Future Trailblazers wanted: Entries now open for the Class of 2027
Packaging Solutions Packaging Innovations & Empack has opened entries for the Future Trailblazer Awards 2027, inviting the UK's most promising early career packaging professionals to showcase the work they're doing to improve packaging across design, production, sustainability, branding and operations. Now entering its fourth year, the Future Trailblazer Awards have become one of the UK's leading platforms for recognising emerging talent across the packaging sector. Open to
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New packaging rules create opportunity to cut costs and carbon emissions through smarter packaging design
Packaging Solutions Green Solutions The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) came into effect on 12 August, bringing new requirements around packaging minimisation, recyclability and recycled content. Its aim is to cut down waste and encourage companies to make packaging lighter, safer and easier to reuse or recycle. Although the PPWR is an EU regulation, it applies to any business placing packaging in the EU market. Data from Reconomy brand Advanced Supply
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Soyang strengthens hardware team with senior appointments
Print Solutions Soyang Europe has strengthened its hardware team with the appointments of Andy Webb as commercial director and Ian Windebank as wide format print specialist. Both join Soyang with immediate effect, bringing decades of combined experience across print technology, hardware sales, customer support and the wider print industry. As commercial director, Andy Webb will be responsible for the company’s hardware solutions, helping to drive the continued growth and
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Final weeks to vote in the European Carton Excellence Award public vote
With just two weeks left, voting is closing soon for the 2026 public vote of the European Carton Excellence Award, Pro Carton Young Designers Award and Pro Carton Student Video Award. Consumers, industry experts, and academics are invited to cast their votes and recognise the year’s most outstanding cartonboard designs before voting closes at midnight on 24 August 2026. Celebrating its 30th edition, the European Carton Excellence Award honours designs that combine ecologica
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Denmaur sees success with Reel Fast supply chain saver solution
Print Solutions Packaging Solutions Reel Fast, the express sheeting service offered by paper and board merchant Denmaur Independent Papers, has been received with enthusiasm by British folding carton converters and users of cartonboard. Operating under the principle that its customers will ‘never say no again’ to jobs, it has gained traction as a comprehensive solution to modern supply chain issues, in many ways thanks to its UK base of operations. One of Reel Fast’s centr
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Denmaur Independent Papers’ Mike Gee to retire
Print Solutions After 56 years in the paper industry, Mike Gee will be retiring from Denmaur Independent Papers, effective 31 December 2026. After a long and illustrious career, Mike has decided that the time has come to hand over the reins of a business that he started over 40 years ago and enjoy more leisure time and travels with his friends and family. From the early years of his career, enjoying the buzz of Fleet Street and Bloomsbury, which in their heyday felt very
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LeadEdge innovation and investment turbocharge growth
Packaging Solutions Corrugated pre-press expert LeadEdge Flexo Limited has confirmed that its growth strategy is working and the company is going from strength to strength despite challenging market conditions. The Warrington based business, which provides a wide range of mounting products, plate carriers, consumables, and more, has enjoyed over 10% revenue growth in the last year. At a time when the wider corrugated market is growing by around 3% a year, LeadEdge’s bold in
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The Birmingham Paper Trade Social Society Charity Lunch 2026
Print Solutions This year's Birmingham Paper Trade Social Society Charity Lunch will take place on Friday 16 October 2026 at the Bank Restaurant, Brindley Place, Birmingham, B1 2JB. The guest speaker this year will be announced shortly. The event will begin with a drinks reception, followed by the three course lunch. There is a strict limit of 100 tickets and these will be issued on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, so interested parties should apply as quickly as po
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Zebra Print Group backs Doncaster martial arts team ahead of 2026 World Championships in Spain
Print Solutions Leeds based Zebra Print Group has pledged its support to a Yorkshire martial arts team as it prepares to represent the region on the world stage. The family run print firm has committed to sponsoring Team ACMAC as seven of its competitors prepare to travel to Cádiz, Spain, for the 2026 World Championships. The sponsorship will help towards the costs of competing internationally, with the martial arts team entirely self-funded and reliant on fundraising and
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Highest BRCGS award for Kingsmoor Packaging achieved yet again
Packaging Solutions Somerset based Kingsmoor Packaging has once again maintained its AA grade BRCGS certification for another year. Under the revised issue 7 of the BRCGS Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials, an AA grade is one of the highest awards that a business can achieve within the certification scheme. The BRCGS certificate streamlines the supplier approval process and makes it easier for food companies to meet the requirements of the BRCGS Food Standard, w
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Durham Box continues growth with senior operations appointment
Packaging Solutions Durham Box has appointed Dean Milburn as operations manager. The move highlights the company’s commitment to operational excellence, continuous improvement and developing its people, while supporting continued business growth. Reporting to general manager Percy Sowden, Dean will lead the company's operational strategy, with responsibility for safety, people, delivery, cost and continuous improvement across the business. Bringing more than 35 years of m
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PPWR marks a new chapter for circular packaging in Europe
Packaging Solutions On 12 August 2026, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation will begin to apply across the European Union. Horst Bittermann, director general of Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers, says the regulation strengthens circularity, supports renewable European resources and provides greater certainty for investment and innovation. Here, he explains what this will mean to compliance teams and businesses who use packagi
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OmniMarkz 2026: Convert. Understand. Automate.
