The British Plastics Federation recently held its second ‘Mould Tour’, which took place at the Stewart Company facility in Banbury. The event gave attendees a unique opportunity to learn about the Stewart Company’s ...
Packaging solutions provider Coveris has invested in a new 3D print technology for its Centre for Development & Innovation (CDI), based in County Durham, UK. The investment in latest 3D print technology by the Coveris Rigid Division was ...
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UK based pre-press packaging services provider Reproflex3 has installed a new dual-head ThermoFlexX 80-D digital flexo plate imager at its manufacturing facility in Newcastle. Built by Flint Group subsidiary ThermoFlexX, the flexo plate ...
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Global food giant Mars has announced that it would invest £23m to expand its King's Lynn facility in the UK to meet the growing demand for Uncle Ben's Ready to Heat rice. The company plans to make the investment to add a new ...
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UK based conceptual design and packaging manufacturer Cullen Packaging has installed Mosca strapping technology at its facility in Glasgow. As part of an automated production line, the firm has installed a Mosca-developed MCB-2 in-line ...
UK-based Jiffy Packaging is investing in new extrusion technology to produce polyethylene foam of varied thicknesses. Acquired by Airpack in 2014, the firm aims to make mass market penetration with the new expansion. The firm will make ...
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Rigid box maker Pollard Boxes has expanded its manufacturing facility in Leicester, UK, with the addition of 6,000ft2 to facilitate storage and despatch. The expanded space not only provides storage facilities for goods but also a large ...
Hardide Coatings has invested a six-figure sum in its UK manufacturing facility – increasing its installed capacity by nearly 50 percent to deal with growing demand for its range of nanostructured tungsten carbide coatings. The ...
SML group opened what is to be the first of its three global RFID Technology and Innovation Centers. The center is located at Corby, Leicestershire, a town 75 miles north of London and home to SML’s UK operations. The group has plans ...
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Tesco has signed a multi-million pound deal with specialist meat packing business Hilton Food Group to boost the supply of packed fresh meat products in the UK from its plant near Huntingdon. Hilton's new partnership with Tesco was ...
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Ongoing investment in high-tech production equipment, staff and in-house design and innovation have helped boost performance, said the company, which has also beefed up environmental standards. The 14,000m2 plant in Durham, the company's ...
GCS has supplied a three-piece, two-colour dispensing closure for the bottles as well as a stain eraser ball which sits in a ‘hole’ in the bottle. The new packs for Unilever’s concentrated Small & Mighty range of Persil ...
MonoSol LLC, a Kuraray Company, the world leader in environmentally friendly, water-soluble delivery systems, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Hartlebury, UK production facility. This production facility manufactures many ...
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Müller Dairy has acquired Nom Dairy, with its modern yogurt production facility in Telford, Shropshire in a bid to build its presence in the UK own-label yogurt market. Müller Dairy has acquired Nom Dairy for an undisclosed sum ...
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The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK and Sonoco Alcore will open a new beverage carton recycling facility in Stainland (near Halifax), West Yorkshire. The plant, which is a joint initiative between the two ...
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