The Company
Established by Roger Lill in 1983, focused on the supply of packaging to the major photo processors, Mainline has grown from its initial supply of Kodak enlargement envelopes to being Europes largest manufacturer of cardboard envelopes and specialist packaging.
Number of employees: 50+
Company Status: Privately owned Family company Est. 1983
Head Quarters: 55,000sqft (5,100sqm) operation in Huntingdon, ENGLAND
Accreditations: ISO9001 (quality) , ISO14001 & FSC (environmental)
Investment Programme: £1.2m (€1.5m) invested over 3 yrs in latest, most efficient technology.
‘In- house’ Capability: Design / Pre-Press / 5 colour Offset lithographic B1 print / Cut & Crease / Window patch foiling / Gluing / Specialist finishing / Warehouse of 2,100 pallets / Distribution
Claims to fame:
1st European producer of cardboard envelopes with ‘in-house’ print capability.
1st worldwide producer of cardboard envelopes with both FSC and ISO14001 environmental accreditations
1st to design & produce photofolders for European Theme parks.
1st & still the only producer of 4-corner peel & seal cartons
1st in our industry to use computers, Facsimile and mobile phones (a long time ago).
Our Company Vision is: ‘To be the buyers preferred choice’
Our Company Values are: ‘C.R.I.Q.E.E.’ (Competitiveness, Reliability, Innovation, Quality, Environmental responsibility, Enthusiasm)
Mainline have a reputation for providing the very best service in the industry. The company boasts its ability to machine manufacture the most innovative packaging designs at optimum efficiencies.
To put it simply, we will strengthen and grow any client brand through world class packaging solutions.
People
We’re proud of our team at Mainline and we understand that the success of any company lies in its people. We have recruited and headhunted a group of highly experienced print and packaging experts to offer our customers the best advice based on decades of experience.
This unique approach in the industry enables us to deliver exceptional products across all of our key market areas and offer guidance to clients whatever the campaign or requirement.