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Packaging - 2015
Huhtamaki is to invest £5m in its food and drink packaging plant in Co Armagh, with the creation of 12 permanent and 80 temporary jobs.
23-Dec-2015
Gala Graphics is to invest over £1m in the expansion of its Rotherham-based fabric printing business, in order to relocate work from China.
21-Dec-2015
Hallmark is to relocate its Bradford-based head office from Bingley Road to its greeting cards distribution centre in Dawson Lane next year.
21-Dec-2015
Holmes Mann is seeking a larger site in Bradford for the relocation of its 73,000 sq ft packaging operation in Harris Street.
17-Dec-2015
Benders Paper Cups is planning to double the capacity of its Wrexham-based paper cups manufacturing facility next year, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
16-Dec-2015
LC Packaging has acquired Geerings Horticultural Products, the Lincolnshire-based floristry packaging firm, for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2015
Simpson Packaging is to relocate its Dewsbury-based packaging materials business to a 32,000 sq ft unit at Ossett 40 near Wakefield.
14-Dec-2015
Philips Avent is to expand the 430-strong workforce at its baby bottle factory at Glemsford in Suffolk with 46 new jobs.
09-Dec-2015
Reflex Group has acquired SA Labels, the Keighley-based label printing firm with 42 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Dec-2015
Povoas Packaging is seeking permission to build an 865 sq m warehouse at its site in Northamptonshire, with the creation of ten new jobs.
01-Dec-2015
Huhtamaki is to expand production at its food and drink packaging plant in Gosport, including a new warehouse, offices and an unspecified number of jobs.
01-Dec-2015
Alliance Disposables has acquired a 32,900 sq ft distribution unit at Broadfield Business Park in Greater Manchester for its catering equipment supply business.
01-Dec-2015
Glossop Cartons is to relocate its Derbyshire-based packaging business to Stockport by the end of the year, having acquired Contact Print & Packaging for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2015
Smurfit Kappa has acquired a 2,300 sq ft office at 75 Colmore Row in Birmingham for the expansion of its paper-based packaging business.
23-Nov-2015
Americk Packaging has acquired Adare Advantage, the Suffolk-based packaging division of Adare Group.
23-Nov-2015
Essentra is expanding its packaging operation in Newport with the creation of 70 jobs and a new 225,000 sq ft site at Imperial Park.
18-Nov-2015
Taopix is to expand its Newcastle-based photo printing business with a larger site and an unspecified number of jobs by spring 2016.
16-Nov-2015
Capital Compactors has acquired a new waste compactor manufacturing plant in Barnsley for the expansion of its Bognor Regis-based business.
16-Nov-2015
Sanmex International of Glasgow is to merge with Ayrshire-based Barony Universal to create a combined aerosol manufacturing business with a turnover of £40m.
16-Nov-2015
W&R Barnett has acquired a majority stake in Logson Group, the Leicestershire-based corrugated packaging business with 850 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Nov-2015
First 4 Print Finishing is planning to create 20 jobs in its Direct Mail division next year and invest £1.2m to combine its two Blackburn-based printing operations.
04-Nov-2015
Rapidity has acquired Press4Print, the London-based business card operation of 1st Byte.
04-Nov-2015
Cepac has acquired Amber Valley Packaging, the Alfreton-based packaging firm, for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2015
Lili Waste is looking to expand its Otley-based waste management operation to Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster and Worksop.
26-Oct-2015
MID UK Recycling is to expand the 400-strong workforce at its Lincolnshire-based recycling plant with 200 new jobs, as part of a ten-year investment plan.
19-Oct-2015
Telford Reprographics has acquired Telford Foil Print, the Telford-based foiling firm, for undisclosed terms.
15-Oct-2015
Expert Print is planning to build a 3,700 sq m factory in Doncaster in 2016, and has just acquired the assets of Oldham-based GTEC.
13-Oct-2015
Edinburgh Printmakers has secured funding for a £6.6m printmaking facility and arts centre at the North British Rubber Factory in Edinburgh.
13-Oct-2015
Fresh Start Waste has won approval from Salford City Council for the expansion of its site in Swinton with a new office and recycling plant.
12-Oct-2015
Reconomy has acquired Network Waste, the King's Lynn-based waste management firm.
12-Oct-2015
Visual Print & Design has acquired Go Digital, the Derby-based printing firm, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2015
Faerch Plast of Denmark has acquired the European food tray manufacturing division of Sealed Air, including a site in Poole.
06-Oct-2015
Palm Recycling is to relocate its head office from Ellesmere Port to its Palm Paper site in King's Lynn by February 2016.
06-Oct-2015
Reflex Group has acquired Progressive-ID, the Kent-based food labelling firm, and Century Art, the Derbyshire-based plastic packaging firm, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015
Wrap Film Systems, the Telford-based cling film and aluminium foil supply firm with 300 staff, has been acquired by Cofresco Frischhalteprodukte of Germany for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015
LumeJet Print Technologies has acquired the assets of Lumejet, the Coventry-based printing firm, out of administration.
