Recycled glass whisky bottle

Edinburgh studio helps Nordic distillery to make waves

EDINBURGH-based creative studio Contagious has teamed up with Nordic distillery FEDDIE on a bottle honouring more than 1,100 female investors behind the business. Located...

Production set to resume at Ukrainian glass packaging manufacturing site

GLASS packaging manufacturer Vetropack is 'cautiously' ramping up operations again at its Gostomel plant in Ukraine following a halt to production more than a year...

Selig solution tops research into sealing glass food jars

SELIG has announced that a series of independent tests carried out to discover the best way to seal glass jars has put the firm's...
Veronica Chambers

Croxsons appoints new quality & technical manager

GLASS packaging firm Croxsons has appointed Veronica Chambers as quality & technical manager. Veronica has over 10 years of experience in the drinks and packaging...

‘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...

Spirit of unity: new gin bottle celebrates Rugby World Cup

GLASS packaging specialist Croxsons has teamed up with new Scottish spirits brand, Union XV, to unveil a 'striking' bottle design described as embodying the...

O-I adds to spirit sector capabilities

GLASS packaging specialist O-I plans “continued investment”in its Alloa facility to increase its offering in the premium spirits sector. Vitaliano Torno, president O-I Europe said,...
V. Rοubis and DS Smith packaging collaboration

DS Smith helps create fibre-based e-commerce packs for juice bottles

DS Smith has teamed up with drinks company V. Rοubis, the creator of bfresh spitiko, to develop e-commerce packaging for three sets of juice...
Croxsons collaborated with Thatchers Cider to launch their newest innovation, Juicy Apple, by supplying bespoke 500ml glass bottles, each embossed with Thatcher’s name on the shoulder

A touch of glass: manufacturers rise to sustainability challenges

REUSABILITY, optimal weight, and increased recycled content are among the trends currently shaping the drinks packaging segment of the market. Tim Croxson, CEO of glass...

Ardagh glass bottles used in hand sanitiser project

A Belgian drinks bottler has been producing hand sanitiser in glass bottles from Ardagh Group to help in the fight against Covid-19. Ardagh in Dongen,...