INDUSTRY NEWS
FDL adds to service package
The UK's leading single-source packaging solutions provider, FDL Packaging Group of Haydock, Merseyside has added a further impressive string to its bowwith the acquisition of RichardWood Packaging Limited, a long- established and highly respected manufacturer ofwooden packing systems, heavy-duty corrugated cardboard and packaging products. The acquisition represents yet another step in FDL's ongoing strategy of growing its total packaging solutions offering through taking on board newmarket expertise, resources and capabilities in order to best serve its customers' growing and ever-changing needs by helping tomeet the demands of the global exportmarket, improve operational efficiencies and address the 'green' agenda by reducing energy consumption levels. The integration of RichardWood into the FDL Groupwill further strengthen and enhance the FDLmanagement team,while the company's offering fits perfectly into the FDL portfolio in terms of customer profile,markets, services and products. For more information call +44 (0) 1942 722299 or email
sales@fdlgroup.co.uk.
National Flexible qualifies for Europe
National Flexible has been shortlisted as one of the few UK finalists in the European Business Awards. The Awards set out to showcase some of the best performing businesses across Europe who strive to promote success, innovation and ethics within the business community. Competition for the coveted awards is stiff, consisting of over 15,000 organisations that annually engage in the process, which spans across 35 different countries. Each entrant is scrutinised by an independent panel of judges made up of some of the most
prominent figureheads in the industry whose strict selection criteria sees only a handful of businesses going through to the final stages. For more information call 01274 685566, email
sales@nationalflexible.net or visit
www.nationalflexible.co.uk.
Five Sto bottles
shortlisted in awards All five bottles submitted by Stölzle Flaconnage for the 2012 UK Packaging Awards have been shortlisted. “The announcement is a great honour,” said Johannes Schick, CEO of Stölzle Glass Group. “Each of the bottles we submitted involved complex moulding and finishing requirements and, in the case of the Johnnie Walker decanter, a five pass triumph of decoration. To have them all shortlisted is a recognition of the superlative skills of our West Yorkshire Stölzle Flaconnage glass factory and decoration facility.” For more information call +44 (0) 1977 607 124, email
sales.uk@
stoelzle.com or visit
www.stoelzle.com.
Operation expansion
CRP Print and Packaging, one of the UK‘s leading providers of litho printed point- of- sale (POS) displays, has recently doubled the size of its display operation. The award winning speciality products group recently announced the expansion of their existing business to a 39,000 square foot facility, to sit alongside its existing operation. CRP’s Dev Brahmachari said: “We have been at the forefront of the temporary POS market for many years. The expansion of the business underlines the company’s success and confidence in supplying temporary display units for many of Europe’s leading brand owners. “Alongside the expansion we have
NEWARCO BIGBOOK
Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has launched its 2012/13 Big Book catalogue, with the biggest selection of workwear, safety equipment and workplace safety products, plus advice and information on training packages and consultancy services to help keep people safe at work.With over 936 pages, the largest catalogue to date, the Arco Big Book has become the
reference tool for safety managers, business owners and workers throughout the UK and Ireland for selecting the best safety products and advice. The new catalogue makes it easier than ever to select the right equipment for the job with the new Arco ‘Safety Language’. For more information visit
www.arco.co.uk/catrequest.
also recruited a number of highly experienced professionals from within the industry, across a number of disciplines including account management, design and quality management.” For more information call 01536 200333 or visit
www.crpprint.com.
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