Shrink wrapping vs cardboard boxes: Things to consider
There are lots of reasons to choose shrink wrapping over cardboard boxes, suggests Yorkshire Packaging Systems in this article which also dwells on the...
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...
Family values pay off for Lanarkshire firm
“NOBODY packs enough any more.” Nigel Fleming, managing director of Lanarkshire-based J.I.T. Industrial Products, heard an export manager utter those very words at a...
Removing the sticking point
The desire to increase speed and accuracy is at the heart of every labelling project.
LABEL printing and verification is increasingly high-tech and the onus...
Corrugated renaissance, more than just a medium for making boxes
Corrugated cathedrals, bicycles and racing cars are just a few of the recent creations that showcase the possibilities of this enduringly popular form of...
Moment of truth for online packaging
WHO doesn’t like online shopping? It’s easy, it’s convenient and it’s fun. You can instantly access and purchase everything and anything you want without...
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...
Packaging Innovations offers a glimpse into the future
INNOVATION, sustainability and digitisation are all set to feature high on the agenda at this year’s Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print event.
Over 300 exhibitors...
The innovation within: lessons from 180 years of papermaking
Gareth Fisher, sales director at James Cropper Paper & Packaging, discusses lessons learned from the firm’s 180 years of papermaking
THERE’S no substitute for experience.
It’s...
Collaboration and innovation are vital to reducing food waste
With food and drink manufacturers under more pressure than ever before to reduce waste, Resource Efficient Scotland held a special event at Edinburgh Zoo...



















