Serialisation innovation

Reinhold Van Ackeren, head of marketing & product management, Mettler-Toledo PCE, explains how new product inspection technology can help prevent pharmaceutical product counterfeiting COUNTERFEIT medicines...
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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) 
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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...
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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

Latest plastics recycling trends on show at Amsterdam exhibition

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, returns to the RAI Amsterdam in March. Here, event...

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...

Expanding PRSE show proves to be worth the wait

  Packaging Scotland's Gary Moug recently spoke to Matt Barber, event director for the Plastics Recyling Show Europe. Following the success of last year’s inaugural...

Perfect Part’ners

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Changeparts firm Zept Technologies UK looks to build on a strong reputation of technical knowledge and customer service ORIGINALLY founded by Canadian engineer Frank...

Is packaging making or breaking your store conversion rates?

By Joe Simons, director and investor at Gap Systems What is it that secures a sale? Online, many would say that fulfilment is a deal...

Alternatives to plastic packaging in food and drink

ADVERTORIAL Plastic was invented a little over a century ago, but it has quickly become ubiquitous globally with 8.3 billion metric tons created since its...