News on Packaging Equipment from United Kingdom

As part of the Spring Budget, from 1st April UK manufacturers now have 100% First Year Allowance for Capital Expensing. This means that UK companies will be able to write off the full cost of qualifying main rate plant and machinery investment in the year of the investment.

With the commissioning of the third Lan Handling dolly & crate loader, Cockerill's handling capacity increases to a total of up to 240 bags per minute, using these three production lines.

British food processing equipment manufacturer Fabcon Food Systems (FFS) has prepared for its next phase of global growth with a series of new appointments and promotions.

Dutch palletising solutions manufacturer Verbruggen has appointed Tong Engineering, leading UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, as distributor for the United Kingdom.

Marc van Gerven is the Commercial Director of the Wyma offices in Europe and UK. He leads sales, service& parts, business development and marketing.

Visit Scotts´ stand H50 in Birmingham from 27 - 29 September to see their complete portfolio of palletising solutions and case studies, including the latest PAL 4.0 range.

Newtec Odense (UK) Ltd. will be ready to show two machines incl. a wash down trolley on this year’s PPMA Show, taking place 27-29 September.

Tong Engineering, manufacturer of handling equipment for potatoes - officially opened the brand-new doors of a purpose-built manufacturing facility on the edge of the company’s hometown of Spilsby in the United Kingdom.

Premium Snacks manufacturer, Burts Snacks Ltd, have just completed one of their single largest investments, with the installation of a complete end of line pack handling

Tong Engineering is looking forward to returning to the NEC Birmingham on 4th & 5th May 2022, to exhibit once again at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, on stand 7.668 in Hall 7.

Staff at agricultural engineering company Agrimech have reasons to be cheerful after the business on the borders of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its outstanding progress in the international sales market.

Tong is pleased to announce its first new product development for 2022 with the launch of the new edition JetFill big bag filler. The JetFill is Tong’s highest capacity big bag filler which offers automated and gentle big bag filling.

Leading potato and vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, and sponsor of the BP2021 British Potato exhibition, Tong Engineering, will be showcasing equipment advances from field to pack, as well as the latest technologies in automation and optical sorting, at the UK’s largest biannual potato event in November.

Haith has this month marked 21 years of working with R S Cockerill. The anniversary coincides with the completion of £3m investment into R S Cockerill’s site in Dunnington, near York.

In one year, a Scottish potato company removed almost 27 tons of plastic from its packaging.

Haith Group has seen a resurgence of interest in its innovative bag filling machine after a video posted on social media was viewed more than one million times.

British food processing equipment manufacturer Fabcon Food Systems has marked its fifth anniversary after growing internationally and securing contracts with over 100 customers.

GIC, which designs and manufactures vertical form fill and seal machines, has seen orders more than double year on year.