DS Smith appoint new managing director
17 July 2014
Gareth Jenkins has been promoted into the role of managing director at DS Smith’s UK packaging division. Mr Jenkins has worked for the company for…
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Mailing film specialist invests to enter new markets
16 July 2014
This new Uteco Onyx is one of the widest flexible film presses in operation in the UK A large investment in both new machinery…
Release the ink: choosing your anilox
16 July 2014
The laser facility at Cheshire Anilox Technology As the vehicle that meters out the amount of ink that ends up on the substrate, the anilox…
Societé Tilwel impressed by versatility F&K press
11 July 2014
The F&K 20SIX at Tilwel One year on from the installation of a Bobst F&K 20SIX flexo printing press, Societé Tilwel, based in Brie Comte…
Nine things you should know before you submit an award entry
10 July 2014
We are fast approaching award season; the time of year when award ceremonies around the country look to honour the best work in the printing…
Litho Supplies named distributor for Solaris Narrow Web portfolio
7 July 2014
Sun Chemical has appointed Litho Supplies as a national distributor for its Solaris Narrow Web product portfolio as it looks to progress its position in…
Bobst provides medicine for packaging pains
7 July 2014
Product specialist Paul Willer explains a point to a customer Packaging manufacturers were able to find advice on their production problems from packaging-doctor surgeries at…
300th Miraflex sold
4 July 2014
Windmöller & Hölscher is celebrating after the German-based company sold its 300th Miraflex press to a US customer, Multifilm Packaging. Multifilm manufactures flexible packaging for…
WH Leary becomes exclusive UK supplier of Robatech
4 July 2014
(L-R) Kevin Leary, president and CEO of WH Leary with Marcel Meyer, president and CEO of Robatech Owners Kevin Leary of WH Leary and Marcel…
Orkestra alliance combines Italian printing technology
27 June 2014
A new coalition of Italian manufacturers serving the packaging printing and converting market, Orkestra, has been established with the aim to combine their technology and…
Conference reinforces Vetaphone’s move into wide web markets
25 June 2014
Jan Eisby named Carol Liang of Eurwell as Vetaphone’s ‘Sales Agent of the Year’ Vetaphone held a three-day conference at its headquarters in Kolding,…
Waste not want not
25 June 2014
During the last couple of years, the technical seminars held by the labels section of the BPIF have become a firm fixture in the industry…
Ritrama moves into Tameside
24 June 2014
Italian-based manufacturer of self-adhesive materials, Ritrama, is leaving its office in Eccles to take over a 115,000 sq ft modern building at Tameside Park, Dukinfield.…
Process control from the PrintVision/Argus inspection unit
19 June 2014
Clifton Packaging Group has installed inline process control and quality assurance with the PrintVision/Argus inspection unit supplied by Advanced Vision Technology (AVT). Featuring a flexible…
St. Neots bought by Coveris
18 June 2014
Coveris has acquired manufacturer, St. Neots Packaging, as part of a strategic move to support its continued growth in cartonboard. Established in 1994, St. Neots…