Glass packaging firm strengthens business development team

GLASS packaging specialist Croxsons has announced Lindsay Martin as the latest addition to its business development team. Lindsay initially worked in the hospitality sector where...

LineView Solutions unlocks £5.4m in capacity increase for Britvic

LineView Solutions, a provider of manufacturing optimisation solutions, has revealed it has unlocked £5.4 million in capacity increase at Britvic’s factory in Rugby, UK...

Tale of the tear tapes

By Sarah Rutland, market development manager at Filtrona Tapes There is no room today for the pleasantly old-fashioned in a congested, fast-paced packaging world anymore....

Macfarlane Packaging confirms new automation agreement with Lantech

MACFARLANE Packaging has announced a new automation distributor agreement with US-based Lantech. In the 1970s, Lantech invented the first stretch wrapper, which was developed to...

Compressed air monitoring system tipped to reduce energy costs

SICK has launched a compressed air monitoring system designed to accurately predict where energy cost-savings can be made by fixing air leaks and removing...

Packaging firm goes tree planting to offset paper consumption

SAMUEL Grant Packaging teamed up with print service provider Oyster to attend a planting day in Holmfirth designed to offset paper use. Enough trees were...

Ayr firm launches new rigid plastic packaging container

AYR-based Emmer Ltd has launched a new 17.5-litre rigid plastic packaging container. The company has been designing and manufacturing bespoke containers since 2009. The latest...

Joint project proves feasibility of separating multi-layer PVDC films from polyolefins

SCIENCE company Syensqo and TOMRA, a provider of sensor-based sorting technology and solutions, have teamed up to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of separating...

Shortlist announced for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024

THE finalists have been announced for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 following a 'record' number of entries. The winners of the seven categories will...

Staropramen launches in recyclable multipacks

STAROPRAMEN, the number one Prague beer in the world according to the Czech Beer and Malt Association, is celebrating the launch of its new...