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Why corrugated packaging is the unsung hero of global trade

Ross Diamond, MD at Grenadier Packaging, explains why corrugated packaging helps to enhance resilience in supply chains around the world CORRUGATED packaging has traditionally found...
Checkweigher of the Present and Future

Checkweighers of the past, present and future

Fortress Technology explores why we have always needed weighing technology throughout food production history. From manual weight checks using balance scales to advanced automated...

Time to take a leaf out of nature’s book

By Winfried Muehling, general manager, Pro Carton AGAINST the backdrop of COP26 earlier this month, the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) has never been...
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The importance of pallet quality in automated systems

WITH almost all goods, especially those in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, being moved on pallets, it is no surprise that there has been a steady growth in the use of automated pallet-handling systems.
Jim Orford, global account manager, Domino Printing Sciences

The hidden link between food safety and waste reduction

Food safety and waste reduction are becoming closely aligned as food manufacturers embrace traceability, connected packaging, and 2D codes powered by GS1 to protect...

Unpacking sustainability

Hugh Lightbody, chief officer of the Business Gateway National Unit, explains that help is available for businesses looking to invest in more sustainable packaging...
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From complex to kerbside – pushing packaging circularity forwards

Thomas Stevenson, UK & Ireland business development manager at Korozo Group, says the packaging sustainability ‘revolution’ remains far from over AS the global packaging industry...

How can packaging help you keep up with booming world of vitamins and supplements?

In the fast-changing and fast-growing world of vitamins and supplements, Cristina Dumitru, marketing manager for pharma and consumer healthcare at Amcor Healthcare EMEA, asks...

Will new code encourage greener packs and clearer environmental claims?

Josh Wood, marketing manager at Cromwell Polythene, discusses the impact of the new Green Claims Code, which outlines compliance guidance for the environmental credentials...

Labour crises aren’t just for Christmas

By Jo Bradley, business development manager, Sparck Technologies (formerly Packaging by Quadient) IF the Prime Minister is right in his aspiration for a high...