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...
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The materials that keep ‘craft’ alive

By Jordan Scott, head of marketing at James Cropper CRAFT is a human story. It belongs to makers; to weathered hands, legacy knowledge, and skills...

Small packs on fast flow wrapping lines: how to comply with weighing legislations

In modern food manufacturing, where speed and precision intertwine, those manufacturers navigating horizontal flow wrapping lines encounter a distinct set of challenges. As production...

Is £200 a tonne enough to move the dial?

Kathy Illingworth, head of sustainability consulting at Ecoveritas shares some insight into the Plastic Packaging Tax and questions if the price is right to...

Taking ginspiration – the next big trends in UK spirit production

Gin has undoubtedly been the hero of the UK spirits scene in recent years. From 190 gin distilleries in 2015, there are now 820...

Adopting new ways of working to suit the new normal

Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Rick Hindley, executive director at Alupro, discusses how the industry body has adapted its operations to continue delivering its work...

Pharmaceutical trends: 2020

Adrian Pittock, marketing director at pharmaceutical consumables supplier Valley Northern, looks at pharmaceutical trends for 2020 Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly popular...
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Why process optimisation matters as much as materials for sustainable packaging

ACCORDING to Water UK, a dripping tap wastes 5,500 litres of water every year. That same process of quiet, cumulative waste can impact the...
Stephanie Walker

Transparency as authority: when the process is the proof

By Stephanie Walker, head of technical at James Cropper Paper & Packaging AS horologists (or watch collectors, to you and I) will tell you, high-end watchmaking...

The road ahead for packaging

By Sujan Shah, CEO, Rocaba Packaging Ltd The packaging industry has made seismic shifts over the last two years. E-commerce played a role in this. Most...