Success of PRSE 2018 sends “important message”
THE organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition have reported a 70% rise in visitor numbers for the event, which was recently...
Baby Box design finalists revealed
The final six designs for Scotland’s Baby Box initiative have been revealed.
The shortlisted designs were announced by the Minister for Childcare and Early Years, Mark...
Stirling business designs whisky packaging to highlight sustainability and raise funds for charity
STIRLING-based Blue Box Design has produced premium whisky packaging to both highlight sustainability and raise funds for the chosen charities of record-breaking Atlantic rowers, the...
Game of Thrones whisky packaging up for award
MCLAREN Packaging has been shortlisted for an award in the 2019 Luxury Packaging Awards
Novolex completes acquisition of Vegware
NOVOLEX has acquired Edinburgh-headquartered compostable packaging specialist Vegware.
Vegware said its teams in both the UK and America are expected to join the Novolex family,...
UK businesses warned over looming Plastic Packaging Tax submission deadline
PACKAGING data specialist Ecoveritas is urging UK businesses to be prepared to submit their Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) return before the end of July.
Companies...
W&M Watson complete acquisition of Peter Bryson Packaging
W&M Watson Packaging Ltd (WMW), one of Scotland’s long standing leaders in the new and used cardboard industry, has formally announced the successful acquisition...
New Ardagh furnace marks ‘incredible breakthrough’ for glass industry
ARDAGH Glass Packaging (AGP) has celebrated the official opening of its new NextGen furnace in Obernkirchen, Germany.
Customers, suppliers, policy makers, and industry partners were...
Bosch seeks new owner for its packaging machinery business
BOSCH Group has announced plans to sell its packaging business after "intensively and thoroughly considering all its strategic options".
The business will look for a...
‘Groundbreaking’ Ardagh furnace nears completion
THE NextGen furnace under construction at the Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP) facility in Obernkirchen, Germany, is nearing completion.
The firm revealed that the furnace build,...
