diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 2a1d2439b6..e1e0a41239 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ require('./tasks/gulp/prepare-files.js')
 require('./tasks/gulp/demo-build.js')
 require('./tasks/gulp/preview-component-list.js')
 require('./tasks/gulp/preview-docs.js')
+// new tasks
+require('./tasks/gulp/copy-to-destination.js')
 
 // Build packages task -----------------
 // Prepare package folder for publishing
 // -------------------------------------
-gulp.task('build:packages', cb => {
-  runsequence('test', 'prepare:files', 'packages:update', cb)
-})
+// gulp.task('build:packages', cb => {
+//   runsequence('test', 'prepare:files', 'packages:update', cb)
+// })
 
 // Build dist task ----------------------
 // Create temp files, update packages
@@ -104,6 +106,13 @@ gulp.task('serve', ['watch'], () => {
   })
 })
 
+// Build packages task -----------------
+// Prepare package folder for publishing
+// -------------------------------------
+gulp.task('build:packages', cb => {
+  runsequence('copy-files', cb)
+})
+
 // Default task -------------------------
 // Lists out available tasks.
 // --------------------------------------
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6008389580..c2a37a2a6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend#readme",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "gulp dev --destination 'public'",
-    "test": "standard && gulp compile:components --destination 'public' && gulp test",
-    "heroku": "gulp compile:components --destination 'public' && gulp copy-assets --destination 'public' && node app.js"
+    "test": "standard && gulp test",
+    "heroku": "gulp compile:components --destination 'public' && gulp copy-assets --destination 'public' && node app.js",
+    "build:packages": "gulp build:packages --destination 'packages' --production"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "autoprefixer": "^7.1.1",
diff --git a/tasks/gulp/copy-to-destination.js b/tasks/gulp/copy-to-destination.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3d13cb541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/gulp/copy-to-destination.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const gulp = require('gulp')
+const paths = require('../../config/paths.json')
+const postcss = require('gulp-postcss')
+const autoprefixer = require('autoprefixer')
+const taskArguments = require('./task-arguments')
+const replace = require('gulp-replace')
+const filter = require('gulp-filter')
+const flatten = require('gulp-flatten')
+const rename = require('gulp-rename')
+
+let scssFiles = filter([paths.src + '**/*.scss'], {restore: true})
+let icons = filter([paths.src + 'globals/icons/*'], {restore: true})
+let components = filter([paths.src + 'components/**/*'], {restore: true})
+let globals = filter([paths.src + 'globals/scss/**/*'], {restore: true})
+
+gulp.task('copy-files', () => {
+  return gulp.src([
+    paths.src + '**/*',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'components/_component-example/**/*',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'globals/icons',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'globals/scss',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'globals',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'views',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'components',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'views/**',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'examples',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'examples/**',
+    '!' + paths.src + 'globals/scss/govuk-frontend-oldie.scss'
+  ])
+  .pipe(scssFiles)
+  .pipe(replace('//start:devonly', '/*start:devonly'))
+  .pipe(replace('//end:devonly', 'end:devonly*/'))
+  .pipe(postcss([
+    // postcssnormalize,
+    autoprefixer,
+    require('postcss-nested')
+  ], {syntax: require('postcss-scss')}))
+  .pipe(scssFiles.restore)
+  .pipe(icons)
+  .pipe(flatten({includeParents: -1}))
+  .pipe(icons.restore)
+  .pipe(globals)  // replace import in scss files and bring globals/ up one level
+  .pipe(replace('../../components', '@govuk-frontend'))
+  .pipe(replace('../../globals', '@govuk-frontend'))
+  .pipe(replace('./node_modules/', ''))
+  .pipe(flatten({
+    subPath: [2, 3],
+    newPath: 'globals'
+  }))
+  .pipe(rename((path) => {
+    if (path.basename + path.extname === 'govuk-frontend.scss') {
+      path.dirname = 'all'
+      path.basename = '_all'
+    }
+  }))
+  .pipe(globals.restore)
+  .pipe(components) // replace import in scss files and flatten folder (e.g remove components/)
+  .pipe(replace('../../globals/scss', '@govuk-frontend/globals'))
+  .pipe(replace('../', '@govuk-frontend/'))
+  .pipe(flatten({includeParents: -1}))
+  .pipe(components.restore)
+  .pipe(gulp.dest(taskArguments.destination + '/'))
+})