Packaging
New product delays hold back progress at Xaar
Xaar has made significant progress in reducing its reliance on the ceramics market, but manufacturing issues have held back one of its key product launches.
Tamar plumps for second Edale carton press
Tamar Packaging Solutions has purchased a 7-colour Edale FL5-510 carton-printing press with combination drying to service three new clients.
Curtis completes £1.3m spend with Zünd S3 M1200
Curtis Print & Packaging has polished off a £1.3m investment programme with the purchase of a Zünd S3 M1200 digital cutting table, after it relocated to a new premises and installed a raft of new...
Midlands-based packaging outfits merge
CPS Flexible and Mercury Packaging have merged, forming a £15m-turnover company.
Packaging Innovations leads with inclusivity theme
Packaging expo Packaging Innovations took place last week at the NEC, Birmingham, and led with the theme of inclusivity and sustainability.
Fenner Paper appointed UK stockist of new James Cropper range
Paper merchant Fenner Paper has been appointed an exclusive UK stockist of James Cropper’s Dolcelicious range of papers and will be showing the range for the first time in the UK at PrintWeekLive!
MPS in world-first packaging press purchase
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has claimed to be the world’s first company to invest in an 18-unit Heidelberg packaging press.
MPS will be first to install Primefire 106
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has been confirmed as the first pilot customer for Heidelberg’s B1 sheetfed inkjet press, the Primefire 106.
Qualvis rounds off £5m spend with global packaging first
Qualvis Print & Packaging has completed a £5m investment programme, initiated at Drupa 2016, with the installation of a dual digital packaging line.
Coveris upgrades cartonboard division with £3m investment
Packaging giant Coveris has invested £3m in its Cambridgeshire-based cartonboard division.
Mixed fortunes forecast for €159.2bn European print market
Smithers Pira has valued the European printing market in 2016 at €159.2bn (£138bn) and says a "changing landscape" can be expected over the next five years.
Lintec Graphic Films acquired by Japanese multinational
UK-based Labelling and wide-format films supplier Lintec Graphic Films has been acquired by Japanese manufacturer Lintec Corporation.