Woodberry Packaging has acquired UK packaging manufacturers Medica Packaging and FG Curtis, which trades as Curtis Packaging.

Financial terms of the deal were not revealed.

The move strengthens Woodberry’s foothold in Europe, expanding its capabilities in pharmaceutical, healthcare and personal care packaging.

Both companies will continue trading under their existing brands and management, preserving continuity for staff, customers and suppliers.

The expanded group employs 650 people across the UK and Ireland and generates combined turnover of more than €120m ($137m).

Backed by Dublin-based Woodberry Capital, Woodberry Packaging has grown through acquisitions across Ireland and the UK.

Medica specialises in pharmaceutical and healthcare cartons while Curtis adds expertise in cosmetics and personal care packaging.

Medica Packaging’s owner Medication Packaging acquired FG Curtis in 2022.

Woodberry Packaging Group CEO Peter Santo called the deal part of a “clear, long-term strategy of bringing high-quality businesses together and integrating them well to create a stronger whole”.

He noted: "We want to learn from both teams, invest in their businesses, and create opportunities none of us could achieve alone.”

Alongside Woodberry Packaging’s existing Reelvision site, the deal gives the group three PS 9000-accredited carton sites in the UK, meeting the pharmaceutical industry’s quality standard. Its Irish business, Colorman, is working toward the same accreditation.

Woodberry Packaging said the enlarged group can act as a single accredited partner for customers while providing the security of supply increasingly required in regulated markets.

Curtis managing director James Williams said: “Joining the wider Woodberry group gives us the scale and investment to build on that while keeping the service and standards our customers value.”