“In many cases, the packaging is the brand”
Q) What’s the history of API?
A) API has a long history in manufacturing and distributing foils, films and laminates to enhance the visual appeal...
Strength in numbers helps Lothian Labels press on with growth
SELF-ADHESIVE labels manufacturer, Lothian Labels and Packaging, located in Broxburn, is part of Scotland’s largest independent packaging group, the UPAC Group.
The family-owned Group is...
Why laser is making its mark
Laser technology is losing its ‘expensive’ reputation and its versatility is making it an ideal solution for many coding applications, says Matt Eastham, laser...
IML enters new growth phase
In-mould labelling (IML) may be well known in injection moulding. However, the reasons for investing in it have evolved and are not always so...
Labelling solution boosts production at coffee firm
After launching a mail order business in 2013, Pact Coffee saw orders shoot through the roof and quickly realised it needed to switch from...
A ‘fresh’ approach to cooked meats packaging
Macfarlane Labels has joined forces with Greene Farm Foods to launch a new, easy open & re-closable labelling system across their range of cooked...
Stamping out human error
ROTECH has introduced a new machine which the firm claims enables fast, efficient feeding of secondary packaging such as flat boxes and cartons into...
Brits trust their own senses rather than use-by dates
A new study has revealed most consumers aren’t “slaves” to best before and use-by dates.
The research from Mintel found that two thirds of people...
Mercian Labels achieves BRC grade ‘A’ accreditation
MERCIAN Labels has announced that both of their manufacturing facilities have achieved an ‘A’ grade BRC Accreditation for hygiene.
With this standard, and combined with ISO 9001,...
Environmetal impact of labels reviewed
L’OREAL Americas and Avery Dennison are collaborating to identify and reduce the environmental impacts of packaging labels throughout the entire label lifecycle.
The collaboration has...
