Corrugated

Cepac relocates Woodhill ops to Rawcliffe site

Cepac has relocated its subsidiary Woodhill Printers to its newly expanded Rawcliffe Bridge site.

EFI acquires Escada Systems

EFI has made further inroads into the corrugated packaging market by acquiring corrugated packaging software developer Escada Systems.

Macfarlane acquires Nottingham packaging firm

Macfarlane Group has acquired Nottinghamshire-based Greenwoods Stock Boxes (GSB), its first and potentially last 2017 acquisition.

Cepac in £2m bespoke packaging site investment

Corrugated packaging supplier Cepac is investing £2m to kick off a programme of expansion at its Rawcliffe Bridge site, which focuses on bespoke packaging supply.

DS Smith announces $920m US acquisition alongside record results

DS Smith is set to make its first entry into the US fibre-based corrugated packaging market after announcing that it has agreed to buy 80% of US packaging firm Interstate Resources from Merpas for...

Corrugated board packaging market to hit $269bn in 2021

One of the print industry’s fastest growing sectors is set to experience slower growth over the next five years but is nevertheless expected to be worth more than $269bn (£216bn) by 2021.

DS Smith opens first UK PackRight Centres

Packaging giant DS Smith has opened its first two UK PackRight Centres, enabling customers to work with packaging experts to design and build new or improved packaging prototypes.

Logson expands Scottish presence with Boxshop buy

Independent corrugated packaging supplier The Logson Group has acquired The Boxshop, a Scotland-based independent manufacturer of cardboard boxes.

Cepac reveals £1m investment plans

Corrugated packaging supplier Cepac will be investing around £1m on extending its premises and increasing the size of its digital operation.

Stora Enso consolidates corrugated operations

Paper and packaging giant Stora Enso is set to close its Heinola corrugated packaging plant in Finland, citing market pressure and shrinking volumes.

Swanline rolls out new flute profile following £650k investment

Trade printer Swanline Print Group has launched single-faced products, including a new flute profile for the UK corrugated industry, following its installation of Pivab rewinder technology.

DS Smith to install first HP PageWide Web Press T1100S

Packaging group DS Smith is set to install the world's first HP PageWide Web Press T1100S.