Reduced alcohol trend ‘driving new levels of innovation’ across soft drinks market
NEW research has highlighted the growth and innovation currently taking place within the soft drinks market
Can Makers, the trade body representing drinks can manufacturers...
Smart labelling innovator takes regional gong
EDINBURGH-based UWI Technology has been named the Most Innovative Business at the WeDO Scotland annual awards. Entrepreneur Pete Higgins established the firm, an innovator...
Digital print hits the mainstream
SURELY a significant milestone in the maturation of digital print, the recent “personalised” bottle labels from Coca-Cola – later mimicked by Irn Bru to...
Global growth in dairy substitutes market
THEY are among the fastest-growing beverage segments world-wide: plant-based beverages as alternatives to dairy products.
And soy is no longer the main driver of this growth....
Flexible and corrugated presses ready to go digital
DIGITAL presses for the corrugated and flexible packaging marketplaces were unveiled by HP at Interpack in May.
The firm revealed it would be going...
Design companion – Revision for handbook
RECOUP’S guideline document for packaging technologists and pack developers involved in plastic packaging has been revised for the second time this year.
‘Recyclability By Design’...
UK manufacturing can climb even higher with automation
By Tom Bouchier, managing director, FANUC UK
Data just released by Make UK reveals that UK manufacturing has overtaken France to claim eighth place in...
Sustainable packaging ‘pioneer’ gears up for Christmas drinks rush
SCOTTISH drinks firm Magnum has announced its new Kirkcaldy production and bottling centre is now at full capacity as it prepares to distribute over...
New College Lanarkshire to trial reverse vending machines ahead of DRS launch
STUDENTS at New College Lanarkshire are to trial reverse vending machines ahead of Scotland's impending deposit return scheme (DRS).
The trial - at the Motherwell,...
Nut butter brand chooses UK packaging supplier to meet quality and sustainability goals
FAST-growing Nutri Butter has chosen Beatson Clark as its supplier of glass packaging.
The start-up brand was launched during the pandemic in 2020 in response to demand...
