Macfarlane Group

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Macfarlane Group PLC is a packaging company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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Macfarlane Group PLC
LSE: MACF
IndustryPackaging
Founded1949
FounderLord Macfarlane of Bearsden
Headquarters,
Key people
Aleen Gulvanessian (Chair)
Peter Atkinson, (CEO)
Revenue £270.4 million (2024)[1]
£23.6 million (2024)[1]
£15.5 million (2024)[1]
Number of employees
1,000 (2024)[2]
Websitewww.macfarlanegroup.com
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History

The company was founded by Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden as a commercial stationery company in Bath Street, Glasgow in 1949.[3]

The company expanded and was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1973 and then entered the packaging distribution market by acquiring Abbots Packaging in 1980.[4]

After a period of growth in the 90s, the business expanded its share of the packaging distribution market by acquiring National Packaging in 2001,[5] Network Packaging in 2014[6] and Nelsons for Cartons Packaging in 2016.[7] This was followed by Greenwoods Stock Boxes in 2017,[8] as well as Tyler Packaging (Leicester) Ltd and Harrison's Packaging Ltd in 2018.[9]

The company sold its labels division to Reflex in 2022.[10]

Divisions

Macfarlane Group has two core divisions: Packaging Distribution and Design & Manufacture. Key market sectors served by the Packaging Distribution Division include eCommerce, third party logistics, manufacturing, retail, industrial, automotive, electronics and aerospace. Key market sectors served by the Design & Manufacture Division include industrial, automotive, defence, aerospace, electronics and medical.[11]

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