Packaging

Heidelberg performance data details virus impact
Heidelberg is making data from thousands of its presses worldwide publicly available for the first time as it charts the impact of the coronavirus on different parts of the printing industry – and the...

Transcend pivots to PPE with help from Close Brothers
Transcend Packaging has moved quickly to mass-produce face shields for frontline workers thanks to a fresh finance arranged with Close Brothers Asset Finance.

Flint and Siegwerk introduce solvent surcharges
Two more inks groups have been forced to add a solvent surcharge to their inks and coatings as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted solvent availability and pricing as raw...

Transcend Packaging launches eco-friendly gift cards
Transcend Packaging has launched the world’s first sustainable gift card using paperboard provided by Iggesund.

Intamac adds mask-maker to product line-up
Intamac Packaging Systems is bringing a new machine for producing medical masks to the UK market.

Tonejet Cyclone used by craft brewer for short run production
Independent craft brewer BrewBoard has expanded its offering of exclusive and original craft beer can designs with Tonejet Cyclone direct-to-can digital printing technology.

Boxes and Packaging fined for forklift incident
Boxes and Packaging (Oxford) has been fined more than £12,000 after an employee was struck by a reversing forklift truck.

DS Smith CFO decides against William Hill move
DS Smith chief financial officer Adrian Marsh has informed the company's board that he will not now be joining bookmaker William Hill.

Koenig & Bauer shares rise on results
Press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer has described its core markets as “fundamentally intact” in year-end results that have understandably been overshadowed by the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Intergraf calls for protection of crucial print supplies
Intergraf has warned that supplies of crucial printing industry consumables – including isopropanol and ethyl alcohol – must be maintained during the Covid-19 crisis in order to avoid issues with...