Packaging fit for the future
By Rob Carle, DS Smith e-commerce team
E-COMMERCE is growing at an unprecedented rate around the world and has resulted in huge demand for packaging...
Christmas: the time of gift giving
By Winfried Muehling, general manager, Pro Carton
FOR many, the act of gift-giving is a central part of their Christmas celebrations. According to Christian tradition,...
Packaging innovation: what must you consider?
Toby Lane, product and applications specialist at Industrial Physics, discusses how packaging professionals are being driven to innovate and explores the underlying costs of...
Time to get into peak condition
Peak season will soon be upon us, but how will e-commerce businesses cope when labour is hard to find? Now is the time to...
Prepare now for supply chain transformation
By Diane Carroll, La Palette Rouge's (LPR) commercial director for the UK and Ireland
Over the next decade, the supply chain is set to undergo a radical transformation,...
The packaging challenges posed by an ageing population
Industry faces the challenge of creating packaging that is secure and tamper-proof, but also easy to open for elderly consumers and those who lack...
Where does 3D printing fit into the plastics manufacturing mix?
3D printing - also called additive manufacturing - is often touted as a trend and technique to rival injection moulding
Consumers call for circular solutions this EU Green Week
By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton
EU Green Week 2025 arrives at a crucial time for Europe's environmental and economic future. With...
Think your contract packing or manufacturing operations are digitalised? Perhaps it’s time to think...
Josephine Coombe, Managing Director of Nulogy in Europe, highlights how many contract packers rely on inflexible legacy systems and processes that are unable to deliver the wider opportunities that true digitalisation delivers.
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...



















