Packaging

Domino launches ‘off-the-shelf’ pallet labeller

Domino has expanded its M-Series range of print-and-apply labellers with a new M220 pallet labeller.

Benson Gateshead makes £3.6m Heidelberg investment

Benson Group’s North East flagship site has made its biggest ever press spend on an eight-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL106 B1 perfector.

Chesapeake installs second Manroland R700 in Glasgow

Chesapeake has installed a second Manroland sheetfed press at its Hillington production facility in Glasgow to support the site's growth strategy.

Solar Inks launches Earthinks 'natural' flexo and screen inks

Solar Inks has launched a range of water-based flexographic and screen printing 'Earthinks' that replace up to 80% of the petroleum-based synthetics and mineral oils found in standard inks with...

Screen specialist Thieme unveils its first wide-format digital device

Screen-print press manufacturer Thieme has announced the upcoming launch of the Thieme 3000 D, its first digital device to have been developed completely in-house.

BPIF and Prismm target labels waste with Zero to Landfill project

BPIF Labels and Prismm Environmental are rolling out an initiative to help label converters cut the amount of production waste being sent to landfill.

Sturdy Labels invests in eight-colour Edale FL-3 press

Sturdy Labels has invested around £600,000 in an eight-colour UV dual servo FL-3 flexo press from Edale and associated pre-press equipment.

Print and packaging firms named among 1,000 most inspirational businesses in Britain

Printers, print managers and print and packaging equipment manufacturers have been named in a new report, 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain.

Kolbus launches NM100 grooving machine for luxury packaging

Post-press manufacturer Kolbus is hoping to extend its reach into the packaging sector with the development of a new board scoring machine, the NM100.

60-seconds with: The Finishing Touch

Lancashire’s The Finishing Touch is a relatively young company, having been set up in the summer of 2010 by managing director Lynn Russell and business partner Cath Maybin, who spotted an opportunity...