McLaren acquires Bathgate-based protective packaging specialist

MCLAREN Packaging has completed the acquisition of Bathgate-based protective packaging company Glenhaze for an undisclosed sum. Port Glasgow-based McLaren described Glenhaze as a 'market leader'...

ULMA equipment tipped to be the “talk of the show” at Foodex 2018

ULMA Packaging has vowed to deliver an "exceptional equipment line-up" at Foodex 2018. The firm will be showcasing its latest fill and seal technology at...

‘Pioneering’ trials to begin on lightweighting glass bottles

TRIALS are set to start aimed at increasing the strength and thereby reducing the weight of glass bottles. Three major players in the sector are...
Reverse vending machine in store

Scottish environmental academics urge Holyrood to ‘hold its nerve’ over DRS plans

A number of Scottish environmental academics have called for the nation's proposed deposit return scheme to include drinks containers of every material. Six academics have...
Marigold Health Foods and Sonoco packaging

New recyclable packs launched for plant-based food products

MARIGOLD Health Foods, in collaboration with Sonoco, has launched new, fully recyclable packaging for a variety of plant-based food products. Marigold’s range includes nutritional yeast...

Accurate allergen labelling ‘never been more important’

BUREAU Veritas used this year’s World Accreditation Day to press food organisations to pay closer attention to accurate allergen labelling. Jointly established by the International...

Cans: the unsung hero of the sustainable economy?

Marcel Arsand, chairman of The Can Makers, tells Packaging Scotland about the benefits of permanently available cans PACKAGING has a key role to play in...

The glass is definitely half full

The global glass bottles and containers market is on the rise, thanks to demand from beer drinkers and premium food producers. Scotland’s first deposit...

Co-op to encourage freezing milk via on-pack message

THE Co-op is to introduce a 'freeze me' message on the packaging of its own brand milk products. It comes after WRAP figures revealed that...

Sainsbury’s to label its own-brand coffee pods as recyclable following ‘discovery’

SAINSBURY'S has labelled its own-brand coffee pods as recyclable, after discovering that waste management firms have the facilities to recycle the item. The supermarket said...