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Diageo supplier’s ambitious move

DIAGEO’S status as a world-renowned operation means companies throughout the world are eager to do business. Manchester-based contract packer AKW is one firm fortunate...
SATO, which has extended its range of labelling products, has published a white paper highlighting ways the packaging industry can boost efficiency and reduce costs.

The mark of success in the packaging industry

The need to increase production, cut costs and secure greater efficiency has never been more pressing. SUPPLIERS of product identification and traceability solutions are faced...
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LVF Packaging: born under a garden shed

Daniel Coates, business development director at LVF Packaging, tells Packaging Scotland how the company, which recently celebrated 40 years, rose from humble beginnings to...
COOK Trading Ltd

Good to ‘Go’ after switch to plastic

A frozen meal manufacturer has swapped metal for plastic in a bid to reduce costs and increase production. COOK Trading Ltd has switched from metal...
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Minebea Intec helps customers take back control

MINEBEA Intec, a leading global manufacturer of weighing and inspection solutions for a wide range of sectors, recently hosted a dedicated Process Control Seminar

Meeting the demand for e-commerce packaging

By Julian Freeman, VPK’s sales & marketing director - UK & Ireland THE demand for e-commerce packaging has gone through the roof, delivering challenges to...
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Lighter, thinner, stronger

Customers have never been more environmentally aware meaning film suppliers are under constant pressure to provide the greenest solutions. THE demands faced by the modern...

Alternatives to plastic packaging in food and drink

ADVERTORIAL Plastic was invented a little over a century ago, but it has quickly become ubiquitous globally with 8.3 billion metric tons created since its...

Growing exhibition capitalises on demand for plastics recycling innovation

The 2022 edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) returns to Amsterdam in June. Packaging Scotland recently spoke to Matt Barber, PRSE event...
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Where does 3D printing fit into the plastics manufacturing mix?

3D printing - also called additive manufacturing - is often touted as a trend and technique to rival injection moulding