Exergy International signed a turnkey EPC contract with Geothermal Engineering Ltd to supply a 3 MWe ORC power plant at the United Downs site in Cornwall. Commissioning is expected by late 2024.

Mitsubishi Chemical UK began construction of a new production line that will double capacity for its SoarnoL EVOH packaging polymer at Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull, a multi-hundred-million-pound investment. The line is expected to be operational by mid-2025 and create at least 30 direct jobs.

Avingtrans subsidiary Hayward Tyler completed the purchase of certain Slack & Parr assets from administration, plus its US and Asia subsidiaries, for up to £4.9m at Kegworth, Derbyshire.

Terinex Flexibles, part of OGM Holdings Group, signed to take 46,000 sq ft at Dove Valley Park in Foston, South Derbyshire, for a GBP 8m production, warehouse and R&D facility. The development completes its latest phase in January 2024.

CCL Industries bought UK-based Oomph Made, which makes RFID and NFC access cards and wristbands, for C$7.1 million. The deal is a bolt-on for CCL's Avery unit.

On 3 July 2023 Danish pump maker Grundfos acquired UK-based telemetry and analytics firm Metasphere from private equity investor XPV Water Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed; Bluefield estimates US$60-70 million.

Sparrows Group won a three-and-a-half-year contract from INEOS FPS to provide crane and lifting equipment operations, maintenance, engineering and inspection services on the Unity platform, delivered from Aberdeen.

Flowplant Group, a provider of high-pressure jetting and pumping solutions in Salisbury, UK, was acquired in a management buyout completed on June 23, 2023, through the newly formed SSPM Holdings Limited led by Steve Smith.

All4Labels Global Packaging Group agreed to acquire Springfield Solutions, a UK supplier of digital packaging assets, subject to closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed.

Irish investment group Packaging Holdings has merged with Grafham Holdings, a UK maker and distributor of food packaging and DayMark printed labels with turnover of about GBP 30 million and around 120 employees. Grafham operates sites in Birmingham, Kent, Cheshire and Nottinghamshire. The deal was announced on 21 June 2023 and the price was not disclosed.

Zeus Group has acquired James Hamilton Group, a Northern Irish print and packaging business with annual sales of EUR 18 million and over 120 employees. The deal supports Zeus Group's 2023 growth strategy targeting group revenues above EUR 500 million.

Biopax Limited is set to open a £47m factory in Springvale Business Park, West Belfast, to produce certified green packaging and labels. The company plans to create 169 jobs over four years, with a second investment phase planned.

Allpack and Eastpac Group announced a merger under the Allpack name, combining their packaging product ranges, production and warehouse capacity and distribution networks. The article does not give a deal value.

Duro Felguera Logistic Systems installed a fully automatic vertical storage system for corrugated board at Saica Pack's new facility in Livingston, Scotland. It is Duro Felguera's first project in the United Kingdom.

Airedale International Air Conditioning was awarded a single-tender contract worth £27,678.69 to replace compressor 4 on chiller 2 and related capacitors at the Frenchay Campus of the University of the West of England in Bristol. The award was published on 12 June 2023.

Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging completed a £4.2 million extension of its Glasgow plant in Kelvindale to add energy-efficient machinery, creating 34 new jobs. The extension was officially opened in June 2023.

Bip Solutions Limited, based in London, awarded a supply and installation contract for blowers and compressors to Atlas Copco, Sulzer Pumps Wastewater UK and MB Air Systems. The value was not stated.

Smurfit Kappa Diss completed a £4.5 million upgrade at its Norfolk factory, adding a corrugator upgrade, a Macarbox casemaker and expanded warehouse space to increase trade packaging capacity.

ALPLA Group acquired the iTEC Packaging (Mansfield) business, a producer of closures mainly for dairy, in the UK. The takeover was contractually agreed on 26 May 2023 and the staff will be taken over in full. Terms were not disclosed.

Coral Products has completed commissioning of in-house volume manufacturing for ECODECK floor grids after a £2.1 million investment in new machinery and re-tooling, allowing it to insource £3 million per year of previously outsourced products. The announcement was made on 20 March 2025 at its Wythenshawe site.

Coral Products subsidiary Tatra Rotalac signed an exclusive three-year agreement with a leading UK distributor of BRC packaging containers to supply ice cream and food containers, expected to generate £1.5-2.0 million in sales per year. The announcement was made on 20 March 2025 in Wythenshawe, Manchester.

Atlas Copco acquired Maziak Compressor Services Ltd., a privately owned UK distributor of air compressors, nitrogen generators and process cooling equipment based near Northampton, with about GBP 7 million in 2022 revenue. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Braintree District Council awarded Paramount Packaging (UK) Ltd a one-year supply contract of up to 5 million pink recycling sacks worth £122,500 on 22 May 2023.

Omni-Pac opened a new 60,000 sq ft packaging site in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, after more than GBP 3 million of investment. The company plans to create 100 more jobs and double turnover over three to five years.

