Packaging Manufacturer continues growth with Manchester Acquisition

UK manufacturer Rosewood Packaging has acquired Scott Packaging’s Manchester business for an undisclosed sum.

Rosewood Packaging, a family-owned manufacturer of timber and corrugated packaging, was established in 1953 and is based on Tyneside. The firm has now developed into being a leading, award-winning, designer & manufacturer of innovative packaging solutions for industrial applications – particularly in the packaging mediums of timber & performance corrugated. With the latest acquisition, Rosewood has acquired its sixth manufacturing facility to complement the four production sites across Tyneside and a production site in Wolverhampton. The acquisition takes employee numbers up to 150.

Scott Packaging is part of the Scott Group – a leading industrial supplies organisation to industrial and manufacturing markets throughout the UK. The Scott Packaging Manchester business was previously known as Henry Sutcliffe Ltd, known for offering and delivering packaging solutions across the North-West of England. It is a well-established, highly respected & innovative operation, boasting clients from a wide range of industries including the automotive & MOD sectors.

Speaking after the acquisition, John Lord, Group Sales Director of Rosewood Packaging said: “We have been aware of the previous Henry Sutcliffe business for many years through its reputation for providing high quality products – supported by a first class service. Their product range dovetails neatly in with ours in both timber packing cases & crates, and performance corrugated packaging – the business, like Rosewood on Tyneside and the George Hill Rosewood site in Wolverhampton, it is also part of the highly regarded Tri-Wall Europe fabricator network. This product range, combined with its highly skilled and experienced workforce, made it a very attractive acquisition for us.”

This transaction follows Rosewood’s previous acquisitions of two DS Smith Packaging businesses in North Shields, the acquisition of Merlin Packaging in Gateshead and in 2015, the acquisition of George Hill Rosewood in Wolverhampton.