Cepac to start work on £53m investment plans
PERFORMANCE packaging specialist Cepac has revealed it is embarking on a three-year investment in developing its physical footprint in the north of England.
With over £53...
PG Paper launches Opal containerboard range in the UK market
PG Paper has announced a new strategic partnership with Opal focused on its containerboard portfolio.
This includes a unique, lighter shade of virgin Kraft Liner...
German acquisition strengthens De Jong expansion plans
DUTCH-based corrugated packaging specialist De Jong is expanding its production to Germany after completing the acquisition of Gaster Wellpappe.
Gaster Wellpappe, a corrugated manufacturer with bases...
Flexible packaging specialist adds to senior team
FLEXIBLE packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging has appointed Matt Read as international business development manager with responsibility for global markets and a...
SIG opens new facility tipped to speed up innovative packaging solutions
SIG has marked the official opening of its €10 million Packaging Development Center Europe, located at the site of the company’s packaging plants in...
Disposable vape ban would not reduce littering warns federation
THE Federation of Independent Retailers has warned that a ban on disposable vapes would not reduce littering and would instead fuel the black market.
Local...
Print Scotland elects trade association’s first female president
PRINT Scotland has elected Susan Graham, MD of Dalkeith-based FLB Group, as its first female president.
At an online AGM, members of the 111-year-old trade...
Macfarlane to add Nelsons to packaging portfolio
GLASGOW-based Macfarlane Packaging is poised to acquire Nelsons for Cartons and Packaging Limited in a bid to develop the firm's distribution business.
Macfarlane said the deal for Leicester-based...
O-I Alloa investment a boost for spirits
IN April O-I unveiled a £25 million investment in its Alloa facility, and a series of plant upgrades CEO Al Stroucken declared would “affirm...
New report tipped to strengthen holography anti-counterfeiting role
AN international trade body has welcomed a new report which it says 'paves the way' to ‘significant’ opportunity and growth for packaging holography technologies.
It...
