Packaging systems manufacturer updates accreditations

AUTOMATED Packaging Systems has announced that the business has updated its ISO accreditations to ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management and ISO 9001:2015 for quality...

Scottish Government announces Brexit contingency plans

THE Scottish Government has announced contingency plans to cope with the 'damaging impacts' of Brexit. With Britain set to leave the European Union (EU) on...

Avery Dennison to invest over €60 million in European operations

AVERY Dennison has revealed details of two investments aimed at expanding the company's manufacturing capacity and improving factory efficiency in Europe. The firm said it...

KM Packaging appoints new MD after switching to employee ownership model

FLEXIBLE packaging and lidding films specialist KM Packaging has confirmed the appointment of Frances Busby as managing director. Frances took up her position in July....

Landmark letting gives UPAC Group room to grow

THE UPAC Group has secured the largest industrial letting in Scotland this year, signing a 15-year lease on a site in Cardonald on the...
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GIC secures manufacturing future for Cotswold Mechanical weighers

GIC has bought the intellectual property, stock, and spare parts inventory of Cotswold Mechanical Ltd, which went into liquidation earlier this year. The move means...
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Macfarlane Q1 sales up 14.2% compared with same period in 2024

MACFARLANE Group PLC will reveal that expectations for the full-year are 'unchanged' at the firm's AGM today (May 13). Chair Aleen Gulvanessian will provide a...

ATS posts ‘record’ quarter as investment pays off for business

ADVANCED Tooling Systems UK (ATS), an engineering service provider which recently launched its packaging machinery division, has posted 'record' sales of £2.35 million in...

James Cropper appoints fibre operations group lead

PAPERMAKER James Cropper has confirmed the appointment of Rob Tilsley as fibre operations group lead. He will be tasked with driving growth of upcycled fibre within...

ULMA Packaging UK appoints new business manager

JAMES Couldwell has been promoted to the role of business manager for ULMA Packaging UK for the south of England. ULMA said James, who was...