Outsourcing comes of age
Emma Verkaik, membership & marketing director of the BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, predicts the already growing role that...
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...
PPWR marks a new chapter for circular packaging in Europe
As the first measures of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) take effect from August 12, Horst Bittermann, director general of Pro...
Combating rising costs in carton applications
By Neil Gruettner, business development manager, vision inspection, Mettler-Toledo
Carton applications are the backbone of diverse industries, from the comforting aroma of freshly baked biscuits...
Global Recycling Day is moment to reflect on how far the conversation has come
By Krzysztof Krajewski, chief sustainability & innovation officer at RDM Group
THE 2026 Global Recycling Day theme – Don't Think Waste, Think Opportunity – is...
Five cobot hygiene considerations for food producers
By Paul Richards, partner sales manager, FANUC UK
THERE are multiple drivers for automating food production lines. Whether helping to plug labour shortages, taking over...
Making pallet wrap a sustainable selling point
Lindum Packaging specialises in the use of transit packaging materials to maximise pallet stability and minimise environmental impact. Rick Sellars, business development manager, explains...
Meeting the demand for e-commerce packaging
By Julian Freeman, VPK’s sales & marketing director - UK & Ireland
THE demand for e-commerce packaging has gone through the roof, delivering challenges to...
How connected packaging is transforming health and safety in food supply chain
Consumer food health and safety expectations are rising while tolerance for error is shrinking. Recalls, allergen incidents, and contamination events now carry immediate public‑health...
Why change doesn’t have to be the weakest link in the supply chain
Andy Maddock, IPP UK&I regional MD, explains why ‘going with the flow’ helps business to harness and predict an unpredictable world
GEOPOLITICAL tensions are a...
