Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd is to acquire CRP Print and Packaging Holdings Ltd – a private company specialising in litho-laminated packaging, 3D point of sale, HD preprint, food contact and heavy duty.
The addition of Corby, Northamptonshire-based CRP will extend the existing UK operations of paper-based packaging specialist Smurfit Kappa UK, a subsidiary of Smurfit Kappa Group plc.
Eddie Fellows, managing director of CRP, said: “The time is now right for us to strategically align our business to meet the future requirements of the market and Smurfit Kappa was the obvious choice with its extensive product offering and wide geographical spread.”
Clive Bowers, CEO of Smurfit Kappa corrugated UK, added: “CRP Print and Packaging [has] built an excellent business across a number of product group areas which adds to our existing strengths, whilst offering new and exciting product opportunities to the market.”
