Consumers demand action on Earth Day
By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton
EARTH Day 2025 serves as a global reminder of the urgent need to protect our planet....
Return of the pack: the end of single-trip packaging
By Ian Beresford, head of marketing & development at Essentra Tapes
Is there more to packaging than the sum of its parts? Is packaging nothing...
This Easter, it’s time for new beginnings
Winfried Mühling, general manager, Pro Carton, explains why Easter Egg consumers face a tough choice this year
EASTER is a time for new beginnings; a...
The new premiumisation: learning from the luxury markets past and present
By Graeme Williams, creative director, Equator UK
WHAT is luxury in 2022?
Not too long ago, more was more. To be distinguished as a luxury experience,...
Compostability and barrier performance: a match made in packaging heaven
By Mark Shaw, new product development technical manager at Parkside
A significant shift in consumer environmental awareness is driving continuous innovation in the high barrier...
Zero touch strategies help F&B firms improve safety, quality and efficiency
By Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager food & commodities EMEA at OMRON
PLEASE do not touch! You have probably encountered prompts like these while shopping....
Green goals, automation and digital technologies: what’s in store for 2022?
After the challenges of 2021, industry specialists tell Packaging Scotland about their hopes and expectations for the year ahead
FROM Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic...
DRS brings opportunities and challenges
The Scottish Government has opened a consultation period lasting until 10 December 2019 on the nation’s deposit return scheme (DRS), expected to come into...
Britain’s post-Brexit food rules
WITH Brexit looming, the British food industry must remain desirable to import and export markets. However, when compared to other countries in the EU,...
Getting their pound of plastic
By Nigel Coates, managing director, LVF Packaging
PLASTIC waste hasn’t been far from the top of the public enemy number one charts since Sir...



















