Packaging
Specialist corrugated and cartonboard show to return in 2023
The sixth international exhibition for the corrugated and folding carton industry is set to return in March.
Corrugated workers accept 8% pay deal
Industrial action by Unite members at DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa has been averted after workers accepted an improved pay deal.
Macfarlane trading in line with expectations
Macfarlane Group said it is expecting its results for 2022 to be ahead of last year and in line with its full year expectations.
PrintVis 21 takes print MIS functionality to the next level
Developer PrintVis has released the latest version of its eponymous MIS, hailing 21 as its most flexible package to date.
WTTB launches personalised chocolate offering
Where The Trade Buys (WTTB) has added chocolate products from Tony’s Chocolonely to its personalised B2B print offering.
Fedrigoni to acquire French mill
Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits.
Royal handover for Pureprint’s World Cup kit boxes
Bespoke boxes containing the England squad’s World Cup match kit, printed by Pureprint, were presented to the squad by Prince William.
Agfa-born marketing venture Penny Black wins £1.3m investment
Personalised e-commerce packaging start-up Penny Black has raised a further £1.3m after going independent from Agfa in April 2022.
James Cropper trims paper to focus on most profitable lines
James Cropper has posted a £200,000 operating loss for the first half of the year, but expects to return to profitability in H2 on the back of strong sales growth – and the business has also spent...
Smurfit Kappa staff in talks over strikes
Unite members at UK Smurfit Kappa sites are understood to be balloting over strike action as they reportedly want a 10% annual pay rise.