BPF announces new chair of plastics and flexible packaging group

THE British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) plastics and flexible packaging group has appointed Ed Roberts as its new chairman. Ed is Sealed Air’s global advocacy leader,...

Vegware appoints new sales manager for Ireland

VEGWARE has appointed Tom McKenzie as its sales manager for Ireland as the Edinburgh-based company looks to increase its share of the Irish market. Tom...

Berry increases recycling capacity for flexible films

AS part of a project to expand production of its Sustane range of recycled polymers, Berry Global Group's flexibles division recently increased recycling capacity...

‘First’ fully recyclable paper crisp packet launched

THE UK's 'first fully recyclable paper crisp packet' has been launched. Unveiled by the British Crisp Co, the solution is designed to address the issue...

James Jones & Sons expands into pallet manufacturing in Australia

JAMES Jones & Sons Ltd has announced that pallet manufacturing will soon be a part of its Australian operations following the acquisition of Rodpak...

Mettler-Toledo to host flow wrap applications webinar

METTLER-Toledo Product Inspection is set to host a flow wrap applications webinar. Titled 4 Steps to Maximise Product Quality in Horizontal Flow Wrap Applications, the...

Konica Minolta employees collect chocolate eggs for children’s charities

KONICA Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has been gathering chocolate egg donations to distribute among two charities, Dynamic and Candlelighters. The organisations are recipients of the...

Ishida completes acquisition of packaging equipment manufacturer

ISHIDA Europe has completed the acquisition of South African packaging equipment manufacturer National Packaging Systems (NPS). Established in 1983 and based in Pinetown, near Durban,...

Tosca welcomes new EMEA president

REUSABLE plastic packaging and performance pooling specialist Tosca has welcomed Laurent Le Mercier as EMEA president. Most recently, he served as CEO of French transport...

UPM Raflatac achieves ‘industry first’ RecyClass recognition in PE films

UPM Raflatac has announced it has received RecyClass recognition for PE Films with its multi-purpose UV acrylic adhesive technology. This makes the business the first...