{"id":12248,"date":"2026-03-17T05:54:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12248"},"modified":"2026-03-17T05:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:54:05","slug":"ulma-packaging-uk-appoints-paul-morican-as-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12248","title":{"rendered":"Ulma Packaging UK appoints Paul Morican as managing director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"article-image__container\">\n                                    <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 990px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/ulma-shutterstock_2235768167-770x433.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 430px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/ulma-shutterstock_2235768167-940x528.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <\/picture><figcaption class=\"c-featured-image__description\">Ulma supplies packaging solutions to sectors, including fish, meat, poultry, and ready meals. Credit: Elena Veselova \/ Shutterstock.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"drop-cap\">Ulma Packaging UK has named Paul Morican as its new managing director, following his arrival at the company in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The company supplies packaging solutions to a range of sectors, including cheese, confectionery, fish, fresh produce, meat, poultry, and ready meals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-premium-insights mobile-useragent-scalar\">\n<section class=\"gms-b2b-marketing\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/themes\/goodlife-wp-B2B\/assets\/images\/GMS-logo.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4> Discover B2B Marketing That Performs <\/h4>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCombine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaldatamarketingsolutions.com\/\" class=\"gms-find-out-more\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out more <span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 9\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.685 4.5548L1.25586 4.5548L11.685 4.5548Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><path d=\"M11.685 4.5548L1.25586 4.5548\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.03145\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M7.85693 0.918855L11.9827 4.5731L7.85693 8.33789\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.03145\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morican brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles within packaging technology, processing equipment, and industrial manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>His career began as a Royal Naval officer before he entered the packaging equipment industry in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Morican said: \u201cI have admired Ulma for many years. Ulma\u202fPackaging UK holds an excellent reputation for engineering excellence and customer support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m eager and excited to join the business and to work with the team to continue delivering high-performance packaging, automation solutions and satisfaction to manufacturers across the UK and Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last\u00a0year, Ulma Packaging UK\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/news\/ulma-packaging-launches-tfx-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\">introduced the TFX line<\/a>\u00a0of thermoforming machines.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The equipment is intended for use in food packaging and has been developed to address production efficiency, sustainability issues, and increased digitalisation within the sector.<\/p>\n<p>The TFX series is designed to help manufacturers improve processes and reduce environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2024,\u00a0the company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/news\/ulma-packaging-rfid-system-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\">launched new features<\/a>\u00a0for its radio-frequency identification-based maintenance system.<\/p>\n<p>This enhancement builds on the existing format control system, which was designed to prevent operational errors during format changes.\u202f<\/p>\n<p><!-- Newsletter banner start --><\/p>\n<p><!-- <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\"> --><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<section class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner__container\">\n<div class=\"grid-x gdm-newsletter-banner__wrapper-container gdm-newsletter-banner__wrapper-container--article\">\n<div class=\"cell large-9 gdm-newsletter-banner-info__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner-logo__container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/themes\/goodlife-wp-B2B\/assets\/images\/newsletter-new.svg\" alt=\"Email newsletter icon\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner__heading wp-noreslt\">Sign up for our daily news round-up!<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gdm-newsletter-banner__sub-heading\">Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Newsletter banner end --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-footer\">\n                                <!-- article-actions start --><\/p>\n<p><!-- .gdm-article-actions -->                                <!-- article-actions end --><br \/>\n                            <\/footer>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/news\/ulma-packaging-uk-managing-director\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ulma supplies packaging solutions to sectors, including fish, meat, poultry, and ready meals. 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