Biodegradable Plastic Packaging – 5 things you need to know
If you use plastic packaging, carriers or cutlery to give to your customers it is tempting to use biodegradable versions. These can be a good idea, but only in the…
The Big Plastics Debate – Who Won?
The Packaging Innovations show at the NEC, held at the end of February could, at a pinch, be described as the Glastonbury of the packaging world. Alongside supplier exhibits, there…
How to Find a Packaging Supplier
A Beginners’ Guide. Whatever format of packaging component you are looking for; printed or unprinted, cartons, bottles, flexibles or rigid plastics etc, finding the right supplier isn’t always easy. Whether…
Do cucumbers really need to be shrink-wrapped?
Retailers are under enormous pressure to eliminate plastic packaging altogether. Do cucumbers really need to be shrink-wrapped with plastic? Read on to find out... OK, so most people know that…
6 Ways to Reduce Your Packaging Footprint This Christmas
Do you ever feel guilty about the amount of waste packaging created on Christmas Day or are you just fed up with the extra bags of rubbish waiting for the…
Nov 2017 – Garçon Wines, BBIC and Instagram
Garçon Wines I’m delighted to have been included in the BarnsleyBIC autumn newspaper Business Matters with an article on my work with the fabulous Garçon Wines. The newspaper is available…
6 Ways to Reduce Your Packaging Remorse This Christmas
Do you ever get Packaging Remorse after all the presents have been opened on Christmas Day or are you just fed up with the extra bags of rubbish waiting for…
Brand New Image!
So here it is, my new business name and logo. After working in Packaging Development on well-known brands for years, it's been so exciting to work with a designer on…
Happy (Packaging) Christmas 2014!
For many packaging professionals Christmas 2014 was done and dusted weeks, if not months, ago and some of us are working on Christmas 2015 already. With less than a week…