Steve Baker with new machinery

BakPac targets refill and liquid pouch market growth after major investment

BAKPAC at Bakers has invested over £500,000 in two new TOTANI automatic spout inserters. The move adds significant capability for custom printed spouted pouches and...
Autopack stand at PPMA

Autopack Group to unveil new weighing and inspection division at PPMA

AUTOPACK Group is vowing to deliver its largest-ever showcase at next month's PPMA Show in Birmingham, with 25 machines spread across two stands. The group...
Macpac thermoforming machine with integrated punch and die functionality

Punch and die functionality drives increased demand from horticultural sector

MACPAC is reporting increased demand from the horticultural sector following its investment in an Illig RD74 thermoforming machine with integrated punch and die functionality. This...
GIC directors in front of machinery

GIC to showcase ‘fresh’ approach to weighing and bagging at PPMA Show

GIC, a manufacturer of vertical form fill and seal packaging machinery, has announced plans to showcase its fresh new approach to weighing and bagging...
Loma inspection machines with PPMA logo in background

Loma to highlight breadth of inspection portfolio at PPMA Show 2026

INSPECTION equipment specialist Loma Systems will be demonstrating technologies spanning metal detection, X-ray inspection, checkweighers and combination systems at PPMA Show in Birmingham next month. Recognising...
Vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) machines in production facility

Technosys helps pork scratchings producer rebuild production following blaze

MACHINERY manufacturer Technosys has helped a pork scratchings company to restart production following a devastating fire at its Midlands facility last December. The business invested in...
Raptor Tritek

Fortress Technology to embrace joined-up approach at PPMA Show 2026

FORTRESS Technology will present compact, interconnected metal detection systems at PPMA Show 2026 in Birmingham next month. The firm will showcase the Raptor Tritek for...
L-R: Massimiliano Milletti; Wayne Kedward; and Jonathon Stewart

Autopack and Weightpack agree strategic partnership

UK manufacturers have been tipped to benefit from a new strategic partnership between Autopack and Italian equipment specialist Weightpack, which will bring net weight...
James Hines, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK & Ireland

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK & Ireland appoints new business development manager

JAMES Hines has rejoined the Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK & Ireland team as business development manager. He brings over three decades of processing and technical...
Speedmaster 106-5-P+L

Zenith Print Group increases capacity with new Speedmaster solution

ZENITH Print Group has invested in a new five-colour combination perfecting press from HEIDELBERG. The Speedmaster XL 106-5-P+L will join the company’s existing fleet, which...