Macfarlane revenues and profits up after ‘positive’ start to 2021
GLASGOW-headquartered Macfarlane Group has revealed in a trading update that turnover for the first quarter of 2021 is up by 15%, with profits 'well ahead'...
Budget reaction: FDF welcomes mass balance approach for PPT
THE Food and Drink Federation has welcomed HMRC’s decision to allow companies to use mass balance accounting in calculating recycled content for the Plastic...
Macfarlane profits rise for eighth year in a row
GLASGOW-based Macfarlane Group has reported a 19% rise in pre-tax profits to £9.3 million for the year ended December 2017. Turnover rose 9% to...
2025 EPR for packaging base fees announced
SCHEME administrator PackUK has published the 2025 base fees for the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) initiative.
The move is designed to provide certainty...
Award recognition for McLaren Packaging’s ‘game-changing’ design
MCLAREN Packaging is celebrating after winning the Innovation in Packaging category at the Spirits Business Awards 2024 with what has been lauded as a...
Online retailers are boxing clever over packaging improvements
MACFARLANE Packaging's 2025 Unboxing Survey has highlighted the improvements online retailers have taken to improve their packaging over the past decade.
Since the launch of...
Seal of approval: firm honoured for international trade
PROSEAL UK is celebrating after receiving a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade.
The tray sealing specialist was presented with the award by the Lord Lieutenant of...
APEAL rebrands as Steel for Packaging Europe
STEEL for Packaging Europe has been announced as the new name for APEAL (The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging), complete with...
Coffee shops urged to switch to fully recyclable cups
A petition calling on UK coffee shops to review their current paper cup suppliers has reached over 5,000 signatures ahead of World Environment Day.
The...
That’s the spirit: Fife cask dealership firm invests in advanced racking system
CASK dealership business Spiritfilled has announced a six-figure investment in an advanced racking system at its flagship bonded warehouse in Fife.
Located in the rolling...
