Packaging

Packs open up pots of opportunity

Fans of BBC Two show Inside the Factory will know that the production stats for some of the products featured are pretty mind-blowing, be it 360,000 tins of rice pudding made per day, or 130m malt...

Spring will generate packaging design ideas in minutes. Image: Sourceful

Sourceful launches AI tool for packaging design

Tech start-up Sourceful has launched what it claims is the first free-to-use generative AI tool by a company in the packaging category.

Cepac produces corrugated packaging and serves a raft of major clients. Image: Cepac

Cepac initiates redundancy consultation at Darlington as strike impacts

Cepac said ongoing strike action at its Darlington site has forced the business to begin a redundancy consultation, with the potential loss of up to 61 jobs as it accelerates its restructuring plan...

Pacapime is based in Halle, Belgium

Saica acquires minority share in Belgian business

Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire a minority share of Belgian corrugated cardboard company Pacapime.

Atkinson: "Everything that has contributed to our first-half performance has been about implementing self-help programmes"

Macfarlane pleased with ‘resilient’ first-half

Macfarlane Group has reported on a strong start to the year, with increases in both its sales and pre-tax profit reported in its half-year results.

Mark Aucott will pursue growth for Lesters' new automotive division

Lesters goes for growth with new casemaker and hire

Lesters Packaging has installed a second TCY casemaker and expanded its sales team in a multi-million pound expansion effort.

Star product: CGS Oris Real Substrate Proof

A fully colour-accurate digital proofing system for packaging.

Cepac produces corrugated packaging and serves a raft of major clients. Image: Cepac

Cepac strike extended by two more weeks

More than 90 unionised workers at Cepac’s site in Darlington have extended their strike action over pay and conditions by a further two weeks.

The 9,000sph flatbed die-cutter was in production 10 weeks after it was ordered

Alibaba transforms Sttark's capex procurement strategy

Leading US custom packaging manufacturer Sttark has boosted its die-cutting capabilities in short order by sourcing a highly automated machine on Chinese digital marketplace Alibaba.

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The new UK arm will be called Sunhope Packaging Machinery (UK). Image: SDI

Chinese packaging kit manufacturer opens UK operation

A Chinese manufacturer of packaging machinery has established a new UK division in Glenrothes, Fife.