Pharmaceutical & medical

23rd February 2012

Contego highlights lastest pharma innovations

February 15, 2012 by Staff · Leave a Comment

Pharmaceutical specialist Contego Packaging is to present its range of products including cartons, leaflets, labels and blister pack foils.

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Contego highlights lastest pharma innovations

15 February 2012 By Staff Leave a Comment

Pharmaceutical specialist Contego Packaging is to present its range of products including cartons, leaflets, labels and blister pack foils.

Filed Under: easyFairs, Events, Markets, Pharmaceutical & medical

Taking the fight to global fakers | In-depth

6 February 2012 By Philip Chadwick Leave a Comment

Counterfeiting is a $600bn global industry and one that’s difficult to tackle. But a new EU directive aimed at eliminating fake medicines could encourage other sectors to follow suit. Philip Chadwick investigates

Filed Under: Equipment, In-depth, Markets, Pack type, Pharmaceutical & medical, Presses, RFID & track and trace

Central Pharma to double floorspace as imports boom

27 January 2012 By Josh Brooks Leave a Comment

EXCLUSIVE – Contract packer Central Pharma’s managing director has given a bullish outlook for UK manufacturing as he announced new expansion to double the size of his company’s premises.

Filed Under: Contract packers, News, Pharmaceutical & medical

Management buy-in at Viscose Closures

11 January 2012 By Josh Brooks Leave a Comment

Sleeves and closures manufacturer Viscose Closures has changed hands in a management buy-in led by the former UK managing director of Schott Glass.

Filed Under: Drinks, Food, Mergers & acquisitions, News, Pharmaceutical & medical

Manuplastics to display new products at EcoPack

5 January 2012 By Staff Leave a Comment

Manuplastics has announced that it will be displaying its latest product developments at EcoPack.

Filed Under: easyFairs, Events, Pharmaceutical & medical Tagged With: EcoPack

Chesapeake upgrades print in Tewkesbury site move

19 December 2011 By Josh Brooks Leave a Comment

Chesapeake has continued its ongoing investment programme in its pharmaceutical and healthcare business with a plan to relocate its Tewkesbury site and upgrade its print equipment.

Filed Under: Cartonboard, Investment & installations, News, Pharmaceutical & medical

Firstan secures UK-first pharma quality standard

5 December 2011 By Josh Brooks Leave a Comment

Carton printer Firstan has claimed a UK first after its healthcare division secured the new pharmaceutical PS9000:2011 quality standard.

Filed Under: Cartonboard, News, Pharmaceutical & medical

Call to tax ‘bad’ packaging designs

1 November 2011 By Liz Gyekye 5 Comments

4 COMMENTS – The government may need to introduce a tax on ‘poorly designed packaging’ in order to drive the sustainability agenda forward, according to an industry expert.

Filed Under: Design agencies, Drinks, Environment, Food, Home improvement, Industrial, Luxury packaging, Materials, News, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical & medical, Recycling, UK Tagged With: bad packaging desing; Simon Barnes; SCA Recycling

Packaging may ‘significantly’ help patient healthcare

26 October 2011 By Liz Gyekye 1 Comment

Well-designed packaging may ‘significantly’ contribute to the improvement of patient healthcare, according to new research.

Filed Under: International, News, Pharmaceutical & medical

Pill packs take dosing control | Markets feature

1 October 2011 By Staff Leave a Comment

Packaging’s role in the pharmaceutical market can go beyond simply protecting the medicine. It can help patients take the right dose, writes Gordon Carson

Filed Under: In-depth, Market Features, Pharmaceutical & medical

Gerresheimer plans expansion into US market

11 July 2011 By Liz Gyekye Leave a Comment

Pharmaceutical packaging firm Gerresheimer has revealed plans for acquisitions in the US to enter the North American plastic drug packaging sector, as well as emerging markets.

Filed Under: Glass, International, Mergers & acquisitions, News, Pharmaceutical & medical Tagged With: Gerresheimer, US

Kingston Carton orders six-colour Roland press

8 July 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Kingston Carton has placed an order for a six-colour Roland 700 press as it aims to grow its market share in short-run food and healthcare markets.

Filed Under: Cartonboard, Equipment, Food, Investment & installations, Pharmaceutical & medical, Presses

Amcor reveals €7m upgrade to pharma pack plant

21 June 2011 By Josh Brooks Leave a Comment

Amcor has revealed a multi-million euro spend at a German aluminium packaging plant to expand its capacity for the pharmaceutical sector.

Filed Under: Equipment, Flexible Plastics, Food, Investment & installations, News, Pharmaceutical & medical

New CEO for Chesapeake as Kerins moves to chairman role

24 May 2011 By Josh Brooks Leave a Comment

EXCLUSIVE – Chesapeake has promoted healthcare packaging boss Mike Cheetham to the head of the business as current chief executive Jerry Kerins moves to concentrate on the chairman role.

Filed Under: Business, Cartonboard, Food, Movers and appointments, News, People, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical & medical

Private equity buys glass and plastic group Bormioli Rocco

23 May 2011 By Josh Brooks Leave a Comment

Private equity has taken another stake in the packaging sector with Vision Capital buying a majority shareholding in Italian glass and plastics group Bormioli Rocco.

Filed Under: Business, Converters, Europe, Food, Glass, Mergers & acquisitions, News, Pharmaceutical & medical

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