Packaging

Coveris buys assets from collapsed Gelpack

International packaging giant Coveris has bought kit, including two Hosokawa Alpine co-extrusion lines, from Gelpack Industrial after the flexible packaging manufacturer fell into administration...

Macfarlane chair to step down

Alongside its H1 financial results, packaging firm Macfarlane Group has announced that its chairman Graeme Bissett is to step down at the end of this year.

McDonald's in luxe limited edition packaging first

An as-yet-unnamed digital printer has been tasked with producing a luxe limited edition box to mark the ‘unexpected pairing’ of fashion designer Julien Macdonald OBE with fast food chain McDonald’s...

Packaging Innovations London reveals seminar details

Easyfairs has outlined details of the seminar programme and other features set for next month’s Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2017.

Fire at P2P Mailing warehouse

A blaze at Basildon-based e-commerce fulfilment firm P2P Mailing’s warehouse has burned it to the ground, despite more than 100 firefighters tackling the fire at its height.

Gelpack companies enter administration

Flexible packaging manufacturers Gelpack Excelsior and Gelpack Industrial have fallen into administration, resulting in 175 redundancies.

HH Global growth continues in Q1

Leatherhead-headquartered HH Global has posted continued growth in its financial results for the three months ended June 2017.

Reflex acquires WyPrint

Reflex Group has acquired in-mould label (IML) specialist West Yorkshire Printing Company (WyPrint), in a bid to create a "strong, British contender".

Two-year Primefire order book now full

The order book for Heidelberg’s Primefire 106 is full for the next two years, as the first beta machine goes into production.

Father donates salary in daughter's memory

Tams Packaging co-founder Steve Tammadge is donating his salary to charity in memory of his eldest daughter, who died of breast cancer in 2015.