Martin Taylor (left) and Paul Barber

VPK Packaging appoints new MD for UK & Ireland

VPK Packaging UK & Ireland, part of corrugated specialist VPK Group, has announced the appointment of Martin Taylor as MD for the UK &...

New brand gets Honest with reusable bottle made from recycled single-use products

A new reusable drinking bottle has been launched, made in the UK from recycled single-use bottles. The Honest Bottle has been unveiled by Honest, a...

Smurfit Kappa hails progress of sustainability strategy

SMURFIT Kappa has revealed the business is making 'significant and tangible' progress on achieving its sustainability targets according to its 14th Sustainable Development Report. Compared...

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...

Dalkeith labels specialist celebrates double award success

NSD Labels has won two major awards at the 2021 FlexoTech International Print and Innovations Awards, held in London. The Dalkeith-based business triumphed in the...

London packaging event the ‘most successful’ yet

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London hailed this year's show as the "most successful edition to date" and announced that 75% of this...

Macfarlane Group predicts bright future

MACFARLANE Group said group sales growth of 3% reflected "subdued market conditions" in its AGM statement covering 2016 to date. The Glasgow-based firm said it was confident...

Global packaging community praised for pandemic response

THE global packaging community has been praised for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Jan De Roeck, Esko marketing director (industry relations and strategy) said,...

Chilled approach boosts recyclable pack goals for Sorbafreeze

SORBAFREEZE, the Glenrothes-based chilled packaging division of the Pitreavie Group, has developed a new temperature controlled packaging range that can be fully kerbside recycled. Kerbcool...

BPF unveils updated version of packaging design tool

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched the latest edition of its packaging design tool PackScore. Unveiled at Packaging Innovations, PackScore is designed to be...