‘Unique’ expedition to assess impact of plastic waste on uninhabited island
PACKAGING compliance scheme Valpak is to participate in an expedition to clean up 10 tonnes of plastic on an uninhabited Pacific island 'littered' with...
Vegware Sustainability Report outlines progress on environmental ambitions
COMPOSTABLE foodservice packaging specialist Vegware has released its Sustainability Report 2021.
The report highlights the Edinburgh-headquartered firm's commitment to driving access to composting infrastructure, and...
PPMA organisers confirm the show will go on
THE PPMA (Processing and Packaging Machinery Association) has confirmed that this year's PPMA Show will go ahead at the NEC Birmingham from September 28-30.
Organisers...
Macfarlane to buy Nottingham firms in multi-million pound deal
GLASGOW-based Macfarlane Packaging is poised to purchase two Nottingham-based firms in a deal worth up to £16.75 million.
The company announced the conditional acquisition of...
Liqueur brand launches global production facility in Kirkcaldy
MAGNUM Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur has announced the launch of what it describes as the only global production and bottling centre of its...
Innovation is key to ICE success story
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Since launching in 2001, Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) has become one of the country’s leading suppliers of digital coding and labelling solutions for products...
Macfarlane reports increased profit and revenue
MACFARLANE Group has reported an 8.1% rise in profit before tax to just over £2 million for the six months ended June 2016.
Group turnover...
PPMA re-brand puts automation ‘at the heart’ of manufacturing
THE PPMA (Processing & Packaging Machinery Association) Group of Associations has announced it is re-branding and has changed its name to AutomateUK to better...
Plastic packaging tax — will we be ready?
To accelerate the recycling of plastic, the UK Government has issued a policy paper on the introduction of the plastic packaging tax, which is...
Boxshop investment programme almost complete
CORRUGATED packaging specialist Boxshop has revealed that its £3.5 million investment programme is almost complete.
The East Kilbride-based business embarked on the investment to future-proof...
