Packaging
Print-Leeds trebles turnover with S&C Labels acquisition
UV litho and plastic printer Print-Leeds has expanded its business with a £1m acquisition of label printer Selpack, which trades as S&C Labels.
Unite to meet European counterparts over MMP dispute
Unite is to take its dispute with packaging manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) international next week, when it meets members from German union Verdi.
MMP talks ongoing but Unite not confident on resolution
Talks between Unite and packaging manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) are ongoing today, with employees still unable to enter the Bootle facility.
The importance of keeping up appearances
We all know the score: organic fare is better for us and, to most palates, tastier than food that has been processed within an inch of its life. But it also costs a lot more.
Power-packed: brands battle for on-shelf impact
Faced with the combination of a cut-throat, time-sensitive, brand-promiscuous UK consumer and the plethora of product choice competition crowding the retailer shelves, high-street brands are...
Unite to hold emergency meeting with MMP after management lockout
Unite officials are to hold emergency negotiations with packaging company Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) today, after the first management lockout in the print industry for nearly 55 years this weekend.
MMP employees to stage second walk-out
Almost 150 employees at Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) in Bootle will walk out over redundancy terms for a second time this Friday.
Drupa to mark worldwide launch for Goss Sunday Vpak
Goss International's Sunday Vpak flexible packaging, label and folding carton press will be shown for the first time outside North America at Drupa, where it will have its "unofficial worldwide...
Kodak creditors attempt to mitigate damage
A number of Kodak's creditors are attempting to reduce their exposure to the imaging giant by issuing "reclamation claims" for recently-shipped goods.
API Group's major shareholder calls for company to be sold
API Group's largest minority shareholder Steel Partner Holdings has called for the foil, holographics and laminates manufacturer to be put up for sale.