Who are Acopia?

A third generation family business with a passion for helping organisations do more with less. Established in 1976, we support and work with businesses across the UK, into Europe and the United States.

Acopia was founded with a simple but powerful insight: businesses needed more than just products - they needed expertise to make informed product decisions that balance performance, cost and environmental impact.

After starting life in Crawley, West Sussex, Acopia continued to grow and expand with a number of key product developments and acquisitions, eventually relocating to the sunny south coast in 2013.

Our Story

We are proud of our roots and our rich heritage as well as our international expansion into the United States in 2025.

1976

Founded in 1976 by Tim Lynes as Surrex Paper Bag Supplies, Acopia was based in Redhill in Surrey.

1978

With a growing customer base and a more diverse product range, the company changed names to Surrey Wholesale Packaging.

1995

A true family business, Tim’s oldest son Rolf joined the business...

1996

Followed by Wayne....

2000

...and then Russell.

2010

2010 saw the start of a period of acquisition for the company, notably Adams Packaging, Interlink Packaging, Brightstyle and Dunsdale.

2012

The Acopia Group brand was born along with a relocation of the business to a 50,000 sq ft facility in Bognor Regis.

2017

MyAcopia, a single-source online portal for purchasing everyday consumables was launched.

2019

Keenan Lynes, grandson of founder Tim joined the family business.

2020

Introduced iWrap, a high-performance pallet wrap, and NEST, an eco-friendly eCommerce packaging range, to the UK market.

2022

Launched iTack, a range of tapes made from recycled plastic, to the UK market.

2024

Keenan took the helm as Managing Director, and the Velo Reusable Transfer and Storage Sack was launched.

2025

The iWrap Hand System was launched as Acopia expanded into the US market, with operations based in Indianapolis.

Customer centric, sustainable solutions

Our key focus has always been to help our customers become more sustainable, understand how to work towards Best Practice and to reduce waste across their business or network. We are uncompromising about the impact we can have on the environment and the change we are trying to drive to create a more sustainable future for everyone.

All of our products are sourced with this in mind, with the ultimate aim of providing you with tailored, cost-effective solutions and operational guidance to solve your business problems.

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Acopia Today

We stand as a leader in sustainable packaging and operational consumables. Our comprehensive approach includes:

Strategic regulatory guidance on EPR and Plastic Packaging Tax optimisation
Innovative sustainable packaging materials and systems
Process efficiency improvements that reduce waste and cost
Education and training to build internal capabilities
Ongoing support as regulations and technologies evolve

Innovation

A high-specification 50,000 sq ft warehouse, and over 5,000 SKU’s - our extensive product range serves thousands of businesses everyday, and it is our product innovation that continues to deliver time, cost and environmental savings and benefits to all we work with. Innovation is at the heart of Acopia, providing Best In Class product solutions that keep our customers ready for tomorrow.