The plastic packaging financial time-bomb
By Dom de Ville, senior consultant at Sancroft, an international sustainability consultancy, which works with companies to improve their environment, ethical and social impact
Plastic...
Scots raise a glass to wine packaging trends
Wine continued to be the second biggest value drinks category in Scottish venues in 2021/2022. However, with the cost-of-living crisis and sustainability making their...
Sustainability: the bigger picture
By Tony Hitchin, general manager of Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard Manufacturers
'SUSTAINABILITY'is a term everyone is familiar with, but few...
Back to basics: a simple guide to metal detection in food production
By Kati Hope, global key account manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection
METAL detection is a critical technology in food production, designed to identify and remove unwanted...
The hidden link between food safety and waste reduction
Food safety and waste reduction are becoming closely aligned as food manufacturers embrace traceability, connected packaging, and 2D codes powered by GS1 to protect...
Unpacking sustainability
Hugh Lightbody, chief officer of the Business Gateway National Unit, explains that help is available for businesses looking to invest in more sustainable packaging...
Why digitalisation is crucial to contract packing
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Josephine Coombe, Managing Director of Nulogy in Europe, champions the importance of digitalisation for contract packing, manufacturing and logistics firms, to bolster operational...
The medication lifecycle
Once medication is packaged, a wealth of regulations become applicable, including NICE guidelines and General Pharmaceutical Council standards of conduct. Here, Dale Pittock, sales...
Coding and marking for the new dimension in patient health and safety
Stricter serialisation practices – requiring identification down to the individual dose of a pharmaceutical product – could help to mitigate unsafe medication practices and...
Navigating the transition away from ‘forever chemicals’
Peter Tindale, European sales director at Selig Group, discusses the move away from packaging containing PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals, and what Scottish producers can do...
