Highland Spring launches its most sustainable eco pack to date
HIGHLAND Spring Group has launched what has been described as its most sustainable eco pack to date.
Using Coveris' Duralite R film, which is a...
VPK aiming to provide ‘real alternative’ for Scottish market
VPK Group is targeting growth in the Scottish packaging sector on the back of its acquisition of corrugated manufacturer Encase.
Encase has a sheet plant...
Changing consumer shopping habits is no excuse to overlook packaging sustainability
Wouter van Tol, head of government, community affairs and sustainability at DS Smith, tells Packaging Scotland how firms can maintain packaging sustainability aspirations while...
Tennent’s to remove 100 million plastic rings from lager cans
TENNENT'S is poised to remove 100 million plastic rings from its lager cans by 2022 following a £7 million investment in packaging equipment at Wellpark...
AR packs help Scots to enjoy ‘virtual’ Burns supper during lockdown
SCOTS can enjoy a 'virtual' Burns supper this year thanks to a new augmented reality (AR) pack which beams a kilted host reciting the ‘Address...
Dalkeith site produces labels for gin products designed to boost military charities
NSD Labels' Dalkeith base has produced labels for three new gin brand identities for the Heroes Drinks Company.
Founded in 2011 by military veteran Chris...
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020 winners announced
AN eco coffee maker, in-home water appliance and gel-less film recycling technology were among the winners at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020.
Announced at the...
Lidless disposable cup launched to help tackle ‘eco disaster’
A product described as Britain's first fully plastic-free and recyclable lidless takeaway cup has been unveiled.
The ButterflyCup is initially being introduced at WWT (Wildfowl...
Packaging Innovations & Empack postponed to June 2021
PACKAGING Innovations & Empack Birmingham has been postponed to June 2021, organiser Easyfairs has confirmed.
The event was due to take place on March 3...
Macfarlane hails ‘robust’ financial performance in second half of 2020
MACFARLANE Group has announced that group sales revenue and pre-tax profits for the 2nd half of the year to date is ahead of the same...
