4th November 2025

Junior designers join the CBC team

We are very pleased to welcome Kelsey Ritson and Darcey Hudson, both 18 years old, to their first full time jobs as Junior Corrugated Packaging Designers.

Design is a huge part of the service the business offers to its customers and as we enter the next phase of our growth plans it was important we added extra resilience to the design department and begin to educate our employees of the future.

Kelsey previously studied engineering at Burnley College and worked at Iceland supermarket before joining CBC.

Kelsey commented; “When I was studying at Burnley College, I gained a little bit of design experience when creating engineering projects and using similar design software such as Auto CAD.

“I joined CBC because I had enjoyed the design aspect of my college course the most and this was the perfect opportunity for me to join a local business in a trainee design role that would allow me to be in the industry while learning and progressing in design.”

Darcey Hudson completed A Levels in Product Design and Graphics, a CAD Course and had previous work experience at an engineering firm and a graphics company before joining the CBC team.

Darcey commented; “I wanted to join The Cardboard Box Company to get genuine industry experience in packaging design as that is what I found my passion for during my time in education. Furthermore, when I came to visit the company, I loved how versatile the company seemed, especially after mentioning how many interesting projects they had been part of.

“I’ve already experienced this when visiting customers and have enjoyed seeing first hand how we can meet their packaging needs by solving their challenges through design and innovative solutions.”

Marc Stobbs, Packaging Design Manager, The Cardboard Box Company added; “Both Kelsey and Darcey have great career aspirations, to grow as designers, gain experience in the industry and learn about other aspects of the company.

“They have both had a great start, shown great team spirit and an appetite for learning and I am sure they will continue to do well with CBC and in our industry.”