From beaker to reel: how papercraft presses meaning into every sheet
By Genevieve Dowson, senior technical specialist at James Cropper
PAPER is central to many of our most treasured memories.
Think of the vivid colours of the...
Can-ification: aluminium’s role in circular packaging
Russell Wiseman, head of global beverage solutions, Domino Printing Sciences, explains why aluminium remains one of the top solutions for sustainable beverage packaging
As beverage...
Smarter workflows for converters: unlocking agility in short-run label printing
Demand for short-run label printing is growing. Market trends, such as personalisation, regionalisation, e-commerce, and sustainability, are pushing converters to adopt more agile operational...
Biffa warning: waste reporting needs to be taken seriously
As Scottish packaging businesses look towards 2026, Roger Wright, waste strategy & packaging manager at Biffa, says that the policy landscape remains one of...
Paper under pressure: why testing matters more than ever
Cooper Henderson, director, segment strategy – flexible packaging at Industrial Physics, tells Packaging Scotland why testing matters more than ever
GLOBAL demand for paper-based packaging...
DS Smith vows to keep innovating in 2026
As 2025 draws to a close, Ashwin Moorthy, head of design & innovation at DS Smith, tells Packaging Scotland about the key trends, challenges...
The gift instinct: why luxury packaging is hardwired into human emotion
By Paul Hamilton, head of sales & marketing at Hunter Luxury
WHEN the Voyager spacecraft were sent on a mission to explore alien worlds billions...
Co-creation: when vision meets precision in every sheet
By Stephanie Walker, head of technical at James Cropper
CREATIVITY is often thought of as the product of a single, gifted person. Think of the...
Packaging power: how digital printing for packaging elevates brand impact and loyalty
With nearly four in five (77%) consumers thinking more favourably of brands with prominent packaging, according to Macfarlane’s Unboxing Survey 2024, brands are keen...
Evolving tradition: preserving colour for six generations
By Mark Cropper, chairman of James Cropper
FOR as long as humans have existed, we’ve been using colour to express ourselves.
Social interactions have evolved, whole...



















