Macfarlane Group celebrates 75 years in business

PROTECTIVE packaging specialist Macfarlane Group has marked 75 years of business with celebrations among staff across the UK and Europe. The business was founded...

Charpak makes senior Scottish appointment

JONATHAN Pearson has been tasked with developing Charpak's Scottish packaging offering after being appointed new business development manager. Based in central Scotland, his focus will...

Scott Group expansion plans gather pace with new acquisition

DUNFERMLINE-based Scott Group has announced the acquisition of Yorkshire pallet and packaging specialist Whirlowdale Trading Co (WTC). Scott Group has three existing pallet businesses; Scott...
Schumacher Packaging site

Mondi acquires Schumacher Packaging’s western Europe operations

MONDI has announced the acquisition of the western Europe assets of Schumacher Packaging. For existing Mondi customers, the 'expanded product range and enhanced production flexibility'...

Antalis appoints key account manager

STEPHEN Herring has left Macfarlane Packaging to join Antalis Packaging as key account manager. Working in the Midlands' account team, he will be responsible for...

New machinery specialist for YPS

PACKAGING machinery and automation specialist Neil Pygott has joined Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) as a sales manager. Neil embarked on an apprenticeship in electrical and...
Richard Kilduff, channel manager for commercial print at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK)

New partnership offers digital label customers single supplier solution

KONICA Minolta Business Solutions has announced a new partnership with GM (Grafisk Maskinfabrik A/S), giving UK customers access to an end‑to‑end digital label production...
Cartonpack Group and FIMAT

Cartonpack Group acquires majority stake in FIMAT

CARTONPACK Group, a provider of multi-material food packaging, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in FIMAT, a producer of cardboard packaging for...

BRC accreditation tipped to open doors for print finisher

PRINT-finishing specialist ACA has announced it has secured Grade A accreditation from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) following completion of a 5,000 sq. ft....

Polytag secures funding boost

FEMALE-led recycling technology company Polytag has announced that it has completed series A seed funding with two prominent female-led investors. The news comes as the...