Five ways to boost e-commerce packaging performance
By Jo Bradley, business development manager for packaging solutions at Quadient
THE Centre for Retail Research expects e-commerce sales in Western Europe (UK, Germany, France,...
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...
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...
Increasing participation through effective labels
Mandatory recycling labelling is on hold, but there is no time for complacency. Jude Allan, interim managing director at OPRL, explains what steps brands...
Go hail plastics!
Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, explains why we need to stop demonising plastics but rather celebrate those who are innovating with this material, just...
Why process optimisation matters as much as materials for sustainable packaging
ACCORDING to Water UK, a dripping tap wastes 5,500 litres of water every year. That same process of quiet, cumulative waste can impact the...
Is £200 a tonne enough to move the dial?
Kathy Illingworth, head of sustainability consulting at Ecoveritas shares some insight into the Plastic Packaging Tax and questions if the price is right to...
Why values are important to Scottish packaging companies
By Louise Findlay-Wilson, MD of Energy PR
When I first worked with packaging companies some 30 years ago, I was struck by the huge focus...
Peak periods and packaging preparation
Andy Pretious, UK sales and marketing manager at Automated Packaging Systems, shares an insight on how to maximise sales by making essential adjustments to...
Why it’s not too late to get FMD-ready
The clock is ticking for pharmaceutical manufacturers to comply with the FMD (Falsified Medicines Directive). Aimed at reducing the number of falsified medicines infiltrating...
