Packaging

Screaming Colour notches up Kolbus first

Screaming Colour has invested £500,000 in new Kolbus packaging kit to enhance its specialist high-end presentation box manufacture.

Benson Group to introduce new food-to-go products at Packaging Innovations

Packaging printer Benson Group will introduce a new range of food-to-go products under the Benson Delilicious name at Packaging Innovations in Birmingham later this week.

Heidelberg's B2 Anicolor goes into production

Heidelberg’s Drupa-launched B2 Anicolor press has completed its beta testing and entered series production, with Heidelberg “very confident” of securing the first UK sales soon.

Swanline in £1m spend on second HP Scitex FB10000

Swanline Print has ordered its second HP Scitex FB10000 industrial flatbed press, part of a £1m investment, just eight months after installing the UK’s first after achieving significant growth with...

Graphic Measures International targets Europe

Packaging quality measurement agency Graphic Measures International (GMI) has opened a UK sales centre to widen its certification reach to European retailers and print managers.

Chesapeake and MPS in merger deal

Chesapeake Services is to merge with Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) creating a $1.4bn (£864m) global print-based speciality packaging giant.

Benson apprentice wins national design award

The design for 2014’s official National Apprenticeship Week t-shirt has been won by Benson Group trainee Becky Timson.

Smurfit Kappa acquires CRP Print and Packaging

Smurfit Kappa UK has agreed to acquire independent Corby-based litho-laminated packaging specialist CRP Print and Packaging Holdings for an undisclosed sum.

Finat warns label printers over new EU food regs

Self-adhesive label industry association Finat has warned label printers that they could be struck off supplier rosters if they fail to comply with the latest EU food safety regulations.

EFI makes LED move with Jetrion 4950LX

EFI has gone all-LED on the latest version of its Jetrion inkjet label press.

HP Indigo in bullish mood at Labelexpo

HP Indigo has moved to reassert its market dominance in the face of a slew of fresh competitors in the digital label printing space.

Screen eyes labels market with Dantex distribution deal

Dantex has been appointed as European distributor for Screen's Truepress Jet L350UV label press, which had its official European launch at Labelexpo this week.