About M & K Trading

M & K Trading Ltd has been at the heart of the corrugated packaging machinery industry since the early 1990s. What started as a used machinery dealership has grown into a respected full-service operation, supplying, installing and supporting packaging machinery for sheet plants and main board manufacturers across the UK, Ireland and beyond.

The business was founded by Mike and Karen Irving, initially in partnership with the Vaggelli Group of Florence, Italy from 1992, before breaking away in June 2000 to establish M & K Trading Ltd in its own right. From those early days representing manufacturers such as Massenzana, Sealmac and Engico, the company has expanded significantly, today employing fourteen engineering, administration and sales staff and operating from 18,000 square feet of office and workshop space in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

That growth has been built on trust, technical expertise and a genuine commitment to getting things right for the customer. Successful projects have been completed across the globe, from Australia to Mexico, Scotland to Kent and Suffolk to Limerick, and long-established client relationships remain at the core of everything we do. Much of our work is repeat business, some of it spanning decades.

M & K Trading is a proud member of the Sheet Plant Association.

Mike Irving, Managing Director and joint owner of M & K Trading, has lived and breathed the corrugated packaging industry since 1977. Starting on the shop floor and working his way through every level of the business up to the boardroom, Mike has an understanding of the industry that very few can match and it shows in the way he works with customers.

That depth of experience shapes everything at M & K Trading. Rather than pushing a particular product or chasing a sale, Mike's approach has always been to listen first, understand the specific challenge, and then offer the most sensible solution regardless of where it comes from. It's an impartial, best-fit philosophy that has earned the trust of customers across the UK and internationally over more than four decades.

Long-established client relationships are one of the most valued aspects of the business. Much of M & K's work is repeat business going back many years, a reflection of the way problems get handled here. As Mike puts it: "We stand side by side with you to find a solution, which is probably why we come out of these situations with a much stronger relationship with the client."

At M & K Trading, how we do business matters as much as what we sell. We don't believe in the hard sell, and we never have. Our reputation has been built on straightforward dealing, honest advice and standing behind everything we do.

• Always give good, honest advice without prejudice or bias
• The deal is the deal, we deliver exactly as agreed
• Your guarantee is our guarantee, full stop