Packaging

Chesapeake installs seventh UK Komori

Print giant Chesapeake has extended its two-year worldwide spending spree to 45m and added a seventh Komori to its UK arsenal.

Unite urges MMP investors to raise dispute

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has written to investors in Austrian-owned packaging manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP), urging them to raise the current dispute with its Bootle-based...

Unite accuses MMP of targeting members

Unite has accused packaging manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Packaging of targeting its members after redundancy letters were sent to 49 employees.

Printed Cup Company opens new factory in Clitheroe

Manufacturer the Printed Cup Company has expanded with the opening of a new factory in the UK, which will specialise in producing short- and medium-run paper cups.

Memjet looks to broaden reach

San Diego-based inkjet manufacturer Memjet is targeting Drupa to showcase the versatility of its core waterfall printheads, which can jet more than 700m drops of ink a second, across a broad range of...

Me & my... HP Indigo WS4600

It's not every day you're offered a free jaunt to a posh town near Barcelona, but that's just what HP had in store for Readyprint managing director Syd Reading and his son and employee, Stewart....

MMP to take disciplinary action against employees

Packaging manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) is to take disciplinary action against several employees, according to Unite.

DuPont announces flexo screening upgrade and 5% Cyrel price hike

DuPont will show a "simple and relatively inexpensive" workflow enhancement for its Cyrel DigiFlow flexo CTP system at Drupa that gives the ability to select the ideal dot structure depending on...

Mercian Labels targets personalised cartons market with new product offering

Mercian Labels managing director Adrian Steele has said the company has received "strong levels of interest" for its new digitally-printed folding cartons service since its launch last month.

Esko targets end-to-end automation with Suite 12

Esko will unveil the next major update to its software suite for packaging, label, sign making and display, Suite 12, at Drupa (stand A23, hall 8B).