Mintel to unveil consumer insights at Pro2Pac Live

BENJAMIN Punchard, Global Packaging Insights Manager at Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, will be unveiling some of the latest data on consumers’ attitudes...

Packaging sector steps up in time of need

AS an essential part of the supply chain for a range of vital sectors from healthcare to food and drink, the global packaging industry...

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...
McLaren Directors

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...

Offline coders deal with awkward packaging designs

By Richard Pether, Director of Coding and Marking specialists Rotech Offline coders are quietly handling the awkward jobs that would otherwise hold up production. Packaging designs...

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...

In the driving seat: ambitious buys put W&M Watson on road to success

As the Managing Director of one of the fastest growing packaging firms in Scotland, Chris Kelly of W&M Watson Packaging Ltd (WMW), tells Packaging...
tomra-innosort-flake

A different sort of solution

TOMRA Sorting Recycling launched the new Innosort Flake at PRS Europe this year

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...
Billy Armitage

Strength in numbers helps Lothian Labels press on with growth

SELF-ADHESIVE labels manufacturer, Lothian Labels and Packaging, located in Broxburn, is part of Scotland’s largest independent packaging group, the UPAC Group. The family-owned Group is...