05-Oct-2015
Kapak has been bought out of administration by a new company called Foodpack with backing from Seneca Partners for £7.5m, securing the future of 150 jobs at the St Helens-based food packing business.
05-Oct-2015
International Automotive Components Group is expanding the warehouse space for its injection moulding business with a further 72,500 sq ft at Boulevard Industry Park in Speke.
28-Sep-2015
Bosch Packaging Technology is to acquire Kliklok-Woodman, the US-based packaging machinery manufacturer with a factory in Bristol, for undisclosed terms.
24-Sep-2015
Knowaste is seeking approval to build a £14m nappy recycling plant at Hayes 180 in London by early 2017.
16-Sep-2015
Kite Packaging has bought the assets of Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists, the Gloucestershire-based stretch film products firm, out of administration.
15-Sep-2015
Gilt Edged Promotions has merged with USB2U to create a combined Northampton-based promotional products business with more than 60 staff.
15-Sep-2015
TW Parker (Paper), the Merseyside-based printing and packaging firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
14-Sep-2015
York Mailing Group, the Elvington-based print supplies firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
07-Sep-2015
Scott Group has acquired HLC (Wood Products), the pallet supplier with sites in Burton-on-Trent, Needham and Peterborough.
02-Sep-2015
Balreed, the Kent-based printing firm with eight offices and 220 staff, has been acquired by Apogee Corporation for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2015
Morrow Brothers is looking to expand its 24-strong workforce with 20 jobs at its new bottling plant in Lancashire over the next three years.
01-Sep-2015
DS Smith Packaging has unveiled plans for a 13,000 sq ft marketing and training facility at Fordham in Cambridgeshire, with the creation of eight new jobs.
27-Aug-2015
PG Paper has acquired the Trucard and Gemini assets out of administration from Fife-based papermaker Tullis Russell for undisclosed terms.
26-Aug-2015
Jayplas is to invest £2.5m in the packaging division of its Loughborough-based plastics recycling business by January 2016.
18-Aug-2015
Boxes & Packaging is to expand its packaging manufacturing business into a new 52,000 sq ft unit at Thorne Park in Doncaster.
17-Aug-2015
Capita Document & Information Services is to relocate its Birmingham printing operation to its site in Mansfield in October, casting doubt on the future of up to 35 jobs.
11-Aug-2015
Fairprint, the Dundee-based printing company with 100 staff, has been acquired by Cimpress for more than £20m.
10-Aug-2015
Macfarlane Group is to acquire One Packaging, the Nottinghamshire-based packaging distributor, for an initial £2m.
06-Aug-2015
Instantprint is looking to create up to 135 jobs at its new £7m printing plant at Brookfields Park in Rotherham over the next year.
05-Aug-2015
Roberts Mart is to expand the 170-strong workforce at its Leeds-based packaging films factory with up to 20 new jobs, following a £2m investment.
03-Aug-2015
PPS has acquired Alison Handling Services, the Preston-based plastic packaging firm, following a £5m investment.
30-Jul-2015
CFH Docmail has bought the assets of Glasgow-based printing firm BSS Scotland for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 39 staff to Livingston.
29-Jul-2015
Fluid Branding has acquired Falcon Print & Promotions, the Suffolk-based corporate merchandise firm with 13 staff, for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015
William Beckett, the Sheffield-based plastic packaging manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based MOCAP for undisclosed terms.
22-Jul-2015
Rosewood Packaging has acquired Scott Packaging's Wolverhampton business for undisclosed terms, taking its workforce to 140.
22-Jul-2015
Elanders Packaging has acquired a 17,000 sq ft unit at the Righead Industrial Estate in Bellshill.
21-Jul-2015
Impressions Labels of Sri Lanka is to create up to 25 jobs at its new 5,000 sq ft office and warehouse in Braintree.
09-Jul-2015
Omnicell is planning to set up a 44,000 sq ft medical packaging plant in Salford, with the creation of 55 jobs.
08-Jul-2015
Wyndeham Group is recruiting up to 48 staff from the former Artisan Press business in Leicester, having acquired the Artisan site and two industrial binders.
08-Jul-2015
Greyhound Box, the Leeds-based packaging firm with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2015
Woolcool is planning to double the 25-strong workforce at its new wool packaging factory in Stone by the end of the year.
06-Jul-2015
Coral Products of Merseyside has bought the plastic containers plant and machinery assets of Neiman Packaging for £0.5m.
06-Jul-2015
Quantrelle Packaging Solutions is to double the size of its contact packing facility in Enfield to 46,000 sq ft this summer.
