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Macfarlane Macfarlane Group is to acquire Online Packaging, the packaging distributor with sites in Gloucester, Wakefield and Hinckley, for £5.1m. 08-Jan-2008 Macfarlane Group is to sell its foam packaging operations in the US and Mexico to Specialized Packaging Group for £3.8m. 09-Oct-2007 Macfarlane Group is to acquire Bloomfield Supplies, the Gloucester-based packaging distributor with 22 staff, for up to £2m. 03-Oct-2006 Macfarlane Group is to sell its Hungarian packaging business to Nefab of Sweden for £2.3m. 16-Jan-2006 Macfarlane of Glasgow has placed its Tom Brands IT services division into liquidation, casting doubt on the future of 43 jobs in Gourock. 29-Oct-2004 Macfarlane is to sell its corrugated packaging operations in Dundee, Govan and North Shields to DS Smith for £0.9m, which will involve the transfer of 108 staff. 27-Oct-2003 Macfarlane has sold its plastics business to Tyco for £48m, as part of a strategy to focus on packaging and distribution, and has also announced plans to dispose of at least half of its 40 branches. 03-Oct-2003 Macfarlane is to acquire Tom Brands Electrical Services, the Gourock-based provider of supply chain management services, for £2m. 05-Jul-2002 Macfarlane is to shed 90 of the 274 jobs at its packaging plants in Glasgow. 14-Jan-2002 Macfarlane, the packaging services group, is reducing the number of distribution sites from 40 to 15 to eliminate duplication following the recent acquisition of National Packaging. 01-Nov-2001 Macfarlane is to sell its plastics division to Tyco Plastics of the US for £49m, and the proceeds will be used to acquire packaging companies in the UK and Europe. 20-Aug-2001 Macfarlane has sold its 11% stake in British Polythene Industries, and the £6.5m proceeds will be used to reduce borrowings. 07-Aug-2001 Macfarlane has warned of possible plant closures and job losses among its 2,200-strong workforce, in response to falling demand from the electronics industry. 11-May-2001 Macfarlane has agreed to acquire National Packaging from Charles Baynes for £22m, which is expected to lead to savings in distribution and procurement. 10-Apr-2001 Macfarlane is to shed an unspecified number of jobs through the merger of its labels, packaging and merchanting operations into a single division. 19-Jan-2001 British Polythene Industries has rejected a £92m hostile takeover bid from Macfarlane. 22-Sep-2000 Macfarlane is looking to spend up to £50m on acquisitions in order to expand its four main divisions - plastics, packaging, distribution and adhesive labels. 15-Mar-2000 Macfarlane, the packaging company, is to shed 150 jobs and close three sites in Hillington, Govan and an unspecified location in England, as part of a £5m restructuring. 08-Dec-1999 Macfarlane is selling its Daniel Montgomery spirit bottle closures operation to Alucapvit Spa of Italy for £2m. 03-Dec-1999 Macfarlane is acquiring Western Foam Packaging Products of the US for £5m, and has also announced the reorganisation of its 15 businesses into four divisions. 08-Sep-1999 Macfarlane is planning to expand its packaging business through joint ventures and licences in the US and Europe, and has completed a reorganisation that cut 250 staff and closed three manufacturing locations. 19-May-1999 Macfarlane Group has acquired Orion Flexo, the Malvern-based packaging company, for £1.6m, as part of a strategy to provide a complete range of products in the industrial film sector. 19-Feb-1999 Macfarlane Group is to cut 200 jobs, including 90 at its Daniel Montgomery tamper-proof bottle top manufacturing operation at Kirkintilloch and 65 at its Govan-based A&W Fullarton subsidiary. 06-Nov-1998 Macfarlane, the packaging manufacturer, has identified a number of potential acquisitions. 27-Mar-1998 Macfarlane Group is acquiring Saranne Packaging, the converter of film products, for £3.3m. 05-Oct-1996 Macfarlane Group has acquired Alport Holdings, the maker of polythene film, for £9m. 17-Sep-1996 Macfarlane Group, the Glasgow-based packaging concern, is planning to make a small acquisition next month, followed by two more acquisitions later this year. 31-Aug-1996 Macfarlane Group is considering the acquisitions of some small packaging companies and also plans to spend £6m on new packaging plants. 29-Mar-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008