Packaging

Macfarlane Packaging launches 'dynamic' Innovation Lab
Macfarlane Packaging has invested £300,000 in an 'Innovation Lab' to help clients crack even the most demanding packaging challenges.

HP unveils enhanced press portfolio
HP has unveiled its portfolio of Drupa product launches, which includes six new Indigos and three new PageWide Web Presses.

Xaar plans to more than double sales
Xaar boss Doug Edwards has laid out ambitious plans for the inkjet manufacturer to more than double turnover by 2020.

Coveris’ graphics division acquires Rivendell Europe
Imagenet, the graphics services division of packaging giant Coveris, has acquired graphics business Rivendell Europe for an undisclosed sum.

Company makes Quantum leap into digital
Quantum Print and Packaging is making the move into digital packaging printing with the purchase of a Ricoh C9100.

Packaging company boss blames bag levy for administration
A Lancashire bag manufacturer has gone into administration blaming the introduction of the plastic bag levy in England last year.

Acquisitions and organic sales growth boost Macfarlane Group revenues
Packaging firm Macfarlane Group has reported a 10% revenue increase in its preliminary full-year results announcement yesterday, citing good organic sales growth and the contribution from recent...

New UV head from Xaar
Xaar has launched a new large-droplet UV printhead, targeted at high-build applications in labels and packaging.

The Sherwood Group invests in window patching and seeks MD
Packaging producer The Sherwood Group has bought a new Heiber & Schröder window patching machine and is looking to take on a new managing director as part of its long-term succession plan.

Durst UK targets packaging; hires new sales lead
Durst UK has joined HP in targeting the packaging market as its next big focus for growth.

EFI doubles Productivity Suite portfolio at Connect
EFI has used its annual Connect user conference to unveil three additions to its Productivity Suite portfolio and a new portal to promote the power of print.

Americk ASP Flexibles triples footprint in £7m move
Packaging manufacturer and printer Americk ASP Flexibles will more than triple its footprint this year in a £7m move to a new site in Wigan.