articleLate-stage packaging gets a bad press. Most coverage treats it as firefighting: the rushed relabelling job, the promotional kit that lands on a Friday and has to ship on Monday. Fair enough. That is often exactly what it is.
productFresh produce supply chains operate under constant pressure. Fruits and vegetables are highly perishable, and even minor disruptions during storage or transportation can affect quality, shelf life and profitability. As consumer expectations continue to rise, logistics providers, growers, distributors and retailers must work together to ensure products arrive in excellent condition.
newsThe Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has written to the UK Government calling for the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to be used as an opportunity to reduce the burden of unnecessary regulations on the pallet and timber packaging industry.
newsgoplasticpallets.com has launched two new extra-large foldable pallet boxes to help manufacturers, distributors and logistics companies to store, move and transport oversized and unusually shaped products more efficiently.
newsThe leader in right-sized automated packaging has announced an agreement to acquire the packaging business of Panotec, an Italian manufacturer of high- and low-automation, right-sized packaging machines.
productBakers Basco and Allied Bakeries appeared live on ITV’s Good Morning Britain this morning, using two live broadcasts between 6am and 8am to highlight the growing issue of bakery delivery equipment theft, misuse and illegal recycling and the impact it can have on the UK’s bakery supply chain.
articleTransit packaging has come of age. Booming internet sales have supercharged the use of transit packaging, making it a focal point for environmental regulation and a must for automation. Chris More, UK sales director at Packsize, looks at what’s happening.
articleRising material costs and increasing global pressures are forcing businesses to take a closer look at long-established processes.
articleSealed Air has added a new compact paper cushioning system to its ProPad range, which seamlessly integrates into fast-paced conveyor lines and work cells, where space is limited.
productgoplasticpallets.com has expanded the UK’s largest range of high-quality plastic crates and boxes with the launch of two new bale arm crates.
newsThe Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event returns on Thursday, 14 May 2026, at the Coventry Building Society Arena, offering warehouse and logistics professionals a focused day on operational challenges and emerging technologies.
articleBakers Basco, the membership scheme formed by the UK’s leading plant bakers to manage and protect shared bakery equipment has doubled its tracking capabilities across Ireland as new figures reveal a rise in enforcement activity and a concentrated hotspot of equipment misuse in Belfast.
productHigh-end commercial tableware manufacturer Churchill China recently re-configured the packaging of their ceramic products and achieved improved protection in transit at the same time as reducing overall packaging.
articleNew solution right-sizes two box formats with a single machine to cut packaging waste and optimise cube space.
articleEurope’s only combined corrugated and moulded fibre manufacturer launches a fully integrated, mono-material transit system, eliminating polystyrene and bubble wrap for the home fragrance sector.
articleHugo Beck, a world leading manufacturer of horizontal film and paper packaging machines, will unveil a brand new machine solution at interpack 2026 at stand A74 in hall 11: the compact sleeve wrapper paper S for sustainable transport and secondary packaging in paper.
articleBakers Basco has announced the launch of Basco Intel 360, a new digital investigations app designed to transform how its field team manages equipment recovery across the UK baking and grocery supply chain.
articleAs Bakers Basco marks its 20th anniversary, I’ve found myself reflecting not only on the organisation’s evolution over two decades, but also on the transformation I’ve witnessed during my own six-year journey here.
articleEuro Plant Tray (EPT) has chosen to integrate inotec’s IML RFID tags into its trays.
articleTomorrow’s Warehouse Coventry gives a platform for ops people to talk to an audience of ops people about lessons learned around warehouse transformation.
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