Packaging
Pro Carton opens youth award to public vote
Public voting has opened for the Pro Carton Young Designers Award, with the winners to be announced in September.
Reflex sponsors cycling squad to stage race success
Reflex Group is set to officially launch its cycle racing teams in the UK and France following high-profile success for the fledgling squad.
Industry figures talk Brexit on national news
Directors from Clifton Packaging and Blackman & White have appeared on national news programmes to discuss their thoughts on Brexit.
Nene Packaging takes gluer for newly independent POS wing
Nene Packaging’s POS wing has established itself as an standalone operation and taken on a Lynx Felix XY gluer to kick off its push into the market.
Pack sector urges new Defra boss to reform recycling labels
The new environment secretary should look to rework the waste handling infrastructure before changing up ‘confusing’ recycling labels, according to packaging experts.
Earth Overshoot Day: printers urged to hail sector sustainability
Pro Carton has urged the carton and wider print sector to push the benefits of paper- and cartonboard-based packaging materials to highlight the sustainability crisis marked by Earth Overshoot Day.
Antalis sales slip in H1
Antalis has announced a drop in sales and profits for the first half of the year, with no further news as yet on its search for a new shareholder to take over Sequana’s majority stake in the...
Star product: Heidelberg Diana Go 85
A flexible, yet cost-effective, folder gluer.
Trio of hires to strengthen Kolbus UK
Kolbus UK has strengthened its team with the addition of three new appointments, aimed to expand its presence in both the packaging and book markets.
EBB expands with Irish acquisition
Family-owned merchant Elliott Baxter (EBB) has made a substantial expansion to its cartonboard business with the acquisition of UniBoard.
James Cropper reports record sales but profits hit
Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has achieved record full-year sales, but pre-tax profits have almost almost halved due to the impact of continued higher pulp prices.
DS Smith revenue and profit continues to grow
Packaging giant DS Smith has reported revenue and profit increases as its recent acquisitions start to pay off alongside organic growth.