Progroup and Zeus agree UK packaging park partnership
CONTAINERBOARD and corrugated sheetboard manufacturer Progroup and Zeus Packaging have agreed a partnership at Progroup's Ellesmere Port site in the UK, with production scheduled to start...
ULMA Packaging UK appoints new MD
ULMA Packaging UK has announced the appointment of Paul Morican as managing director.
Having joined the business at the end of January 2026, he brings...
Aetna Group completes Meypack acquisition
AETNA Group, which produces end-of-line packaging machines and systems through its business units Robopac and OCME, has announced the acquisition of German company Meypack.
Meypack...
BCMPA appoints new membership & marketing director
EMMA Verkaik has been appointed membership & marketing director at the BCMPA (Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics).
Since joining the team as...
77% of businesses unaware of plastic packaging tax
OVER three quarters (77%) of UK businesses are unaware of the impending plastic packaging tax, Veolia has reported.
The French-headquartered utility and service firm commissioned...
New partnership gives firms capacity to grow
CODING and marking specialist Macsa ID UK has announced a new strategic partnership with Codetronix to offer its Citronix continuous inkjet printers (CIJ) and...
Packaging machinery manufacturer hails ‘best ever’ quarter
PACKAGING machinery specialist GIC has reported its best ever first quarter.
The company, which produces vertical form fill and seal machines, revealed it has seen...
John Lewis Partnership’s first half results ‘significantly impacted’ by EPR
JOHN Lewis Partnership has said that the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging levy has 'significantly impacted' its first half results.
The organisation, which includes Waitrose,...
APS appoints new quality chief
CALVIN Hankins has been appointed quality and improvements manager at Automated Packaging Systems.
The firm revealed he brings more than 26 years of packaging experience to...
McLaren Packaging Group announces restructuring and new brands
PORT Glasgow-headquartered McLaren Packaging Group has undergone a restructure to consolidate and simplify how its family of businesses is presented to the market.
The restructure...
