Packaging
Circle Media: all print plants now failed or for sale
Circle Media Group has hit the buffers and appears likely to disappear from print altogether – its Austrian web offset business is the latest subsidiary to file for bankruptcy, while the rest of the...
Circle Media: Roto Smeets now bankrupt
Circle Media has described the new Dutch dismissal law as “unworkable” and a contributing factor in its decision to file for bankruptcy at its stricken Dutch printing businesses.
Circle Media places Roto Smeets in administration
Struggling European print group Circle Media Group has filed for administration for Roto Smeets, the Dutch holding company of Roto Smeets Deventer, Roto Smeets Weert and Senefelder Misset in...
Kodak flexo division rebrands as sale completes
Kodak has now completed the sale of its flexo business to Montagu Private Equity in a deal ultimately valued at $340m (£260m).
Walstead results hit by paper price rises
Sales at Walstead have breached the €500m barrier but profits are down after the group battled against falling print budgets and rising paper prices last year.
OPM invests in enhanced Nilpeter FA4
OPM Group has installed a 14-colour Nilpeter FA4 flexo press with inline finishing to enhance its flexibility.
Unions call for dialogue with Circle Media
Circle Media Group has reacted to complaints from union representatives on the continent, describing the claims as “unfounded, unsubstantiated and harmful to our businesses”.
Landor Cartons fined for contractor fatality
Landor Cartons was fined more than £200,000 by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) following an incident which led to the death of a contractor when he fell through a broken skylight.
Kingfisher Labels installs eighth Edale press
Kingfisher Labels has continued its relationship with Edale by investing in its second FL3 flexo press in six months, and its eighth Edale machine overall.
Best of British: UK pressmaker builds on long history of success
Edale is one of the last companies to design and build conventional printing presses on British soil. It enjoys a healthy international market for its modern flexo presses for label, flexible...