Winner of inaugural student beverage can design competition announced
THE winners of the inaugural Undergraduate Beverage Can Design competition have been announced, recognising the creativity and ambition of the next generation of packaging designers.
Organised...
M&S chief urges UK Government to ditch ‘patently ridiculous’ deposit return scheme
THE chief executive of Marks and Spencer (M&S) has urged the UK Government to scrap the packaging tax and impending deposit return scheme.
In an...
Investment case for new technologies ‘increasingly compelling’
MANUFACTURERS are becoming more familiar with the benefits of robotics, automation, digital twins, and industrial software – but there still work to do to...
Strong Scottish presence expected at Liverpool expo
Preparations are ramping up for the second edition of UKPackaging Expo, which moves to a new location in Liverpool this November. Ahead of the...
The packaging price is only the start
Markus Mueller, sustainability regulatory expert, MM Group, explores what food and drink brands should be asking packaging suppliers
A packaging quotation gives you a price....
PPWR: bottlenecks and creative solutions
David Griffin, VP global sales and products at Selig Group, discusses the bottlenecks, shifting sustainable packaging strategies, redesign challenges, and liner innovations that are...
DRS: prepare now to avoid future pitfalls
Exchange For Change, the organisation delivering the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), has announced producer fees for all drinks containers will be set at...
Clients raise a glass to Videojet solutions
VIDEOJET’s ‘pack-to-pallet’ ecosystem was unveiled to a packed crowd at the Innovations Eleven demonstration zone at PPMA Show 2026, with the new tech tipped...
The future of packaging is not more packaging
By Matt Boyle, sales director, food & retail, Europe, Metsä Board
IF there is one thing I hear repeatedly in conversations with food and retail...
Innovation to the fore at PPMA Show 2026
PPMA Show 2026 was a showcase of ingenuity, with over 350 exhibitors coming together to showcase innovations tackling the most pressing of issues –...
Top brands unwrap seasonal packaging
WITH Halloween just around the corner and – whisper it – Christmas on the horizon, it’s that time of year when festive packaging starts...
Pulpex opens manufacturing facility near Glasgow
PULPEX, the packaging technology company behind an innovative fibre bottle, has opened its first commercial manufacturing facility near Glasgow.
Fitted for an initial capacity of...








































