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 future of food packaging

From your favourite childhood sweets to your perfect bottle of wine, food and beverage packaging can be as evocative as the food itself. But...
Bottles on a packaging line

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...

Delivering an enhanced opening experience in FMCG

By Ian Beresford, head of marketing and development at Essentra Tapes What was once a nice-to-have is fast becoming standard in a heavily saturated FMCG...
Metsa Board food packaging examples

The future of packaging is not more packaging

By Matt Boyle, sales director, food & retail, Europe, Metsä Board IF there is one thing I hear repeatedly in conversations with food and retail...
Lachlan Buirds, Edale

Why sustainable packaging is really a production issue

Lachlan Buirds, MD at Edale, explores the hidden production impact of sustainable packaging WHEN it comes to sustainability in packaging, it is increasingly decided long...

Are you FMD-ready?

Pharmaceutical manufacturers must now comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) which is aimed at reducing the number of falsified medicines infiltrating the European...

Coding with a conscience

Steve Ryan, UK sales manager at Rotech Machines, explains how coding can become a source of advantage in an age of heightened environmental awareness With...

Flexible by design

By Stuart Coulton, marketing manager, OMRON Electronics Ltd Every year, a number of words drop out of the dictionary. That is to say, they become...
Aluminium cans being manufactured

Can-ification: aluminium’s role in circular packaging

Russell Wiseman, head of global beverage solutions, Domino Printing Sciences, explains why aluminium remains one of the top solutions for sustainable beverage packaging As beverage...