Packaging Scotland turns 30!

1987 was the year Margaret Thatcher secured a third term in office, Three Men and a Baby topped the box office and stock markets...

CPI puts forward policy asks of new government

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has released a position paper in which is puts forward five key policy asks of the new government. The...

APEAL backs report into reducing food waste

APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has welcomed a European Parliament report on reducing food waste and improving safety The report, titled...

Putting the posh in popcorn packaging

SAICA Pack has completed a total rebrand of Tyrells shelf ready packaging (SRP) for its Poshcorn popcorn range. The entire portfolio of products in the...

interpack 2017 posts record international attendance

interpack 2017 recently wrapped up in DĂ¼sseldorf and it has now been announced that almost three quarters of the approximately 170,500 visitors travelled to...

Plastique cleans up with modern facility

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE OVER the last  four decades, Plastique has worked with Europe’s leading multinationals to manufacture innovative thermoformed packaging, engineered to maximise revenue, reduce cost...

DHL snaps up four collaborative robots

DHL Supply Chain has bought four collaborative Sawyer robots as part of the firm's robotics programme. The robots will be used across DHL's 19 co-packing and production logistics...

Pollard adds to senior management team

MIKE Stacey has been appointed finance director at Pollard Boxes. The rigid box specialist firm said his arrival comes during a period of "significant growth" for the...

Krones puts faith in apprentice programme

Krones has expanded its apprentice programme with the announcement that three more recruits are planned to join the company this year. Managing director Andrew Wilson...

INCPEN responds to plastic bottle and coffee cup waste enquiry

INCPEN, the Industry Council for research on Packaging & the Environment, has submitted written evidence in response to parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee enquiry into...