Packaging Innovations to return to traditional February date in 2023

ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations & Empack, featuring Contract Pack & Fulfilment, have revealed the event will return to its traditional February dates in 2023. All...

New study highlights online retailer packaging improvements

ONLINE retailers are making 'significant' packaging improvements, new research has uncovered. Glasgow-based Macfarlane Packaging’s seventh annual Unboxing Survey of UK consumers revealed that the improvements...

Plastic packaging tax sees increase in registrations

ECOVERITAS has welcomed the increase in registration for the recently introduced plastic packaging tax (PTT). In August, a freedom of information from law firm Pinsent...

Bespoke bottle represents ‘premium package for a premium recipe’

GLASS packaging specialist Beatson Clark has announced it has created a 250ml bottle for the launch of Aupale Grapefruit Seltzer based on the Canadian...

YPS event marks 45 years in business

YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) recently celebrated the firm's 45th anniversary and raised over £3,000 in charitable donations for hospices in the West Yorkshire area. Around...

Cullen announces £15m expansion and major recruitment drive

GLASGOW-based Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging has confirmed major investment plans which the business said will make it one of the world’s largest fibre packaging manufacturers. Cullen...

Company eyes eliminating disposable coffee cups

CAULI has launched its 'fully reusable and recyclable' CauliCups in a bid to combat the 2.5 billion coffee cups that end up in landfill...

Cadbury Daily Milk set for new 30% recycled plastic packaging

CADBURY Dairy Milk is to be wrapped in packaging with 30% recycled plastic, Mondelēz has announced. The company has already started to roll out the...

Businesses urged to prepare now for DRS to go live in 2023

BIFFA is urging businesses selling drink to prepare now for the upcoming launch of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). In August 2023, Scotland will become...

DS Smith names new managing directors for European recycling and paper divisions

DS Smith has appointed Michael Orye as the new MD of its recycling division in Europe, and Rogier Gerritsen as MD of its European...