Packaging

Killer app: Title and Curtis engage sex appeal for a slicker Yes

Curtis Packaging and creative design agency Title have come together to sex up the packaging of the Yes organic personal lubricant range to help it to appeal more to the pleasure and general consumer...

Xaar plans to more than double sales

Xaar boss Doug Edwards has laid out ambitious plans for the inkjet manufacturer to more than double turnover by 2020.

Coveris’ graphics division acquires Rivendell Europe

Imagenet, the graphics services division of packaging giant Coveris, has acquired graphics business Rivendell Europe for an undisclosed sum.

Warren expands paper portfolio after paper sales double

Independent cartonboard and graphical board stockist Warren has significantly expanded its paper products range to meet increased demand.

Pureprint to close Dunstable manufacturing ops as part of reorganisation

Pureprint will close the manufacturing side of its Houghton Regis site as part of a circa £5.5m programme to restructure the firm's production facilities.

Pack sector builds on innovation

Three-quarters of the exhibitors that lined the halls of the 11th Packaging Innovations, which took place at Birmingham’s NEC last month, have already rebooked for next year following another...

Packaging company boss blames bag levy for administration

A Lancashire bag manufacturer has gone into administration blaming the introduction of the plastic bag levy in England last year.

Acquisitions and organic sales growth boost Macfarlane Group revenues

Packaging firm Macfarlane Group has reported a 10% revenue increase in its preliminary full-year results announcement yesterday, citing good organic sales growth and the contribution from recent...

New UV head from Xaar

Xaar has launched a new large-droplet UV printhead, targeted at high-build applications in labels and packaging.

The Sherwood Group invests in window patching and seeks MD

Packaging producer The Sherwood Group has bought a new Heiber & Schröder window patching machine and is looking to take on a new managing director as part of its long-term succession plan.