In the UK, the Weedon Holdings Group has acquired Rowpak Containers, a manufacturer of corrugated packaging based in Audenshaw, Manchester. The move enables Weedon to manufacture some of its own corrugated sheet board, adds the facility for high volume case-making to the group’s portfolio and gives it a base in the North of England.
The acquisition is expected to double the group's annual turnover to nearly £20 million. It also secures the future of Rowpak's operations, where 100 jobs have been under threat. The company will now be known as Weedon Corrugated Products, although it will continue to operate as an independent business.
Weedon Holdings is a family-run business which already includes Weedon PSC, a manufacturer of retail ready packaging and point of sale display units; and retail own label packaging specialist i2i europe.