Packaging supplier plans mill expansion

A Berwickshire packaging and pallet supplier has announced a major expansion plan after agreeing a funding packaging with the Royal Bank of Scotland. The facility...
Roger White, Barr

Barr shrugs off costly Cumbernauld delay

SOFT drinks giant AG Barr was forced to fork out almost £1m on outsourcing production when upgrades to facilities at its Cumbernauld plant were...

Seafood body hooks Styropack

ABERDEEN protective packaging manufacturer Styropack has joined the newly-created Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) in a show of support for the fish-processing industry. The SSA was...
Aetna'a Genesis Cube

Scots company coasting thanks to Aetna link-up

A partnership involving a Scottish packaging firm and one of the world’s leading stretch wrapping machine manufacturers is paying dividends for both. That’s according Robert...

Clydebank printer aims to label 2012 a vintage year

INDEPENDENT label printer Labelgraphics is defying the difficult economic conditions by driving forward an ambitious £5m expansion plan. The wine and spirits label specialist is...
COCA-Cola Enterprises Ltd

Coke puts fizz into East Kilbride facility

COCA-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has injected £5.4m into its East Kilbride plant as part of a multi-million pound investment across three UK sites. The funds...

Ewing toasts good health of industry

ENTERPRISE minster Fergus Ewing raised a glass to Scotland’s thriving whisky industry when he toasted the success of one of the country’s distillers. The BenRiach...

Faerch Plast’s UK expansion

DANISH plastics packaging producer Faerch Plast A/S has announced plans to open a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the North East of England. A large part...

Gareth Rowland closes the deal

TAMPER evident and pilfer proof closures manufacturer Viscose Closures Limited has undergone a change of ownership. Gareth Rowlands (pictured) has successfully led a management buy-in...
Smith Anderson

Smith Anderson’s long-term future in the bag

PAPER bag producer Smith Anderson Group Ltd has taken steps to secure the long-term future of the business with the purchase of a 120,000...