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Chesapeake installs Mark Andy flexo label press

Chesapeake installs Mark Andy flexo label press

May 21, 2013 No Comments »

Chesapeake has installed a Mark Andy P7 flexo label press at its operation in Wrexham, North Wales Read More »

Apex Cylinders claims UK first with Gravostar Specturm engraving installation

Apex Cylinders claims UK first with Gravostar Specturm engraving installation

May 15, 2013 No Comments »

Gravure printing cylinder manufacturer Apex Cylinders has said that it is the first UK firm to invest in a new Ohio Technologies Gravostar Spectrum engraving machine Read More »

GWP boosts capacity with £100k AXYZ Router

GWP boosts capacity with £100k AXYZ Router

May 15, 2013 No Comments »

GWP Protective, the designer and manufacturer of specialist protective packaging, has said that it has significantly increased production capacity with the addition of an AXYZ multi-head router Read More »

Food firm Huegli installs new Linkx tray erector

May 10, 2013 No Comments »

Food ingredients producer Huegli has installed a new Linkx TF500 tray erector with electro-pneumatic controls at its plant in Redditch Read More »

Newman supplies new kit to health firm

May 10, 2013 No Comments »

Newman Labelling has supplied a S150 system to Ayrshire-based health firm Bioforce Read More »

Illig opens new office in Yaxley

Illig opens new office in Yaxley

May 9, 2013 No Comments »

Thermoforming and packaging kit supplier Illig has opened a new office in Yaxley. Read More »

Drinks giant settles into new Leven home | Project Profile

Drinks giant settles into new Leven home | Project Profile

May 7, 2013 No Comments »

Moving factories is a huge undertaking and the Walsall Engineering Group was hired to assist Diageo in shifting a number of production lines from its old Kilmarnock site to... Read More »

Abbey Labels installs first digital label press

Abbey Labels installs first digital label press

May 3, 2013 No Comments »

Label producer Abbey Labels has announced that it has installed its first digital label press from Xeikon Read More »

Express Potato installs S+S Inspection kit

April 19, 2013 No Comments »

Food firm Express Potato has replaced its manual inspection kit with automatic metal detectors from S+S Inspection Read More »

Sachet packing firm installs hot foil coding machines from Open Date

Sachet packing firm installs hot foil coding machines from Open Date

April 19, 2013 No Comments »

Sachet packing specialist SPL International has installed two new Sprint Major hot foil coding machines from Open Date Equipment as part of its expansion plans Read More »

Beacon Foods invests in Packaging Automation kit

April 18, 2013 No Comments »

Ingredients specialist Beacon Foods has installed an automated pot filler and sealer FP-6 model from Packaging Automation Read More »

Clondalkin invests in ‘latest generation’ tech

Clondalkin invests in ‘latest generation’ tech

April 16, 2013 No Comments »

Clondalkin Group, the pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging specialist, has announced that it has invested in the latest generation of booklet-label manufacturing and finishing equipment at its Glasnevin site Read More »

API set for big kit spent but jobs will go at Livingston

API set for big kit spent but jobs will go at Livingston

April 5, 2013 No Comments »

API Foils in Livingston is preparing for a significant investment in new equipment to boost the plant’s output Read More »

TRM invests £3m in new Goepfert Impression printer

TRM invests £3m in new Goepfert Impression printer

March 22, 2013 No Comments »

Independent corrugated manufacturer TRM has announced that it has invested £3m in a seven colour printer to further expand its print capability Read More »

Parkers installs two Gallus presses

Parkers installs two Gallus presses

March 20, 2013 No Comments »

T.W.Parkers, a self-adhesive label and packaging converter, has installed two Gallus EM 430 S lines at its plant in Bootle on Merseyside to beef up its production Read More »