Zeus Group and Engelmann & Buckham Form Strategic Collaboration for UK Packaging Automation

Zeus Group and Engelmann & Buckham (E&B), a leading UK specialist in packaging and processing machinery, announced a strategic collaboration to provide complete end-to-end packaging automation and consumables solutions for UK businesses. The partnership combines Zeus's broad packaging consumables portfolio and national customer network with E&B's expertise in automation, materials handling, packaging machinery, and end-of-line systems.​

The alliance targets UK manufacturers, logistics operators, food producers, e-commerce fulfilment centres, and industrial businesses with integrated services from machinery specification through consumables supply and maintenance support. It also introduces Rent-to-Buy and Finance-Through-Consumables models, enabling equipment acquisition via rental agreements tied to consumables usage without requiring capital project approval.​

Keith Ockenden, UK Group Managing Director at Zeus, stated, “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 customers.”​

Iain Buckham, Chairman of Engelmann & Buckham, added, “We are delighted to be partnering with Zeus. Our Packaging Process, Materials Handling & 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.”