Diane Carroll LPR

10 steps to changing supplier in an ever-changing world

Rising supply chain costs in FMCG, driven by Brexit and Covid-19, have led many businesses to scour their pre- and post-production supply chains to identify where savings can be made.

Why glass is still a clear winner

By Charlotte Taylor, marketing manager at glass manufacturer Beatson Clark DESPITE competition from other materials, glass continues to hold its own as the premium packaging...
IPP UK&I regional managing director Andy Maddock

Why change doesn’t have to be the weakest link in the supply chain

Andy Maddock, IPP UK&I regional MD, explains why ‘going with the flow’ helps business to harness and predict an unpredictable world GEOPOLITICAL tensions are a...

Shrink wrapping ‘essential’ for food packaging industry

Victoria Christen, marketing manager at Liberty Packaging Systems, discusses the important role shrink wrapping plays in food packaging AS the food packaging market continues to...

Tackling food waste woes on the factory floor

By Charlie Graham, European sales manager, Sparc Systems AN estimated 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted globally each year – causing immense financial, ethical...

Raving in the rubbish

Fields littered with abandoned tents and plastic bags, bottles and containers. These are the images people often see on the TV after a large...
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...

Takeaway packs that do more than curry favour

By Daniel Schwitzer, director of communications & sustainability, amipak WE’VE all ordered our favourite cuisine from a local restaurant but found it cold when it...

Making pallet wrap a sustainable selling point

Lindum Packaging specialises in the use of transit packaging materials to maximise pallet stability and minimise environmental impact. Rick Sellars, business development manager, explains...

Tale of the tear tapes

By Sarah Rutland, market development manager at Filtrona Tapes There is no room today for the pleasantly old-fashioned in a congested, fast-paced packaging world anymore....