Many happy returns?
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that Scotland is to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers. Packaging Scotland reached out to three...
PPMA Show 2021 gives sector chance to focus on positive opportunities ahead
In welcome news for the industry, the PPMA Show returns to the NEC Birmingham this year after the pandemic caused the 2020 edition to...
Time for a spring clean?
Tired and worn-out machinery can become the stuff of nightmares
ROBOT sales have increased by a dramatic 68% over the last year, according to...
Innovation is key to ICE success story
ADVERTORIAL
Since launching in 2001, Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) has become one of the country’s leading suppliers of digital coding and labelling solutions for products...
Cracking the code
Choosing the right coder can play a key role in a successful food packing operation, says Charles Randon, senior product manager of Linx Printing...
Sustainability is in the bag
PROMOTIONAL FEATURE
A few years ago, through the pages of Packaging Scotland, I advocated the return to use of paper as a packaging medium for...
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...
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...
Crisp company detects major waste reduction
A DECISION to retrofit packing lines with new metal detection technology has taken a big bite out of a crisp manufacturer’s produce wastage.
United Biscuits...
Family values at heart of Scots success story
FINDING new ways to do things differently is the mantra which has been at the heart of McLaren Packaging’s approach to business for four...



















