Needham Inks confirms merger with Specialised Industrial Chemicals

NEEDHAM Inks has announced a merger with Specialised Industrial Chemicals (SIC), which has been tipped to expand on their ink solutions for the coding...

Flexible packaging specialist appoints UK MD

JOHN Peat has been appointed managing partner and managing director at flexible packaging business ePac UK. The move has been announced ahead of the opening of...
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Canadian and UK firms partner to develop sustainable bioplastics

RENAISSANCE BioScience Corp is partnering with UK-based Biome Bioplastics Limited on a £814,000 two-year initiative to develop sustainable bioplastics. The Canadian specialist in bioengineered yeast...

Flexible packaging specialist opens new UK site

FLEXIBLE packaging business ePac UK has announced the opening of its new Silverstone site. The digital-only specialist said it is preparing to celebrate with 200...

Joint venture creates new Scottish pallet and timber packaging offering

THE owners of Scott Timber and Pallet 24 have teamed up to form Pallet 2 Packaging, a new joint venture formed following the acquisition...

Small dip in can deliveries market

THERE was a slight dip in the UK can market last year, according to new statistics reported by industry trade body the Can Makers. A...

Packaging firm doubles capacity with new warehouse facility

SAMUEL Grant Packaging has opened a second warehouse in Leeds after outgrowing its initial premises in the city. The business said the 40,000 sq ft...
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ULMA appoints new regional sales manager for Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

ULMA Packaging UK has announced the appointment of Robert McKenna as regional sales manager for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Robert, who joined...

Ishida Europe strengthens Scottish presence

  Kelly McCabe has been named Scottish regional sales manager for Ishida Europe. Ishida said she will provide "ongoing support" for the firm's existing Scottish customer...

Linx appoints new managing director

JOSE Gomez has been appointed managing director of Linx Printing Technologies following the retirement of Nigel Hood. He joins the coding and marking specialist after...