A Danish company has acquired Melbourne-based labels and flexible packaging specialist Burgess Printing and Packaging.
Schur International is a family-owned Danish packaging group which owns 15 companies globally.
With employees based in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, the US, and now Australia, it offers folding boxes, flexible packaging, packaging machines, and packaging systems.
Burgess employs 40 people and has a yearly revenue of close to AU$18m.
The acquisition will help develop the Schur Star concept worldwide, as well as develop the Burgess business and market further.
Schur Star offers pre-made flexible bags custom-made for filling on a linked production line, providing producers, packers and growers the ability to change bag size and functionalities within five minutes.
Jan Evans is the fifth-generation owner of the Burgess Group and says both companies are based on long-standing family values and a focus on supporting the demands of their customers.
The acquisition of Burgess anchors the Schur Star concept in Australia and New Zealand.
