BCMPA at Packaging Innovations 2025

BCMPA reflects on another year of growth and vows to keep momentum going

AS 2025 draws to a close, the BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment and Logistics, has reflected on another year of growth. This...
Carton award winners on stage

First sponsors of 2026 Pro Carton Young Designers Award confirmed

THE first sponsors of the 2026 Pro Carton Young Designers Award (PCYDA) have been announced. RDM Group and Lucaprint S.p.A have been named as sponsors...
Paper cup being placed on table

Funding boost for paper cup recycling research

UNIVERSITY College London (UCL) is to receive over £44,000 to fund research into the barriers to recycling paper cups in mainstream systems. The learning institute's...
Jonathan Craddock

MM Packaging’s GreenPeel division welcomes business development manager

MM Packaging has appointed Jonathan Craddock as business development manager for its GreenPeel division. The move has been described as signalling a strategic push to...
Mark Woods and Alex Breeze, Fenton Packaging Solutions

Fenton bolsters senior team with double appointment

FENTON Packaging Solutions has announced two new senior appointments. Scotland-based Mark Woods joins as business development manager, while Alex Breeze has been named internal sales...
Nathan Fage, Pusterla

Luxury packaging specialist strengthens senior team

NATHAN Fage has been appointed new business development manager at luxury packaging company Pusterla 1880 UK. He will be tasked with further growing the business...

BPF calls for ‘urgent’ government support for UK plastic recyclers

THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has warned that the UK is at 'serious risk' of losing its domestic plastic recycling industry. The organisation said that,...

Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 unveils star-studded speaker line-up

PACKAGING Innovations & Empack 2026 has announced its first wave of speakers - with industry leaders, innovators, and emerging brands set to share insights...

Ardagh Glass Packaging creates Absolut Haring artist-edition bottle

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has partnered with The Absolut Company International to create Absolut Haring - The latest artist-edition bottle, inspired by Keith Haring’s iconic...

Asda boosts own-brand packaging recyclability to 97.5%

ASDA has increased the proportion of its own-brand packaging that can be recycled to 97.5%, it has revealed in its fifth environmental, social, and...