Packaging

VP Packaging has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee lost part of her finger while working on a machine.

Koenig & Bauer (K&B) has bought an 80% stake in the folder-gluer business of manufacturer Duran Machinery in a deal that will enable K&B to offer a complete folding box production line.

Strike action over a pay dispute at Paragon CC’s Nottingham site has been put on hold as Unite members re-enter negotiations with management.

Unite members at Paragon CC’s Nottingham plant have voted in favour of strike action as they have failed to reach an agreement with management over pay.

Skymark has invested in a new Allstein flexo press with a coating unit to enhance its offering to customers who require standout print effects.

Founded in 1914 by William Bootyman – hence the name – the firm was a high street printer for 77 years until production of wet glue labels started.

As an industry that uses plastics on a daily basis, what do UK print and packaging businesses really feel when they hear the material being berated?

Repentant Ablebox has been stung with a bill of £13,017 after the "criminal" disposal of waste ink turned the nearby river Yeo purple.

Fujifilm has added a higher-performance model to its sheetfed inkjet offering, and has billed the third-generation Jet Press 750S as “the fastest B2 full-colour digital press on the market”.

Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has reported a steep pre-tax profit drop in the first half of the financial year as it continues to be impacted by higher pulp prices.