Long-standing flexible packaging firms agree merger
MERCURY Packaging and CPS Flexible Ltd have agreed a merger to form a flexible packaging firm with a combined turnover of around £16 million.
The...
Chancellor confirms changes to furlough scheme
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed that, from August, employers will have to start sharing the cost of the furlough scheme.
While the scheme will...
Macfarlane performance demonstrates ‘resilience’ of group’s business model
PROTECTIVE packaging specialist Macfarlane Group has revealed that it expects profits for 2023 to be in line with the board's expectations.
The business provided a...
‘Something for everyone’ at Label&Print 2018
THE future of packaging printing, labelling and converting is set to be showcased at Label&Print 2018, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 28th February...
Packaging firm assists with Glasgow’s Brandenburg Gate project
PACKAGING giant Smurfit Kappa has helped recreate Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate in Glasgow after teaming up with a Dutch artist on an innovative community...
£13.5 million Livingston packaging facility officially opened
COMPACK Cartons’ new packaging facility in Livingston has been officially opened following a £13.5 million investment by Port Glasgow-based parent company McLaren Packaging.
Neil Gray...
New packaging unveiled to help simplify export of wine and spirits
UPS, Sealed Air, Smurfit Kappa and Macfarlane Packaging have launched a new range of packaging designed for shipping individual bottles of spirits and wine,...
New venue for Plastics Recycling Show Europe
THE Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference will move to a new venue in the Netherlands next year following "very strong support" for the...
Highland Spring relaunches glass range as restrictions ease
HIGHLAND Spring has announced the relaunch of its glass range to offer 'premium and stylish options' ahead of hospitality and in-home restrictions being lifted...
Ardagh launches rooftop solar energy plant in Irvine
ARDAGH Glass Packaging-Europe has announced that a new solar installation at its glass facility in Irvine, Ayrshire, is now generating enough electricity back to...
