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Go hail plastics!

Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, explains why we need to stop demonising plastics but rather celebrate those who are innovating with this material, just...
Selig Lift ‘n’ Peel lid

PFAS-free: challenges and clarity ahead of deadline

With the countdown to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation underway, packaging professionals across the UK and beyond are taking a closer look...

Creating a ‘green by default’ agenda for packaging

Naomi Stewart from Packaging Innovations & Empack organiser Easyfairs, explains why the promise of a ‘sustainable future’ creates many questions that can only be...
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Back to basics: a simple guide to metal detection in food production

By Kati Hope, global key account manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection METAL detection is a critical technology in food production, designed to identify and remove unwanted...
Steve Brownett-Gale

Navigating the information age: combating misinformation and prioritising transparency

Lifestyle Packaging’s Steve Brownett-Gale discusses combating packaging industry misinformation and prioritising consumer transparency ADVANCEMENTS in technology have made information so readily available it has become...

Covid-19: Developing a food service business continuity plan

As Bunzl has been nominated by the UK Home Office as a ‘critical supplier’, Tri-Star Managing Director Alex Noake looks at the effects of...

Pizza packaging you knead to know about

By Daniel Schwitzer, director of communications & sustainability at amipak As one of the most popular and recognisable dishes worldwide, most of us can name...

Sound advice for packaging firms

Mark Williamson, sales and marketing director at audio branding specialist PHMG, explains why sound should be considered a crucial part of the marketing mix...

Compostability and barrier performance: a match made in packaging heaven

By Mark Shaw, new product development technical manager at Parkside A significant shift in consumer environmental awareness is driving continuous innovation in the high barrier...

The heat is on for distillers

By Steve Bradley, sales director at bottling and packaging machinery supplier AVE UK THE way that distillers heat their feedstock has evolved in recent years....