Susan Graham and Michiel Molenaar

Michiel Molenaar appointed president of Print Scotland

PRINT Scotland has appointed Michiel Molenaar, a director of Irvine-based packaging solutions business Kennedy Smith, as its new president. Michiel succeeds the trade body's long-serving...
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Full conference agenda confirmed for Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 have unveiled the full conference programme for the event, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC from February 11-12. Across four...

Falkirk company’s BUBL shows no sign of bursting

THE founder of a Falkirk-based protective packaging firm has revealed plans to double its turnover in each of the next two financial years and...

Macfarlane trading ‘in line with expectations’

GLASGOW-based Macfarlane Group has issued a trading update in which the protective packaging specialist revealed it expects financial results for 2022 to be ahead...
Smurfit Westrock's paper-based tubes for Lismore's Speyside malts

Paper-based tubes enhance Lismore’s sustainability credentials

SMURFIT Westrock has provided details of its work to boost the sustainability credentials of the Lismore range of Speyside malts by providing luxury cardboard...

Macfarlane Group appoints new company secretary

DEREK Quirk has been named Macfarlane Group PLC's new company secretary. Mr Quirk joined the protective packaging specialists as director of group risk in December....

Walkers to trial paper crisp packaging in Tesco stores

WALKERS has partnered with Tesco to trial paper-based outer packaging on multipacks of its Baked range of crisps. PepsiCo, owner of Walkers, said the trial...

Demand for personal care products remains ‘unseasonably high’

THE BCMPA has revealed that demand for personal care products continues to thrive - and is predicting this to remain the case for the...
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Packaging stakeholders focus on anti-counterfeiting

WHICH technologies can packaging manufacturers use to effectively help their customers fight product piracy? Recent months have seen a succession of relevant events and...

New products primed for packaging exhibition showcase

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations and Empack 2022 have revealed details of some of the new sector innovations set to be showcased when the event...