Packaging

Pitney Bowes survey: UK volumes were up 7%

Parcels boom is boost to print

Worldwide parcel volumes exceeded more than 100bn for the first time last year according to the latest research from Pitney Bowes – before the spike in online ordering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Agfa Avalon N8 was installed in August

Jaymar Packaging upgrades plate production

Jaymar Packaging has upgraded its platesetting after taking delivery of a secondhand Agfa Avalon N8 engine.

Calixto with Invest NI CEO Kevin Holland

MSO Cleland in £5m expansion

MSO Cleland has invested in state-of-the-art printing and finishing kit as part of a £5m spend to expand its packaging operations that will also create 35 new jobs.

The London Packaging Innovations event will now take place next September

Packaging Innovations London show postponed

This year's London outing of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging has been postponed to next September as Coronavirus-related restrictions continue to impact the events industry.

Variable packaging: "a canvas of iconic Liverpool symbols, phrases and images"

Liverpool fans benefit from sweet deal

Premier League champions Liverpool have teamed up with Cadbury and HP to produce limited edition Dairy Milk bars for tens of thousands of fans.

The drive to digital labels is accelerating

HP's Peter Jolly shares his vision for the labels sector and highlights the post-Covid digital opportunities open to established label houses and diversifying commercial printers alike.

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Heidelberg: Innovation Week will cover a raft of topics including workflow

Heidelberg UK team prepare for global event

Heidelberg UK’s product management and sales teams are gearing up for next week’s global online event, which will allow customers to set up one-to-one sessions with experts based on their specific...

The pack is expected to be fully recyclable in kerbside collections

Iceland trials new plastic-free pear pack

Iceland has teamed with ProPrint Group, Ravenwood Packaging and fruit grower Keelings to take a further step toward achieving its plastic reduction goal.

Cottee: in today’s climate you need to operate in niche areas

BCA pushes forward with UK first

BCA Group has installed the UK’s first PFi Blade B3+ digital cutting table from Duplo as it looks to reshape the business.

Koenig & Bauer: some facilities will be relocated and realigned

Koenig & Bauer details future profitability plan

Koenig & Bauer is to shed up to 900 positions as part of cost saving and realignment moves to “safeguard the future” of the venerable industry supplier.