Woodberry Packaging acquires two UK packaging businesses

Woodberry Packaging has acquired UK packaging manufacturers Medica Packaging and FG Curtis, which trades arsenic Curtis Packaging.

Financial presumption of the woody were not revealed.

The determination strengthens Woodberry's foothold successful Europe, expanding its capabilities successful pharmaceutical, healthcare and idiosyncratic attraction packaging.

Both companies volition proceed trading nether their existing brands and management, preserving continuity for staff, customers and suppliers.

The expanded radical employs 650 radical crossed the UK and Ireland and generates combined turnover of much than €120m ($137m).

Backed by Dublin-based Woodberry Capital, Woodberry Packaging has grown done acquisitions crossed Ireland and the UK.

Medica specialises successful pharmaceutical and healthcare cartons portion Curtis adds expertise successful cosmetics and idiosyncratic attraction packaging.

Medica Packaging's proprietor Medication Packaging acquired FG Curtis successful 2022.

Woodberry Packaging Group CEO Peter Santo called the woody portion of a "clear, semipermanent strategy of bringing high-quality businesses unneurotic and integrating them good to make a stronger whole".

He noted: "We privation to larn from some teams, put successful their businesses, and make opportunities nary of america could execute alone."

Alongside Woodberry Packaging's existing Reelvision site, the woody gives the radical 3 PS 9000-accredited carton sites successful the UK, gathering the pharmaceutical industry's prime standard. Its Irish business, Colorman, is moving toward the aforesaid accreditation.

Woodberry Packaging said the enlarged radical tin enactment arsenic a azygous accredited spouse for customers portion providing the information of proviso progressively required successful regulated markets.

Curtis managing manager James Williams said: "Joining the wider Woodberry radical gives america the standard and concern to physique connected that portion keeping the work and standards our customers value."

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