RECOUP calls for a more effective plastic packaging tax

PLASTICS resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has called for a more effective plastic packaging tax in its new position statement. As of April 2024,...

James Cropper appoints chief operations officer to accelerate growth

JAMES Cropper has announced the appointment of Richard Broadhead as chief operations officer for paper and packaging. Richard will have leadership responsibility for all elements...

Bridge Johnson returns to its roots with new Kilmarnock base

A family-run packaging firm founded in East Ayrshire has returned to the region as part of its continued expansion. Bridge Johnson, which specialises in a...

2M Group of Companies signs agreement with Transcend Packaging to supply Morro Coating

2M Group of Companies has announced a multi-year commercial supply agreement with Transcend Packaging to deploy Xampla’s plastic-free Morro Coating across the UK. The plastic and...
Lee Driscoll, ULMA Packaging

ULMA Packaging appoints new UK sales manager for traysealers

ULMA Packaging has appointed Lee Driscoll as UK sales manager for traysealers. With nearly 20 years' experience selling capital equipment, Lee will be tasked with...
Machine

James Jones & Sons expands pallets and packaging division

JAMES Jones & Sons Ltd has announced the expansion of its UK pallets and packaging division through the acquisition of Buckingham-based H.G. Timber. H.G. Timber...

Mondi to acquire Schumacher Packaging’s western Europe assets

MONDI has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging for an...
Samantha Neves

Loma appoints first global marketing director

LOMA Systems has appointed its first-ever global marketing director. Samantha Neves brings over 16 years of marketing and strategy expertise from Shell, where she built...
Hervé Poncin, CEO of the Antalis Group

Antalis to acquire technical packaging and conversion specialist

ANTALIS has signed a binding agreement to acquire Plaesa, a Spanish-based specialist of technical packaging and conversion of made-to-measure packaging solutions. Founded in 1983, Plaesa...
Pinetec

James Jones & Sons’ Australian subsidiary expands with new acquisition

JAMES Jones & Sons’ Australian subsidiary, Hyne Group, has announced the acquisition of Pinetec Pt Ltd, a pallet and packaging business based in Perth,...