Blogs
The week that was
News in the metal packaging industry is a lot like London buses; you wait ages for a story, then three come along at once.
The Global Can Supplier Awards – an industry first for metal packaging!
Taking place on the second evening of CanTech-The Grand Tour 2019, organised by Bell Publishing, the Global Can Supplier Awards will celebrate excellence within the can making industry.
Summer renovations
Those regular visitors to the CanTech website will have notice our recently revamped site.
Welcome back
After an enforced absence, it’s welcome news to learn that our group sales manager Mark Neilson will return to work next week.
Developments afoot
I’m sure many of you need little introduction to Bell Publishing’s show events, but for those who haven’t visited, here’s a neat little video of our Euro CanTech event back in March.
Planet or Plastic?
This week I’ve been interested to read National Geographic’s new social media campaign entitled #PlanetorPlastic.
Hitting the brief
This week I have headed to Chicago for this year’s IMDA conference and once again the event has proven to be one of the best shows on the busy trade show calendar.
Cannex so far
This week has signalled the start of a couple of week’s worth of work travel, with the beginning of Cannex trade show in Guangzhou, China.
On the road again…
This blog is my last in the office for a few weeks, as trade show season has come around at pace, once again.
A can for all occasions
In the UK, it’s not long until we see the wedding of the year take place, where Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle. When such an auspicious occasion arises, one of my favourite pastimes is seeing the amount of unusual memorabilia available to mark the occasion.
No slacking from us
Barely a week goes past without more news on the acquisition trail within the industry. This time around, we have heard of SLAC acquiring OKL’s assets.
A revolutionary year?
This year’s trade show schedule show be a belter, with a number of brands claiming to have introduced exciting new products onto the marketplace.
When east meets west
After some deliberation and feedback from many of you within the industry, we have decided on a location for our CanTech – The Grand Tour trade show for 2019.
The joy of Spring
I hope many of you enjoyed the Easter break and we now move our attention towards our May issue.