Private Label Partnerships
Paper to call your own
James Cropper produce some of the world’s most respected papers for brands and merchants.
Our Private Label partners include our longest standing customers. We help them to develop distinct, speciality paper ranges for all kinds of end application, everything from creative print to mountboard.
If you have the customers and the market opportunities and are looking for specialist papermaking expertise, then we may be able to help you. We can work together to create something extremely special and develop a strong and long lasting partnership that is mutually beneficial.
Private Label Partnerships
Why Partner with James Cropper?
With over 170 years of experience we are experts in papermaking, we can manage production for many brands and merchants wanting to sell paper products.
With expertise in colour and fibre we can work together to produce some of the most unique papers on the global market.
We are already working with some of the world’s leading paper merchants under private label partnerships, together we are able to build on existing expertise from both sides to create something exceptional.
Heritage
In 2019 James Cropper will have been making paper at the Burneside mill in Kendal, Lake District for 174 years.
We have managed to stay successful for all of these years by innovating and diversifying our customer offerings. We have perfected our processes and focused on developing our skills in specialist areas to ensure our mill stands the test of time.
We have been working with some of our customers and suppliers for over 100 years, by working together we are able to build long lasting relationships based on trust and respect.
Colour Matching Specialists
It is our expertise in colour that attracts many of our private label partners, we have the ability to develop colours far beyond any other paper mill. Our extensive library of dyes and pigments means we can create and match almost any colour imaginable.
Our on-site ‘colour lab’ enables us to work closely with our partners to develop the perfect colour for them. We produce over 1000 bespoke papers each year, everything from 184 shades of black to 62 shades of white and everything in between.
Working With Us Is Easy
We have developed the knowledge and the expertise to work alongside all of our partners and suppliers to ensure a smooth delivery of products, meeting the exact specifications and requirements for all of our customers.
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do here at James Cropper, we work with all of our customers and partners to help achieve their sustainability goals.
Find out more about our sustainability vision and how we can help you reach yours here.
British Manufacture, Global Delivery
All of our paper products are manufactured at our Burneside paper mill in Kendal, the gateway to the English Lake District, a World Heritage Site.
The products we make are distributed all over the world from the mill, we work with many customers operating on a global level to help them deliver consistency in their products no matter where in the world their customers are.
"There is no other mill in the country that offers this level of service."Pauline Hutchinson, Marketing Manger - Larson Juhl UK