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...

Landmark letting gives UPAC Group room to grow

THE UPAC Group has secured the largest industrial letting in Scotland this year, signing a 15-year lease on a site in Cardonald on the...

Label waste used to create innovative trade show booth

AVERY Dennison has put theory into practice at the Labelexpo show with a booth made in part from recycled label waste. The label-maker has described the...

London packaging event the ‘most successful’ yet

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London hailed this year's show as the "most successful edition to date" and announced that 75% of this...

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...

Busting the myths around robotics and automation

PACKAGING Scotland will be chairing a learning hub session focusing on the benefits of automation and robotics in the food and drink industry at...

Elanders eyes further growth after Spreckley acquisition

ELANDERS UK is eyeing up expansion opportunities after acquiring neck tag and label specialist Spreckley Limited for an undisclosed sum. The print and packaging company said...
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Scotland to introduce deposit return scheme for drinks containers

FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that Scotland will introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, as part of her statement outlining the...

New research highlights importance of packaging to online retailers

Macfarlane Packaging’s annual ‘unboxing’ survey has shown “significant improvements” in online retailers’ use of packaging to protect the condition of products being delivered to...

Delivery of Scotland’s Baby Boxes to begin

ALL babies in Scotland born from August 15 will be eligible to receive a box of essential items for newborns. The Baby Box has been...