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SupplyOne acquires Werthemier Box
The move will allow the company to provide a broader range of packaging options, faster lead times, and improved services.
ARBURG selects Dr Volker Nilles as its new CEO
Nilles is expected to strengthen the ARBURG brand and expand its presence in the global market.
Borough Ltd appoints Adam Ginger as Technical Sales Manager
Leigh-on-Sea-based plastic injection moulding and chrome plating specialist Borough Ltd has strengthened its commercial team with the appointment of Adam Ginger as Technical Sales Manager.
Niko enhances manufacturing capabilities with support from Ridat
Niko Int Ltd. has taken delivery of an innovative vacuum forming machine supplied by Ridat. The latter has supplied Niko Int Ltd. with a Model 8048AVF Vacuum Forming Machine.
Fairgrieve Compression Moulding doubles size of workforce and sees 52% sales surge
Fairgrieve Compression Moulding has reported a 52% sales increase in 2025 – which combined with doubling the size of its team has left it targeting similar growth and success in 2026.

Gillian Garside-Wight, director of consulting at packaging sustainability consultancy Aura, says everyone’s discussing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and is now global.

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Greenback Recycling Technologies and Amcor hosted Mary Creagh CBE MP, Nature and Circular Economy Minister, last month at Amcor’s Heanor facility for the official commissioning of the first UK deployment of Greenback’s Enval advanced recycling module.

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The BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics – will highlight the importance of third-party partnerships and celebrate a new generation of entrepreneurs at The Contract Pack and Fulfilment Show co-located with Packaging Innovations and Empack.

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Avantium, a specialist in renewable and circular polymer materials, has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with Packamama, the UK- and Australia-based sustainable wine packaging firm.

The post Avantium and Packamama look to drive sustainable wine packaging with Releaf agreement appeared first on Packaging News.

Zeus Group and packaging and processing machinery firm Engelmann & Buckham (E&B) have formed a new partnership to deliver an end-to-end packaging automation and Consumables solution.

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The Papers: 'Spy Jenrick' and 'Badenoch says Britain not broken'
Former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform UK after his sacking by Kemi Badenoch continues to lead the papers.
Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says study refuting Trump autism claims
Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.
Tony Blair and Marco Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'
The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says.
Nine-try Bath thump Edinburgh to win Pool 2
Bath seal top spot in Pool 2 and a home last-16 match in the Investec Champions Cup with a nine-try thrashing of Edinburgh.
Why is there so much international interest in Greenland?
The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler has been reporting from Greenland and dissects why the island has so much value in the eyes of President Trump.