Packaging

Atlas Packaging auto-ejecting Bobst a UK first

Atlas Packaging has made a £1m investment to take on the first Bobst ExpertFold 230 A4 folder-gluer in the UK to come with Accueject XL automated ejection capabilities.

Midland Regional Printers acquires LabelServe

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has expanded its service offering after acquiring label printing specialist LabelServe.

DS Smith sells plastics division for nearly £450m

DS Smith has sold its plastics division to US private equity firm Olympus Partners in a deal worth nearly £450m.

Vision Gelpack falls into administration

Flexible packaging firm Vision Gelpack has been placed in administration only a year and a half after it was formed following environmental utility group Visionscape’s acquisition of the assets of...

Future hopes and fears discussed at 'biggest ever' Packaging Innovations

Packaging Innovations returned to the Birmingham NEC with a focus on the future of the sector, both in terms of the environmental challenges and the technological advances ahead.

Paper cup maker brings in Speedmaster for first in-house printing

Printed paper cup specialist Scyphus has taken on a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 74 perfector to bring printing in-house for the first time.

De La Rue takes on tobacco task for HMRC

HMRC aims to crack down on the illicit sale of tobacco products through a new multimillion-pound contract with De La Rue.

Charapak sold in pre-pack deal

CBS Packaging has bought the intellectual property, name and various assets of corrugated packaging manufacturer Charapak in a pre-pack deal after the company fell into administration for the second...

Macfarlane marks ninth year of consecutive growth in 2018

Macfarlane Group enjoyed its ninth consecutive year of growth last year, as its results indicate a steady forward charge into the Brexit uncertainty of 2019.

Xerox fleshes out turnaround plan

Xerox has outlined a three-year plan to transform the business, initially focusing on restructuring and improving profitability before focusing on growth in adjacent and new markets, including...

Wilkins to invest in die-cutting boost with Bobst

The Wilkins Group has invested more than £1m in a new Bobst Expertcut 106 PER die-cutter to expand and enhance its die-cutting capabilities.

Kodak and Uteco sell second Sapphire Evo

Kodak and technology partner Uteco Group have sold a second Sapphire Evo hybrid press, this time to a Japanese printing business, Kinyosha.