Sun Chemical supports futureproof packaging with a full GIO compliant portfolio ahead of the German Ink Ordinance enforcement
Packaging Solutions Sun Chemical is supporting food packaging manufacturers and brand owners for the German Ink Ordinance (GIO), effective from 1 January 2027. The company remains committed to providing an innovative portfolio of GIO compliant inks, coatings and overprint varnishes that protect customer brands and ensure packaging is safe and future ready. The GIO sets out to protect consumer health by regulating the potential migration of chemicals from food packaging into
Jan 152 min read
Healeys doubles down on Heidelberg with Versafire 115 LP Installation
Print Solutions After installing a new Versafire LV with Prinect DFE in March 2025, Ipswich based Healeys returned to Heidelberg for a second Versafire in November 2025. This time, it opted for the Versafire 115 LP, to replace an end of contract digital press and to complement the earlier Versafire. This new investment marks another milestone in the long and successful partnership between Healeys and Heidelberg, built over the past 40 years. Healeys already owns and operate
Jan 142 min read
Tradeprint launches banner return scheme to drive circularity in print
Print Solutions Tradeprint has announced the launch of its Banner Return Pilot Scheme in January 2026, an initiative designed to significantly reduce the environmental impact of PVC and PVC free display banners. Built on circular economy principles, the scheme enables customers to return used banners for responsible recycling. Collected materials will be repurposed into durable infrastructure products such as traffic cones and road barriers, providing a smarter end of life
Jan 142 min read
Ulma Packaging UK supports Orkney Crab’s move to high performance thermoforming
Packaging Solutions Ulma Packaging UK has successfully supported premium seafood producer, Orkney Crab, in upgrading its packaging operation by installing a TFS 500 thermoforming machine. The move has helped the business improve efficiency, consistency and pack presentation for whole crab and lobster. Based in Orkney, Scotland, Orkney Crab specialises in processing high quality shellfish sourced from local waters for UK and international markets. As production volumes incre
Jan 141 min read
Grenadier Packaging acquires MM Packaging Leeuwarden in strategic expansion
Packaging Solutions Grenadier Packaging has announced the acquisition of MM Packaging Leeuwarden from Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (MM) on 31 December 2025. MM Packaging Leeuwarden is a long established operation with a strong reputation for quality folding carton production and long standing customer relationships across the Dutch and broader European market. Under Grenadier Packaging’s ownership, the Leeuwarden business will continue to operate as a dedicated standalone operati
Jan 142 min read
More new show features revealed for Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026
Packaging Solutions Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 brings the future of packaging to life with new zones, breakthrough technologies, and expert led experiences designed to inspire, inform, and connect every stage of the supply chain. What is next for the packaging industry? Every year, businesses from across the world gather under one roof at the Birmingham NEC to get answers to this question. As we tick over into the latter half of the 2020s, all eyes are firmly fixed
Jan 134 min read
Multipanel UK moves toward a circular model for ACP panels
Print Solutions Green Solutions Multipanel UK is stepping up its sustainability efforts with a new approach designed to help the sign trade recycle Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) more easily and more consistently. The Dover based manufacturer has been developing practical routes to reduce waste and keep more ACP out of landfill, something the industry has struggled with for years. Although ACP is widely used across signs, displays and print, most offcuts, skeletons and o
Jan 134 min read
Zeus Group and Engelmann & Buckham announce strategic collaboration
Print Solutions Zeus Group and Engelmann & Buckham (E&B) have announced a new strategic collaboration designed to deliver a complete, end to end packaging automation and consumables solution for UK businesses. The partnership brings together Zeus’s extensive packaging consumables portfolio and national customer reach with E&B’s technical expertise in automation, materials handling, packaging machinery, and end of line systems. Together, the companies will provide UK manuf
Jan 132 min read
Koehler Group expands executive board
Print Solutions The Koehler Group supervisory board has decided to add an additional member to the family business’ executive board: as of January 1, 2026, Philipp Prechtl became chief strategy officer. The company finds itself in the middle of a challenging environment characterised by intense competition, constantly changing conditions, and increasing complexity. Against this backdrop, and in order to be able to continue to consistently refine and implement the group’s co
Jan 121 min read
Paper and packaging turns to AI powered approach to manage overcapacity, transform maintenance and unlock commercial excellence
Print Solutions Bain & Company has released new research showing how paper and packaging companies are responding to a challenging operating environment marked by structural overcapacity, volatile input costs and soft demand across multiple sectors. Drawing on its ‘2026 Paper & Packaging Report’, Bain identifies three imperatives shaping industrial performance: laser focus around capacity decisions, accelerated adoption of AI enabled efficiency and effectiveness improvements,
Jan 123 min read
