Packaging

Star product: Xanté X-32

Xanté’s new X-32 is an all-new heavy-duty flatbed UV direct-to-object printer with a particularly deep bed capability, capable of printing directly onto large items as long as they have a reasonably...

Mark Andy acquires Kluge in latest consolidation play

Acquisitive Label and packaging press manufacturer Mark Andy has bought post-press and packaging kit manufacturer Brandtjen & Kluge.

Perfect Colours takes on NS Multi LG exclusive UK distribution

Perfect Colours has been appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for New Solution Engineering's new flatbed digital corrugated printer, the NS Multi LG.

Clifton Packaging in Koenig & Bauer spend

Clifton Packaging Group has invested in a new flexo press from Koenig & Bauer as part of a wider investment drive.

HP introduces One Package workflow for digital corrugated market

HP has launched a new workflow suite for its PageWide series of corrugated presses, One Package, to smooth the transition of corrugated converters into the digital market.

Campaigners say plain packaging is failing

Campaigners against plain packaging have spoken out a year on from its introduction in the UK, claiming the initiative has failed as it has not met one of its key objectives of reducing smoking...

Revenue and profit up again at DS Smith

Packaging giant DS Smith has recorded revenue and profit growth in excess of 20% in its latest results.

Half-million enhancement for Frip's foilers

Frip Finishing has invested £550,000 to increase its foiling and embossing capacity by taking on a new Brausse Signa 1060Fi and refurbishing a Bobst BMA 102.

UK's first Brausse Forza 900 goes to Glossop

Glossop Cartons has invested in the UK’s first Brausse Forza 900 C3 folder-gluer as part of a “six-figure” investment, the final part of a significant reequip.

Danaher firms team up for workflow integration

A new integrated workflow combining know-how from four Danaher-owned companies is promising users considerable benefits in time savings and waste reduction.