John Lewis Partnership’s first half results ‘significantly impacted’ by EPR
JOHN Lewis Partnership has said that the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging levy has 'significantly impacted' its first half results.
The organisation, which includes Waitrose,...
Pallet supplier expects logistics industry to ‘remain strong and keep growing’ in 2021
PLASTIC pallet specialist Goplasticpallets.com has described 2020 as an opportunity for manufacturing and logistics industries to reinvent themselves.
The firm highlighted examples of small specialist firms partnering...
Sunhope builds on first year in Fife with move into digital printing market
GLENROTHES-based Sunhope Packaging Machinery is to expand its operations and enter a new digital printing market.
Part of a global group specialising in innovative packaging...
Macfarlane Group completes acquisition of Polyformes
MACFARLANE Group has completed the acquisition of Polyformes Limited for up to a maximum cash consideration of £11.5 million, including an earn-out of up...
Ishida confirms two senior appointments
ISHIDA Europe has strengthened its senior team with two new appointments.
Ryan Jones, who joined the business in 2018, has been promoted to the role...
Antalis launches e-commerce and logistics unit
ANTALIS Packaging has created a new dedicated e-commerce and logistical packaging team in response to the rise in online shopping.
The new division will be...
Laser and coding giant establishes UK presence with Halo acquisition
LASER coding, marking and scoring systems specialist Macsa ID has set its sights on the UK market after acquiring Bedfordshire-based Halo Lasers.
The Barcelona-headquartered manufacturer has...
BPF to host coronavirus impact webinar series
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has announced the launch of a series of free webinars to explore the impact of coronavirus on the plastics...
New MD for Yamato’s UK business
YAMATO Scale Dataweigh has appointed Chun Ha as its new managing director
Former rugby star lands senior role at pallet pooler
PALLET pooler IPP has appointed ex-rugby professional Andy Maddock as head of its UK and Ireland business.
Andy joins the Coventry-based firm after three decades...



















