What is your minimum order quantity?

Our minimum order quantities generally start from ±500m², depending on box size, specification and printing requirements. We manufacture to order and do not hold standard stock.

Do you offer custom printing on boxes?

Yes, we offer flexographic printing directly onto corrugated boxes in up to 4 colours, on sheets up to 2,750mm × 1,150mm. A print stereo (plate) is required for printed orders and is a once-off tooling cost.

How long does an order take?

Standard lead time is 10–12 working days. If a new print stereo is required, lead time begins once the stereo has been delivered (3–5 working days from artwork approval).

What information do I need to request a quote?

To quote accurately we need: your box style and internal dimensions (L×W×H in mm), quantity per order, board grade preference, printing requirements and your delivery address.

Yes, we have our own delivery fleet servicing clients across Johannesburg and the surrounding areas.

What is your over/under supply policy?

We adhere to a standard 10% over/under supply policy to account for minor manufacturing variances. You are invoiced on actual quantity delivered.

Can I get a sample before ordering?

Yes, we can provide samples to confirm board composition and dimensions before your order goes into production.

32+ Years of Manufacturing and Custom Packaging Excellence

Timepack (Pty) Ltd is a South African corrugated packaging manufacturer, trading as Time Packaging cc since 1994 from its own factory in Meadowbrook, Gauteng. The company designs, manufactures and delivers conventional and die-cut corrugated cardboard boxes, plain or printed, and supplies the rest of the packing station alongside them. Timepack is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and FSSC 22000, and is rated B-BBEE Level 2. Everything is manufactured to order; no standard stock is held.

What we make

Who we are

Timepack (Pty) Ltd, trading as Time Packaging cc, is a corrugated packaging manufacturer that has traded in Gauteng since 1994. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 for quality management and FSSC 22000 for food safety management, and is rated B-BBEE Level 2. Its vision is to be the packaging solutions provider of choice, sought out for industry expertise, customer service and long-term business partnerships. Timepack is an independent manufacturer rather than a reseller, so the same company that quotes a box also converts, prints, cuts and delivers it, and quality and turnaround are controlled in one factory instead of coordinated across subcontractors. Full company detail is on the About Timepack page.

Summary of products and services

Timepack offers in-house design, manufacture and distribution of conventional and die-cut corrugated cardboard boxes, plain or printed, in E, B, C and BC double-wall board with kraft or white liner. To make a complete service, the company also supplies the rest of the packing station: poly bags, tubing, liners and sheeting, tape, strapping, pallet wrap and void fill, so a business consolidating this spend places one order and receives one invoice. Experienced and knowledgeable consultants review each requirement and make cost-effective recommendations, including where a different board grade or box style costs less without weakening the pack. Everything is manufactured to order; no standard stock is held, which is why a quote starts with dimensions rather than a catalogue number.

Our capabilities

Timepack runs its production in-house from design through to dispatch, with the emphasis on quality of product and customer service. Packaging is designed and demonstrated in 3D before any tooling is cut, so a customer approves a physical sample rather than a drawing. Boxes are printed flexographically in up to 4 colours, die-cut in-line, glued or stitched, and delivered on time in full. Printing runs direct onto the corrugated on sheets up to 2 750 mm x 1 150 mm; die-cutting runs on rotary, platen and roller press; gluing is computerised automatic and semi-automatic. Because the plant runs on solar, grid and generator power, production continues through load-shedding rather than pausing for it.

Uninterrupted power — solar, grid and generator, so production runs straight through load-shedding
In-house design and sampling — we design and 3D-sample your box before production
Colour printing — computerised 4 colour printing (CMYK)
In-line converting — printing, slotting, die-cutting and stacking in a single pass
Automated gluing — computerised automatic and semi-auto seam gluing
Seam stitching — semi-auto and long-arm stitching for standard and tall cartons
Precision die-cutting — rotary, platen and roller-press
Own-fleet delivery across Gauteng

Box styles we manufacture

Timepack manufactures four standard corrugated box styles, plus custom shapes cut to specification. Each is made to order in the board grade and internal dimensions the application needs, so the styles below are starting points rather than catalogue items. The right style is usually decided by what goes inside and how it ships: an RSC for general shipping, a die-cut where the pack needs a specific shape or feature, a telescope where lid and base must separate, and a folder or tray where the box has to present the product as well as protect it. Any of the four can be printed, and any can be made in single or double wall depending on the weight it has to carry and how far it has to travel.

