Mergers, pEPR and stability set to take centre stage in 2025
Packaging Scotland recently asked a number of key stakeholders from across the packaging industry to provide their predictions for what we can expect in...
Macfarlane completes acquisition of Pitreavie Group
MACFARLANE Group has completed the acquisition of Scottish protective packaging specialist The Pitreavie Group for a maximum cash consideration of £18 million, including an...
Walker’s Shortbread celebrates Lunar New Year with bespoke packaging
WALKER'S Shortbread has launched new packaging for its bestselling Twin-pack of Fingers in celebration of the Lunar New Year.
The move comes in partnership with...
Recyclability Assessment Methodology for pEPR brings ‘valuable clarification’
OPRL has welcomed the publication by Defra and the pEPR Scheme Administrator of the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) for Packaging EPR.
Jude Allan, interim MD...
New research raises concerns over festive season plastic waste
MATERIALS innovation company Xampla has claimed food service and takeaway brands have a responsibility to replace 'hidden and harmful' plastics in 2025.
The firm has...
McLaren Packaging and VPK UK & Ireland form JV to serve Scottish corrugate market
PORT-Glasgow headquartered McLaren Packaging and VPK UK and Ireland, part of the privately owned Belgian VPK Group, have announced a deal to create a...
PRS Europe 2025 conference programme outlined
ORGANISERS of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Europe) have published the outline conference programme for the event, which returns to the RAI Amsterdam...
Cold chain decisions in 2025: trends and predictions for food and drink manufacturers
By Colin Rowland, MD of Hydropac, a leader in cold chain packaging solutions committed to sustainability and innovation
As we move into 2025, the food...
Scottish firms offered financial incentive for returned pallets
CONSTRUCTION, housebuilding, and builders’ merchants across Scotland can claim a share of more than £1.5 million by returning bright green LOOP pallets for reuse.
That’s...
Government advised to ‘urgently incentivise’ take-up of recyclable materials in 2025
THE UK Government has been urged to incentivise the take-up of 'genuinely recyclable materials' in 2025, following the publication of a new poll commissioned...
