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Pallet pooler appoints new head of network operations

NEIL Cowley has been appointed head of network operations at pallet pooler IPP. He brings three decades of experience within the supply chain of FMCG...
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Holmach confirms exclusive UK and Eire partnership with Posimat

HOLMACH, a provider of technology solutions for food, personal care, homecare, OTC pharmaceutical, and industrial manufacturers, has announced its exclusive UK and Eire partnership...

Packaging firms urged to stay calm over GDPR regulations

UK packaging businesses have been urged not to panic over the new data protection law which took effect following the end of the transition...

Ishida completes acquisition of packaging equipment manufacturer

ISHIDA Europe has completed the acquisition of South African packaging equipment manufacturer National Packaging Systems (NPS). Established in 1983 and based in Pinetown, near Durban,...

W&M Watson complete acquisition of Peter Bryson Packaging

W&M Watson Packaging Ltd (WMW), one of Scotland’s long standing leaders in the new and used cardboard industry, has formally announced the successful acquisition...

Macfarlane reveals ‘robust’ financial performance in trading update

MACFARLANE Group has provided a trading update in which the business has reported a rise in both sales revenue and pre-tax profits. For the period...

Pollard Boxes acquires Clarke Rubicon

Rigid box supplier Pollard Boxes has announced its acquisition of the trading name, business and assets of presentation packaging manufacturer Clarke Rubicon Ltd. Leicestershire-based Clarke...

PPMA re-brand puts automation ‘at the heart’ of manufacturing

THE PPMA (Processing & Packaging Machinery Association) Group of Associations has announced it is re-branding and has changed its name to AutomateUK to better...
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Conveyor specialist strengthens sales team

MANUFACTURER Avanti Conveyors has appointed Nigel Avison as key account manager for the UK and Ireland. He has spent 30 years working in the materials...

Macfarlane completes sale of labels division to Reflex Group

MACFARLANE Group has announced the sale of Macfarlane Labels Limited and its subsidiaries, Macfarlane Group Ireland (Labels & Packaging) Limited and Macfarlane Group Sweden...