Foam converter and packaging manufacturer confirms solar investment
FOAM converter and packaging manufacturer Polyformes has announced a £150,000 investment in solar panels at its Leighton Buzzard factory.
The business, which was acquired by...
Boom time for fibre-based punnet innovation
PACKAGING manufacturer Paranova has teamed up with fresh produce supplier AMFresh to launch around one million packs of its new BOOMBITES grapes in fibre-based...
Progress ‘stalling’ on reducing single-use plastic bags outside largest retailers
PROGRESS on reducing single-use plastic carrier bags is 'stalling' outside England’s biggest retailers, according to new analysis by retail packaging specialist BagKraft.
The firm analysed...
Glass packaging specialist is keeping it in the family with new recruit
GLASS packaging manufacturer Croxsons has recruited a sixth-generation member of the family-owned business.
Joel Croxson, whose great-great-great grandfather William founded the business in 1872, has...
Automation brings cost and efficiency gains for e-commerce operation
YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) has revealed how automation has created a 'faster, lower cost and more streamlined' packing operation for Supreme Vape Nation's e-commerce...
Waitrose to launch ‘supermarket first’ with update to milk packaging
ALL Waitrose own-brand fresh milk is to display the Championing Regenerative Farming logo from this month, in what the retailer has called a 'supermarket...
Stationers’ Company opens applications for annual warrants
THE Stationers’ Company has announced it is now open for applications for new warrants and 2027 warrant renewals.
These annual warrants are formal recognition of...
New partnership aims to boost adoption of fibre-based packaging
SUN Chemical has announced a partnership with Archipelago Technology Group to support increased adoption of paper-based packaging solutions.
The agreement is tipped to help customers...
Connected packaging tech turns coffee packaging into direct subscription channel
AuraVeo by Koenig & Bauer, in partnership with creative agency Appetite Creative, is launching a new connected packaging initiative with coffee brand El Caficultor,...
Final preparations underway ahead of ‘busiest edition yet’ of London Packaging Week
THE final preparations are taking place ahead of what is tipped to be the busiest edition yet of London Packaging Week, which returns to...
CCEP expands ‘supercan’ format
COCA-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is expanding its 500ml 'supercan' line-up amidst increasing growth for soft drinks.
Sprite, Fanta Orange, and Dr Pepper will join Coca-Cola,...
Metsä Board invests in finishing operations
Metsä Board has announced it is investing in the finishing operations at its Kemi mill by modernising the board machine winder.
The investment will be...
