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Arden Software launches Impact 2026 with first AI powered capability

Packaging Solutions Arden Software has launched Impact 2026, introducing the first AI powered capability within Impact – its flagship CAD software for the packaging industry. Used by packaging designers, die makers and converters around the world, Impact enables users to design corrugated, carton and point of purchase/point of sale packaging, automate manufacturing processes and streamline production workflows from structural design through to manufacture. The latest rele

Aug 183 min read

Inkish launches Flow – a new international exhibition dedicated to software and robots in printing

Print Solutions Inkish has announced Flow, a new international exhibition dedicated entirely to software, automation and robotics for the printing industry. The three day event will take place at Probo Print in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, from November 3 to 5, 2026, bringing printers, technology suppliers, developers and industry experts together around one of the industry's fastest growing areas of investment. ‘Software and robots are becoming so important to the competitivenes

Aug 172 min read

One month to go: London Packaging Week 2026 set to reveal the future of packaging

Packaging Solutions Global brands, policymakers, designers and material innovators will gather at Excel London next month as the packaging industry comes together to navigate one of the most significant periods of change in its history. When the doors open at Excel London next month, more than 5700 packaging professionals are expected to come together to explore the ideas, technologies and partnerships shaping the next generation of packaging. At a time when businesses are

Aug 173 min read

X-Rite Pantone launches eXact 2 basic spectrophotometer

Print Solutions X-Rite Pantone has announced eXact 2 Basic, the newest addition to the eXact 2 family of portable spectrophotometers. Available now, the new device will be showcased at Loupe Americas 2026 and Printing United Expo 2026 alongside digital workflow solutions designed to help commercial printers and converters improve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver consistent colour. The eXact 2 Basic is an easy to use spectrophotometer designed for commercial print produ

Aug 171 min read

Enfocus partners with Vpress to launch Vpress Flow app on Enfocus Appstore

Print Solutions Pre-press software expert Enfocus has partnered with web to print platform Vpress to launch the Vpress Flow app, available now on the Enfocus Appstore. The new app integrates the Vpress web to print system with Enfocus Switch, the workflow automation system, creating a seamless end to end production process. The new integration ensures files can move from onboarding to production without relying on manual touchpoints, boosting quality, efficiency, and profit

Aug 172 min read

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

Aug 143 min read

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

Aug 141 min read

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

Aug 142 min read

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

Aug 141 min read

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

Aug 132 min read

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Think Tank, a leading UK bespoke packaging design agency, is launching new Smart packaging formats designed to help brands elevate their packaging design and boost their commercial reach. Read more.

Households dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year. New analysis has found that 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste was binned by households last year, as councils call on new reforms to reduce packaging and make it easier to recycle.

Mondelēz International has announced that its Cadbury core sharing bars, manufactured in Bournville and Coolock and sold in the UK and Ireland, will be wrapped in 80% certified recycled plastic packaging, which can be attributed to plastic sourced from advanced recycling technology. This move is the result of a collaboration with Amcor and Jindal Films.

Kornit Digital has announced that T-Shirt & Sons (TSS) – a prominent European apparel manufacturer based in the UK and the Netherlands and serving some of the largest e-commerce and retail brands – has adopted its Apollo platform to further its transition from traditional screen printing to digital production.

In partnership with Forest Carbon, pioneer of carbon financed woodland creation in the UK, paper suppllier Antalis recently hosted a tree planting day at a woodland creation project in Cumbria. Antalis, which has worked with Forest Carbon since 2014 and is its longest standing current partner, attended the tree planting day at The Croft on the Lowther Estate in Penrith, Cumbria.