RSC box — regular slotted carton, the industry standard for shipping
Die-cut box — custom shapes and features cut to your exact specification
Telescope box — separate lid and base for a secure, professional finish
Folder / tray box — flat-folding trays ideal for display and retail packaging

Why Timepack

Timepack is an independent manufacturer, which is what makes the points below possible: quality and turnaround are controlled inside one factory rather than coordinated across subcontractors. Quoting uses FEFCO codes and dimensions, so a specification can be priced without a meeting, and digitally printed samples are supplied for sign-off before anything goes into production. For a customer, the practical effect is that the company answering the phone is the same one running the machine, so a question about board grade, a delivery date or a change to a running order is answered rather than relayed. Deliveries run on the company own fleet across Johannesburg and the surrounding areas, which keeps the delivery date out of a third-party courier queue.

Independent manufacturer with full control over quality and turnaround
A one-stop solution for all your packaging requirements
Consistent, reliable quality on every order
Fast quoting using FEFCO codes and dimensions
Digitally printed samples supplied for sign-off before production

ShopXpress

ShopXpress is the Timepack online store for everyday packaging: boxes, tape, bags and more, priced, in stock and ready to ship. It exists for the repeat consumables a business reorders without needing a quote each time, alongside the made-to-order manufacturing that the rest of the site covers. The distinction matters when ordering: anything on ShopXpress is held and dispatched as listed, while a manufactured box is produced to the dimensions and board grade specified on the quote, on the standard 10 to 12 working day lead time. Businesses ordering both usually run them as two separate lines. ShopXpress is the faster of the two routes for anything standard, and the quote route is the one that gets a box built to a size that does not already exist.

Certifications

Timepack holds ISO 9001:2015 for quality management and FSSC 22000 for food safety management, and is rated B-BBEE Level 2. FSSC 22000 is the certification that matters for food-contact packaging such as pizza boxes and produce cartons: it means the process is independently audited rather than self-declared, and the certificate can be supplied for a customer own food safety audit file. The B-BBEE rating determines the procurement recognition a customer may claim on spend with Timepack. Copies of all certificates are available on request. Both certifications are audited by an external body on a recurring basis rather than issued once, so the certificate a customer files carries a current expiry date. The FSSC 22000 scheme is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative, which is what makes it acceptable to most retail and franchise food safety audits.

Where Timepack is

The Timepack factory is at 156 Greenvale Rd, Wilbart Ext 8, Meadowbrook, Gauteng, South Africa, on the boundary between Edenvale and Germiston, which is why the address appears under both names in directories. Delivery runs on the company own fleet across Johannesburg and the surrounding areas, and orders are supplied nationally. The business is privately held and has traded from this location since 1994. Minimum orders generally start from around 500 square metres of board, which converts to a different unit count depending on how big the box is, and the standard lead time is 10 to 12 working days from order.

Frequently asked questions

What is your minimum order quantity?: Our minimum order quantities generally start from ±500m², depending on box size, specification and printing requirements. We manufacture to order and do not hold standard stock.
Do you offer custom printing on boxes?: Yes, we offer flexographic printing directly onto corrugated boxes in up to 4 colours, on sheets up to 2,750mm × 1,150mm. A print stereo (plate) is required for printed orders and is a once-off tooling cost.
How long does an order take?: Standard lead time is 10–12 working days. If a new print stereo is required, lead time begins once the stereo has been delivered (3–5 working days from artwork approval).
What information do I need to request a quote?: To quote accurately we need: your box style and internal dimensions (L×W×H in mm), quantity per order, board grade preference, printing requirements and your delivery address.
Do you deliver?: Yes, we have our own delivery fleet servicing clients across Johannesburg and the surrounding areas.
What is your over/under supply policy?: We adhere to a standard 10% over/under supply policy to account for minor manufacturing variances. You are invoiced on actual quantity delivered.
Can I get a sample before ordering?: Yes, we can provide samples to confirm board composition and dimensions before your order goes into production.