Macfarlane Group acquires Carters Packaging

MACFARLANE Group has completed the acquisition of Carters Packaging (Cornwall) Limited. Macfarlane described Carters as the leading distributor of protective packaging in the south west...
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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...
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Westbury Packaging strengthens senior team with new commercial manager

WESTBURY Packaging has appointed Raimon Hartley as a commercial manager. His role will involve nurturing current accounts and collaborating with the business development team to...
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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...

DS Smith names new group property director

PACKAGING giant DS Smith has appointed Matthew Stone as group property director, succeeding Steve Cook who has retired after 27 years at the firm. A...

Thermoformed packaging manufacturer marks 50-year milestone

THERMOFORMED packaging specialist Macpac is celebrating 50 years in business this year. The company described half a century of conceiving, designing, and manufacturing packaging as...

Plastic packaging tax sees increase in registrations

ECOVERITAS has welcomed the increase in registration for the recently introduced plastic packaging tax (PTT). In August, a freedom of information from law firm Pinsent...

Macpac completes £1.5m investment with installation of new thermoformer

MACPAC has completed the second phase of a £1.5 million investment in its 50th anniversary year with the installation of a high-speed Illig RDKP...

KM Packaging appoints business development manager

KM Packaging has appointed Pete Ford as business development manager. The firm, which specialises in lidding films and flexible packaging, said he will have responsibility for growing sales...
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IPP adds to senior team with double appointment

WOODEN pallets specialist IPP has strengthened its senior leadership team with two new appointments. Martin Stacey has been named head of contracting, while Andrew Lee...