Packaging

HP gathered customers and Indigo experts at its London office yesterday (12 October) for its first-ever UK Packaging Forum event.

The Sherwood Group has taken on a returning former manager as its new sales and marketing director.

Packaging giant DS Smith has opened its new global research and development (R&D) and innovation centre.

Managing director Del Simmons has begun a management buyout process at creative production specialist Dayfold Print.

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has added a high-speed laminator, die-cutter, and several automated packers to its plant list to back up a year of exceptional growth.

Koenig & Bauer has launched the new XD Pro CI Flexo press to meet just-in-time market demands for short-run production agility for added-value sustainable flexible packaging.

WestRock has installed two huge Heidelberg Speedmaster presses – including the world’s biggest long perfector yet with a whopping 20 units – at its European platform.

Macfarlane has acquired specialist protective packaging company B&D, in line with its strategy of building its own protective packaging business through a combination of organic and acquisitive...

Koenig & Bauer has announced three new partnerships, including one with a specialist UK supplier of security technology.

Union Unite has criticised packaging printer Cepac Darlington, which it claims that – in addition to threatening redundancies – has also told staff that they will be “fired and rehired” on inferior...