Hazel 4D, Acopia's transit packaging division and Kwikpac have merged to create Orkka, a new packaging performance business focused on helping enterprise operations improve packaging performance through strategy, specification, supply and continuous improvement.
Creating one of the UK’s largest packaging businesses
The merger brings together more than 120 years of combined experience in packaging consultancy, machinery, consumables and operational support, creating one of the UK's largest and most capable packaging businesses.
While each company has grown successfully in its own right, the merger formalises a long-standing alignment in values, capability and approach. It also reflects a shared view of how the packaging market is evolving, with larger, multi-site operations increasingly seeking greater consistency, stronger governance, deeper technical expertise and improved packaging performance across their organisations.
Knights brought together a multi-disciplinary team from across the business to advise on the transaction. Corporate Partner Adam Dowdney led the transaction and was supported by Anisa Sula, Jian Chu and Christina Barnes in Corporate, Gemma Coles and Nishtha Misra in Real Estate, Philip Partington and Hallam Whitehead in Intellectual Property, Nicola O'Dwyer in Employment and Sarah Cardew in Tax.
“Throughout the process, the Knights team combined technical expertise with clear commercial judgement, helping us move forward with confidence while maintaining focus on the outcome we wanted to achieve.”
Neil Christie, CEO of Orkka
Combined expertise across packaging strategy, supply and systems
Orkka combines Hazel 4D's expertise in packaging consultancy and performance improvement with the operational scale and supply capability of Acopia's transit packaging division and Kwikpac's specialist knowledge of stretch film, strapping and end-of-line packaging systems.
Collectively, the businesses have built their reputations on helping customers solve packaging challenges through practical, performance-led solutions rather than simply supplying products. By bringing these complementary strengths together, Orkka is creating a national platform capable of supporting enterprise customers across strategy, specification, implementation and ongoing performance improvement.
Neil Christie, CEO of Orkka, added:
"Bringing Hazel 4D, Acopia and Kwikpac together to create Orkka was a complex transaction involving multiple stakeholders, workstreams and long-term strategic considerations.
Throughout the process, the Knights team combined technical expertise with clear commercial judgement, helping us move forward with confidence while maintaining focus on the outcome we wanted to achieve.
They were responsive, pragmatic and solution-focused throughout, and we valued the role they played in supporting the creation of Orkka."
Adam Dowdney, who led the transaction, commented:
"It was a pleasure to work alongside the management teams across all three businesses on this significant transaction, which has resulted in the creation of Orkka.
A merger of this scale naturally brings complexity, but by working closely with BDO and the leadership teams involved, we were able to structure a transaction that aligned the interests of all parties and created a strong platform for future growth.
We look forward to seeing Orkka continue its journey and wish the entire team every success as they embark on this exciting new chapter."
“A merger of this scale naturally brings complexity, but by working closely with BDO and the leadership teams involved, we were able to structure a transaction that aligned the interests of all parties and created a strong platform for future growth.”
Adam Dowdney, Partner