Compostable polymers challenge plastics debate

What are we doing about plastic wrapped consumer goods? With the use of polypropylene films under attack, sales and marketing director Tony McDonald of...
Huhtamaki’s moulded-fibre hinged food container

Packaging pioneers turn their thoughts to innovation

New ideas are never in short supply when the industry’s packaging pioneers turn their thoughts to innovation. ONE of the most impressive breakthroughs in recent...

Understanding brand DNA is key to business growth

Chris White, founder and managing director of brand design specialists This Way Up, who have an office in Glasgow, tells Packaging Scotland how to...
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New technology and top content on show at TCT

More than 10,000 professionals are expected to attend this year’s TCT Show, the design-to-manufacturing event

Packaging’s data evolution: from simple wrapper to sophisticated data carrier

The concept of product packaging has evolved from humble beginnings as a plain, loose wrapper, to a sophisticated, branded and data-marked means of providing...
Martin Bailey of Markem-Imaje: “Traceability is only going to become more important for the food and beverage industry.”

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...
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E-commerce print and apply labelling solution from YPS

To compete successfully in the e-commerce platform, businesses must ensure they offer a professional service from first click right through to deliver
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Return of the pack: a wrap for DRS

Craig Quirie speaks to a number of key stakeholders about their hopes and concerns regarding Scotland’s impending deposit return scheme (DRS) 

Danish business optimises warehouse logistics with autonomous mobile robots (AMR)

USE robots where it makes sense and people to do higher-value tasks. That’s the philosophy behind the design of the entire logistics flow of...

Raising a glass to stylish designs

GLASS packaging specialist Croxsons has been supplying a broad base of clients with primary packaging and closures for nearly 150 years.  Eden Mill is Scotland’s...