Macfarlane to add Nelsons to packaging portfolio
GLASGOW-based Macfarlane Packaging is poised to acquire Nelsons for Cartons and Packaging Limited in a bid to develop the firm's distribution business.
Macfarlane said the deal for Leicester-based...
Loma announces changes to nationwide field service team
Loma Systems has announced a restructuring of its nationwide field service team.
The manufacturer of metal detectors, checkweighers and x-ray inspection equipment for the food industry...
Ball finalises Rexam acquisition
BALL Corporation has become the largest manufacturer of beverage cans in the world after completing a $6.1 billion acquisition of Rexam PLC.
The company also...
Pollard Boxes acquires Clarke Rubicon
Rigid box supplier Pollard Boxes has announced its acquisition of the trading name, business and assets of presentation packaging manufacturer Clarke Rubicon Ltd.
Leicestershire-based Clarke...
RPC makes £261m offer for BPI
RPC Group is poised to buy Greenock-based British Polythene Industries (BPI) in a £261 million deal.
The respective boards announced an agreement has been reached on...
New facility takes centre stage
DESCRIBED as a move to further drive forward innovation and productivity, Loma Systems has opened a Technical Centre of Excellence in Manchester.
Loma said the...
Firms warned over brand protection
FOOD businesses are being urged to to protect their assets following a court decision to reject a plea by Kit Kat to trademark their...
Small dip in can deliveries market
THERE was a slight dip in the UK can market last year, according to new statistics reported by industry trade body the Can Makers.
A...
EU: should we stay or should we go?
Millions of Britons will cast their vote on June 23 on the UK’s membership of the European Union. Packaging Scotland’s Gary Moug finds out...
Americk snaps up Adare Advantage
Americk Packaging has finalised a deal to acquire Suffolk-based Adare Advantage.
The group says the addition of this site will see them hit €140 million in sales...
