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Celebrating British fish
Sea Sisters is on a mission to make canned British seafood a staple in UK homes once more. Alex Rivers speaks to the company’s co-founder, Charlotte Dawe
Single, twin and tri pole overband magnet development
Bunting has developed three designs of Permanent Crossbelt Overband Magnet (PCB) (PCB), with different magnetic polarity, to suit an ever-expanding range of applications.
ECC recycles over 100,000 cans at UK summer festivals
This summer, Every Can Counts has helped festival goers across the UK and Ireland recycle over 100,000 cans – a 59% year on year increase – while spreading the word about the importance of recycling.
MPMA highlights threat to metal food cans
EPR fees could lead to the loss of the tin can, threatening the UK’s food security, warns metal packaging trade body, MPMA.
Events aplenty
We’re looking ahead to Asia CanTech as the next couple of days see London Packaging Week and one of Bell’s other magazine events take place.
HeatTek announces new project manager
Ben Webb has accepted the position of project manager at HeatTek, a leader in industrial oven and furnace manufacturing.
Optimising multipack can output
Soft drinks manufacturer, Belvoir Farm, has invested GBP £2 million in a canning line at its Leicestershire on-farm factory, with T. Freemantle’s Automatic Beverage Multipack Machine playing a pivotal role in this move
Eviosys expands Orbit closure range
Eviosys is expanding its product range designed to enhance inclusivity and accessibility of sustainable metal packaging, with the new 66mm diameter Orbit closure.
Twinings launches new RTD Sparkling Tea
UK tea brand, Twinings, is launching its new ready-to-drink range of Twinings Sparkling Tea in cans.
William Say & Co unveils new hand-painted wall mural
London can maker, William Say & Co, recently commissioned a painted mural from local artists, Cockney Green, on the wall of its hand tooling workshop at its Bermondsey factory to celebrate the company’s heritage and innovation.
If you can, then why not?
Canned food giant, Heinz, is causing controversy with its new Spaghetti Carbonara in a can, but the arguments are nothing new.
Assuring quality and integrity
CanTech International visits Roberts Metal Packaging, UK-based specialist in pre-threaded caps and containers
UK aluminium packaging recycling continues to grow in Q2
Recording a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2023, the industry is firmly on track to once again exceed annual recycling targets.
Cano Water creates spoof newspaper
Cano Water, UK canned water brand, has been spotted handing out issues of the ‘Pollution Express’ to unsuspecting members of the public, outside Liverpool Street Station in London, to raise awareness of plastic pollution.