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...
Turn up the volume: Kayfoam acquisition helps Caledonian Industries grow
DIVERSIFICATION is a word we often hear firms mention in the context of business strategy. Common sense dictates that putting all your eggs in...
The evolution of product coding for brand protection
By Steve Tallant, director, market development, at Markem-Imaje
THE barcode – a ubiquitous mark on almost all products, in every region of the world. Since...
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
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...
Celtic bars continue to help fund good causes
PACKAGING Scotland recently reported that Cadbury had launched a bespoke chocolate bar packaging celebrating Celtic FC’s greatest triumph in lifting the European Cup in...
Endoline helps puts Ballygarvey on the map
Following the installation of their most high spec, flexible systems to date Endoline Machinery has assisted a UK egg producer in operating one of...
A material with clear advantages? Lynn Sidebottom’s guide to glass
Glass seems to have a bright future in packaging. Lynn Sidebottom of Beatson Clark looks at its properties and some of the capabilities to...
Can-do attitude for iced coffee specialist
AN iced coffee brand that racked up over one million views after posting a tongue-in-cheek rap song online is set to transition its packaging...
Whisky business for Videojet Technologies
TODAY’S rain is tomorrow’s whisky, so goes the Scottish proverb, and it’s just as well. HM Revenue and Customs data analysed by the Scotch...
