Having purchased Thermopak in December 2014, Keighley based PFF has boosted its product offering with a deal for Tyne & Wear based packaging provider, Intelligent Packaging Solutions (IPS).

IPS designs and manufactures a range of thermoformed and injection moulded packaging for products such as dairy, ice cream, salads, soups, ready meals and chilled foods.

The deal increases PFF’s production area to 250,000 sq ft and brings PFF’s extrusion production capacity to more than 22,000 tonnes per year. The group is now capable of producing 60 million units per month.

Andy Bairstow, PFF’s group managing director, said: “This latest acquisition not only further increases our capacity for the production of thermoformed products, but adds injection moulding and product finishing to our portfolio, allowing PFF to deliver a complete turnkey solution to our customers food packaging requirements.”