Berlin Packaging expands UK footprint with acquisition of BlueSky
Blue Sky serves the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, beauty, personal care, home care, and beverage industries.
UK – Berlin Packaging, recognized globally as the world’s largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier and expert in providing glass, plastic, and metal packaging along with closures, has announced its acquisition of BlueSky, a United Kingdom-based packaging specialist.
BlueSky is based in Grimsby, UK, and operates as a family-owned business delivering plastic, metal, and glass packaging solutions that encompass specialized containers, closures, and dispensing systems designed to fulfil customers’ distinctive needs and specifications.
The company focuses on serving small and medium-sized enterprises throughout the UK with a swift, straightforward, and consultative service methodology that delivers the stability and assurance essential to supporting business expansion.
Its product portfolio is further strengthened by value-added services, including decoration and printing, supported by comprehensive sourcing knowledge.
Marcel Schröder, who serves as President of Berlin Packaging EMEA, stated, “BlueSky brings deep cross-sector expertise and a complementary portfolio of materials and packaging solutions that enhance our existing offering. Its strong customer-centric approach and value-added services align closely with Berlin Packaging’s business model.”
“We are thrilled to team up with the professionals at BlueSky to serve our customers, and we are confident this new chapter will allow us to deliver even more comprehensive solutions to our collective customers while supporting their continued growth.”
Russell Wade, Managing Director of BlueSky, remarked that joining Berlin Packaging signifies an exciting new phase for both their team and, most critically, their customers.
Wade highlighted that by merging BlueSky’s highly responsive and consultative service approach with Berlin Packaging’s global scale, powerful sourcing capabilities, and innovation strengths, they will be positioned to offer customers a wider variety of packaging solutions, improved supply chain resilience, and substantially enhanced support throughout their business growth journeys.
This move comes after Berlin Packaging recently announced a significant expansion of its portfolio through the acquisition of Cosmei, an Italian company renowned for its packaging solutions in the beauty and cosmetics sector.
This acquisition is part of Berlin Packaging’s ongoing investment in the beauty industry, underscoring its strategy to offer a comprehensive suite of packaging solutions across multiple sectors.
Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Cosmei has over 150 employees throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia, to Berlin Packaging’s growing global workforce, representing a significant enhancement to the company’s presence in the highly specialized beauty and personal care packaging segment.
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