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Nitrile-coated white cotton gloves give comfort with protection
Star Enterprises now have a range of nitrile-coated white cotton gloves available to buy online through their website. The gloves offer a combination of comfort, grip and protection that makes...
Bubble wrap and protective packaging
Packaging specialist unveils new on-demand bubble wrap machine
Storopack, a manufacturer of packaging supplies, used the recent Internet Retailer Conference to promote the introduction of their new on-demand bubble wrap machine. Buying bubble wrap by the roll can lead to wastage, and storage can be an issue as...
Cardboard boxes and cartons
Smurfit Kappa to offer free waste audit on paper and cardboard boxes
Recycling specialists Smurfit Kappa are to host a stand at this year’s Recycling and Waste Management trade show at the Birmingham NEC in September, where they will be promoting their services and offering free waste audits to businesses and local authorities. Smurfit Kappa Recycling are a UK company with paper mills in Kent and Birmingham. They...
Food packaging
Tetra Pak and Nestle develop renewable carton cap
Tetra Pak, one of the world’s largest carton producers, has partnered with food manufacturer Nestlé to produce a new carton cap which is made from completely sustainable materials. The caps will be introduced by Nestlé Brazil on two of its premium milk brands, Ninho and Molico UHT, and are made from a...
Gift Packaging and retail packaging
European firm provides gift packaging for flavoured coffee syrups
Graham Packaging Europe, a specialist manufacturer of premium gift packaging, has designed and manufactured a new gift pack for Taylerson’s flavoured coffee syrup tasters. The Malmesbury Syrups brand was created by John Taylerson in 2007, and since then it has proved to be a firm favourite with delicatessens...
Janitorial Products
Conductive cotton gloves minimise chance of static shock
The Achilles Corporation have added to their popular range of work gloves with a conductive cotton glove that could have many applications within the packaging industry. Available in four sizes from small to extra large, the gloves have...
Jiffy bags, mailing bags and cardboard envelopes
Packaging retailer introduces new padded envelopes selector
TriSupplies, the packaging division of Trifactor LLC, has produced a new online guide to help their customers quickly and easily choose which of their extensive range of padded envelopes best suits their needs. The Florida-based retailer has a...
Labels and marking
Cellophane producer reduces pack weight and waste
Innovia Films, the cellophane producer that specialises in BOPP and cellulose substrates for a huge range of labelling solutions, has introduced a new range of films that are suitable for linerless label applications. Product manager for Innovia Films Richard Southward stated: “Rayoface films provide the...
Packaging tape and dispensers
Packaging tape firm extends promotional voucher program
US packaging tape manufacturer BestPack has extended the availability of its Tape 2 Parts Voucher scheme, which gives its customers money off coupons when buying packaging tape which can be redeemed against the cost of various parts for tape application machines. The scheme has proved so popular with customers...
Polythene bags and sealing
American retailer forms partnership to tackle the recycling of polybags
The North Face, an American clothing chain store, is collaborating with recycling specialists TerraCycle in order to recycle the polybags used to transport items from their warehouses to their shops. Due to their fragile nature, clothes can be damaged while in transit if not packaged suitably. However, this results in a high level of waste. Polybags...
Postal boxes and postal tubes
Manufacturer of postal tubes introduces new end caps
Erdie Industries, a specialist manufacturer of postal tubes, has introduced a new easy-open end cap for its tubes which is sure to prove popular with customers. The cheapest option when it comes to sealing tubes is simply to pinch the ends closed. However,...
Stretch, Shrink and palletising
Shrink wrap fragments found in vials of vaccine
American pharmaceutical company Merck has fallen foul of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over fragments of charred shrink wrap which has been found in some of its vaccination vials. While instances of contamination have been few, the presence...
Warehouse, storage and handling equipment
Brazilian plastics firm launch new silica gel cap
Bormioli Rocco, a leading Brazilian plastics manufacturer, has added to its range of packaging solutions with a new cap which includes silica gel to protect the pack contents from moisture. The new cap joins Bormioli’s...
