Packaging

HP plans swift switch to digital in packaging sector
The corrugated packaging sector will go from web offset to digital “very quickly”, according to HP EMEA’s most senior Graphics Solutions Business executive, who plans to start a switch-to-digital...

Heritage Envelopes launches PackMail
Heritage Envelopes has launched PackMail, a new packaging format that does not require conventional boxes.

Lakeland UK boosts efficiency with CMC CartonWrap 1000 investment
Kitchenware and homeware retailer Lakeland UK has bought a CMC CartonWrap 1000 box-on-demand system to automate its packaging of home shopping products.

First customer for colour Jetmaster Dimension
The first four-colour version of Heidelberg’s Jetmaster Dimension 4D inkjet printing system went live at a high street retail location earlier this week.

DS Smith to install first HP PageWide Web Press T1100S
Packaging group DS Smith is set to install the world's first HP PageWide Web Press T1100S.

DS Smith reports drop in pre-tax profits; announces Turkish expansion
DS Smith has seen pre-tax profits drop by 26% to £91m in its interim results as it revealed a plan to acquire an FMCG packaging company in Istanbul.

Beatus Cartons opens innovation centre
A folding carton manufacturer is celebrating its 75th anniversary by opening a £600,000 innovation centre packed with new machines.

Glossop doubles business size with Contact acquisition
Packaging manufacturer Glossop Cartons has almost doubled the size of its business by acquiring Stockport-based Contact Print and Packaging for an undisclosed sum.

Americk Packaging acquires Adare Advantage
Americk Packaging has acquired Adare’s packaging business, Adare Advantage, for an undisclosed sum.

NSD International chooses HP Indigo to target new revenue streams
Labelmaker NSD International UK hopes to add £500,000 to its turnover after expanding its print capabilities with an HP Indigo WS6800 digital press.

KBA back in the black, ups digital R&D spend
KBA’s latest quarterly results show more effects of its wide-ranging restructuring – the group is back in the black and more than 60% of sales now come from the packaging market.

Precision Printing boosts packaging automation with CMC install
Precision Printing has given a huge boost to automation of packaging for photobooks after installing a CMC CartonWrap 500 box-on-demand system.