Packaging provider Zeus Group and UK-based machinery specialist Engelmann & Buckham (E&B) have entered a partnership for supplying integrated automation and consumables services to businesses across the UK.

The collaboration combines Zeus Group’s range of packaging consumables and its UK market presence with E&B’s experience in automation, materials handling, and packaging machinery.

The companies intend to offer an integrated solution for manufacturers, logistics operators, food producers, e-commerce fulfilment centres, and industrial companies.

Services are set to include support from the initial specification of machinery through to maintenance and regular supply of consumables.

As part of the agreement, Zeus Group will take on responsibility for working with clients to review their production methods and identify operational requirements.

Engelmann & Buckham will be responsible for delivering machinery capabilities such as site assessment and process mapping.

It includes machinery specification and solution design, pricing and system integration, equipment supply and installation, commissioning, as well as technical support and ongoing maintenance packages.

Additionally, the partnership will consider financing alternatives, including rent-to-buy and finance-through-consumables models.

These options would allow customers to acquire equipment through structured rental agreements connected to ongoing consumables usage, thereby removing the immediate requirement for capital project approval.

Zeus Group UK managing director Keith Ockenden said: “This partnership significantly strengthens our automation strategy and enhances the value we deliver to customers.

“By combining E&B’s engineering and machinery expertise with Zeus’s national reach, packaging manufacturing and consumables portfolio, we are creating an efficient, competitive & integrated solution for UK clients.

Engelmann & Buckham chairman Iain Buckham said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Zeus. Our packaging process, materials handling and end-of-line automation solutions align perfectly with Zeus’s extensive customer relationships and packaging consumables capability.

"Together, we can provide a seamless, end-to-end approach—from specifying the right machinery to maintaining it and ensuring optimal performance with the right materials. We look forward to a strong and successful 2026, and to setting high standards for automation solutions across the UK.”

Zeus Group supplies packaging products for the food, retail, logistics, healthcare, industrial, and manufacturing sectors across Europe.

Engelmann & Buckham has operated since 1950 as a supplier of packaging and processing equipment with expertise in automation systems.