£13.5 million Livingston packaging facility officially opened

COMPACK Cartons’ new packaging facility in Livingston has been officially opened following a £13.5 million investment by Port Glasgow-based parent company McLaren Packaging. Neil Gray...

Berry Global scoops top manufacturing accolade

BERRY Global was crowned Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m) at the Made in Central and East England Awards. The firm will now be a...

Uber Eats to remove ‘unnecessary’ plastic from deliveries by 2030

UBER Eats has announced plans to remove all 'unnecessary' plastic waste from its deliveries by 2030. The food delivery service said it will offer restaurants...

Reverse vending machines installed at Merlin Entertainments attractions

REVERSE vending machines have been installed across Merlin Entertainments' UK attractions as part of a collaboration with Coca-Cola. Those recycling empty 500ml plastic bottles in...

Finalists announced for Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards

18 companies have been shortlisted for the Stationers’ Company Innovation Excellence Awards 2023. The awards recognise innovation within the communications and content industries, with winners...

Family matters: Macpac marks five decades of growth

FLEXIBILITY and the personal touch have been lauded as the secret to longevity at thermoformed packaging manufacturer Macpac, which is celebrating 50 years in...

Tesco unveils mince in ‘opposite’ of vacuum packs

TESCO is to trial new 'pillow packs' for its own-brand mince in a move that it says will see the use of 70% less...

Packaging design firm shortlisted for top family business accolade

COLTON Packaging has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Family Business category at the 2023 East Midlands Business Masters awards. The Loughborough-based packaging design...

Coveris looks to keep thing fresh with lunch! 2023 line-up

COVERIS has revealed plans to launch its BarrierFresh MAP skillet solution at lunch! 2023 in London next month. The latest addition to the manufacturer’s food-on-the-move range,...

Celebrating 30 years of TTO innovation

By Andy Gray, product marketing manager at Markem-Imaje We are delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our first innovation in thermal transfer overprinting (TTO)....