Packaging

Roberts: DS Smith is in a strong position for H2

DS Smith updates on H1 2023 performance

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported quarter-on-quarter growth for corrugated box volumes, despite overall volume remaining below 2022/23’s bumper levels.

Saica Pack opens customer experience centre

Saica Pack has opened a new customer experience centre, offering clients the opportunity to develop new packaging in creative workshops.

HP's B2 Indigo 12000 will run the new jobs

AA Labels invests £1.5m in folding carton pivot

Peterborough-based AA Labels has dived into the folding carton market with its purchase of a brand-new B2+ HP Indigo 12000 and TruCoat auto-fed laminator.

Kalas Packaging director Matt Evans (R) took questions from the floor

HP opens doors for digital packaging forum

HP gathered customers and Indigo experts at its London office yesterday (12 October) for its first-ever UK Packaging Forum event.

The new laminator is capable of 10,000sph

MRP stacks investments to back £9m milestone

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has added a high-speed laminator, die-cutter, and several automated packers to its plant list to back up a year of exceptional growth.

Killer app: Saxon fashions striking gin boxes 

Non-alcoholic spirits brand Strykk is the brainchild of bar-world veteran Alex Carlton from Funkin Cocktails. He initially came across Saxon Packaging in late 2020 and the business has since worked...

BoxPrint BP500: capable of up to 18m/min

Kolbus Autobox launches BoxPrint BP500 colour printer

UK-based manufacturer of box-making equipment Kolbus Autobox has launched a full-colour, offline, flatbed digital printer for corrugated packaging.

Selfridges launches sustainable Christmas packaging

Selfridges has introduced a sustainable plastic alternative across its own-brand range of festive food this year, making it 100% plastic free.

AMS launches compostable magazine wrapping machine

Mail preparation equipment supplier AMS has released the Eco-Mailbag, a 'green' magazine wrapping machine that uses compostable film.

Arden Dies and Glossop join forces to address skills shortage

Two carton manufacturers have teamed up to try to address the skills shortage and attract more young people into the sector.

CorrBoard harnesses organic waste to produce corrugated

CorrBoard Bioenergy (CB Bio) has invested £5.5m in building a sustainable energy generation facility fuelled by organic waste to power the manufacture of corrugated sheet board.

DS Smith upbeat on trading with unchanged expectations

DS Smith has reported strong performance in the first half of its current financial year, with expectations for overall financial performance for the period remaining unchanged.