Top of the form: packaging business hails strong relationships with Scottish companies

A thermoformed packaging business which went from operating out of a garden shed to dealing with the likes of Morrisons, Lindt & Sprungli, Bunzl,...
Shrink (left) and stretch (right) hooders, in this case the OMSAT53 and IS43 respectively (both from Gordian Strapping)

Stretch and shrink hooding: Approaches compared

Stretch hooding and shrink hooding are used to package palletised products of all kinds, from building materials to food and beverages. Gordian Strapping offers...

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...

Saving our humble spud

The plight of British potatoes has been well documented in recent years, with UK growers facing challenging times. Pacepacker Services, along with the Potato...

Driving brand engagement and loyalty

Trevor Nichols (Business Development Manager, Domino Printing Sciences) and Mike Hughes (Managing Director, Autocoding Systems), tell Packaging Scotland why promotional codes are a crucial asset...

A healthy outlook for Med-Tech event

Med-Tech Innovation Expo, a dedicated event for medical design and manufacturing technology, takes place in Birmingham at the start of April. Jane Hughes, group...

SUN Automation to unveil unique customer approach at CCE International

SUN Automation Group® will be creating a stir at the CCE International Corrugated and Carton Exhibition (10-12 March, Munich) on stand no 648 with a unique new...

Injection moulded for the job

  Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, discusses how the increase in automated facilities demands more from today’s plastic packaging THE rapid rise in “e” and...

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...

Ultimate inspection cure for drinks processing headaches

In such difficult operating conditions, beverage processors are well aware of the importance of reliability and short machine cycle times. Dan Rossek, product marketing...