About us - Macfarlane Group

About us

Packaging
Distribution

Packaging Design
& Manufacture

Packaging
Distribution

Packaging Design
& Manufacture

About Macfarlane Group

Macfarlane was founded c75 years ago and listed on the main LSE market in 1973
Annual sales c£280m
1,100+ employees

Key businesses:

The supply of protective packaging materials
The design/manufacture of bespoke protective packaging

Principal customer sectors:

Internet Retail	Aerospace
Logistics	Automotive
Electronics

Market Leading Businesses

Macfarlane Group PLC runs leading UK, Ireland and Europe based businesses in the packaging sector.

It operates through Regional Distribution Centres (RDCs), providing a UK, Ireland and Europe network to support customers on a local, regional and national basis. It also has multiple manufacturing centres across the UK.

The Group operates a decentralised structure for sales and operations supported by central functional teams covering key areas such as procurement, logistics, IT and finance.

Packaging Distribution

87%

of group sales

Distribution of protective packaging materials to business users in the UK, Ireland and Europe

Packaging Design
and Manufacture

13%

of group sales

Design/manufacture of packaging products for high protection value items

Macfarlane Group at a glance

20,000

Customers

300,000

Orders

1,000

Suppliers

1,000+

People

3,400,000

Delivery miles

The Group

Is headquartered in Glasgow and is listed on the UK Stock Exchange.

Company Registration Number 004221
Registered in Scotland

Registered Office
3 Park Gardens
Glasgow
G3 7YE

Telephone: 0141 333 9666
Fax: 0141 333 1988

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