Sectra, an IT and medical technology company, has purchased Burnbank Systems, an IT services company, in the UK. With the acquisition, whose financing will be covered by existing funds, Sectra aims to expand its medical systems operations ...
The NSG Group has launched a competition aimed at existing and potential customers in the UK and Ireland to celebrate the first birthday of Pilkington K Glass S. With more than a million square metres of Pilkington K Glass S already ...
Tags: glass, K Glass, sold to date, high performance, low-emissivity, soft coated
KP snacks–the maker of Hula Hoops,KP Nuts and McCoy's–has been bought from United Biscuits by German firm Intersnack for an undisclosed sum. KP Snacks has been bought by Intersnack for an undisclosed sum Analysts had long ...
Tags: KP snacks, Intersnack, Hula Hoops, KP Nuts, McCoy
Britain's food industry was rocked by two announcements over the past month.Premier Foods broke the news that it was to close bakeries in Birmingham and Greenford,west London and restructure its distribution operations with the loss of 900 ...
Tags: Britain's food industry, Premier Foods, Vion, meat processing
The window film comes in five varying tint shades that meet local laws. Midlands-based Solar Gard has released a new automotive window film for the UK market. The window film is made using nano-particle coating, in which millions of ...
Tags: automotive window film, window film, electronic signals
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK, which represents Elopak, SIG Combibloc and Tetra Pak, and paper and packaging producer Sonoco Alcore have teamed up to establish a beverage carton recycling facility in Halifax, ...
Tags: Carton Recycling, beverage cartons, paperboard products
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK, comprising of Tetra Pak, SIG Combibloc and Elopak, has entered into an agreement with paper producer Sonoco Alcore to set up a beverage carton recycling plant near Halifax. ...
Stabilising Tesco's UK market share and achieving stable UK trading margins should be key goals for the retail giant,according to City analyst Shore Capital. Tesco's priority should be stabilising its UK market:Shore Capital Its ...
Tags: Tesco, UK market share, UK trading margins, stable
Rexam Beverage Can has created 25cl slim cans to Austria-based Sprizzerò by De Martin for the launch of its aperitif drink SPRIZZERò to the UK market. The cans are produced at Rexam's Enzesfeld plant in Austria and will ...
China-based Luxury packaging business Leo Luxe has demonstrated its new brand identity in the UK market at Packaging Innovations show 2012 in London. Leo Luxe sales manager Cuan Callaghan said an increasing number of brand owners were ...
Tags: Luxury Packaging, packaging space, Packaging Innovations
Zurich has named Vinicio Cellerini as chief executive officer (CEO) of global corporate in the UK (GCUK), effective August 1, 2012. Cellerini will replace Ann Haugh who has been named as chief of staff for Zurich Insurance Group effective ...
Tags: Zurich, Vinicio Cellerini, UK company, insurance
UK-based multi-material packaging manufacturer Linpac Packaging has partnered with Addmaster to develop a range of trays and films with built-in antimicrobial technology to lessen bacterial growth on the outer packaging of fresh meat. ...
Tags: Packaging Germs, multi-material packaging, antimicrobial technology
Spreadshirt has announced that the UK market continues to grow successfully, with the company seeing positive growth across all UK channels throughout the first two quarters of the year. Spreadshirt’s year-on-year order growth is ...
Tags: spreadshirt, growth, white label shops, printing techniques
Danish brewing company Carlsberg plans to foray into the UK cider market with the launch of its cider brand Somersby. Somersby, made from fermented apple juice and natural apple flavoring, will be available in cans and 500ml bottles in ...
Tags: brewing company, Carlsberg, UK cider market, Somersby
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned consumers not to eat certain peanut butter products that have been imported from the US because of possible contamination with Salmonella. Peanut butter produced by a US-based food company ...
Tags: peanut butter, FSA, warned, Salmonella, recalling