RPC makes £261m offer for BPI

RPC Group is poised to buy Greenock-based British Polythene Industries (BPI) in a £261 million deal. The respective boards announced an agreement has been reached on...
Barr looks on bright side after profits dip

Barr looks on bright side after profits dip

DESPITE difficult market conditions, poor summer weather and intense competition in the soft drinks market, AG Barr increased turnover by 4.9% to £130m for...

Avanti Conveyors to relocate to purpose-built site

AVANTI Conveyors has secured a site in Harpur Hill, Buxton, to support the firm's growth plans. The manufacturer and supplier of handling equipment said that...

Weedon factory restructuring provides room for growth

WEEDON PSC, a manufacturer of Retail Ready Packaging (RRP) and Point of Sale (POS) units, has announced the completion of a "major restructuring" of...

Edinburgh manufacturer earns recognition for growth

EDINBURGH-headquartered Vegware has been ranked 75th in this year’s Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 list of Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales. The manufacturer of compostable cups,...

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...

Dantex Group appoints digital director for Pico division

DANTEX Group has promoted Justin Nowell from digital manager to digital director for the company's Pico division. The move is said to reflect the division's...

Par-Pak snaps up Deltaform Group

Par-Pak Europe, the UK Division of the US-based Waddington Group, has snapped up Somerset-based packaging manufacturer Deltaform and its Buckinghamshire-based subsidiary Chiltern Thermoforming. The manufacturers will join...

CCL Labels snaps up IML producer in Spain

CCL Industries, a specialist in label, security and packaging solutions, has completed the acquisition of in-mould label (IML) producer Creaprint. Creaprint has a manufacturing facility in...
Macfarlane Group

Macfarlane ‘responding effectively’ to market headwinds

PROTECTIVE packaging specialist Macfarlane Group has announced it anticipates the group’s financial performance for 2024 will be 'broadly in line' with its full-year expectations. The...