New website promotes job opportunities in the plastics sector

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has unveiled a new website designed to promote job opportunities in the plastics industry. PolymerJobs.co.uk lists available jobs including toolmakers,...

BoxWay outlines ‘ambitious’ plans for growth

BOXWAY Packaging Group has outlined growth plans following the acquisition of Saica sheet plants in Exeter, Peterlee and Telford. BoxWay said its focus is to...

Konica Minolta adds to senior team with new sales specialist

KONICA Minolta Business Solutions has appointed Mark Bladon to the role of major accounts sales specialist - industrial print. He has been working in the...
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Canadian and UK firms partner to develop sustainable bioplastics

RENAISSANCE BioScience Corp is partnering with UK-based Biome Bioplastics Limited on a £814,000 two-year initiative to develop sustainable bioplastics. The Canadian specialist in bioengineered yeast...

Berlin Packaging confirms rebranding across EMEA region

BERLIN Packaging has announced that companies acquired in the EMEA region will take the name of Berlin Packaging along with that of their geographical...

E-commerce boom brings opportunities for co-packers

CONTRACT packaging specialist WePack has revealed the e-commerce boom is resulting in co-packers having to take stock of their packaging solutions to take account...
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Aura Global launches to help brands become ‘future-ready’

PACKAGING sustainability consultancy Aura and creative and graphics agency Sun Branding have launched Aura Global, described as an upstream packaging partner built to make...
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Packaging stakeholders give mixed response to chancellor’s autumn budget

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves' autumn budget contained a number of announcements of relevance to the packaging industry. Of particular note was the increase to the Plastic...

Open house event to showcase automation innovation

PRINT finishing equipment manufacturer, A B Graphic International (ABG), has announced plans to hold a UK automation open house event at its Bridlington head...

Par-Pak snaps up Deltaform Group

Par-Pak Europe, the UK Division of the US-based Waddington Group, has snapped up Somerset-based packaging manufacturer Deltaform and its Buckinghamshire-based subsidiary Chiltern Thermoforming. The manufacturers will join...