Macfarlane expects to remain profitable despite reduced activity levels

MACFARLANE Group has said it expects to remain profitable this year but due to the current uncertainty and concerns around the pace of the...

Glass specialist helps meet demand as online beer sales soar

BEATSON Clark has revealed it is continuing to produce beer bottles to help breweries meet demand for glass packaging during the Covid-19 crisis. Despite pubs...

Firm launches rapid contact tracing

NULOGY, a provider of agile supply chain solutions, has expanded its cloud-based platform with the addition of rapid contact tracing. The new product has been...

Smurfit Kappa records ‘significant progress’ in reducing CO2 emissions

SMURFIT Kappa is making 'significant progress' in reducing its relative CO2 emissions, according to its 13th annual Sustainable Development Report (SDR). The paper-based packaging provider...

Proseal teams ‘working flat out’ to meet increased demand

PROSEAL has revealed details of its role in helping to keep food packaging lines running during the current period. The company said its in-house manufacturing...

University study finds up to 80% of island bird nests contain discarded plastic

RESEARCHERS from the University of Glasgow have found that plastic debris is incorporated in up to 80% of seabird nests on Lady Isle in...

Award win is Ultra accolade for foil tray producer

ALUMINIUM foil tray manufacturer i2r Packaging Solutions has been awarded an Alufoil Trophy in the Resource Efficiency category for its i2r Ultra container. The Alufoil...

Med-Tech Innovation Expo and TCT 3Sixty postponed to 2021

THE rescheduled Med-Tech Innovation Expo has been postponed to 2021. Organisers Rapid News Group said that, in light of the Covid-19 situation, the exhibition for...

Food packaging supplier offers home delivery advice to restaurants

WITH the enforced closure of restaurants across the UK due to Covid-19, an increasing number of businesses are turning to home delivery services.  Food packaging...

Food pack manufacturer invests in north east site

FOOD packaging manufacturer PFF Packaging Group has invested in new extrusion measuring systems on the lines at its production site in Washington, Tyne and...