Packaging
Industry firms make Top Track
A number of industry firms have featured in the latest Sunday Times and Fast Track 'International Track 200', ranking firms with growing overseas sales.
Packaging and delivery firms advise on cardboard shortage
Packaging and delivery specialists have urged businesses to plan their needs in advance and seek alternatives as cardboard box supply continues to be impacted.
Input costs force SunChem to raise prices
Sun Chemical will increase prices across a wide range of products in EMEA from next month, citing raw material shortages and “dramatically increased” freight costs.
Arrow Film readying switch to innovative water-based process
Flexible packaging printer Arrow Film Converters has revealed that it had not applied for an Environmental Permit from its local council and invested in the associated equipment because it had been...
Zeus rounds off €40m spend
Acquisitive Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging has expanded its European footprint with its largest deal to date as it completes a €40m (£35m), three-year strategic shopping spree to fuel growth.
Konica Minolta targets booming corrugated market with short-run device
Konica Minolta aims to capitalise on burgeoning demand for short-run corrugated packaging with a compact, low-cost inkjet press that costs under £100,000.
Royal Mail results boosted by parcels
Royal Mail’s share price hit a 52-week high after it said it expected to file adjusted operating profits “well in excess of £500m” for the full year, on the back of a booming parcels business and...
Historic can maker embraces 21st century technology
A historic London can maker has embraced digital metal decorating through a co-operation with Tinmasters in Wales.
Packaging firm fined for environmental breach
Flexible packaging printer Arrow Film Converters has been fined over £17,500 for operating without an Environmental Permit and allowing harmful emissions to be released into the local environment.
Heathpak acquired by Solidus Solutions
Fibre-based packaging specialist Heathpak has been acquired by Solidus Solutions as it looks to strategically expand its operations and broaden its product portfolio.