Packaging is critical for enhancing the functionality of products as well as winning over new consumers. Of late, smart and sustainable packaging trends have gathered pace owing to busy lifestyles and rising per capita disposable income of consumers across the globe.
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RSSSmart and sustainable packaging trends can coexist and grow harmoniously, says GlobalData
Jul 31, 2018
BEC secures partnership with Apex Supply Chain Technologies
Jul 25, 2018
BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd has formed a partnership with Apex Supply Chain Technologies Ltd., a market-leading manufacturer of secure automated locker solutions.
New appointment strengthens vertical focus for Datalogic in the UK and Ireland
Jul 24, 2018
Datalogic, the automatic data capture and industrial automation solutions provider, is has strengthened its vertically aligned UK&I team for manufacturing with the addition of new sales manager and industry expert, Kamran Farooq.
Safety in the warehouse: Five key risk areas for 360-degree protection
Jul 24, 2018
By Steve Shakespeare, Business Director, Jungheinrich UK.
Warehouse safety has always required careful attention, but as operations become more complex to handle the rapid rise in customer demand, it is no longer enough to address risk in isolation.
Companies overspending and threatening compliance with the wrong forklift training
Jul 24, 2018
Many companies are overspending on unnecessary forklift operator training, according to the regulatory body for workplace transport training, RTITB.
Retailers need to fund recycling, says The Recycling Association
Jul 24, 2018
Packaging manufacturers and retailers need to fund the cost of recycling more, according to The Recycling Association chief executive Simon Ellin.
The National Audit Office has produced its report, The Packaging Recycling Obligations, that found that the Government has no evidence that the system has encouraged companies to minimize packaging or make it easy to recycle.
Waste, storage space and the hidden extras
Jul 18, 2018
All businesses are chasing efficiency and convenience. David Coleman, Operations Director at HSM UK, discusses why environmental technology is an effective answer for organisations handling significant volumes of waste material.
Pricing trucks out of towns is not the way forward
Jul 17, 2018
A coalition of road transport trade bodies says that Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are unfairly targeting hauliers and that pricing trucks off the road is not the way to reduce emissions.
UK automotive technology firm highlights the benefits of new CO2 regulations for Trucks
Jul 17, 2018
North East-based automotive clean-tech firm AVID Technology is calling on heavy duty vehicle manufacturers to utilise its expertise in meeting the recent European Commission legislation for mandatory reductions in CO2 emissions.
UK freight forwarders association expresses mixed feelings on Brexit White Paper
Jul 17, 2018
Responding to the White Paper outlining the UK Government's proposed future relationship between the UK and European Union after Brexit, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) expressed mixed feelings about its contents.
