Packaging

Goss restructure to give customer focus and target 'new markets'

Goss International will simplify its organisational structure, reorganise its European operations and push into new markets, according to an internal memo from new chief executive Rick Nichols.

Novelty Easter boxes prove good sellers for Pixartprinting

Web-to-print company Pixartprinting bounced into the Easter market with seasonally themed boxes.

Revenues decline but profits steady for Robinson

UK packaging group Robinson recorded a 2% drop in revenues to 21.2m (2011: 21.5m) in the 12 months to 31 December while pre-tax profits grew marginally.

Smurfit Kappa UK fined 200,000 after employee severs fingers

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa UK has pleaded guilty to health and safety regulation breaches after an employee severed his fingers at its Whitehaven factory.

BIS outlines Business Bank strategy

The government has outlined its plan to boost SME lending via the state-owned Business Bank, which will become the vehicle through which all government finance initiatives are administered.

RCS targets personalised gifting market

RCS printers in Retford has secured a deal with a chocolate company to create advent-calendar-esque count down products and is closing in on a personalised gift packaging deal with a major high street...

Juicy labels front soft drink rebrand

A strong, ongoing relationship with Berkshire Labels led Purity Soft Drinks to choose the label printer to collaborate on the world's first 3D augmented reality (AR) soft drinks labels for the rebrand...

Print welcomes Osborne's NIC and Corporation Tax cuts

A reduction in employers National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and a further reduction in Corporation Tax were among the few highlights of yesterday's Budget for printers.

Goss shows Vpak to flexible packaging printers as project progresses

Goss has completed demonstrations of its Sunday Vpak with an event focused on flexible packaging.

Informa clarifies Ipex 2014 position

Informa Exhibitions has written an open letter to all Ipex stakeholders to clarify its position regarding Ipex 2014.