Packaging

Macfarlane Group has appointed Stuart Paterson as its new chairman and provided a positive trading update for its Q3 performance, prior to the announcement of its annual results.

Xaar has announced two new partnerships as part of its ambitious 2020 growth plan.

Leicester-based Mercury Packaging and Nottinghamshire-based CPS Flexible, who merged earlier this year to create a £16m-turnover business, have rebranded to become Fusion Flexibles.

Booming demand for Advent calendars has resulted in a plethora of new products and a welcome pre-Christmas seasonal boost for a number of printers.

Global packaging giant Coveris has delivered updates on its near-complete £2m labels division investment programme that was initiated around two years ago.

James Cropper has posted improved interim results in the face of rising costs.

Priceless documents recording the history of copyrighting and the print industry will be available for all to see as the Stationers' Company opens its new Tokefield Centre archive to the public.

Heidelberg is upping production of its Primefire 106 B1 sheetfed inkjet press in the face of an “overwhelming” market reaction to the device.

HP has launched a slimmed-down version of its SmartStream software suite specifically for designers.

Cepac has relocated its subsidiary Woodhill Printers to its newly expanded Rawcliffe Bridge site.