Packaging

The UK packaging industry could get a £500m a year boost from government innovation funding into the development of sustainable packaging.

CS Labels is set to buy the Xeikon CX500 web-fed digital press it has been beta testing since the summer as part of its move into the flexible packaging market.

DS Smith has revealed it is considering the sale of its plastics division alongside a positive set of half-year results.

MGI Digital Technology has launched the new B1 version of its AlphaJet industrial print system and it has already won an award for innovation.

VP Packaging has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee lost part of her finger while working on a machine.

Koenig & Bauer (K&B) has bought an 80% stake in the folder-gluer business of manufacturer Duran Machinery in a deal that will enable K&B to offer a complete folding box production line.

Strike action over a pay dispute at Paragon CC’s Nottingham site has been put on hold as Unite members re-enter negotiations with management.

Unite members at Paragon CC’s Nottingham plant have voted in favour of strike action as they have failed to reach an agreement with management over pay.

Skymark has invested in a new Allstein flexo press with a coating unit to enhance its offering to customers who require standout print effects.

Founded in 1914 by William Bootyman – hence the name – the firm was a high street printer for 77 years until production of wet glue labels started.