
Newly merged Midlands packaging firms rebrand
Leicester-based Mercury Packaging and Nottinghamshire-based CPS Flexible, who merged earlier this year to create a £16m-turnover business, have rebranded to become Fusion Flexibles.

New Polar cutting line sets Acorn Press on expansion path
Acorn Press hopes to increase its productivity by up to 60% following a £150,000 investment in a new Polar cutting line from Heidelberg.

BBC appearance for Tudor after Children in Need job
Wigston, Leicestershire-based Tudor Bookbinding appeared on BBC Radio Leicester this morning (16 November) after it bound a run of books for Children in Need.

RGL Displays upgrades HP equipment
Large-format printer RGL Displays has installed a 1.5m-wide HP DesignJet Z6800 Photo Production Printer.

Fespa Asia returns to Bangkok
Fespa’s Asian show will return this year to Bangkok for its second year running, after the success of the inaugural event last year.

Walstead appoints new digital managing director
Walstead Group has appointed former Born Group managing director Andy Berg as its new group managing director for digital.

Advent trend results in print boost
Booming demand for Advent calendars has resulted in a plethora of new products and a welcome pre-Christmas seasonal boost for a number of printers.

Geoff Neal upgrades MIS
Geoff Neal Group has upgraded its MIS system, replacing an in-house system with a new MIS from Tharstern.

Fine Print streamlines folding capabilities with Ipex deal
Fine Print (Stockport) has invested in a Horizon AFC 566FG folder after striking a deal with UK distributor Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) at Ipex.

Deutsche Post prepares for WLT disposal
Deutsche Post DHL has separated out the assets and liabilities of Williams Lea Tag as it prepares to finalise the sale of the business.

Cepac upgrades POS offering with finishing spend
Corrugated packaging supplier Cepac has installed a Lamina GL2200 gluer at its recently upgraded Doncaster site.

Coveris nearing completion of £2m labels upgrade
Global packaging giant Coveris has delivered updates on its near-complete £2m labels division investment programme that was initiated around two years ago.