Packaging

Macfarlane acquires Nottingham packaging firm
Macfarlane Group has acquired Nottinghamshire-based Greenwoods Stock Boxes (GSB), its first and potentially last 2017 acquisition.

Elanders UK acquires Spreckley
Elanders UK has acquired swing ticket producer Spreckley for an undisclosed sum.

Landa aims to put Israel at the pinnacle of printing
Landa Digital Printing has confounded the sceptics by achieving what some had deemed impossible – it now has a press up and running at a customer site, and the firm’s initial tranche of users has...

IFS takes on UK Slimbox sales
Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) is to exclusively supply Belgian manufacturer Fit Things’ new Slimbox laser cutter in the UK and Ireland.

Xaar seals major printhead deal
Xaar has signed “probably its biggest deal yet”, for 90,000 printheads to be supplied over the next two years.

Still room for improvement in online retail packaging
There is still scope for better packaging presentation from online retailers, despite improvements in functionality, a survey from Macfarlane Packaging has found.

Coveris buys assets from collapsed Gelpack
International packaging giant Coveris has bought kit, including two Hosokawa Alpine co-extrusion lines, from Gelpack Industrial after the flexible packaging manufacturer fell into administration...

Macfarlane chair to step down
Alongside its H1 financial results, packaging firm Macfarlane Group has announced that its chairman Graeme Bissett is to step down at the end of this year.

McDonald's in luxe limited edition packaging first
An as-yet-unnamed digital printer has been tasked with producing a luxe limited edition box to mark the ‘unexpected pairing’ of fashion designer Julien Macdonald OBE with fast food chain McDonald’s...

Packaging Innovations London reveals seminar details
Easyfairs has outlined details of the seminar programme and other features set for next month’s Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2017.