Manchester

Manchester will ultimately be merged into PaperWorks, itself an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. With five facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas, Manchester Industries provides large-scale sheeting, rewinding and cutting operations to commercial printers and packaging companies across the continent. The company’s 180 employees will become part of the PaperWorks Paperboard Group. "Manchester Industries has carved out its place as a world-class converter," stated PaperWorks Industries CEO Thomas J. Garland. "These five plants will be a significant asset for PaperWorks as we move forward, and we intend to spare no effort to ensure that Manchester’s reputation for

DUNCANSVILLE, PA, USA - Aquaflex has taken an important step on the road to global product sales with the selection of an authorized sales agent for the UK and Ireland. The US-based provider of flexographic press solutions announced today the appointment of LPP Limited of Manchester, England. LPP will represent all Aquaflex products in the UK and Ireland, as well as provide product service and parts. This represents a milestone for Aquaflex, which, prior to its recent acquisition by the F.L. Smithe Machine Co., faced a very uncertain future. "The rebirth of Aquaflex is an exciting thing to witness," said Stuart Roberts, Aquaflex VP