Packaging

Macfarlane Group has marked 75 years of business with celebrations amongst its staff across the UK and Europe.

A returnable packaging specialist has received a six-figure fine after an agency worker was injured when using an unguarded table saw at its facility.

Xeikon plans to focus on digital presses for specialist applications at Drupa, including a new high-res inkjet model for labels and an inline embellishment system co-developed with Kurz.

German inks and coatings manufacturer Siegwerk has established a new division dedicated to functional coatings for new sustainable packaging products.

Shropshire sheet plant Dairi-Pak has seen its short-run productivity leap after installing a brand-new Kolbus Autobox AB300.

Make Up Print Finishers, the trade finishing arm of Gloucestershire-based Vale Press Group, has automated its in-house gluing process with a brand-new Moll Digi-MollPak folder-gluer.

Sheffield Hallam University has opened enrolment for a packaging degree that is said to be the only course of its kind in the UK.

John Lewis is among a raft of retailers and brands to sign up for environmental not-for-profit Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative to mark Earth Day 2024.

Woodberry Packaging has chalked up another buy with the acquisition of specialist carton printer Reelvision Print.

The boards of London-headquartered packaging giant DS Smith and US company International Paper have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share combination from International Paper that...