Welcome to Chesapeake
Internationally renowned as a leading supplier of cartons, labels and leaflets, and specialist plastic packaging, Chesapeake has developed highly efficient manufacturing operations spanning the globe - with facilities in Asia, Europe and the United States. Now independent, Chesapeake is even better placed to deliver innovative packaging designs, specialist packaging equipment, state-of-the-art technology and focused customer service.
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Chesapeake joins Pan-European Sustainability Project
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Thu 2nd February 2012
Chesapeake, a leading manufacturer of consumer packaging, is contributing to a pan-European project that aims to revolutionise paper packaging. The project, coordinated by the UK’s Sheffield Hallam University, has secured EU funding in-excess of €3m (£2.5m) and is expected to result in the development of ‘NEWGENPACK’ - the next generation of environmentally friendly paper packaging.
Chesapeake installs new folder at Hicksville, Long Island, NY
Thu 12th January 2012
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging, a leading global supplier of paperboard packaging, has installed its second Vijuk MV-2011 Large Format Folder at its Hicksville, Long Island, NY facility. The folder, which is part of a major global investment program, will produce patient-information leaflets for the healthcare market.
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Name Change Consolidates Chesapeake's Global Brand
Tue 20th December 2011
Chesapeake, one of the world’s leading packaging manufacturers, has re-branded its US-based Cortegra operations under the Chesapeake banner. Pharmaceutical and Healthcare packaging specialist, Cortegra, became part of Chesapeake in September 2011 and this latest initiative consolidates the company’s businesses under one name. At the same time, it also emphasises the company’s common values, unified customer focus and extensive production capabilities.
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Chesapeake to Add Second KBA
Tue 29th November 2011
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging, the world’s leading manufacturer in this sector, has continued its major multi-million pound capital investment programme with the addition of a second KBA RAPIDA 106 higher performance B1 press.
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Replica packaging goes to 50 care homes
Tue 1st November 2011
Research has shown that engaging with reminiscence activities aids those suffering from memory loss, so with the help of Chesapeake the Museum of Brands has provided collections of replica vintage packaging to 50 care homes across London. These packs include a variety of ‘shopping basket favourites’, photographs and smelling samples – all of which are already delighting residents taking part, triggering memories of days gone by.
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Chesapeake pack wins Design Challenge 2011
Tue 11th October 2011
Chesapeake’s Impressions™, a unique renewable packaging range based on Billerud’s FibreForm®, won Design Challenge 2011 at the largest packaging exhibition in the Nordic countries, Pack & Emballage. The winning packaging concept was selected by the people visiting the exhibition, when asked to vote on their personal favorite.
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An ‘EXPERTCUT’ for Nottingham
Tue 27th September 2011
Chesapeake Nottingham will soon see the arrival of the latest Bobst Expertcut 106 PER die-cutter which will lift production capacity. The machine die-cuts, strips, and separates printed sheets into piles of carton blanks, ready for folding and gluing.
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Chesapeake’s new pack innovation
Thu 8th September 2011
Chesapeake Hamilton has extended its Figured™ range producing an innovative pack to support four of the collections of malt whiskies from Gordon & MacPhail. The new pack, which helps to reinforce the quality of the whiskies, incorporates two apertures, which is the first time this has been achieved in a composite shaped tube.
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Chesapeake acquires Cortegra to extend U.S. footprint
Thu 1st September 2011
NOTTINGHAM, UK., 1 September Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging has reached an agreement to acquire Cortegra Group, Inc., a leading U.S. producer of pharmaceutical leaflets and labels, from Menasha Corporation. Cortegra, which has two production facilities dedicated to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, perfectly complements Chesapeake’s existing three U.S. facilities and further augments its extensive global supply network.
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Chesapeake Invests in Global Design Resources
Thu 28th July 2011
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Packaging, one of the world’s leading producers of pharmaceutical packaging, has aligned its creative services to offer a truly global resource to its customers. This follows significant investment in its creative services particularly over the past two years.
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