PPMA Show to mark 30 years of innovation
The PPMA Show celebrates its 30th anniversary this year when the three-day exhibition returns to the NEC Birmingham in September.
Many of the biggest names...
A circular approach to filmic packaging
Promoting a circular economy in flexible film packaging is essential and is leading the development of new products across a wide variety of market sectors, explains Julie Eller, sales director at RPC bpi protec
Q & A with Craig-Alexander Wilson
Craig-Alexander Wilson, Head of Strategic Development at Fake Bake Beauty at Home and Beauty Editor at The Sunday Mail will be speaking at the...
Reaping the benefits of seasonal packaging
SANTA Claus; snowmen; the Easter Bunny; pumpkins; bats; witches; ghosts and ghouls are all old favourites when it comes to seasonal branding on packaging....
Speed isn’t everything – Martin Bailey speaks to Packaging Scotland
In the pressurised world of consumer goods production, and the associated packaging line management, the ability to code at high speed certainly helps. But...
Record number of international exhibitors for Pro2Pac 2015
Pro2Pac, the UK’s only event dedicated to food and drink packaging, has announced a record number of international exhibitors.
The show organiser, Fresh Montgomery, has...
Packaging tech and the future of food waste
Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, discusses how the latest developments in state-of-the-art product packaging are playing an instrumental role in reducing food waste
TO...
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
Buying by the scoop: the rise of unpackaged grocery shopping
As a business model, selling groceries loose isn’t a new- fangled approach. It’s what market stalls have done for decades. Farm shops, food cooperatives...
Seeking a clear view of transparency
Transparent packaging for ready meals must set up and realise consumer expectations or risk failure, according to customer insight agency Engage Research.
A new range...
