Packaging

Packaging Innovations to keep focus on plastics at London show

Packaging Innovations will once again be diving into the Big Plastics Debate for its 2019 London show, as the luxury-based expo announces a host of new features for visitors.

Macfarlane set for second 2019 acquisition after 'solid' H1

Macfarlane Group has seen a slight rise in sales for H1 2019 despite difficult conditions in certain sectors, and has eyes on another acquisition for the second half of the year.

Pro Carton opens youth award to public vote

Public voting has opened for the Pro Carton Young Designers Award, with the winners to be announced in September.

Reflex sponsors cycling squad to stage race success

Reflex Group is set to officially launch its cycle racing teams in the UK and France following high-profile success for the fledgling squad.

Industry figures talk Brexit on national news

Directors from Clifton Packaging and Blackman & White have appeared on national news programmes to discuss their thoughts on Brexit.

Nene Packaging takes gluer for newly independent POS wing

Nene Packaging’s POS wing has established itself as an standalone operation and taken on a Lynx Felix XY gluer to kick off its push into the market.

Pack sector urges new Defra boss to reform recycling labels

The new environment secretary should look to rework the waste handling infrastructure before changing up ‘confusing’ recycling labels, according to packaging experts.

Earth Overshoot Day: printers urged to hail sector sustainability

Pro Carton has urged the carton and wider print sector to push the benefits of paper- and cartonboard-based packaging materials to highlight the sustainability crisis marked by Earth Overshoot Day.

Antalis sales slip in H1

Antalis has announced a drop in sales and profits for the first half of the year, with no further news as yet on its search for a new shareholder to take over Sequana’s majority stake in the...

Star product: Heidelberg Diana Go 85

A flexible, yet cost-effective, folder gluer.

Trio of hires to strengthen Kolbus UK

Kolbus UK has strengthened its team with the addition of three new appointments, aimed to expand its presence in both the packaging and book markets.

EBB expands with Irish acquisition

Family-owned merchant Elliott Baxter (EBB) has made a substantial expansion to its cartonboard business with the acquisition of UniBoard.