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...
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...
Technology crucial to reduce costs
Technology is a crucial consideration for manufacturers looking to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Ian Murray takes a closer look at some of the...
Tetra Pak reports good progress towards environmental goals
TETRAÂ Pak made further progress towards its 2020 environmental goals during 2014, passing several important milestones in its journey to develop sustainable products, reduce the...
Retro brand is born again
The renaissance of one of Poland’s most memorable fruit juice brands has been inspired by the development of new glass packaging.
AFTER several years in...
Buying by the scoop: the rise of unpackaged grocery shopping
As a business model, selling groceries loose isn’t a new- fangled approach. It’s what market stalls have done for decades. Farm shops, food cooperatives...
Tayside firm sets sights high
From humble beginnings, Tayside Machinery Limited has grown to become a highly significant supplier of new and used machinery, with the firm’s professional approach responsible for over three decades of solid growth
“The tattie’s a living thing”
THIRTY-THREE years after he first founded Agritronix, Alan Peebles still works seven days a week. Priding himself on his reliability, his loyalty and his...
No time like the present
As firms experience the toughest trading conditions in decades now could be the right time to invest in new technology.
IN the current economic climate,...