Compack Cartons officially opened a new GBP 13.5 million packaging operation in Livingston, Scotland, following an investment by McLaren Packaging. The investment creates 26 jobs and safeguards 59 existing jobs.

P. Wilkinson Containers and William Say are supplying three separate commissions of Coronation tins for The Royal Collection, Waitrose and Daylesford. The Royal Collection and Waitrose orders integrate with existing ranges.

Food and drinks packaging supplier Max Fame Paper Products agreed a new 10-year lease on a 21,500 sq ft logistics building at Carrington Gateway in Greater Manchester. The site will serve as a centrally located base to nearshore services for UK clients.

Macfarlane Group acquired 100% of A & G Holdings, owner of Gottlieb Packaging Materials, a Manchester-based protective packaging distributor, for a maximum cash consideration of £3.55 million including an earn-out.

Alongside the Esterpet deal, Biffa Polymers made a minority investment in its sister company Esterform, a manufacturer of PET preforms. The stake size and value were not disclosed.

Biffa Polymers announced the acquisition of Esterpet Ltd, a PET plastic recycler with a facility near Leeds that converts 25,000 tonnes of plastic flakes a year into pellets. The deal extends Biffa's recycled PET capability.

Walstead Group has won a five-year contract to print News UK's Saturday Times, Sunday Times and Sun on Sunday supplements at its Bicester site, moving them from Prinovis in Liverpool. The contract value was not disclosed.

Macfarlane Packaging unveiled a £1.3m packaging innovation lab at its North West Regional Distribution Centre in Heywood, Greater Manchester, built by MC Construction. The 5,000 sq ft facility includes design, digital print and testing equipment and a packaging automation showroom.

Cullen Packaging plans a £15m expansion at its Glasgow facility, adding production lines and an innovation hub and creating more than 100 jobs. The expansion is due to start within months of the April 2023 announcement.

Technip Energies won a contract for a LanzaTech sustainable aviation fuel facility in the UK. The article gives no contract value or further details.

Louth-based corrugated packaging maker P.H. Mountain Corrugated opened a new 9,000 sq ft factory after pandemic-delayed construction began in summer 2022.

Ardagh Metal Packaging's planned £150 million can factory at Global Point Business Park in Newtownabbey has been delayed by at least a year, with construction now unlikely before 2024. The plant was expected to create around 160 permanent jobs.

RH Fibreboard, part of Goonvean Holdings, has acquired SH Fiske, a Bristol packaging producer with 26 employees, to strengthen its South-West manufacturing. Fiske will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Glasgow-based Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging announced plans to increase production to one billion plastic-free moulded fibre and corrugated packaging units per year, building its own patented machines and tooling amid rising demand.

Britvic is investing £13 million in a fifth canning line at its Rugby factory in England, expected to create up to 20 jobs and raise production by 14%. The announcement was made on 16 March 2023.

Wipak has extended its long-term warehouse and distribution contract with Wrexham-based McCarthy Group, which will support Wipak's expansion plans. The contract value was not disclosed.

Wipak has invested over £5 million in a new production line at its Welshpool site, expected to create 50 new jobs. The investment is reported in a 14 March 2023 article about a related warehouse contract.

Unibloc Hygienic Technologies, a provider of hygienic pumps, acquired UK-based CNC machining firm Metaltech Precision Engineers to vertically integrate its supply chain. Terms were not disclosed.

Macfarlane Group PLC announced the acquisition of A.E. Sutton Limited, trading as Suttons Performance Packaging, a specialist protective packaging business.

Liverpool-area logistics firm SSO Logistics Ltd signed a 12-month distribution deal with St Helens packaging supplier Venturepak, which makes injection-moulded food-safe plastic containers, using its Pallet-Track network.

Terinex Flexibles, part of the OGM Group, has started building a £8 million, 46,000 sq ft factory on a 3-acre site in Dove Valley Park near Derby. The OGM Holdings Group is funding the project, which will also move R&D from Oxford.

Score Group Limited was awarded a five-year framework contract by National Grid Gas Transmission and Metering to procure, supply and stock valves and actuators across the UK gas network. The scope covers valves up to 48 inches and all pressure classes.

Scarborough-based packaging firm Duraweld acquired Prima, a Bradford designer and manufacturer of folding cartons, corrugated cartons and PVC products, for an undisclosed sum.

Cepac Group completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in EW Cartons Ltd, a microflute corrugated food tray maker in Altham, Lancashire, which is being rebranded as Flutepac. The previous owner remains a shareholder and General Manager.

Vaillant is opening a new heat pump factory in a 129,000 sq ft unit at St Modwen Park Derby, expected to open in 2024 and creating more than 200 jobs. The site supports plans to more than double production of its aroTHERM plus air source heat pump.

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd awarded a supply contract for valves to two winners, Hydrasun Limited and LK Valves & Controls Limited, with a lot value of £1 million. The award notice was published on 9 February 2023. The place of performance is Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire.