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PACKAGING DESIGN & MANUFACTURE

The UK employs some 85,000 people (representing 3% of the UK manufacturing workforce) and has sales in excess of £11 Billion. Its productivity is more than double that of all industries’ average performance and it is a world leader in product innovation and manufacturing technology. Globally, the industry is valued at over $900bn.

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27 days ago

Finishing last never felt so good!

Like many, I have felt battered and bruised from the last 16 months and occasionally, questioned whether life would ever return to normal and whether I was "past my best". After nearly 10 years away from the sport, I wanted to know if I was still capable, so I entered the next available Mountain Biking Enduro with an old colleague and good friend Tom Maloney (I taught Tom everything he knows ab...

8 months ago

Change to Tesco cheese packaging will save 260 tonnes of plastic annually

A move by Tesco to change the packaging of its own label hard cheeses will save 260 tonnes of plastic each year.The saving has been made by switching from the traditional square block shape to oblong packaging and also by removing the current re-sealable zip, Tesco says.New 400g pack sizes will replace 460g packs and both they and existing 220g packs will have the re-sealable zip removed. Near...

8 months ago

Social Ecosystem Tops 2020 Plastic Packaging Innovations

Dow revealed the winners of the 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards recognizing breakthrough packaging achievements in design, technology, sustainability and user experience on November 11.The competition’s highest honor, the Diamond Award, went to Henkel AG & Co KGaA’s Social Plastic Ecosystem in collaboration with Plastic Bank. To create a new line of sustainable cosmetic packaging, Henkel ...