A sticky question: wet-glue or self-adhesive labelling?
THERE are many factors to weigh when making the choice between wet-glue or self-adhesive labelling.
Wet-glue (WG) still dominates in the food and beverage world,...
Premium pack takes Grampian design gong
Luxury biscuit brand Mary Steele has been awarded a Grampian Food Forum Innovation Award for its packaging design.
Designed by Edinburgh based creative branding...
In the bag: US awards for flexible pack innovators
THE annual awards of the US-based Flexible Packaging Association in March showcased recent advances in printing, packaging and sustainability for a wide range of...
Smoke alarm package changes buyer behaviour
A new way of packaging a smoke alarm was discussed at the Packaging Innovations conference in February, in a presentation on how packaging can...
Grass packaging breakthrough
RESEARCHERS at the universities of Bangor and Aberystwyth have developed a technique where the sugar is squeezed out of ryegrass and the leftovers are...
North east firm targets growth
NBT GROUP is on target to double its turnover by 2015 with an new growth strategy and image for its new generation of customers.
Established...
BPI director foresees missed plastic targets
THE boss of one of Scotland’s biggest food packaging suppliers has branded the UK government’s new plastic recycling targets “unachievable”.
Andrew Green, managing director of...
Packing a punch
PACKAGING and processing exhibition Pro2Pac is returning with a new look and organisers say it will be the largest edition yet.
The biennial event...
Bottler pays price for forklift fiasco
A BOTTLING firm has had to fork out more than £20,000 after a worker was filmed being lifted on the prongs of a forklift...
Trigger happy duo
NEXUS Packaging has been appointed as distributor for the UK and Ireland of Opus trigger sprayers by AFA Dispensing Group. Opus trigger sprays are...
