Packaging

AMS adds packaging to its portfolio

Mailing equipment supplier AMS has expanded into the label and packaging industry by adding Own-x's desktop label printer Speedstar 3000 to its exclusive UK distribution list.

Manufacturers join forces to lobby plain packaging proposal

API Group, Chesapeake, Parkside Flexibles, Weidenhammer Packaging Group and Payne have collaborated to lobby against standardised packaging on tobacco products.

GreenBottle launches paper wine bottle to UK market

The UK-based, eco-friendly packaging firm has signed a deal with independent wine supplier Kingsland Wines to produce the nation's first paper bottles for its customers' wines.

B-Print and Display invests in HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press

B-Print and Display has bolstered its wide-format capabilities after investing in an HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press.

API Foils dispute resolved

Workers at packaging specialist API Foils have accepted a deal that ends three weeks of strike action over changes to contractual terms and conditions.

Axaio launches MadeToPrint Illustrator CS3-CS5 for Enfocus Switch

Axaio, the PDF creation software developer, has detailed a range of features made available with the launch of its MadeToPrint Illustrator CS3-CS5 plug-in for Enfocus Switch.

UK paper converter develops eco-friendly in-store signage

Blackburn-based BCP Fluted Packaging claims its new biodegradable POP display board will revolutionise the in-store signage sector.

Benson Box places focus on development with latest training awards

Benson Group has said it is "imperative" that a business gives its employees the opportunity to develop after an impressive 88 members of staff completed a training programme with Loughborough...

CRP Print & Packaging boosts capacity with new shift pattern

Speciality products group CRP Print & Packaging has maintained its strong momentum in 2012 after moving to a permanent seven-day working pattern.

API Foils Europe still in dispute with employees

Unite members at packaging specialist API Foils Europe have continued their strike action today, despite negotiations between the company and the union taking place.