Durham Box announces senior appointment

PACKAGING manufacturer Durham Box has confirmed the appointment of Jon Blackbourn as business development manager, covering the Midlands and south of the country. In a...

Macfarlane snaps up German protective packaging specialist

MACFARLANE Group has announced the acquisition of German-headquartered protective packaging business PackMann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen mbH. The firm described the move as being...

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...

Antalis appoints new national sales manager for stretch film

ANTALIS Packaging has announced the appointment of Tom Reid to the role of national sales manager for stretch film. The firm said his 'primary aim'...

Macfarlane on course for ‘another year of growth’

MACFARLANE Group will report a 'solid start' to 2022 when the business provides a trading update at its AGM today. Chairman Stuart Paterson will tell shareholders...

New facility tipped to aid research into potential of inkjet technologies

INKJET specialist Xaar's new technology centre in Sweden has been officially opened by CEO John Mills. A ceremony, attended by COO Graham Tweedale and members of...

DataLase awarded funding for label-free plastic bottle project

DATALASE has been awarded funding from Innovate UK for the firm's label-free plastic bottle project. The photonic printing solutions specialist said that plastic labels are...

Smurfit Kappa confirms Atlas Packaging acquisition

SMURFIT Kappa has completed the acquisition of Devon-based corrugated specialist Atlas Packaging. Atlas is described as having a 'particularly strong presence' in shelf ready packaging,...

LPR appoints new managing director

PALLET pooling specialist LPR (La Palette Rouge) has confirmed the appointment of Jean-Luc Guénard as MD. The firm said he draws on 'solid international experience'...

Avery Dennison to invest over €60 million in European operations

AVERY Dennison has revealed details of two investments aimed at expanding the company's manufacturing capacity and improving factory efficiency in Europe. The firm said it...