# Clifton Packaging invests £3m in new machinery in Leicester

Clifton Packaging, a flexible food packaging specialist, invested £3m in new printing, lamination and slitting machinery at its Leicester site to boost capacity and target more FMCG business.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-05-11
- Where: Leicester, United Kingdom
- Value: $4.00M (3.00M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: flexible food packaging, printing press, lamination machine, slitting machine
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Clifton Packaging Group](https://endata.com/companies/12514.md)
- [Koenig & Bauer](https://endata.com/companies/975.md) (supplier)
- [Nordmeccanica](https://endata.com/companies/32691.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [packagingnews.co.uk](https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/equipment/investment-installations/clifton-packaging-makes-3m-investment-fmcg-business-11-05-2018), 2018-05-11: "By demonstrating that we have a lot of capacity available we are hoping we can make a difference and win further contracts in the FMCG sector."
- [printweek.com](https://www.printweek.com/content/news/clifton-packaging-in-koenig-bauer-spend), 2018-06-21: "We did look around the market, but we’ve been with Koenig & Bauer for many years and we’ve always received great service from them."

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