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ast month, packaging professionals from all over the UK battled ‘the Beast from the East’ to attend Packaging
Innovations, Empack and Label & Print 2018, at Birmingham’s NEC. The show included over 300 industry leading suppliers. Sustainability was top of the agenda, with Coca Cola, Co-
Op, Marks & Spencer and Iceland forming an expert panel, as part of a new feature – The Big Plastics Debate. The discussion, which proved so popular that it had to be live-streamed on four of the other stages to house the interested audience, posed the industry’s hottest plastic questions to the UK’s leading retailers, with innovation, collaboration and ambition coming up as the key themes. The panel agreed that more needs to be done to battle the use of plastics and highlighted that litter plays a major role in bringing the subject of packaging to the public’s attention. They also felt that as leading retailers, they should be doing more to combat the issue, using their influence to change the
way the industry works with plastic.
Lisa Peake Editor
lpeake@datateam.co.uk / Twitter: @convertermag
Siegwerk and AGFA Graphics enter into strategic alliance for UV digital packaging inks
Siegwerk Druckfarben , international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and Agfa Graphics, a supplier in prepress offset and inkjet print, have entered into an important strategic alliance for digital packaging inks. The contract signed between the two companies includes a business transfer from Agfa Graphics to Siegwerk of a selected OEM customer list, access to know- how, intellectual property and services in the domain of UV curable digital inkjet inks for the single pass packaging and labels industry. Both companies will work closely together to ensure a handover of business without any
interference for the customers of both companies. Agfa will continue to manufacture on behalf of Siegwerk for several months to support a smooth transition for the customers. After the transition period, Siegwerk will produce the new inks and varnishes according to the highest quality and safety standards at its own inkjet manufacturing centre in Annemasse, France. With its global commercial network, Siegwerk then will be able to offer its new UV inkjet portfolio to customers worldwide.
Fusion standardises ink supply across two sites
In a move to increase flexibility and enhance print quality, Fusion Flexibles has standardised ink supply across the business. Fusion Flexibles is now using the latest NC Urethane ink system from Inktech Inks at its plants. The company ran several trials using the advanced system, which offers more vibrancy along with the latest up to date colour management technology and computerised dispensing from Rexon. The NC Urethane ink system will offer customers the confidence of knowing
repeatability will be managed to within agreed Delta E tolerances, which is well within the range of human visual awareness, by measurement to either Pantone library or a colour standard of their choice.
Swanline print group sponsors women in packaging (UK)
Swanline Print Group is getting behind female packaging professionals by supporting Women in Packaging UK (WIP UK), an organisation that connects and recognises women throughout the entire UK packaging supply chain. The company has pledged to sponsor WIP UK throughout 2018, bolstering the initiative’s efforts to restore gender equilibrium through a range of opportunities, from mentoring to networking events. Nick Kirby, Swanline CEO, said: “Swanline is committed to influencing positive change and addressing the packaging industry’s gender imbalance. We are thrilled to be able to support Women in Packaging UK’s important work and to help the organisation create a stronger, more egalitarian sector.” The sponsorship will allow WIP UK to deliver more activities and events, providing collaborative networking opportunities that help women to gain the training and recognition needed to excel. WIP UK was established in 2014 to back female employees in roles across the entire supply chain, from design to manufacture, marketing and delivery. The organisation considers diversity to be crucial to the industry’s future prosperity and works with a range of high-profile companies to promote the valuable contribution made by women.
Xeikon Café set to inspire innovation
Xeikon Café Exhibition and Conference (20-23 March 2018 in Belgium) will feature a unique and engaging keynote address by Andrew Vorster, a passionate technologist who works with companies across all industries to help them discover how to harness the capabilities of technology in order to drive innovation in their business. The lively presentation will include many stories, anecdotes and real- life examples everyone will be able to relate to. Keynote speaker Andrew Vorster will explore how to harness the capabilities of new technologies for driving innovation Andrew brings more than 30 years of experience driving innovation across a wide range of industries, building a reputation as a passionate technologist, innovator and disruptor. In his keynote speech, he will address the question ‘what is holding companies back from being innovative?’ and ‘how they can overcome this to create a culture of innovation in their organisation?’
AICOMP establishes new office in Cambridge with Karl Harvey as general manager
AICOMP, international provider of configuration solutions and SAP Gold Partner for cloud solutions, has established a new subsidiary in the UK with a vision to serve its local clients promptly. General manager of the new office is Karl Harvey. Harvey has been working as a consultant for AICOMP since 2013, brings vast experience in consulting, managing and implementing IT projects, and has over 28 years experience within the corrugated industry. “We are proud to move into the UK with a new subsidiary in Cambridge and will be ideally placed to meet local customers’ demands for our solutions,” said Harvey. In addition to managing the team and office, Harvey will support sales activities in the UK market. After another strong year for AICOMP, and the growth is expected to continue in 2018. The office in Cambridge is the ninth location of the group.
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March 2018
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