01 / PACKAGING
Packaging
Corrugated shippers and cases, folding cartons, product packaging, labels and fulfilment consumables.
Specification · volume · unit economics · service
Independent procurement / UK consumer brands
Make your print and packaging spend work harder.
Mako reviews the opportunity, runs a focused supplier exercise and helps you put a better commercial decision into practice.
The work
Two categories where the detail changes the price.
Price only means something when suppliers quote the same specification, volume, delivery pattern and service requirement. We build that comparison and make the decision usable for finance and operations.
See the full process02 / PRINT
Magazines, welcome booklets, inserts, leaflets and other recurring printed materials.
Format · paper · production · delivery
How it works
Evidence before a supplier decision.
We start by testing whether an exercise is worthwhile. If it is, the scope, baseline and commercial terms are agreed before work begins.
Review
Understand your current spend, specifications, volumes and contract position.
Source
Brief suitable manufacturers and compare responses on a common basis.
Negotiate
Challenge pricing, terms and the full cost of supply, including implementation.
Decide
Present the options and support the choice you make, including retaining the incumbent.
Operator experience
Procurement grounded in how the business actually runs.
Robert Brown, Mako's founder, spent around seven years at Beer52, including as COO. Across procurement and supplier negotiations, his work delivered annual savings of up to £750,000.
That experience brings stock, cash flow, fulfilment and customer experience into the sourcing decision, alongside supplier price.
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Is there a real opportunity in your spend?
Tell us which category you want reviewed. We will explain what information helps and whether a procurement project is justified.