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Navigating the world of sustainable packaging

19 January 2024

By Winfried Muehling, director of marketing and communications, Pro Carton THE UK witnesses an impressive 70% collection and recycling rate for paper and cartonboard materials...

Biffa warning: waste reporting needs to be taken seriously

9 January 2026

As Scottish packaging businesses look towards 2026, Roger Wright, waste strategy & packaging manager at Biffa, says that the policy landscape remains one of...

Outsourcing comes of age

19 January 2022

Emma Verkaik, membership & marketing director of the BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, predicts the already growing role that...

Compostability and barrier performance: a match made in packaging heaven

3 June 2020

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...

Food waste: being part of the solution

16 October 2023

The Scottish Government’s target is to reduce all food waste by 33% by 2025. With data showing at present an estimated 987,890 tonnes of...

Importing goods after Brexit – what have we learnt and what’s to come in...

15 November 2021

By Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com AT the start of 2021, the political landscape across Europe changed. It was the start of a new era...

CBD manufacturers have a responsibility to label products correctly

8 August 2023

By Steve Brownett Gale of Lifestyle Packaging The results of a study recently revealed 92% of CBD products contain less than advertised, with just 8%...

Technologist ensures quality in puff pastry bun manufacturing process

Solving frozen food inspection challenges with x-ray technology

17 March 2026

By Adam Green, market manager, Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray FROZEN food production lines move fast, with ready meals, bags of vegetables or rows of patties passing...

Selig’s R&D team has sought to ensure that the Lift ‘n’ Peel liner is PFAS NIA

Navigating the transition away from ‘forever chemicals’

22 April 2025

Peter Tindale, European sales director at Selig Group, discusses the move away from packaging containing PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals, and what Scottish producers can do...

Meeting the demand for e-commerce packaging

20 July 2021

By Julian Freeman, VPK’s sales & marketing director - UK & Ireland THE demand for e-commerce packaging has gone through the roof, delivering challenges to...

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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.