Innovation takes centre stage at annual gathering

Innovation takes centre stage at annual gathering

2013 has barely begun but the UK’s packaging professionals area already gearing up for one of the biggest trade shows on the calendar. HUNDREDS of...

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....
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Stepping out of the comfort zone

We recently spoke to Phil Husband, Smurfit Kappa’s UK packaging insights manager, about the wider industry response to environmental challenges
Erema’s Corema system can turn plastic recyclate into a filtered melt which then goes directly to a co-rotating twin-screw extruder

Plastics recycling progress

While the plastics industry traditionally gave little thought to recycling, by 1991 the issue had moved into the spotlight with the emergence of new...

Leveraging technology to meet premiumisation demand

Josephine Coombe, MD of Nulogy in Europe, identifies how brands and co-packers have reacted to the challenges of the past year and are using...
Ian Murray

Technology crucial to reduce costs

Technology is a crucial consideration for manufacturers looking to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Ian Murray takes a closer look at some of the...
R and K Drysdale Ltd

Scotland sprouts wings

Record food and drink exports is a bright spot for packaging suppliers during tough economic times. THE food and drink supply chain can look to...

Growing Bump

DURING her final year as an industrial design student at Brunel University, Solveiga Pakstaite developed a unique new label design that could now revolutionise...

Global One-Pak enjoys record breaking year

Innovative packaging provider Global One-Pak (GOP) has revealed that 2014 was the most successful in the company’s 12 year history, with a massive 25%...
The case integrates a long-life tracking system into an IP-rated, water, dust and shock-proof enclosure

Keeping track of high value items in shipment

RELEASED in August, GWP’s Tracker Case – described as the world’s first fully trackable protective case – has since picked up the “Innovation in...