06-Jul-2015
Charpak is to expand the 110-strong workforce at its Huntingdon-based packaging factory with ten new jobs.
22-Jun-2015
Logson Group has acquired Jardin Corrugated Cases, the Cambridgeshire-based packaging supplier with turnover of £15m.
22-Jun-2015
Westsell, the Somerset-based packaging wholesaler, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds Bank.
18-Jun-2015
DiamondPak has acquired Atlantic Box for undisclosed terms, and corrugated cardboard production will transfer from Cardiff to Pontypool.
17-Jun-2015
Certags, the Australian supplier of inspection tags, is creating up to 15 jobs at its new office in Manchester over the next year.
16-Jun-2015
Ellis Industrial Packaging, the Cardiff-based packaging distributor, has been acquired by US-based Transilwrap Company.
15-Jun-2015
Mail Workshop and Parcelhub are to expand the 75-strong workforce at their Nottingham-based warehousing and packing operations with up to ten new jobs this year.
09-Jun-2015
PHS Teacrate is creating up to 20 jobs at a new crate washing facility in Durham.
09-Jun-2015
Northwood Paper Sales has acquired Disposables UK, the West Yorkshire-based paper products supplier with 85 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Jun-2015
Accrol Papers is planning to expand the 420-strong workforce at its tissue paper factory in Blackburn with 100 new jobs this year.
01-Jun-2015
RMGroup is to create 17 jobs at its new £1.5m robotic packaging machinery factory at Newtown in Powys.
01-Jun-2015
Hay Hampers is to relocate its Lincolnshire-based luxury foods business to a 6,300 sq ft warehouse in Bourne in June.
26-May-2015
JZ Flowers is seeking permission to expand its flower packing facility at Newport in East Yorkshire by 135,000 sq ft.
14-May-2015
Your Embroidery Services is setting up a 17,000 sq ft printing machinery factory on Sovereign Way in Mansfield.
14-May-2015
Closed Loop Recycling, the Dagenham-based plastic bottle recycling firm with 130 staff, has been bought out of administration by Euro Capital.
07-May-2015
Antalis Packaging has bought 1st Class Packaging, Donington Packaging Supplies and Parkside Packaging from Northampton-based PaperlinX, with the transfer of 63 staff.
07-May-2015
Par-Pak Group has acquired Deltaform, the Somerset-based rigid packaging manufacturer with 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015
Pinnacle Office Equipment, the Cardiff-based printing firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
05-May-2015
Ultimate Packaging is to invest £4m in the installation of new equipment at its factory in Grimsby over the next few months.
29-Apr-2015
Jablite, the polystyrene manufacturer with 150 staff in Aberdeen, Kent, Lancashire, West Sussex and Yorkshire, has undergone a £26m management buy-out.
28-Apr-2015
Faerch Plast has acquired Anson Packaging, the Cambridgeshire-based manufacturer of thermoformed packaging.
27-Apr-2015
Vink Holdings has bought the assets of Visual Technology Solutions from the administrators of Northampton-based Paperlinx, with the transfer of 66 staff.
27-Apr-2015
RAJA Group has acquired Morplan, the Harlow-based packaging and retail supplies firm with 120 staff and stores in Bristol, Glasgow and London.
21-Apr-2015
Priory Press is to relocate its Co Down-based food packaging business to a new factory in Conlig by May, with the creation of five jobs.
21-Apr-2015
Smurfit Kappa of Ireland is to acquire Inspirepac, the packaging company with 279 staff in Chesterfield and Wetherby, for £43m.
20-Apr-2015
Statestrong has undergone a pre-pack administration, securing the future of 80 jobs at its Lancashire-based aerosol products business.
20-Apr-2015
Adare Group, the Huddersfield-based printing and marketing firm with 900 staff, has undergone a £60m management buy-out backed by private equity firm Endless.
16-Apr-2015
Eurofilms is to expand the 80-strong workforce at its pallet wrapping factory in Telford with 30 new jobs, as part of a £2.5m investment in new equipment.
15-Apr-2015
Duo UK is looking to expand the 130-strong workforce at its Manchester-based packaging business, having agreed a multi-million pound funding package.
08-Apr-2015
PFF Packaging Group has acquired Intelligent Packaging Solutions, the Sunderland-based food packaging supplier, for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2015
Welshpool Printing Group has acquired NRG Direct Mail, the Shrewsbury-based mailing house with eight staff.
30-Mar-2015
Northern Paper Board is investing £1.3m in the expansion of its box packaging factory in Skipton this year, including a new 22,000 sq ft warehouse.
30-Mar-2015
Kite Packaging is to relocate its Portsmouth-based warehouse and office to a larger 22,000 sq ft site in May.
30-Mar-2015
Essential Supply Products is planning to relocate its Malvern-based disposable tissues business to a 7.5-hectare site at Blackmore Park.
