Can Makers elects new chairman

TRADE body The Can Makers has appointed Tim Conybeare as its new chairman. The commercial director for UK & Ireland at Crown Bevcan EMEA succeeds...

Flexible packaging and lidding films specialist announces international expansion

KM Packaging has established an official business entity in Australia. The flexible packaging and lidding films supplier revealed that KM Packaging Services ANZ Pty Ltd...

Smurfit Kappa confirms multi-million-pound solar panel investment

SMURFIT Kappa is investing €6 million at its Sanguesa paper mill in Spain, which will see the installation of up to 12,000 solar panels...

Return of the pack: the end of single-trip packaging

By Ian Beresford, head of marketing & development at Essentra Tapes Is there more to packaging than the sum of its parts? Is packaging nothing...

OMRON’s sustainability credentials recognised with EcoVadis platinum rating

OMRON has announced it has been awarded a platinum rating for sustainability from EcoVadis. This puts the company within the top 1% of all businesses...

Cullen helps gardening start-up business bag Dragon’s Den backing

A gardening start-up that uses the latest in compostable packaging innovation has become the latest winner in this season’s Dragon’s Den. The key component of...

Free recycling programme launches in UK following success in America

TERRACYCLE has partnered with Paula's Choice Skincare to launch a free recycling programme for the personal care brand's skincare packaging. The partnership enables consumers to...

Birmingham exhibition the ‘ideal stage’ to showcase software benefits for contract packers

SUPPLY chain software specialist Nulogy has revealed plans to showcase how contract packing businesses are using its cloud-based Shop Floor Solution to optimise operations...

It’s time to trust the (blending) process

James Cropper’s Joanne Storey, R&D programme leader, explains why reclaimed fibre no longer compromises quality of luxury paper packaging WHILE there is no denying the...

Digital boost for contract pack services

NULOGY, a provider of cloud-based supply chain software solutions, revealed recently it has been chosen by the Kinaxia Logistics group to enhance the efficiency...