Glass Futures Collaboration & Innovation to achieve Net ZeroOnline and at the Centuria Building, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3QD Wednesday 1 November 2023 - 18:00 GMT As we strive towards net zero, it’s more important than ever to innovate. However, this isn’t without its challenges of both resource and cost, Glass Futures believe that the best way to…See More

Pack to the Future ConferenceCan Packaging Be Sustainable?26 July 2023Links to the conference presentations with audio are listed belowMorning Sessionhttps://lboro.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=5d7cda9b-0512-457e-81d7-b04400e154f1Chair’s Welcome…See More

Midlands Packaging Society Newsletter - Spring 2023Newsletter articles includePage 1 Heinz Cooks Up Saucy Solution...!!! :) Page 2 IAI Study Highlights Vital Role Of Aluminium Cans In A Circular Economy Page 3 'Packaging as a Service' for reusable food packaging Page 4 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Collaborates with Jean-Michel Basquiat's Estate to Release a Special Edition Bottle in…See More

The Midlands Packaging Society invite you to visit the DS Smith Corrugated Packaging factory in Belper, Derbyshire on Tuesday 28 February 2023.  6.00 for 6.30pm start. The Belper site manufactures high quality printed corrugated packs used by major brands around the UK.  The visit will allow you to see the process from structural and graphic design through to preprint,…See More

Design for Circularity by Chris Forecast, Creative Director at We Are Path on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 from 13.00 - 14.00 GMTDownload the presentation…See More

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MPkgS AGMandBeer and Skittles EveningBurton Bridge Inn, Burton on TrentTuesday 9 August at 7.30 pmOur AGM starts at 6.30 pm The Midlands Packaging Society is hosting its AGM followed by a beer and skittles evening at the Burton Bridge Inn in Burton-on-Trent.Here there is an old-style skittles alley. We will play skittles tournament, with the winner picking up the coveted…See More

MORE INFORMATIONDATE: Wednesday 27th July 2022. Start 9.00 for 9.30, Finish 4.30.LOCATION: School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University. LE11 3TUCONFERENCE FEE: IOM3 Members and Students £55, Non-Members £70 Conference fee includes lunch and refreshments throughout the dayDownload presentations…See More

The Midlands Packaging Society Newsletter - Spring 2022 Editors message for Spring 2022 Hello and welcome to the Spring newsletter published by The Midlands Packaging Society. As a society our board and members are passionate about all matters that embrace the world of packaging.  We are keen to share with everyone that has an interest in this subject, our experience and…See More

Technical Webinar on Innovations and Developments inRigid /Semi Rigid Containers by Andy Nudds-Hunter and Matt Chapman from Sharpak UK (part of the Guillam Group)on Tuesday 17 May 2022 at 12.30 BSTSynopsis: A brief summary of rigid/semi-rigid packaging manufacturing processes (injection, blow moulding & thermoforming)Presentation of Sharpak UK's Rigid Packaging Manufacturing Process – Thermoforming to include:-Step by step process Advantages and disadvantages Recent developments to improve…See More