{"id":13656,"date":"2026-06-11T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T04:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13656"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T04:00:43","slug":"berlin-packaging-expands-presence-in-emea-with-acquisition-of-bluesky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=13656","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Packaging Expands Presence in EMEA with Acquisition of BlueSky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105885-origin-materials-to-provide-berlin-packaging-with-sustainable-pet-bottlecaps\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin Packaging<\/a>, which specializes in the supply of glass, plastic, and metal packaging and closures, today announced the acquisition of BlueSky, a UK-based company specializing in packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, beauty, personal care, home care, and beverage markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Grimsby, UK, BlueSky is a family-owned supplier of plastic, metal, and glass packaging solutions, including specialized containers, closures, and dispensing systems that meet customers\u2019 unique needs and requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company serves small- and medium-sized customers across the UK with a fast, simple and consultative approach to service, providing the continuity and confidence needed to support growth,\u201d Berlin Packaging notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bluesky\u2019s solutions offering is further enhanced by value-added services such as decoration and printing, backed by extensive sourcing expertise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe acquisition of BlueSky represents a strategic step in expanding our presence and capabilities in the UK market,\u201d said <strong>Marcel Schr\u00f6der, President of Berlin Packaging EMEA<\/strong>. \u201cBlueSky brings deep cross-sector expertise and a complementary portfolio of materials and packaging solutions that enhance our existing offering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoining Berlin Packaging marks an exciting new chapter for both our team and, most importantly, our customers. By combining our highly responsive, consultative service with Berlin\u2019s global scale, sourcing strength, and innovation capabilities, we will be able to offer our customers a broader range of packaging solutions, enhanced supply chain resilience, and even greater support as they grow,\u201d said <strong>Russell Wade, Managing Director of BlueSky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106500-berlin-packaging-expands-presence-in-emea-with-acquisition-of-bluesky\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berlin Packaging, which specializes in the supply of glass, plastic, and metal packaging and closures, today announced the acquisition of BlueSky, a UK-based company specializing in packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, beauty, personal care, home care, and beverage markets.\u00a0 Headquartered in Grimsby, UK, BlueSky is a family-owned supplier of plastic, metal, and glass packaging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[98,470,90,180,112,182],"class_list":["post-13656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-beverage-packaging","tag-home-care-packaging","tag-mergers-acquisitions-ma","tag-nutraceutical-packaging","tag-personal-care-packaging","tag-pharmaceutical-packaging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}