Packaging association warns industry is ‘not ready’ for plastics tax

THE Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) has warned that the sector is not ready for the impending Plastic Packaging Tax. It comes following a survey amongst...
Plastics Industry Awards winners on stage

Plastics innovation celebrated at London awards ceremony

ENGEL is celebrating a double triumph in supplier partnership injection moulding at the Plastics Industry Awards 2025. Winners of the awards, which celebrate the role...

Macfarlane Group reports rise in both revenue and pre-tax profit

MACFARLANE Group's 2022 preliminary results show a 10% rise in revenue and a 7% increase in pre-tax profit. The protective packaging specialist revealed that revenue...

Macfarlane Packaging helps feed one million pets through charity partnership

MACFARLANE Packaging is marking International Day of Charity by celebrating the milestone of having helped feed one million pets in need. Blue Cross is one...

Corrugated producer scoops top Nestle accolade

CORRUGATED packing producer, Cepac, has been named UK Supplier of the Year to Nestle. Cepac has provided Nestle UK with over one hundred million corrugated packs...
Magnum Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur

Liqueur brand launches global production facility in Kirkcaldy

MAGNUM Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur has announced the launch of what it describes as the only global production and bottling centre of its...
Iain Gulland, Zero Waste Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland highlights ‘staggering’ impact of food waste on the environment

NEW research from Zero Waste Scotland has revealed food waste is having 'previously unquantified' impacts on the health of the planet in addition to...
The GlenAllachie 35-year-old

Handmade oak box provides ‘sleek’ packaging solution for landmark whisky release

SCOTCH whisky distillery The GlenAllachie has unveiled its 'oldest and most prestigious' single malt expression to date: The GlenAllachie 35-year-old, encased in a 'lavish'...

Macfarlane Group reports ‘good’ sales growth in first half of 2021

MACFARLANE Group has published its interim results for the first six months of 2021, which revealed that sales grew by 26.5% to £133.5 million...

Irn-Bru announces new 100% recycled packaging

IRN-BRU maker AG Barr has announced that all of its soft drink consumer multipacks are to be wrapped in 100% recycled shrink wrap by...