Packaging
WTTB launches personalised chocolate offering
Where The Trade Buys (WTTB) has added chocolate products from Tony’s Chocolonely to its personalised B2B print offering.
Fedrigoni to acquire French mill
Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits.
Royal handover for Pureprint’s World Cup kit boxes
Bespoke boxes containing the England squad’s World Cup match kit, printed by Pureprint, were presented to the squad by Prince William.
Agfa-born marketing venture Penny Black wins £1.3m investment
Personalised e-commerce packaging start-up Penny Black has raised a further £1.3m after going independent from Agfa in April 2022.
James Cropper trims paper to focus on most profitable lines
James Cropper has posted a £200,000 operating loss for the first half of the year, but expects to return to profitability in H2 on the back of strong sales growth – and the business has also spent...
Smurfit Kappa staff in talks over strikes
Unite members at UK Smurfit Kappa sites are understood to be balloting over strike action as they reportedly want a 10% annual pay rise.
Phase Print expands product range with Moll install
Phase Print has installed a near-new DigiMoll folder-gluer, allowing the commercial printer to add capacity and a number of new capabilities to its packaging offering.
DS Smith workers vote to strike over pay
Nearly 1,000 members of union GMB at DS Smith are balloting for industrial action over a real terms pay cut.
Agfa on front foot with Inca sales
Agfa has signed its first contracts for the Inca Speedset single-pass sheetfed inkjet press, and for Agfa-branded Onset wide-format printers.
Bumper sales boost for Smurfit Kappa
Smurfit Kappa Group has released a trading update for the nine months to 30 September 2022, which shows a major jump in revenue for the paper-based and corrugated packaging manufacturer.