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Macfarlane provides trading update ahead of Glasgow AGM

AHEAD of the firm's Glasgow AGM, protective packaging specialist Macfarlane Group has issued a trading update in which it confirms that its full-year expectations...

SIG commits to increasing representation of women in senior roles

SIG has announced plans to increase representation of women in leadership roles from 18% to 30% by the year 2025. The firm said the move...

Investments strengthen packaging giant’s European operations

SMURFIT Kappa has revealed completion of 'significant' investments in its central and eastern European operations. The firm has spent more than €20 million in upgrading...

Coveris opens new lab to support R&D into sustainable solutions

COVERIS has opened a new film science lab at its Winsford films facility in Cheshire. The firm said the new hub will support the 'accelerated'...
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New MD appointed at i2r Packaging Solutions

ALUMINIUM foil tray manufacturer i2r Packaging Solutions has appointed Benito Sala as its new MD. Sala has more than 20 years of leadership experience across...

Sensor apps help maintain distancing requirements

SICK has developed two new sensor apps to help comply with distancing measures in working and public spaces. The SICK PeopleCounter is based on a...

Contact targets flexibles and labels markets with Esko investment

FLEXOGRAPHIC plates manufacturer Contact Originators has invested in a third Esko CDI Crystal XPS imager and exposure solution. The firm explained the move is designed...

James Jones & Sons confirms ‘green’ expansion plans

PALLET manufacturing specialist James Jones & Sons has announced it is expanding facilities at its Hetton, Yorkshire, site after obtaining planning consent for a...
Bergman & Beving and DataLase teams celebrate acquisition

Bergman & Beving acquires 90% shareholding in DataLase

PHOTONIC printing solutions specialist DataLase has announced that Bergman & Beving AB has acquired a 90% shareholding in the business. Based in Widnes, Cheshire, DataLase...

Worth the Waite: APEAL elects new president

TONY Waite has been appointed the new president of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. The sales director for packaging at Tata...