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BakPac boosts spouted pouch capability with major Totani investment

Packaging Solutions BakPac at Bakers has taken another big step forward in flexible packaging with the installation of two new TotanI automatic spout inserters. The investment, worth more than half a million pounds, adds significant new capability for custom printed spouted pouches and strengthens BakPac’s position in the growing refill and liquid pouch market. The two machines arrived at Bakers’ Brentwood site on Thursday 6 August, with installation starting on Monday 10

Aug 213 min read

Progroup publishes new sustainability report

Packaging Solutions As a family run business, Progroup thinks in terms of cycles that extend beyond individual financial years – and this also applies to sustainability. Its latest sustainability report, which has now been published, highlights progress made towards key objectives whilst also transparently identifying new challenges. ‘We are very well positioned strategically, in terms of our workforce and financially to successfully overcome a wide range of challenges. T

Aug 202 min read

Markem-Imaje launches CoLos 2D Activate and CoLos 2D Engage

Packaging Solutions Markem-Imaje has announced the launch of CoLos 2D Activate and CoLos 2D Engage, supported by its expert consulting services, providing manufacturers with a complete solution to prepare for GS1 Sunrise 2027, meet evolving regulatory and retailer requirements and unlock the full value of connected packaging. The new tools are Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise solutions that enable global CPG and FMCG brands to create, organise, activate and manage st

Aug 203 min read

The entry level DTF transfer printer that just got better

Print Solutions The Magic Transfer Company confirms further upgrades to its proven desktop entry level DTF transfer printer. With a growing number of DTF users opting for third party transfer fulfilment on volume orders the 30Pro model offers an affordable option for those customers demanding quick turnaround and short runs up to 50 transfers. The purpose built desktop 30Pro features a single high density original DX11-F1080-A Epson printhead producing vibrant transfers on

Aug 201 min read

Heidelberg systematically pressing ahead with strategic development

Print Solutions Heidelberg has started financial year 2026/2027 by systematically continuing its transition to a more broadly based technology company. The company is setting the course for future growth with a number of strategic initiatives. Besides expanding its core business by taking over manroland sheetfed lifecycle business and Polar production operations, the company is also tapping into additional potential by taking advantage of new market opportunities arising fr

Aug 194 min read

The importance of data in driving progress towards the circular packaging economy

Packaging Solutions Green Solutions Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, discusses how shifting legislation is disrupting the UK’s packaging recycling metrics. He highlights the complexities of current PRN data reporting and calls for urgent joined up thinking between industry and government to provide essential clarity for businesses across the supply chain. Prior to the roll out of extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR), the UK’s approach to capturi

Aug 194 min read

Sonoco names Francesco Giannolo as vice president/general manager consumer packaging, EMEA

Packaging Solutions Sonoco Products Company has announced Francesco Giannolo’s appointment to vice president and general manager of Sonoco Consumer Packaging, EMEA. He reports directly to Ernest Haynes, president of Sonoco’s Global Consumer Packaging segment. Francesco Giannolo joined Sonoco in 2019 and prior to this new appointment was vice president of commercial for Sonoco’s Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC business. In 2022, he was appointed vice president and general manag

Aug 192 min read

Canon and the Royal Society for Blind Children enable visually impaired students to experience photography through touch

Print Solutions Canon UK and Ireland has partnered with the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) to create a tactile photography exhibition that enables visually impaired students to experience images through touch as well as storytelling. The project began in late 2025, when Canon ambassador Elisa Iannacone delivered a bespoke Canon Young People Programme workshop for seven RSBC students in Orpington. During the session, students created portrait images centred aro

Aug 192 min read

Datagraphic donates Sheffield United FC sponsorship to AndysManClub to raise awareness of men’s mental health

Print Solutions Sustainable mail and document automation company, Datagraphic, has sponsored Sheffield United FC on behalf of AndysManClub, to help challenge the stigma surrounding men's mental health and encourage more people to access support. As a certified B Corp and EcoVadis Platinum rated organisation, Datagraphic is committed to creating positive environmental, social and economic impact through the way it operates. Through the partnership, Datagraphic has dedicate

Aug 182 min read

Christoph Burkhard to become new chief financial officer of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen

Print Solutions The supervisory board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has appointed Christoph Burkhard as a full member of the executive board and chief financial officer of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, effective October 1, 2026. With this change at the helm of the finance division, Volker Herdin will enter well deserved retirement on September 30, 2026. Until his departure, Volker will oversee the handover to Christoph Burkhard and ensure a smooth transition. In his r

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Think Tank, a leading UK bespoke packaging design agency, is launching new Smart packaging formats designed to help brands elevate their packaging design and boost their commercial reach. Read more.

Households dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year. New analysis has found that 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste was binned by households last year, as councils call on new reforms to reduce packaging and make it easier to recycle.

Mondelēz International has announced that its Cadbury core sharing bars, manufactured in Bournville and Coolock and sold in the UK and Ireland, will be wrapped in 80% certified recycled plastic packaging, which can be attributed to plastic sourced from advanced recycling technology. This move is the result of a collaboration with Amcor and Jindal Films.

Kornit Digital has announced that T-Shirt & Sons (TSS) – a prominent European apparel manufacturer based in the UK and the Netherlands and serving some of the largest e-commerce and retail brands – has adopted its Apollo platform to further its transition from traditional screen printing to digital production.

In partnership with Forest Carbon, pioneer of carbon financed woodland creation in the UK, paper suppllier Antalis recently hosted a tree planting day at a woodland creation project in Cumbria. Antalis, which has worked with Forest Carbon since 2014 and is its longest standing current partner, attended the tree planting day at The Croft on the Lowther Estate in Penrith, Cumbria.