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Ashwin Moorthy

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...
Luxury packaging gift set

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...
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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 unboxing experience

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...
Coloured paper

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...
Food waste

Three ways smarter reporting transforms manufacturing waste management

By Tom Wright, manufacturing waste expert at sustainable waste management company Biffa  In manufacturing, efficiency is everything – and that extends beyond production lines. As...
Engineer maintaining packaging machinery

Greener packaging machinery for improved sustainability

THE new pEPR regulations are shining a light on the environmental footprint of manufacturers’ packaging practices.  The focus of the regulations is on materials...
Power adhesives

The role of adhesives in advancing sustainable packaging design

Alex Zulewski, commercial manager at Power Adhesives, discusses the role of adhesives in advancing sustainable packaging design WHEN we think about sustainable packaging, our attention...
Paneled bottle

Venting gives container lightweighting a helping hand

The pressure to reduce packaging waste is leading many producers to remove excess material from their containers. However, this is triggering an unwanted side...
Shoppers looking at food packaging labels in supermarket

Reducing costs and protecting food safety with physical contamination detection

By Mike Pipe, head of product inspection UK, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection WHEN Chewters Chocolates in Canada made the shift to automate its production and packaging...
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Packaging Scotland
From traditional booming industries like whisky and food to the burgeoning craft spirits sector, Scotland has always been a strong and diverse market in its own right. As such, it cannot be treated simply as a region. A growing number of businesses are attempting to expand their presence north of the border and increase market share and visibility. As the only packaging magazine published in Scotland, Packaging Scotland is uniquely placed to cover the Scottish market and the many people and businesses operating within it.
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