Medication Packaging Holdco Limited, owners of Medica Packaging Limited, a folding cartons and leaflet manufacturer, based in Crewe, Cheshire, announced the acquisition of F.G. Curtis a folding carton manufacturer based in Redhill, Surrey, a county in southeastern England.
The F.G. Curtis business has been operating for over 80 years, and specialises in the manufacture of folding cartons for the cosmetics and beauty markets, as well as sustainable packaging. The company will continue to be led by the current management team, headed up by James Williams, managing director, Ben Curtis, commercial director and Steve Mallet, sales director. Gerard Harford and Mark Stokes, directors of Medication Packaging Holdcoand Medica Packaging Limited, will also join the Curtis Board of Directors.
F.G. Curtis and Medica Packaging will continue to trade under the existing names.
«This acquisition is complimentary to the Medica business, the larger Group will give both businesses a stronger market presence and there are opportunities to learn from each other’s strengths» says Harford.