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Packing Them In
SHOW SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US IN THE UK AS THAT COLOSSUS OF THE EXPO CALENDAR, PACKAGING INNOVATIONS, PREPARES TO OPEN ITS DOORS. IN THE INDUSTRY? THEN HERE’S WHY YOU NEED TO BE THERE…
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Holistic Approach
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING METHODS HAVE BECOME MORE POPULAR by Mike McCreesh, procurement & supply chain director, UK & Ireland, Office Depot This is largely due to a growing awareness amongst suppliers that the final stage of
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The Way I See It
OUR NEW ANILOX INKING MACHINE COULD BE COST-BENEFICIAL FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTION by Matt Rockley, marketing manager for presses, Heidelberg UK Here, I’ll highlight some changes I’m seeing in carton packs for the retail sector.
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Demands On Dates
EU LEGISLATION HAS INTRODUCED STRICTER CRITERIA FOR THE CLEAR DATE MARKING OF FOOD PACKAGING by Tom Hawkins, sales director, UK and Ireland, Videojet Technologies The Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and the Council
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Proving Fruitful
IN TODAY’S GLOBAL MARKETPLACE, RETAILERS ARE DEMANDING THAT SUPPLIERS HAVE CERTAIN PACKAGING SYSTEMS IN PLACE by Derek Paterson, sales director, Ulma Packaging UK These should not only protect the integrity and offer great presentation
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Keeping Pace With SRP
SHELF-READY PACKAGING (SRP) REFERS TO UNITS THAT CAN BE EASILY TRANSFERRED FROM SHIPPING CONTAINERS OR PALLETS TO A RETAIL DISPLAY by Simon Taylor, sales & marketing director, Endoline Machinery It’s a business solution developed to
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Weigh To Go
MULTIHEAD WEIGHERS HAVE MADE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO CONFECTIONERY AND SNACKS PACKAGING, AND CONTINUE TO INNOVATE AS PART OF FULLY-INTEGRATED PACKAGING LINES by Torsten Giese, marketing manager, PR & exhibitions, Ishida Europe The importance
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Reducing Recall Risks
MORE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FOOD MANUFACTURERS (SMES) THAN EVER ARE INVESTING IN X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEMS ON THEIR PACKAGING LINES by Niall McRory, key account manager, Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray In 2012, there were 92 food
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Optimistic Outlook
ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, BY THE FREEDONIA GROUP, WORLD DEMAND FOR CAPS AND CLOSURES IS PROJECTED TO RISE BY OVER FIVE PER CENT PER YEAR TO US$46 BILLION IN 2016 by Kevin Heap, packaging
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Solution For The Future
IN MOST MARKETS TODAY, CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT by Richard Pulfrey, managing director, Storopack UK Ltd Everything as usual’ doesn’t work any more.This is the background to the further development of protective packaging.
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Retail Packaging has an ABC certified circulation of 6,406 (audit period 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017)