Ishida equipment in Huel facility

Ishida solutions help fuel Huel growth

FOOD and nutrition specialist Huel has invested in Ishida multihead weighing, X-ray inspection and checkweighing technology at its manufacturing site in Milton Keynes. The company...
Kathryn Kellogg

New campaign aims to raise awareness of ‘inboxing’

Metsä Board and author and sustainability creator Kathryn Kellogg are launching a new campaign to raise awareness of ‘inboxing’. While unboxing focuses on opening a...
Women in Leadership Programme attendees

BCMPA launches Women in Leadership Programme with The Wellbeing Focus

THE BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics – has teamed up with The Wellbeing Focus to launch a Women...
Coffee packaging

SÜDPACK explores challenges and opportunities for coffee packaging

SÜDPACK has been exploring some of the challenges and opportunities for coffee packaging in the face of current trends including changing consumer habits, greater...
Tolga Bayrak and Stuart Ingram

UK packaging manufacturer acquired by Turkish business

UK-based corrosion prevention and protective packaging specialist Technology Packaging has been acquired by Turkish firm Desi Kimya. Technology Packaging, headquartered in Middlesex, helps manufacturers of...
Busy aisles at Packaging Innovations & Empack

Registration opens for Packaging Innovations & Empack 2027

REGISTRATION has opened for Packaging Innovations & Empack 2027. The event, which attracted 8,021 unique visitors, more than 500 exhibitors, and representatives from over 3,000...
Drink products on production line

Drinks development service aims to help bring products to market more quickly

PRISM eLogistics and The First Round have collaborated on a new drinks development service designed to help businesses bring new products to market faster...

IKEA marks 30 years of iconic blue bag with sustainability upgrade

IKEA is celebrating 30 years of its FRAKTA bag with an updated version containing a minimum of 90% recycled material. More than 44 million FRAKTA...
Futamura carbon reduction infographic

Futamura confirms ‘significant’ cellulose film carbon footprint reduction

FUTAMURA UK has announced 'significant' progress in reducing the carbon footprint of its cellulose films. Since 2019, the business revealed it has delivered a cumulative...
ScotHot busy aisles

ScotHot27 to feature new focus on packaging and design

ScotHot - Scotland's largest event for food, drink, hospitality, retail and tourism - is heading back to Glasgow in 2027, with a new focus...

Trade associations unified under Automate UK brand

THREE trade associations are to be renamed to bring them under the unified Automate UK identity. Automate UK has announced the evolution of the PPMA...
Flow-wrapping machines in cheese factory

Flow wrappers help cheese specialist increase uptime and cut packaging waste

CHEESE specialist Eurilait has reportedly increased machine uptime and reduced waste after standardising its flow-wrapping operation with four ULMA Packaging FM305C machines. The investment has...