Packaging

Zeus rounds off €40m spend
Acquisitive Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging has expanded its European footprint with its largest deal to date as it completes a €40m (£35m), three-year strategic shopping spree to fuel growth.

Konica Minolta targets booming corrugated market with short-run device
Konica Minolta aims to capitalise on burgeoning demand for short-run corrugated packaging with a compact, low-cost inkjet press that costs under £100,000.

Royal Mail results boosted by parcels
Royal Mail’s share price hit a 52-week high after it said it expected to file adjusted operating profits “well in excess of £500m” for the full year, on the back of a booming parcels business and...

Historic can maker embraces 21st century technology
A historic London can maker has embraced digital metal decorating through a co-operation with Tinmasters in Wales.

Packaging firm fined for environmental breach
Flexible packaging printer Arrow Film Converters has been fined over £17,500 for operating without an Environmental Permit and allowing harmful emissions to be released into the local environment.

Heathpak acquired by Solidus Solutions
Fibre-based packaging specialist Heathpak has been acquired by Solidus Solutions as it looks to strategically expand its operations and broaden its product portfolio.

Cardboard shortage expected to settle down quickly
Small retailers and printers have reported struggles in getting hold of cardboard boxes for deliveries due to a raft of factors hitting the supply chain, but the Confederation of Paper Industries...

Colombier adds packaging conversion
Colombier UK is adding to its specialist conversion services with a substantial investment in a new coiler/rewinder for packaging grades that can produce narrow reels down to 50mm.

DecTek pivots again with new packaging offering
DecTek is pivoting into short-run packaging production with a substantial investment in additional space and new kit, including its third Titanium cutter.

MBO at Medica Packaging
A management buyout team has completed a deal at pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging specialist Medica Packaging.