16-Mar-2015
SGS International, the Hull-based packaging design firm with 350 staff, is to relocate its headquarters to a 18,000 sq ft office at Bridgehead in September.
12-Mar-2015
CBS Packaging is expanding the 80-strong workforce at its packaging factory in West Bromwich with up to 20 new jobs.
11-Mar-2015
Bluetree Design & Print is relocating its Rotherham-based printing business and 150 staff to an 87,000 sq ft site at Brookfields Park.
11-Mar-2015
Northern Packaging, the Lancashire-based corrugated packaging manufacturer with 80 staff, has been acquired by investment firm CorpAcq.
11-Mar-2015
KB Extruders is to expand the 30-strong workforce at its Birmingham-based sacks and bin liners factory with up to 25 new jobs over the next year.
09-Mar-2015
Callprint is to relocate its Birmingham-based printing operation to a 12,000 sq ft site near the Aston Expressway in May.
04-Mar-2015
British Polythene Industries is to invest £5m in the expansion of its factory at Ardeer in North Ayrshire.
03-Mar-2015
Rexam, the drinks can maker with 700 staff at plants in Luton, Milton Keynes and Wakefield, has agreed to be acquired by US-based Ball for £4.4bn.
23-Feb-2015
Encore Envelopes is seeking a suitable site in the North East to relocate its new packaging solutions division, with the creation of 20 jobs.
18-Feb-2015
Kite Packaging has acquired Burnhead Packaging Supplies, the Sittingbourne-based packaging distributor with 11 staff.
17-Feb-2015
Acorn Recyclers is seeking permission to build a paper recycling plant at RAF Kirton Lindsey in Lincolnshire, with the creation of 15 jobs.
17-Feb-2015
Annodata has acquired Staff Technology Systems, the Wetherby-based print services firm, for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2015
Arc International is planning to create 20 new jobs at its glass and tableware supplies site in Pershore over the next few months.
05-Feb-2015
GT4 Group has acquired Creative Colour Bureau to create a combined Scottish commercial printing group with 80 staff.
05-Feb-2015
Leicester Tissue Company is considering three potential sites in Leicester for a new factory, with the creation of up to 350 jobs.
04-Feb-2015
PBS Packaging is expanding its plastic bags manufacturing business with a new 10,000 sq ft unit on the Stoneferry Industrial Estate in Hull.
03-Feb-2015
Begbies Traynor has announced the sale of ANA Food Packaging out of administration to ANA Poultry Services, saving 22 jobs in Cannock.
02-Feb-2015
MWL Print Group has been bought out of liquidation by the owner of Zenith Print & Packaging, securing the future of 96 jobs in Pontypool.
28-Jan-2015
PM Solutions is to relocate its Edinburgh-based printing business and 15 staff to a £1.2m 15,000 sq ft site nearby in June.
28-Jan-2015
Esterform Packaging has acquired the business of Constar UK, the North Yorkshire-based plastic packaging supplier.
27-Jan-2015
Tipografic has acquired a 16,000 sq ft warehouse in Wallasey for the expansion of its label printing business.
26-Jan-2015
Pureprint has acquired a majority stake in Imprint Group, the Newcastle-based printing firm with 100 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jan-2015
W&M Watson Packaging has acquired Peter Bryson Packaging, the Glasgow-based polythene products distributor.
21-Jan-2015
Dataquest UK has acquired Smartech UK, the London-based supplier of printing and scanning systems, for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015
Glencairn Crystal has bought Burns Crystal, the Ayrshire-based supplier of decanters and glasses, for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015
Totalpost has acquired Mailing & Mechanisation UK, the Daventry-based supplier of mail machinery.
15-Jan-2015
Encirc, the former Quinn Glass bottle manufacturing business with a factory in County Fermanagh, is to be acquired by Vidrala of Spain for more than £300m.
13-Jan-2015
DiamondPak of Pontypool has merged with PH Laminators, the Bristol-based print finishing firm with 11 staff.
12-Jan-2015
Linpac, the Birmingham-based packaging company with 2,700 staff, has been acquired by US-based hedge fund Strategic Value Partners.
12-Jan-2015
Nice-Pak International is to set up a 400,000 sq ft wet wipes factory at Westwood in Wigan, with the creation of 100 jobs.
08-Jan-2015
Multi-Color Corporation has acquired Multi Labels, the Daventry-based supplier of drinks labels with annual revenue of £10m.
08-Jan-2015
Southgate Packaging has acquired McKindy Strap, the Birmingham-based strapping equipment manufacturer.
07-Jan-2015
MetroMail is to expand the 220-strong workforce at its Seaham-based mailing and printing business with ten new jobs.
07-Jan-2015
Kimberly Clark is planning to invest £40m in the expansion of its baby wipes factory in Flintshire by 2016, with the creation of 40 jobs.
05-Jan-2015