Packaging

Disruptive digital post-press manufacturer Highcon has been around for more than a decade, but in 2021 it feels like the firm’s technology is really coming of age.

Lexon Group has invested in a Boomerang 6 folder-gluer for its growing packaging wing, as it readies plans for a new web-to-pack offering.

Paper manufacturer Fedrigoni has continued its growth strategy in the premium self-adhesive products sector with the acquisition of US manufacturer and distributor Acucote.

Harrison Packaging has become the first UK customer to invest in Koenig & Bauer’s new Rapida 106X press, in what is the biggest investment in the firm’s 140-year history.

DS Smith saw a slight drop in revenue and a larger fall in profits in the 2020/21 financial year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but said it is now showing positive momentum, with the...

BW Flexible Systems will open a new Technical Centre of Excellence in Nottingham later this month as part of its expansion plan to better serve customers across the EMEA region.

EpicPrint has slimmed down its turnaround times and boosted its capabilities to support premium packaging and online gifting with a Horizon rotary die-cutting line.

Springfield Solutions has announced its biggest expansion and investment project yet including a new digital press and additional units for warehousing and raw materials.

Wide-format printer Northern Flags and carton manufacturer Kingston Carton Company have both been shortlisted in a major Yorkshire awards scheme.

Heidelberg has sold its UK HQ in Brentford to a housing developer and is finalising plans to relocate its customer operations and showroom to a new location.