Three ways to buy. Plain stock on a standard size starts at £250 and ships fastest, with no tooling and no artwork setup. Custom print on a standard size starts at £1,000. You skip the tooling but supply your own artwork across five panels. Custom print on a custom size starts at £1,750 and gives you full control over dimensions, fitments, and barrier specs. Pick the tier that matches your timeline and budget.

There's no UK production for flat bottom pouches. EU production takes 30-40 working days from artwork approval. Asia takes 25-30 working days. Then add transit: 7-10 days for EU road, around 10 days for Asia air, around 30 days for Asia rail and road, or around 50 days for Asia sea freight. Your total depends on where you produce and how you ship.

For most brands going into premium retail, yes. Flat bottom gives you a rigid base that sits stable on shelf, five printable panels instead of three, and a structure that signals quality next to established brands. If your product is under about 1kg and shelf presence isn't critical, stand-up may still be the better value. If you're heading for grocery or premium retail, flat bottom is built for it.

Zipper failure is the most common complaint we hear on dry food and powder products. It usually comes down to the wrong zipper spec for the product weight and how often the pack is opened. We'll match the closure to your product, whether that's a press-to-close zipper, a slider, or a tin-tie. Bring us a sample of what's failing and we'll tell you what to switch to.

Four standard sizes cover 100g to 2.5kg. FBP-01 holds 100g to 250g, the standard specialty coffee bag size and a clean fit for smaller supplements and treats. FBP-02 handles 500g to 750g, the sweet spot for premium supplement powders. FBP-03 carries 800g to 1.1kg, including the 1kg professional coffee standard. FBP-04 is the heavy retail format for 1.5kg to 2.5kg. Not sure which fits? Request a free sample pack and test the fill line before you commit. For products heavier than 2.5kg, we tool a custom format on Tier 3. Pet food goes up to 6kg this way.

In most cases, yes. Flat bottom pouches can be specified in mono-PE for soft plastic recycling streams. High-barrier laminates and add-ons like windows, valves, or specialty closures can affect the recycling status, so tell us your shelf-life and recyclability priorities at quote stage and we'll spec the substrate accordingly. Substrates accommodate OPRL labelling for member brands, general recycling marks, or your own brand symbols.

Three print technologies under one supplier. Match the press to your run. Digital for short runs and rapid sampling. HD flexo for medium and high volumes with photo-quality output. Rotogravure for the highest fidelity at scale, with low cylinder costs and low MOQs that open gravure to growing brands.

Yes. Request plain stock pricing and tick the sample pack option in the form. We'll send you one of each standard size so you can feel the construction, test your fill line, and check the pack sits the way you need on shelf before you commit to volume.