Rigid plastic packaging business Shalam Packaging is hoping to double in size after lodging a planning application to build a new automated warehouse at its Essex facility. The Basildon-based business,
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High street bakery chain Greggs has installed kit from T Freemantle to assist in packing frozen items for national supermarkets. Greggs has ordered three Semi-Automatic End-Load Cartoners to cope with
Glass and metal packaging giant Ardagh Group has revealed a major expansion to its food can business in Ukraine The company has installed a new food can line at its
AutoCoding Systems have recently completely redesigned their website, www.autocodingsystems.com, making it easier to navigate and more relevant to the solutions offered. Visitors will find clear, concise information about all
Measom Freer has launched a new range of scoops in standard food safety colours, with antibacterial additive also available to provide that extra depth of protection. The scoops are manufactured
Coca‑Cola Enterprises and ECO Plastics have officially opened their groundbreaking joint venture, Continuum Recycling, which is the world’s largest plastics processing facility. Completed on time and on budget, the £15
Innovative food packaging company Sirane has launched the Si-bag™ to market – a cook-in bag which allows all the flavours to be sealed in for simple, tasty cooking. The Si-bag™
Belgian company Spiromatic designs, manufactures, installs and services solid and liquid food ingredient handling equipment for the food and drink industry, with emphasis on the dough and mixed ingredient processes.
Ball Packaging Europe, Krones and Klimasan have been recognised for their performance in quality, service, value and corporate responsibility and sustainability by Coca-Cola Enterprises and have been named as the
UK single-source packaging solutions provider, FDL Packaging Group of Haydock, Merseyside, has been named exclusive UK distributor for AST Plastic Containers, the German leader in blow-moulded plastic packaging. The new
Goplasticpallets.com, the independent supplier of plastic pallets and containers, has enabled Cook Trading Ltd. in Sittingbourne, to reduce costs, increase production and lighten the backbreaking load on employees – all
Cologne, 27 March 2012 The food industry is subject to stringent quality requirements and hygiene regulations, which can only be met by a secure packaging process. If defective or
Cologne, 27 March 2012 The new SEALPAC A4 traysealer is a true alternative when entering into fully automated food packaging. With this extremely compact traysealer, the packaging specialist now offers
REDPACK DRIVING THE NEW YEAR TO SUCCESS WITH AN ALLEN-BRADLEY MARRIAGE Latest news from Redpack is the marriage of their Flow Wrapping machines with Allen Bradley drive and control systems.
International packaging design, development and manufacturing company Sirane has unveiled a new corporate look and a new website – www.sirane.com. The 2012 rebrand comes following spectacular growth since the innovative
Danone Research and Avantium have entered into a joint development agreement for the development of PEF bottles for Danone, the world’s second biggest bottled water business. The agreement forms another
2 March 2012 – Ardagh Group is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of Boxal France SAS, Boxal Netherlands BV and the assets of Szenna Pack Kft.
The markets of coffee, tea and herbal tea in cups are experiencing strong growth in the beverage market, with increasing investment in technological high-speed systems. Cama, a private company based
UPM claims to be the longest serving supplier of ancillary equipment to the world’s plastic industry having participated in the NPE show for the past 35 years. The emphasis this
New labelling currently being rolled out across Sainsbury’s stores around the UK will advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product’s use by date. WRAP
Specialist manufacturer of quality plastic packaging for the food industry, Faerch Plast is supplying a four-compartment tray to fresh produce company, Fresh Growers, for its new Chantenay Carrot Snack Packs.
The new modular plastic belt conveyor system from FlexLink is the efficient solution for the transportation of large individual items and flows of smaller products. Everything in the wide belt
In Europe for over 50 years, the Utz Group offers containers, boxes, pallets, trays and technical parts produced with reusable
UK-based AMP-Rose is one of the world’s leading suppliers of processing and packaging machinery for the chocolate, confectionery, candy, biscuit
Zeller Plastik has launched Rio, a new standard lightweight 55mm headstand valve dispensing closure targeting the jams and condiments markets.
UPM Conveyors has established preferred supplier status to Finlay’s Fresh Produce, the first suppliers of Fairtrade vegetables into the UK.
Ashbury Labelling, provider of specification and labelling services to the food and drink industry, has appointed Lorraine Eve as Regulatory
Kraft Foods UK is to invest £6 million in new a shelf-ready packaging format for its Cadbury range of chocolate
The Coca-Cola Company has entered a multi-million dollar partnership with three leading biotechnology companies to accelerate development of the first
By Richard Coward, Chairman of the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) Corrugated Sector Many fundamental questions continue to be
Mecmesin’s affordable, reliable MultiTest-xt top-load testers help manufacturers reduce material usage in containers such as PET bottles by improving packaging
BD Foods, based in St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex, has taken delivery of a Thermocode 107M thermal transfer printer from Open
Astra Plastique has developed Picasso, a high tech custom tri-colour flip-top sports closure with a translucent polypropylene body incorporating an
In just a little less than ten weeks, ProSweets Cologne 2012 will once again open its doors. So far, more
National Flexible have recently passed a routine ISO audit with an exemplary performance, demonstrating their commitment to delivering excellent supplier
The packaging machinery manufacturer, Sepha Ltd, has reported record sales of its recently extended range of non-destructive leak testing equipment
In 2008, RTITB launched the first ever Operator of the Year competition. This one of a kind, innovative and widely
Ireland-based robotics manufacturer Tekpak Automation has joined forces with Schneider Electric to reach an innovative solution for high speed delicate
Pallas Foods, one of Ireland’s leading foodservice distributors, will introduce a warehouse automation system in several stages over the next
Flexicon Europe has developed a Bag Compactor as an integral part of its range of Bad Dump Stations, enabling operators
Effective water purification can be a critical element in controlling operating costs, argues Mark Bosley, business support divisional manager with
These are economically challenging times for the UK’s brewing industry. John Taylor, VP sales operations and business consulting, EMEA, AspenTech
Suffolk-based firm GreenBottle has developed, what it claims to be, the world’s first paper bottle of wine. The company said
Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki has announced the addition of new moulded-fibre hinged food containers to its range of takeaway disposable
Ball Packaging Europe is offering a range of aluminium bottles that can be filled on a conventional bottle filling line.
Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging company has announced the recent appointment of Ilkka Dunder (pictured) as Technical
Crailsheim. The Kepak Group from Ireland now benefits from a new assembly and packaging line for hamburgers in which every
BioAmp is a revolutionary system that solves a range of wastewater problems and at the same time brings considerable cost
Multivac UK has appointed Jim Campbell as the company’s new MD. The appointment was an internal promotion for the company,
Combining the cooling performance of an adiabatic system with the benefits of a dry cooler, the new ADCOOLER closed circuit
Habasit Rossi has extended its high performance range of HabaSYNC timing belts for food production and packaging applications to include
FFP Packaging Solutions, manufacturer of lidding films, and MacFarlane Labels, producer of label reseal products, have developed Esterpeel Reseal-It, a
Torrance, CA. – filtec’s innovative Lasetec III laser coding system provides high-quality permanent characters, graphics, 2D data matrix codes and
FFP Packaging Solutions, the leading manufacturer of lidding films, and MacFarlane Labels, producer of label reseal products, have together developed
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