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Starpack Awards invites nominations
The Starpack Packaging Design & Technology Awards – nominations invited for the Personal Awards.
CMB Engineering chooses Sencon gauges
CMB Engineering in Shipley, UK has invested in a set of benchtop gauges from Sencon to equip its manufacturing QC lab and its new Academy of Canmaking and Seaming. A Front End Gauge (trimmed can) and a Back End Gauge (finished can) are in the QC lab, while the training Academy is using a Dome […]
Rexam issues trading update
Rexam has issued a trading update for the period from 1 January 2015. Results for the Group are in line with the company’s plans. • Overall global beverage can volumes were up 5% (3.5% excluding the acquisition of UAC) in the first quarter • Volumes in Europe were strong driven by good growth in energy […]
Waste not…
The can is a master at storing food. It’s the ultimate packaging option in my opinion, offering a safe, easily stackable, long-term storage solution for over 1,500 different kinds of food items. But are there steps that could be taken to improve them still further? One thing that occurred to me recently was that people […]
Keynote confirmed for Asia CanTech 2015
John Bigley, managing director at Jamestrong Packaging – Australia and New Zealand, will give a keynote presentation at Asia CanTech 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. He will give a market report on the Australasian marketplace with regard to metal packaging. John, a 30 year veteran of the industry, started out at Metal Box as a service […]
Aerosols on the rise
According to figures released by the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) the UK aerosol sector has grown for the fourth year running. The annual UK filling figures show an overall increase of 3% for 2014 compared with the previous year. In total, UK producers filled 1509.7 million cans last year, with aerosols produced for both […]
The Triumph of Slim
Slim Cans are gaining ground in the beverage can market. The Ball Corporation tells us more about this important size variation.
Celebrating canned food week
In preparation for Canned Food Week 2015, held 30 March – 5 April, Canned Food UK has teamed up with celebrity nutritionist Amanda Hamilton to raise awareness of canned food and its nutritional benefits. Canned Food UK and Amanda Hamilton have produced a set of seven healthy eating plans for a number of different audiences. […]
The Can Makers appoints new chairman
The Can Makers, the industry trade body representing the UK manufacturers of drinks cans, has appointed Martin Constable as the new chairman. Martin takes over from Graham Fenton. Martin Constable comments, “It is certainly an exciting time to be chairman of the Can Makers. We’ve seen strong market performance for drinks cans across the board, […]
Recycling facilities in shopping centres
According to a report by the drinks can recycling programme Every Can Counts, more than half of UK consumers have never used their local shopping centre’s recycling facilities. These results were taken from a survey of customers at two shopping centres with a combined footfall of 38 million. The report also claims that over 90% […]
Can-Pack UK joins Alupro
Can-Pack UK has been announced as the newest member of the Aluminium Packing Recycling Organisation (Alupro). Can-Pack UK Ltd is wholly owned by the Can-Pack Group, which is headquartered in Krakow, Poland. The company manufactures aluminium beverage cans supplying a variety of both domestic and export clients. Philp Fisher, managing director Can-Pack UK says, “Having […]
Felinfoel selects Rexam cans
Felinfoel, Wales’ oldest brewer, will launch its award-winning Double Dragon Craft Ale in Rexam 440ml cans. Rogier Keukens, UK sales manager at Rexam, says, “At Rexam, growing with our customers is key, no matter how big or small they may be. The craft beer segment has seen huge growth recently and imports in Western Europe […]
First ever Cradle-to-Cradle beverage can certification
Carlsberg has been awarded a bronze level certification from the Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute for cans supplied by Rexam into the UK market. The award marks the first time a beverage package has been certified by the Institute. The certification is part of Carlsberg’s Circular Community initiative, of which Rexam was a founding partner back […]
Record year for UK drinks can market
The Can Makers, the industry trade body representing UK drinks can manufacturers, has reported another year of record growth in 2014. Drinks can deliveries reached 9.819 billion for the first time, an increase of 228 million units, up 2.4% on 2013 across the combined beer and cider and carbonated soft drink (CSD) can markets. Growth […]