Blue Sky thinking: flexible packaging specialist names new sales and marketing chief

BARRY Bleasdale has been appointed sales and marketing director at flexible packaging manufacturer Skymark. He previously held the same role at Pulse Flexible Packaging and has...

Linx targets growth in Eastern Europe market

LINX Printing Technologies has moved to strengthen its presence in Eastern Europe with the appointment of a new distributor in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Data Print...

Rising to compliance challenges is critical

Michelle Carvell, director and COO at Lorax Compliance, tells Packaging Scotland about the business impact of a bottle deposit return scheme IN a bid to...

Falkirk company’s BUBL shows no sign of bursting

THE founder of a Falkirk-based protective packaging firm has revealed plans to double its turnover in each of the next two financial years and...

£1m R&D grant for Dumfries films business

A Dumfries-based producer of polyethylene terephthalate films has received a near £1 million research & development grant from Scottish Enterprise. DuPont Teijin Films will use...

New recycling plant supports Smurfit Kappa’s sustainability strategy

SMUFIT Kappa has added to its network of recycling plants with the opening of a new facility in Malaga. The firm said the plant is...

ShelfSmart service drives sales of premium bottled water

SMURFIT Kappa has announced its ShelfSmart service has allowed a Spanish premium bottled water firm to increase sales by 10%. Agua de Benassal wanted more...

Pallet specialist secures fifth European partnership

Goplasticpallets.com has added to its portfolio after signing a new partnership agreement with Italian manufacturer JCOPLASTIC, which cements the firm as sole UK distributor...

Easyfairs appoints new packaging business development director

EASYFAIRS has named Josh Brooks as its new business development director for packaging. The former publisher of Packaging News and Electronics Weekly has taken over the...

ICE customers to benefit from new facilities

INTERACTIVE Coding Equipment (ICE) has announced the business is enhancing its customer service offering with new facilities at its Nottingham base. New features include an...