Logistics companies thinking outside the box on automation
With margins under pressure and labour in short supply, forward-thinking logistics service providers are taking a new, radical approach to winning business using flexible...
Hidden ways to reduce your liability for the Plastics Tax
Bernard Sellars, MD of Lindum Packaging, explains the efficiencies that can reduce your liability by cutting ‘hidden plastic’
WITH so many consumers believing plastic is...
Importing goods after Brexit – what have we learnt and what’s to come in...
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...
New UK/EU deal: passing on the BTOM?
Andy Maddock, IPP’s regional managing director, considers whether the new UK/EU deal signals the end of delays over border food classification.
There is a lot...
Co-creation: when vision meets precision in every sheet
By Stephanie Walker, head of technical at James Cropper
CREATIVITY is often thought of as the product of a single, gifted person. Think of the...
Making FMCG manufacturing more sustainable through intelligent energy management
By Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager food and commodities solutions, OMRON Industrial Automation Europe
Some factory managers take the view that ‘if it ain’t broke,...
How OPP labellers are helping drinks producers beat supply chain issues
The drinks industry’s move away from traditional self-adhesive labelling to OPP (oriented polypropylene) alternatives has been fast-tracked by Brexit and Covid-related supply chain issues....
Plastic Packaging Tax is coming: how ready are you?
The Plastic Packaging Tax is due to come into force in April 2022. Here, Jason Poxon, Antalis’ packaging technologist manager, explores what the new...
Fulfilling the new normal
Online retailers will need to find ways of working in the new normal to support what is likely to be an increasingly vital direct...
Boom time for pet food packaging innovation
A rise in pet ownership has pet food brands wagging their tails. Here, Howard Wright, executive creative & strategy director, UK, IE & Australia,...
