, the firm provides a full service, including artwork, printing and after-printing, while its Extreme Lenticular Printing Fty in Dongguan manufactures the products.
"The premiums market is our biggest sector and currently the US is our biggest market, followed by Europe and Asia," Mr Ho says. "However, we see China as offering huge potential."
The firm is currently producing Olympic Games lenticular postcards for the Chinese government post office.
"We have also obtained a licence to use the Little Shining Star cartoon that belongs to the People's Liberation Army to produce lenticular cards and labels for children's products and stationery," Mr Ho adds. "We plan to market these in 2008 on the mainland and will be developing a specific dealer and sales network."
Another development area for e-Best Digiprint will be promoting lenticular boxes for packaging to overseas markets. "Few companies can produce these," Mr Ho claims.
Focusing on what it knows best has enabled South China Development (HK) Ltd to maintain steady business despite increasing competition. "Some 60% of our business is manufacturing playing cards in a variety of attractive styles and packaging that carry our own Wisdom brand name," explains Administration Manager Irene Chan.
"We also produce gift boxes in a wide range of shapes, sizes, paper materials and finishes," she adds, noting that playing cards are a specialised product requiring specialised paper, while gift boxes are manufactured mainly to OEM requirements.
"Customers increasingly want colourful, high-quality gift packaging, using thicker cardboard and special finishes such as UV or matt lamination," adds Ms Chan.
Some of the world's biggest supermarkets and superstores carry sales displays and packaging pallets manufactured by Guang Li Paper Products Ltd, according to Sales Manager for Overseas Markets Helen Ng.
"All our products are tailor-made and go mainly to large stores such as Wal-Mart, Costco, Tesco and Carrefour," she says.
The company is a leading corrugated display producer, manufacturing high-quality, custom-made displays, including floor, hanging and counter-top models, PDQ (Packaging Delivered Quick) trays, pallet displays, pallets and plastic hooks.
Guang Li's most popular products are floor stands. "We are focusing on pallets, sales displays and standees, mainly using recycled corrugated paper," Ms Ng says, adding that the firm utilises recycled and recyclable paper as European and overseas markets are increasingly concerned about protecting the environment.
"Our paper is usually three layers with a single flute, although we are able to add flutes according to a client's request," Ms Ng adds. "Indeed, we can produce any combination of paper structure required by our customers."
The company offers a one-stop-shop service, with design teams in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, from production of corrugated paper to printing and surface processing.
"We have more than 50 facilities and equipment for printing and production in our Chinese mainland factory," says Ms Ng. "We also provide general weight, pressure, drop and vibration tests to ensure our structures are very sturdy."
Be it large pallets or small, fancy gift boxes, Hong Kong's flexible manufacturers have buyer requirements all wrapped up.
TEXT BY SANDRA JENNER
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| Bartis Industrial Ltd Rm 318 Kwai On Fty Estate 103 Tai Lin Pai Rd Kwai Chung, New Territories Hong Kong Tel: 852-2424-7128 Fax: 852-2408-1303 Email: sales@bartis.com.hk Web: www.bartis.com.hk |
Year Established: - Major Product Categories: memo cubes Brands & Certificates: - Minimum Order: 100 pieces Monthly Production Capacity: 10,000 pieces Delivery Time: 10 days Factory Size & Location: - Workforce: - |
| e-Best Digiprint Ltd Rm 12, 9/F Fu Hang Ind Bldg 1 Hok Yuen St East Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong Tel: 852-2327-2000 Fax: 852-2356-2002 Email: info@e-bestprint.com Web: www.e-bestprint.com |
Year Established: 2000 Major Product Categories: 3D lenticular cards, 3D cups, 3D puzzles Brands & Certificates: COC Minimum Order: 10,000 pieces Monthly Production Capacity: - Delivery Time: 2 weeks Factory Size & Location: 11,000 square metres Workforce: 98 |
| Guang Li Paper Products Ltd Flat 1, 33/F Cable TV Tower 9 Hoi Shing Rd Tsuen Wan, New Territories Hong Kong Tel: 852-2416-1887 Fax: 852-2415-2250 Email: overseas.sales@glpop.com Web: www.glpop.com |
Year Established: 1989 Major Product Categories: tailor-made paper displays, floor displays, hanging displays, counter tops, PDQ trays, pallet displays, pallets, plastic hooks Brands & Certificates: ISO 9001 Minimum Order: 100 sets Monthly Production Capacity: - Delivery Time: 21 days Factory Size & Location: 35,680 square metres; Dongguan Workforce: 280 |
| Paddy's Collection Ltd Rm 2109 Laurels Ind Centre 32 Tai Yau St San Po Kong, Kowloon Hong Kong Tel: 852-2320-7818 Fax: 852-2320-1021 Email: enquiry@paddyscoltd.com Web: www.paddyscoltd.com |
Year Established: 1992 Major Product Categories: hand-made greeting cards, bags and boxes Brands & Certificates: ISO 9001 Minimum Order: 3,000 pieces Monthly Production Capacity: - Delivery Time: 45-60 days Factory Size & Location: 4,000 square metres; Dongguan Workforce: 1,600 |
| Rex Industrial (HK) Ltd Unit 11, 10/F Profit Ind Bldg 1-15 Kwai Fung Crescent Kwai Chung, New Territories Hong Kong Tel: 852-2439-0608 Fax: 852-2439-0609 Email: sales@rexhongkong.com Web: www.rexhongkong.com |
Year Established: 1996 Major Product Categories: boxes Brands & Certificates: - Minimum Order: US$8,000 Monthly Production Capacity: 100,000-150,000 pieces Delivery Time: 30-60 days Factory Size & Location: 4,000 square metres; Shantou Workforce: 120 |
| South China Development (HK) Ltd Rms 1-2, 24/F New Trend Centre 704 Prince Edward Rd East Kowloon Hong Kong Tel: 852-2351-4381 Fax: 852-2351-4496 Email: scd@netvigator.com Web: www.tdctrade.com/southchinadev |
Year Established: 1983 Major Product Categories: playing cards, game cards, paper games sets, packaging boxes Brands & Certificates: Wisdom Minimum Order: 5,000-10,000 pieces Monthly Production Capacity: playing cards: 3.5m decks, packaging boxes: 2m pieces Delivery Time: 30 days Factory Size & Location: 14,000 square metres; Shanghai Workforce: 200 |
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