Packaging

Penny Black: Brands need to surprise and delight customers to secure their loyalty

Additional £1.5m invested in Penny Black

Personalised e-commerce packaging start-up Penny Black has received an additional £1.5m in seed funding from Agfa and Dutch venture capital firm Ninepointfive.

Roberts: DS Smith is in a strong position for H2

DS Smith upbeat on trading despite challenging environment

DS Smith has said its overall trading since 1 May 2023 is in line with its expectations, despite end markets remaining challenging.

Highcon Beam 2: aiming to transform packaging post-press

Highcon shares tank on poor results

Shares in Highcon have tanked after the manufacturer announced disappointing half-year results and accountants added a going concern note to its figures.

The company opened its doors at the Trafford site on 16 August. Image: Max Fame

Luxury packaging manufacturer opens UK base in Trafford

International luxury packaging manufacturer Max Fame Group has opened its first UK base in Trafford, Greater Manchester.

Godson: "The quality we have seen coming off the press is very high and fits in with Baker’s reputation"

Me & my: Digicon 3000

Late last year, Brentwood-based trade label printer Baker Labels spotted a gap in the market.

Packs open up pots of opportunity

Fans of BBC Two show Inside the Factory will know that the production stats for some of the products featured are pretty mind-blowing, be it 360,000 tins of rice pudding made per day, or 130m malt...

Spring will generate packaging design ideas in minutes. Image: Sourceful

Sourceful launches AI tool for packaging design

Tech start-up Sourceful has launched what it claims is the first free-to-use generative AI tool by a company in the packaging category.

Cepac produces corrugated packaging and serves a raft of major clients. Image: Cepac

Cepac initiates redundancy consultation at Darlington as strike impacts

Cepac said ongoing strike action at its Darlington site has forced the business to begin a redundancy consultation, with the potential loss of up to 61 jobs as it accelerates its restructuring plan...

Pacapime is based in Halle, Belgium

Saica acquires minority share in Belgian business

Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire a minority share of Belgian corrugated cardboard company Pacapime.

Atkinson: "Everything that has contributed to our first-half performance has been about implementing self-help programmes"

Macfarlane pleased with ‘resilient’ first-half

Macfarlane Group has reported on a strong start to the year, with increases in both its sales and pre-tax profit reported in its half-year results.