Label Apeel targets Scottish growth with new sales manager

LABEL Apeel has appointed Michael Cronan as sales manager for Scotland. The Leicestershire-based label printer is looking to expand the business north of the border,...

Apeel-ing to Scotland: Label Apeel heads north

Label Apeel, award-winning printers based in Leicestershire, have opened a permanent office in Alloa following a rise in demand for their labelling knowledge and...

MPs urge Government for change over single-use packaging regulations

A committee of MPs has called on the UK Government to focus on reducing all forms of single-use packaging, whilst also making alterations to the proposed plastic packaging tax

The evolution of product coding for brand protection

By Steve Tallant, director, market development, at Markem-Imaje THE barcode – a ubiquitous mark on almost all products, in every region of the world. Since...
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UK packaging reforms ‘already having direct impact on design’

A new OPRL survey has revealed that sustainability aspirations of brands tie in with the aims of the UK packaging reforms. 57.7% of those polled...
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Counterfeit vodka in fraudulently labelled bottles seized in Coatbridge

OVER 40 bottles of counterfeit alcohol, fraudulently labelled as Glen's, have been recovered from a shop in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire Council has said. The products...
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Coveris earns award recognition for label printing apprenticeship

PACKAGING manufacturer Coveris is celebrating after winning the Learn2print Apprentice Employer of the Year Award, sponsored by Heidelberg. The award was in recognition of the...

Can labels benefit new gin offerings

A series of new can labels have been produced for the launch of Slingsby Gin’s RTD (ready to drink) range.   The popularity of the category...

Flint Group highlights role of inks and coatings in safe food packaging

FLINT Group has launched a new whitepaper outlining the role of inks and coatings in supporting safe food packaging. The resource explores the challenges posed...

Young people ‘misled’ by health claims on packaging

A youth-led charity has called on brands to ditch 'misleading' health claims on their product packaging. Bite Back 2030 made the plea alongside the release...