Futamura confirms £15 million investment in UK factory
CELLULOSE films manufacturer Futamura UK has announced a further £15 million investment in its UK site in Wigton, Cumbria.
Following investment in recent years in...
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...
Macfarlane Packaging honours top suppliers at annual awards
MACFARLANE Packaging has named sheet feeder Board 24 as the winner of its Supplier of the Year accolade for 2024.
In a change this year,...
Cartonboard packaging innovation on display at Museum of Brands
AWARD-winning designs from Pro Carton’s 2024 European Carton Excellence Award (ECEA) are now on display at the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill, London.
The...
Spirit Labels apprentice takes top prize at Print Scotland ceremony
INES Hiu Wai Law of Renfrew-based Spirit Labels Ltd has been crowned Print Scotland’s Overall Apprentice of the Year at the tenth annual Scottish...
Watering can gift set tells ‘unique story’ about gin’s botanical roots
HUNTER Luxury has collaborated with William Grant & Sons to produce a Whimsical Watering Can gift set for the premium gin brand Hendrick’s.
Created with...
Registration opens for ‘bigger and better’ PPMA Total Show 2025
REGISTRATION has opened for the PPMA Total Show, which returns to the NEC, Birmingham from September 23-25.
Organisers of the processing and packaging machinery, robotics...
New study highlights levels of confusion over packaging recycling
NEW research from Aquapak has revealed that 70% of British consumers admit they are confused by what packaging can and can’t be recycled.
Just one in...
BakPac marks pouch milestone following machinery investment
POUCH manufacturer BakPac is celebrating a production milestone after converting and shipping over one million digitally printed stand-up pouches in a single week.
The achievement...
Highlands-inspired packaging concept triumphs in student design competition
ANTALIS has announced the winners of its 2025 student packaging design competition.
For the fifth consecutive year, the firm teamed up with Brief Cases for...


















