Glass offers solution to whisky challenges
By Paul McLavin, marketing and business development lead, O-I UK
CHANGEÂ is rife in the Scotch whisky market and glass packaging is playing a crucial role...
Glass sector warns of ‘seasonal overloads’ if material is part of DRS
WASTE sector specialists have warned of the potential for 'seasonal overloads' if glass bottles are included in Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).
Facilities for returning...
Glass Guardians help spread recycling message
BRITISH Glass has hailed the success of its Glass Guardians campaign, a recycling education initiative that ran in primary schools.
The organisation said the campaign...
Why glass is still a clear winner
By Charlotte Taylor, marketing manager at glass manufacturer Beatson Clark
DESPITE competition from other materials, glass continues to hold its own as the premium packaging...
The Three Chimneys raises a glass to new gin
THE Isle of Skye’s famous restaurant with rooms, The Three Chimneys, has teamed up with one of the UK’s most northerly distilleries to launch...
Induction heat sealing of glass jars containing high-fat foodstuffs
Products with high oil/fat content pose special problems when tamper evident seals are applied to their containers – no more so than when these...
Growing drinks brand opts for new amber bottle
ARTISAN drinks brand KTea has switched to Beatson Clark’s new amber drinks bottle for its kombucha fermented tea.
The Guernsey-based firm is using the 330ml...
Glass packaging business launches new solar power plant
ARDAGH Glass Packaging-Europe has announced that a solar power plant at its facility in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, is now supplying renewable electricity on-site, to...
Fibre-based packaging supports brewery’s e-commerce expansion
DS Smith has teamed up with the Privatbrauerei Hirt brewery in Austria to support the launch of a new e-commerce outlet.
Beverages including award-winning beers,...
‘Subtle changes’ pay off
BEATSON Clark’s first standard embossed beer bottle has been selected for a range of craft beers.
Oxfordshire-based Ridgeway Brewery has chosen the new smaller 330ml...
