SGS and SGK to form ‘new entity’ in brand execution
10 January 2025
SGK Brand Solutions, the packaging prepress agency formerly known as Schawk, is being sold by owner Matthews International to a new entity created by affiliates…
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Mark Andy welcomes sales duo to enhance customer experience
10 January 2025
Mark Andy has Craig Black as senior vice president of domestic OEM sales, and Steve Welkley as regional vice president OEM sales.
Packaging Innovations & Empack’s ‘visionary’ speaker line-up revealed
9 January 2025
Packaging Innovations & Empack, which takes place on 12 and 13 February at the NEC in Birmingham, has revealed its speaker line-up, describing it as…
X-Rite introduces LED light booth for precise visual colour evaluation
8 January 2025
X-Rite has introduced its Judge LED light booth which it says will help brands and suppliers’ transition smoothly to LED-based colour assessments. With ‘advanced’ LED…
Beontag appoints Centeno as new CEO
7 January 2025
Alejandro Quiroz Centeno has been appointed as the new CEO of Beontag, provider of pressure-sensitive adhesives, where he will oversee Beontag’s global footprint across 40…
Karlville integrates Vetaphone corona treatment for laminator
7 January 2025
Karville, which manufactures converting systems for shrink sleeves, pouches, tapes and multipacks, has chosen Vetaphone’s corona treatment for its TL-800 model laminator.
Mark Andy Print Products partners with Wink on flexible die
6 January 2025
Mark Andy Print Products (MAPP) has partnered with die-cutting tool provider Wink to launch a new flexible die, MA Performance Flex Die.
Packaging EPR recycling standards welcomed by UK sector
6 January 2025
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced a recyclability assessment methodology (RAM) for liable producers who supply household packaging, effective…
Esko to sell AVT print inspection business to Porat Itay
2 January 2025
Esko is set to sell its print inspection business Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) to Israeli private company Porat Itay Holdings, with an anticipated closing of…
Merry Christmas from all at FlexoTech
23 December 2024
As we head into the festive season, we would like to wish all our readers, partners and friends in the industry a Merry Christmas, and…
Lecta secures food safety certification for its Spanish mill
20 December 2024
Lecta has obtained FSSC 22000 food safety systems certification for its metallised papers for packaging applications in the food industry at its mill in Leitza,…
ATB adds to Grafotronic finishing firepower
19 December 2024
German label and packaging producer ATB Systemetiketten has invested in its second and third Grafotronic digital finishing and converting machines.
Third Mark Andy hybrid elevates MD Labels’ offering
18 December 2024
The Polish label converter is the first in Europe to field three Mark Andy hybrid presses, helping it to grow its production capacity and its…
Fogra ECG certification is a ‘world first’ for Esko Pack Proof
18 December 2024
The image processing software has gained Fogra55 certification for Extended Colour Gamut (ECG) printing, adding to existing accreditations related to offset print standards.
Recoup survey outlines ‘monumental’ plastic recycling challenge
17 December 2024
Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity Recoup has launched its annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey, which has outlined the ‘monumental’ scale of the…