Packaging

Macfarlane profit climbs as revenue dips
Macfarlane Group’s pre-tax profit has climbed by 3% while its revenue dropped by 4% in 2024.

Packaging One eyes up US expansion following mega contract win
Cheshire packaging firm Packaging One is looking to expand into the US market following a major $2.5m (£1.98m) contract win for its protective packaging product line.

Delfort highlights inkjet paper benefits at HID
Specialty papermaker Delfort has showcased its lightweight, thin paper range at Hunkeler Innovationdays.

Our February and March 2025 issue features the finalists in the 2025 Printweek Awards and as if that wasn’t enough to make you warm and fuzzy, the 100pp thumper is stuffed full of thought-provoking insights and all the latest news and views…
Continuing the feel good, the knowledge bank section hosts a deep dive into tax-efficient, budget-friendly perks that can help keep staff happy and we also have a look at printers’ charitable...

Best of British: Elephantine ambitions
Metallic Elephant is an Essex- based company that says it’s the only UK based manufacturer of new-design hot foiling and embossing machines.

Star product: Notpla food cartons and paper
Super-sustainable containers, films and papers manufactured from a “miracle crop” – seaweed – by a British
manufacturer.

Mondi order books improve amid challenging environment
Mondi CEO Andrew King has described the group’s performance last year as “resilient” amid a challenging trading environment, with the figures also revealing €13m (£10.75m) in costs related to its...

Raiseprint installs UK-first die-cutter from SBL
Keighley packaging and merchandise printer Raiseprint has installed the UK’s first SBL 820EF V.02 die-cutter, capable of foiling, embossing, and cutting at up to 8,000sph.

Packaging Innovations packs out NEC
Packaging Innovations saw one of its “biggest and best-attended” days in the show’s history on Wednesday (12 February), as organisers welcomed visitors to Hall 3 of the NEC in Birmingham.

EPR lead PackUK launched at crowded Packaging Innovations panel
The government’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme administrator, PackUK, was officially launched this week at Birmingham’s Packaging Innovations trade show.