--- title: "1 new message" description: "The story of Initial Packaging Solutions Ltd, founded 1983 in Widnes — and how ex-Initial Packaging employees went on to build MSP Packaging and Packaging Panda." lang: en json-ld: | { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "AboutPage", "name": "Initial Packaging Solutions Ltd — Our Heritage", "url": "https://msppackaging.co.uk/initial-packaging-solutions", "description": "The story of Initial Packaging Solutions Ltd, founded 1983 in Widnes — and how ex-Initial Packaging employees went on to build MSP Packaging and Packaging Panda.", "mainEntity": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Initial Packaging Solutions Ltd", "alternateName": "Initial Packaging Solutions", "foundingDate": "1983", "founders": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Keith Moulton" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Croft" } ], "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Initial House, Westgate, Everite Road Industrial Estate", "addressLocality": "Widnes", "addressRegion": "Cheshire", "postalCode": "WA8 8RA", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "description": "British manufacturer of high-security, tamper-evident polythene packaging, established 1983 in Widnes, Cheshire." } } --- [![MSP Packaging](/assets/msp-logo-B_E9uXWn.png)](/) [Home](/) Products About Us [FAQ](/faq)[Contact Us](/contact-us) [Request a Quote](/contact-us) Our Heritage # Initial Packaging Solutions Ltd — Our Heritage MSP Packaging's roots trace back to **Initial Packaging Solutions Ltd**, the British specialist in high-security polythene packaging founded in 1983 at Initial House, Widnes. Our team spent years building products, standards and customer relationships there — and we're proud to carry that heritage forward. ## A brief history of Initial Packaging Solutions Initial Packaging Solutions Ltd was established in **1983** by **Keith Moulton** and **Robert Croft**. Since then it has grown into a highly specialised British manufacturer focused on high-security, niche polythene packaging. The company operated from its main production site, **Initial House**, on Westgate within the Everite Road Industrial Estate in Widnes, Cheshire (WA8 8RA). From that Widnes base, Initial Packaging Solutions built a reputation for engineering flexible plastic packaging for high-risk logistics, medical and corporate transit sectors — not off-the-shelf commodity film, but bespoke technical products designed around each customer's requirement. ## What Initial Packaging Solutions built its reputation on ### Tamper-evident security bags Specially engineered pouches featuring high-security closures that visually indicate any attempt at unauthorised entry via heat, cold or chemical manipulation. ### High-volume mail-order sacks Heavy-duty co-extruded polythene mailing bags designed to withstand the stress of automated e-commerce sorting hubs. ### Courier pouches & document wallets Specialised transit bags used by global logistics providers and cash-in-transit (CIT) firms to safely move secure documents and currency. ### Medical & diagnostic packaging Leak-proof, ultra-secure specimen bags manufactured under strict hygiene standards for pharmaceutical tracking and medical laboratory transport. Beyond the product range, Initial Packaging Solutions became known for its **bespoke product engineering** — blending films, welding side-seams and designing security skirts around each client's tensile and security requirements — rather than simply selling stock items. Major accounts benefited from integrated value-added services including online stock management and custom sequential barcoding for complete logistics traceability, all supported by a skilled local manufacturing workforce in Widnes running high-speed extrusion, printing and bag-conversion machinery. For over 40 years, Initial Packaging was a trailblazer of innovation and UK manufacturing. ## Packaging Chimp (2016) In 2016, the team at Initial Packaging Solutions launched **Packaging Chimp** — bringing that same manufacturing pedigree and product know-how to a wider e-commerce audience, with straightforward online ordering of the mailing bags, security bags and printed packaging that Initial had been perfecting for decades. ## From Initial Packaging to MSP Packaging & Packaging Panda (2025) In **2025**, ex-Initial Packaging employees founded both **MSP Packaging** and **Packaging Panda**. The aim was simple: carry forward the craft, standards and customer focus that **Initial Packaging Solutions** has been known for since 1983, and keep serving the sectors we've spent our careers understanding. MSP Packaging focuses on industrial and B2B customers who need tamper-evident security bags, wicket bags, mailing bags and bespoke printed polythene — the same disciplines that shaped Initial Packaging Solutions. Packaging Panda serves the wider e-commerce market with a curated range of dependable everyday packaging. ### Talk to the team carrying on the tradition If you worked with Initial Packaging Solutions in the past, or you're looking for the same standard of high-security polythene packaging today, we'd be glad to help. 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