Macfarlane trading ‘broadly in line’ with market expectations
PROTECTIVE packaging specialist Macfarlane Group has posted interim financial results for the first six months of 2024, which revealed an 8% dip in revenue...
DS Smith launches new R&D and innovation centre
DS Smith has launched its global Research & Development (R&D) and innovation centre, known as ‘R8’.
The new facility is designed to allow DS Smith,...
Pollard announces new senior appointment
RIGID box specialist the Pollard Group seeks to strengthen its customer service offering with the appointment of a new commercial manager.
Sue Cooling has been...
PSE launches northern venture
PACKAGING Services Europe (PSE) has opened a new facility in Leeds, which will create up to 25 jobs.
The provider of reusable transit packaging has...
Worth the Waite: APEAL elects new president
TONY Waite has been appointed the new president of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging.
The sales director for packaging at Tata...
Businesses urged to start preparing now for Plastic Packaging Tax
SOUTHGATE Packaging is urging business to prepare now for the Plastic Packaging Tax, which is due to come into force in April next year.
The...
BCMPA to consult members over ‘concerns’ around post-Brexit immigration plans
THE British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association (BCMPA) has announced it will consult its members following concerns over the UK Government’s post-Brexit immigration plans.
Several BCMPA...
Ishida Europe confirms appointment of new MD
ISHIDA Europe has appointed Takayo Motegi as its new MD, succeeding Dave Tiso who has led the business since 2015.
Takayo Motegi brings over 30...
Companies share thoughts on plastic packaging tax
PLASTIC packaging manufactured in, or imported into, the UK containing less than 30% recycled plastic will be subject to a tax of £200 per...
ECMA appoints new MD
MIKE Turner has been appointed managing director of the European Carton Makers Association (ECMA)
