Packaging

Printing ‘Smoking kills’ onto every individual cigarette could discourage smokers, according to new research.

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported that its trading “continues to progress well” despite expected continued macro-economic uncertainty and “ongoing subdued volumes” in some markets.

Macfarlane Group has acquired Leyland Packaging Company in a deal that could be worth up to £3.25m when complete after courting the business for more than a decade.

SwissQprint has ended its exclusive UK reseller partnership with Spandex and moving to direct sales and support in the UK.

Packaging Innovations will once again be diving into the Big Plastics Debate for its 2019 London show, as the luxury-based expo announces a host of new features for visitors.

Macfarlane Group has seen a slight rise in sales for H1 2019 despite difficult conditions in certain sectors, and has eyes on another acquisition for the second half of the year.

Public voting has opened for the Pro Carton Young Designers Award, with the winners to be announced in September.

Reflex Group is set to officially launch its cycle racing teams in the UK and France following high-profile success for the fledgling squad.

Directors from Clifton Packaging and Blackman & White have appeared on national news programmes to discuss their thoughts on Brexit.

Nene Packaging’s POS wing has established itself as an standalone operation and taken on a Lynx Felix XY gluer to kick off its push into the market.