Bosch seeks new owner for its packaging machinery business

BOSCH Group has announced plans to sell its packaging business after "intensively and thoroughly considering all its strategic options". The business will look for a...

Pallet firm announces promotion of long serving sales rep

INDEPENDENT plastic pallet supplier Goplasticpallets.com has promoted one of its longest serving sales representatives to the role of sales manager. Dan Starnes joined the firm...

Joint venture creates new Scottish pallet and timber packaging offering

THE owners of Scott Timber and Pallet 24 have teamed up to form Pallet 2 Packaging, a new joint venture formed following the acquisition...

SATO confirms £1 million investment at new site

SATO UK has announced an investment of over £1 million in new production capabilities at its recently opened Harwich site. The firm has installed Mark...

Antalis appoints packaging technologist to drive CAD offering

ANTALIS Packaging has appointed Todd Smith to the newly created role of senior packaging technologist. The firm said he would bring "invaluable experience" of modern...

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...

Sales and marketing specialist named new Pro Carton president

HORST Bittermann has been appointed the new president of Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers. Bittermann, who is head of marketing at...

Huhtamaki acquires majority stake in Irish paper cup specialist

HUHTAMAKI has announced it has acquired 70% of Irish paper cup manufacturer CupPrint for 22 million Euros. The deal, Huhtamaki said, would give the firm access...

APS appoints new quality chief

CALVIN Hankins has been appointed quality and improvements manager at Automated Packaging Systems. The firm revealed he brings more than 26 years of packaging experience to...

ULMA strengthens marketing team

LOUISE Pearson has been appointed sales and marketing co-ordinator at ULMA Packaging. ULMA said Louise has 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, in...