Circular economy showdown
EU Parliament to debate new legally-binding measures on recycling
THE European Commission issued proposals on 2 July to increase recycling and phase out landfilling, including...
Transcend Packaging acquires assets of BioStraw
PAPER straw manufacturing specialist Transcend Packaging has announced the acquisition of Leeds-based BioStraw Ltd’s assets.
Known for biodegradable paper straw manufacturing, BioStraw will transfer its...
Paper bubble wrap provider confirms £1.3m investment in new premises
PROTEGA Global, which launched the Hexcel Wrap ‘paper bubble wrap’ to market, has announced it is investing £1.3 million to bring its manufacturing and...
Long-serving employee joins Denny Bros board
LONG-serving staff member Ashley Simpson is joining the board of directors at Denny Bros.
He first joined the firm 15 years ago on work placement...
Macfarlane revenues and profits up after ‘positive’ start to 2021
GLASGOW-headquartered Macfarlane Group has revealed in a trading update that turnover for the first quarter of 2021 is up by 15%, with profits 'well ahead'...
Macfarlane full-year expectations unchanged despite ‘challenging’ start to 2024
MACFARLANE Group has issued a trading update confirming the firm's full-year performance expectations for 2024 are unchanged.
The business will today hold its AGM, at...
Ishida Europe appoints new technical director
ISHIDA Europe has promoted long-standing employee Guy Dix to the role of technical director.
Guy joined the business in July 2005 as a design engineer....
Giants keeping recession at bay
PACKAGING suppliers who rely on a healthy Scottish drinks sector will be heartened by the positive messages coming from some of the biggest operators...
24/7 conversion brings packaging sector jobs boost
AUTOMATED Packaging Systems’ has announced that its in-house converting process is now running 24/7.
The business said this is enabling the company to meet greater...
James Cropper appoints new sales chief to lead growth strategy
JAMES Cropper has appointed Gareth Fisher as its new head of sales with a remit to drive growth across the company’s three product areas...
