Packaging
Profits and turnover up for acquisitive Macfarlane Group
Packaging firm Macfarlane has reported increasing group sales and profits in its 2016 year-end preliminary results, despite a slow start to the year in some areas.
MPS in world-first packaging press purchase
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has claimed to be the world’s first company to invest in an 18-unit Heidelberg packaging press.
MPS will be first to install Primefire 106
Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has been confirmed as the first pilot customer for Heidelberg’s B1 sheetfed inkjet press, the Primefire 106.
Qualvis rounds off £5m spend with global packaging first
Qualvis Print & Packaging has completed a £5m investment programme, initiated at Drupa 2016, with the installation of a dual digital packaging line.
Coveris upgrades cartonboard division with £3m investment
Packaging giant Coveris has invested £3m in its Cambridgeshire-based cartonboard division.
Killer app: Saxon boozes up the traditional advent calendar
Christmas may feel like a lifetime ago but let its spirit be resuscitated with this expert piece of print from Saxon Packaging.
Pack sector continues to see growth but it is not immune to challenges
According to new research from Smithers Pira, the packaging sector is forecast to represent 56.6%, by value, of a European printing market worth €159.8bn (£139bn) in 2021. The sector represented 44.7%...
Interactivity and inclusivity on show in thriving sector
Gerry Sherwood, event director for the Easyfairs’ Packaging Portfolio, is an ambitious man.
Mixed fortunes forecast for €159.2bn European print market
Smithers Pira has valued the European printing market in 2016 at €159.2bn (£138bn) and says a "changing landscape" can be expected over the next five years.
Lintec Graphic Films acquired by Japanese multinational
UK-based Labelling and wide-format films supplier Lintec Graphic Films has been acquired by Japanese manufacturer Lintec Corporation.