Print Solutions Every organisation has documents it can no longer easily use – years of Microsoft Publisher publications, Adobe InDesign layouts, QuarkXPress archives, PDFs, product manuals, catalogues, annual reports, and other valuable publishing content. OmniMarkz 2026 introduces two complementary technologies designed to unlock those archives: the new Conversion Centre and a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. The new Conversion Centre helps organisations: Sca
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Discover the future: what is waiting for packaging professionals at London Packaging Week 2026
Packaging Solutions Packaging has become one of the most strategically important functions within modern business. It influences brand perception, sustainability performance, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and commercial growth, often all at once. Today's packaging professionals are expected to solve increasingly complex challenges, balancing changing legislation, rising consumer expectations, material innovation and relentless commercial pressure without slowi
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Holmen ready to support customers as PPWR implementation approaches
Packaging Solutions As the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) moves towards implementation, Holmen is ready to support customers in navigating the new requirements and preparing their packaging portfolios for the future. Fibre based packaging products like Invercote, Incada, Inverform, and the ultra light kraftliner Holmen Elevate are well positioned to meet market needs. The PPWR introduces new requirements across the packaging value chain, with implementa
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Metsä Board awarded EcoVadis Platinum rating again
Print Solutions Green Solutions Metsä Board has once again achieved the highest Platinum level in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment. The company ranks among the top 1% of paper, paperboard and packaging manufacturers globally, with a score of 90/100. Metsä Board has maintained the highest rating level continuously since 2017. The EcoVadis assessment evaluates companies’ sustainability management and performance across four areas: environment, labour and human rights,
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Five new vehicles for Pyramid Display Materials fleet
Print Solutions Pyramid Display Materials has strengthened its national logistics operation with the addition of five new MAN delivery vehicles to its UK fleet. The investment forms part of Pyramid’s ongoing commitment to providing customers with a reliable, responsive and efficient delivery service. The additional vehicles will support the movement of rigid sheets and roll media across Pyramid’s national distribution network. Finished in the company’s distinctive blue fleet
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Esko and Linx announce leadership appointments to drive continued growth
Print Solutions Esko and Linx, both Veralto companies, have announced leadership appointments that reinforce their commitment to innovation, customer success and long term growth. Eddy Fadel has been appointed president of Linx, a leading provider of industrial inkjet printing and coding solutions, while Thomas Klein has been appointed interim general manager of the Esko Digital Flexo business, ensuring continuity and continued focus on innovation and customer success. Ed
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Packaging enters a new economic era as regulation reshapes competitive advantage
Packaging Solutions Smithers, in partnership with London Packaging Week 2026, reveals how PPWR, EPR and circularity are transforming packaging into a source of competitive advantage. The packaging industry is entering a new economic era, where decisions once driven by design, functionality and sustainability will determine cost, competitiveness and long term profitability, according to a major new report from Smithers, produced in association with London Packaging Week 2026
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Rotocon relocates to larger, modern headquarters and demo facility in Germany
Packaging Solutions As Rotocon continues to expand its delivery of high performance flexo printing and finishing equipment to customers worldwide, the company has relocated its European headquarters and demo centre to a significantly larger, customised modern facility in Ahrensburg, Germany (near Hamburg), with more than 3000 m² of production and office space. The new facility provides expanded capacity for machine assembly, testing, demonstrations, customer training, and sup
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OPRL welcomes UK Packaging Pro appointments
Packaging Solutions OPRL has sent congratulations on the appointment of new CEO Kerry Easter, and COO Karen Graley to the UK Packaging Pro. Jude Allan. Jude Allan, managing director at OPRL, said: ‘I would like to wish Kerry and Karen the best of luck in their new roles. It is exciting to see things move forward with strategic appointments in such a key organisation for the future of the packaging industry. ‘Karen Graley – head of UK Packaging Pro – is a non executive dir
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