Packaging

Heidelberg aims to take on VLF sheetfed offset and established flexo players with its new Boardmaster press for high-volume folding cartons.

Bobst has acquired Dücker Robotics, a leading manufacturer of loading and palletising robots for corrugated and wooden board.

This weekend’s Coronation will be awash with an abundance of printed materials and memorabilia – and despite the usual influx of items sourced from overseas, UK printers have also benefited from the...

Koenig & Bauer Durst has reached a significant landmark in the commercialisation of its B1 sheetfed inkjet press with the first beta installations.

Macfarlane Group has acquired A & G Holdings Ltd, owner of protective packaging distributor Gottlieb Packaging Materials.

DS Smith has reported strong growth in its profitability and financial performance in line with its expectations in a pre-close trading update.

Paragon has decided to focus on sustainable packaging at its Lettershop site, but a large number of jobs appear likely to go as a result.

Swiss manufacturer Zünd has launched its first pallet-to-pallet digital cutting table series, the Q-line.

Major retailers have called on the government to rethink the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging waste scheme, describing the current plans as “fundamentally flawed” and lacking ambition.

Transcend Packaging has secured a $10m (£8m) investment from Japanese moulded fibre pioneer Itochu.