Colours being created

Mapping the geography of colour

By Alison Rodwell, technical specialist – paper & packaging at James Cropper FROM the White Cliffs of Dover on the south coast to the weathered...
Bag-in-box packaging

Alternative packaging solutions deliver multiple benefits

Fenton Packaging’s Chris Warren considers the need to look to the future with more sustainable packaging options, such as Bag-in-Box (BiB) IN most manufacturing industries,...

Coding and marking for alcoholic drinks

John Tierney, marketing director at Linx Printing Technologies, provides an overview of the coding and marking requirements of the UK alcoholic drinks industry today THE...

Sustainable innovation helps answer the challenge of food and packaging waste

Sue Mohan, sales director at RPC bpi protec, tells Packaging Scotland how sustainable innovation in film and laminates is helping meet the needs for...

Plastics are no newcomer to sustainability schemes

In the need to create a more sustainable world, plastics are very much part of the solution says Katherine Fleet, sustainability manager at Berry...
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...

Leveraging technology to meet premiumisation demand

Josephine Coombe, MD of Nulogy in Europe, identifies how brands and co-packers have reacted to the challenges of the past year and are using...

The importance of product identity in heat exchanger specification

By Matt Hale, international sales & marketing director, HRS Heat Exchangers When it comes to choosing the right heat exchanger, the biggest factor is the...

How coding technology delivers better legal compliance for packaging

By Thomas Pinnington, technical sales manager at Newcode Partnership IN modern industry, product packaging is much more than simply a container for an item that...
A close-up view of cookies on a conveyor belt

Breaking bottlenecks: software to solve food and beverage’s costly headache

Beth Ragdale, software business manager at industrial automation and control specialist Beckhoff UK, explains why tackling bottlenecks requires a rethink of traditional production lines,...