Packaging business celebrates vegan-certified status
SMURFIT Kappa has announced it has become the first packaging company to become vegan-certified.
The business said obtaining the Vegan Society trademark also marks the...
Digital passports could prompt move to reusable packaging
A digital track and trace system is the best way to encourage businesses to switch to reusable packaging, new research from the University of...
Recyclable films and the future of flexible packaging
By Steve Hallford – product development technologist at Parkside
WHERE does flexible packaging fit in the circular economy of the future? It ticks a number...
Macfarlane Packaging launches digital solution to aid sustainable decisions
MACFARLANE Packaging has launched a new tool designed to help businesses identify the total cost and environmental impact of their packaging operation.
Dubbed as the...
Luxury water brand opts for 100% rPET bottle for ‘on-the-go’ lifestyles
A new artesian mineral water is being packaged in a bottle using 100% recycled PET (rPET) bottles, manufactured by Berry Global.
The flat shape of...
Family-owned firm to provide ‘unique’ end-to-end Highland recycling service
WYLLIE Recycling has secured a Highland Council contract for the provision of mixed plastic and metal container recycling services and haulage in the region.
The local...
New BARA chair aims to help drive automation forward in the UK
BARA (the British Automation and Robotics Association) has named Oliver Selby as its new chair, succeeding George Thompson.
Oliver, who is currently FANUC UK head...
‘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...
Bridge Johnson returns to its roots with new Kilmarnock base
A family-run packaging firm founded in East Ayrshire has returned to the region as part of its continued expansion.
Bridge Johnson, which specialises in a...
McLaren Packaging donates boxes to local Warm Hand of Friendship initiative
PORT Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging has donated boxes in support of Inverclyde Council/Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s £130,000 Warm Hand of Friendship initiative.
Care packages...
