Packaging

DS Smith has promoted Gareth Jenkins to the role of managing director of its UK Packaging Division.

Interactive print application SmartPicture is gaining traction in the quickly growing mobile print recognition market, with more companies coming on board.

Europlast (Blackburn) has been fined £50,010 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £23,102 after an employee had to have part of his finger amputated following an accident in June 2012.

Chesapeake/MPS Greenford has invested in a four-colour KBA Rapida 106 B1 press to increase its production options.

DS Smith has doubled its pre-tax profits to £167m and reported a 10% rise in sales to £4bn in its full 2013/14 results.

Benson Group managing director Mark Kerridge has been awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in the manufacturing & engineering category for the Midlands Region.

Kodak has extended its range of flexo platemaking products to address the corrugated packaging market with a new plate for corrugated pre-print and its largest flexo platemaker to date.

Branded and inspirational packaging event Packaging Innovations London 2014 is returning to the capital alongside Luxury Packaging 2014 in September.

Former Swan Packaging managing director Bill Stillman has returned to the industry full-time, joining forces with Milan-based takeaway packaging manufacturer Liner Italia as its UK sales and marketing...

UK-based foiling specialist Dufex Foils has developed an award-winning patented engraved aluminium foil embossing finish for luxury packaging, labels and POS applications and is looking for UK print...

Plastic packaging giant Coveris has acquired St Neots Packaging as part of a move to support its continued growth in cartonboard.

UNI Packaging has acquired Merseyside-based flexible packaging printer Arteb.