Packaging

Star product: Inkcups Helix One
A dedicated DTO option for parallel and tapered cylinders.

Firm fined after incident results in amputations
A manufacturing company has been handed a six-figure fine after a worker lost three digits because of a blister packaging machine that had inadequate guarding.

Profits soar for DS Smith
DS Smith has reported another strong set of annual results, with its pre-tax profit ballooning by 75% and its revenue also growing.

ePac creates jobs with Sheffield expansion
ePac Flexible Packaging has expanded into an additional 2,500sqm site at a Sheffield business park for its new regional base, creating 30 new jobs in the process.

W.E. Roberts invests in ePS Escada quality and process control
W.E. Roberts has partnered with ePS Escada to automate its corrugator and streamline its operations by implementing Escada’s Profile and Syncro systems.

Green packaging start-up to create 169 jobs
A new green packaging business owned by former Delta Print and Packaging chairman Terry Cross is set to create 169 jobs.

Cardway Cartons picks up Bobst Expertfold
Cardway Cartons has installed its first-ever Bobst machine, an Expertfold 165 folder-gluer, following demand for glued work.

Industry names partner on digital packaging event
Xeretec, Xerox, XMPie, and Vivid Laminating Technologies are coming together once more to host an event later this month that aims to showcase the latest innovations in short-run digital print and...

Zeus acquires James Hamilton Group
Irish packaging company Zeus Group has continued its acquisitive streak with the purchase of Northern Irish print and packaging business James Hamilton Group (JHG).

Heidelberg looks to add value, mulls fresh digital options
Heidelberg has announced a new value creation programme alongside its year-end results, along with a hint that it could return to the commercial digital printing market with its own product.