James Drake-Brockman, divisional director of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, some of the UK’s most renowned packaging shows, talks about plans for the event’s return to Birmingham’s NEC on February 28 and March 1, 2018. Why should packaging professionals attend the event? The Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print shows have two main purposes. The first is to provide a place […]

There is currently enormous growth potential for the corrugated and folding carton industry, and subsequently high demand for stand space, at Europe’s specialised exhibition for this industry sector, CCE International. A variety of new market opportunities are opening up as the increase in demand for environmentally friendly products, a booming online trade, and a trend for individualisation and traceability of […]

It may look like a nice gimmick to bring some colour to the office, but the eye-catching new design of HP Office Paper Pink Ream is at the centre of a social marketing campaign that International Paper, and its partner HP Papers US, are bringing to Europe in October. The pink look isn’t just for fun. The colour has come […]

‘UK businesses can make it easier for consumers to recycle their products by producing less waste in the first place, as well as using the same common types of packing materials’ stated packaging specialist, Antalis Packaging. This comes as a recent survey by waste management firm, Virido, reveals that the British public is increasingly confused about what products can be […]

Packaging Innovations, Europe’s largest series of primary and secondary packaging events, is teaming up with Pentawards, one of the most prestigious worldwide competitions exclusively devoted to packaging design, to deliver a new, intimate and cutting-edge event in New York, September 5-6, 2018. The event will involve a format of hand-selected suppliers and exclusively-invited buyers, running alongside the Pentawards Conference and […]

As retailers around the country start to prepare for the seasonal scramble, Antalis Packaging is advising businesses to beware that when it comes to packaging the majority of costs are hidden beneath the surface. Most retailers will have begun preparing for the lucrative final three months before Christmas. Largely coined the golden quarter, it is the period in which many […]

Historically, manufacturing has been seen as male dominated, with few women choosing to follow a career within the industry. Even today, women only make up 26 per cent of the workforce within this sector. Kate Hulley is representative of a small percentage of business owners with a unique manufacturing business model. As the managing director and owner of Wigan based […]

On Saturday (22 July), the first recycled products to be made from Manchester’s used coffee cups were put into use in Old Trafford’s Centenary Gardens. Almost 30,000 used coffee cups were collected in bright yellow coffee cup shaped bins on Oxford Road from October 2016 to February 2017 as part of the ground breaking #1MoreShot initiative led by the environmental […]

The European Flexographic Industry Association (EFIA) debated the future of consumers, retailers and packaging as part of an event hosted by the Stationers’ Company, in London, June 5, 2017. The theme of the evening was ‘The world in 2025′, which explored the possible future for consumers, retailers and packaging. Delegates were encouraged to get involved with discussions on three key […]

Online visitor registration is now open as Labelexpo Europe 2017 gears up for its biggest edition to date. The four-day trade show returns to Brussels Expo September 25–28, with over 650 exhibitors lining-up to showcase the latest in cutting-edge developments for the label printing market. Aimed at printers, brand owners, label, packaging and graphic designers, Labelexpo Europe is the largest […]