News in brief
• AN Essex packaging company has been fined after one of its employees sustained a serious hand injury on an unguarded laminating machine.
Gary Dean,...
Message in a bottle
PEARLFISHER and O-I’s Alloa glass plant have developed exclusive new glass packaging for the launch of the first permanent addition to Cutty Sark whisky’s...
High street giant bags landfill breakthrough
A NEW type of plastic bag that can biodegrade even when sent to landfill has been introduced by one of the UK’s leading retailers.
John...
Flexible market thrives
RISING inks, adhesives and energy costs being passed on to customers through higher selling prices triggered a 5.1% hike in European flexible packaging production.
This...
Finnishing touches to greener plastics?
FEW people in the packaging industry would argue that a transition to a greener economy is undesirable but new eco-friendly innovations must still deliver...
Packing a punch
PACKAGING and processing exhibition Pro2Pac is returning with a new look and organisers say it will be the largest edition yet.
The biennial event...
Every can counts
KEY industry players are backing a can recycling programme designed to help businesses drive up their recycling rates.
The ‘Every Can Counts’ campaign has been...
Bottler pays price for forklift fiasco
A BOTTLING firm has had to fork out more than £20,000 after a worker was filmed being lifted on the prongs of a forklift...
Alpha card trick
YORKSHIRE printer Alpha Media Solutions Ltd is banking on the success of a new form of compact media after investing £3m to launch the...
News in brief
• FESPA, the federation of trade associations and an organiser of exhibitions and conferences for the screen and digital printing industries, is expanding its...
