Packaging

Smurfit Kappa Chelmsford in £5.5m kit spend
Smurfit Kappa Chelmsford has invested £5.5m in a Gopfert HBL machine to boost its print capability along with material handling for its conversion production areas.

Macfarlane Group acquires Suttons
Macfarlane Group has acquired specialist protective packaging manufacturing business A.E. Sutton, which trades as Suttons Performance Packaging.

Zeus opens new Irish logistics facility
Irish packaging group Zeus has opened a new 6,500sqm logistics facility in Watergrasshill, Cork.

Reflex takes over GSH label and tag production
Reflex Group has expanded again after taking over the GSH Group’s label and tag production wing and forming a new partnership with the supplier.

Duraweld buys up liquidated Celsur, Ambro and Abbey Stationery
Packaging and stationery specialist Duraweld has bought the order books and assets of Celsur Plastics, Ambroplastics and Abbey Stationery Products.

Macfarlane Group reports continued growth for 2022
Macfarlane Group continued on its growth path in 2022, with its revenue climbing by 10% and its pre-tax profit rising by 7%, ahead of market expectations.

Incodia acquired by Woodberry Packaging
Independent gift, loyalty, and membership cards supplier Incodia has been acquired from Longacre Group by Woodberry Packaging for an undisclosed sum.

Visitors flock back to bigger Packaging Innovations
Packaging Innovations returned this week and both exhibitor and visitor numbers were up, with packaging producers keen to get their ducks in a row ahead of a series of legislative changes.

HP introduces new PageWide for corrugated
HP has launched a new high-speed, post-print digital corrugated press designed to help converters optimise manufacturing costs and improve operational efficiency for the production of corrugated...

CellMark acquires Lenvale Group
CellMark UK has acquired the business and assets of Lenvale Group to expand its offering in the UK.