Registration opens for ‘bigger and better’ PPMA Total Show 2025
REGISTRATION has opened for the PPMA Total Show, which returns to the NEC, Birmingham from September 23-25.
Organisers of the processing and packaging machinery, robotics...
Still Game duo to grace limited edition Tennent’s two pint pack
Tennent’s Lager has joined forces with Still Game duo, Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade, to bring back the famous Lager Lovelies for a special...
James Cropper appoints MD of Paper & Packaging operation
JAMES Cropper has appointed Paul Barber as MD of Paper & Packaging.
The move comes in James Cropper’s 180th year of operation and follows the...
Corrugated manufacturer presses ahead with complex Edinburgh Beer project
CORRUGATED packaging manufacturer Durham Box has revealed its new Nozomi single-pass LED inkjet digital press is being put through its paces in helping to...
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...
Surgeons call for end of fireworks being packaged as ‘toys’
A coalition of surgeons have called on the UK Government to implement strict new laws on the packaging of fireworks.
The British Association of Plastic,...
Sustainable cup solution launched to tackle festival waste
RECYCLING specialist Simply Cups has launched an events and festivals division to help tackle the issue of waste and single-use containers at UK festivals.
The...
Linx appoints new managing director
JOSE Gomez has been appointed managing director of Linx Printing Technologies following the retirement of Nigel Hood.
He joins the coding and marking specialist after...
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...
25p disposable cup charge ‘won’t create lasting change’
People across Scotland are being asked their views on the potential introduction of a minimum charge on single-use cups. The Scottish Government is currently...
