NEENAH, WI—Menasha, one of the industry’s largest independent, retail focused packaging and merchandising solutions provider, was recognized with 16 Design of the Times (DOT) awards by the Path to Purchase Institute (P2PI). And Jill Andersen, its director of marketing, was named to the 2016 class of Women of Excellence by Path to Purchase Institute (P2PI). DOT … Continued
MONTREAL, Canada—Transcontinental Inc. announced that it has acquired all of the shares of Flexstar Packaging Inc., a flexible packaging supplier based in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, British Columbia. The company specializes in converting high barrier film, including printing, lamination and pouch making, for the cereal, confectionery, snack, frozen food and coffee markets. With more … Continued
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Idealliance, a communications industry association representing all facets of the global omnichannel media value chain, has announced that Inovar Packaging Group, LLC, of Arlington, TX, has purchased LabelPrint America of Newburyport, MA. The Idealliance Ideadvisors business advisory group was retained by LabelPrint to help it find a buyer that would support its successful growth … Continued
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Alison Keane, Esq., has been named president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) as of Oct. 3. Alison previously served as the VP for government affairs and industry programs with the American Coatings Association, where she was responsible for advocacy on behalf of the paint and coating industry in the U.S. “We are … Continued
ALEXANDRIA, VA—AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is pleased to announce long time supporter, Mike D’Angelo, is joining its professional staff as VP. AICC President Steve Young said, “We look forward to Mike’s success at the Association. His knowledge of the markets and relationships with the membership will allow him to make an impact in fast … Continued
MARIETTA, GA—Flint Group has announced the acquisition of Printec Industries, Inc. located in Marietta, GA. Printec manufactures and sells water based inks for flexo and gravure applications to a group of key printers in the North American region. With this acquisition, Flint Group strengthens its position and support to the paper and board segment in … Continued
EVANSVILLE, IN—The Board of Directors of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. announced Thomas E. (Tom) Salmon has been unanimously elected as Berry’s president and COO effective Oct. 3. As president and COO, Tom will be responsible for the company’s operating businesses, operations, supply chain and procurement. Tom currently serves as president of the company’s Consumer Packaging Division. The company … Continued
GHENT, Belgium—Esko, a leading global supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging, labels, sign and display industries, is proud to announce that Brazilian flexographic repro house Clicheria Blumenau has installed Esko’s 3000th CDI. The CDI Spark 5080 flexo plate making system with Pixel+ is the fifth Esko CDI for the company. Clicheria Blumenau technical manager Alexsandro … Continued
CLEMSON, SC—Clemson University’s nationally recognized graphic communications program just got better, thanks to a nearly $1 million gift in kind from one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dynamic printing solutions and technologies. Global press supplier Nilpeter USA, Inc. has provided Clemson with a state of the art flexographic printing press valued at more than … Continued
LENEXA, KS—On Friday, Aug. 26, Kocher + Beck USA L.P., a recognized market leader in the field of magnetic diecutting technology, celebrated the official ribbon cutting for its new state of the art extension to its manufacturing facility in Lenexa, KS. David Morris, president of Kocher + Beck USA expressed, “The 24,000 sq. ft. extension will … Continued
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