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Christmas Dinner - Friday 12th December 2014

Christmas Dinner

Friday 12th December 2014

 

The East Midlands Packaging Society would like to invite you, your family, friends and guests to join us for this year's Christmas Dinner at the fabulous Priest House Hotel at King's Mills, Castle Donnington.

We will have our own dining room, dinner and background…

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Added by Ian Morris on October 29, 2014 at 18:30 — No Comments

Visit to RPC Containers, Oakham. 19th November 2014

RPC Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of rigid plastics packaging. With sales in excess of £1billion it is now a FTSE 250 company, operating in Europe, North Africa, USA and very recently in China.

It employs over 7,000 people across 50 sites worldwide and is involved in injection moulding, blow moulding & thermoforming...serving food, healthcare, personal care, surface coatings & DIY markets.

Established in 1974, the Oakham site is part of the UK Injection…

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Added by Ian Morris on October 8, 2014 at 0:04 — No Comments

Visit to Label Apeel, Leicester 13th October 2014

Who is Label Apeel?

They are an award-winning printer and manufacturer of self-adhesive labels and have an unrivalled reputation for working within the beers, wines and spirits, food, retail and personal care sectors.

MD Stuart Kellock took over the family business in 1994 and has developed it into a £4million turnover company that employs over 40 staff. Based in Braunstone, Leicester, Label Apeel has an enviable reputation and unique a take on the world of labels

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Added by Ian Morris on October 8, 2014 at 0:00 — No Comments

Less than four weeks to the East Midlands Packaging Society Golf Day!!

Friday the 26th September; The EMPS/IOM3 golf day is being held this year and the wonderful Horsely Lodge, one of Derbyshire's finest courses. Close to the M1, easy to get to, a great day of golf, networking and camaraderie is certain. NB - an earlier post had the date as the 25th. Please note the correct date of the 26th!…

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Added by Martin Hardwidge on September 1, 2014 at 10:21 — No Comments

EMPkgS Golf Day 26th September 2014

Added by Ian Morris on August 1, 2014 at 9:00 — No Comments

EMPkgS 2014/15 Programme

EMPkgS 2014/15 Programme                                         

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Event

Contact

18th September…

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Added by Ian Morris on August 1, 2014 at 9:00 — No Comments

Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting



Your chance to make a real difference!…



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Added by Ian Morris on April 10, 2014 at 10:31 — No Comments

Skymark Flexible Packaging, Ilkeston

Skymark Flexible Packaging, Ilkeston

Thursday 20th February 2014

Skymark has grown to become one of the leading independent manufacturers of flexible packaging solutions in Europe. It now operates out of two sites, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, acquired from Huntsman Corporation (USA) in…

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Added by Ian Morris on February 9, 2014 at 18:24 — No Comments

David Smalley Memorial Lecture, Wednesday 5th February 2014

 

David Smalley Memorial Lecture

 

See the unveiling of a unique work of art tribute &…

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Added by Ian Morris on January 19, 2014 at 18:28 — No Comments

Pack To The Future #PTTF4

By popular demand we are pleased to announce the next in our series of packaging technology business & academic partnership events...Pack To The Future 4......



Thursday…

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Added by Chris Penfold on October 7, 2013 at 17:12 — No Comments

Packaging Society visit to Crown R&D Centre - Why not join us?

We are excited about the prospect of a visit to this Centre of Excellence. If you are interested polease get in touch with Jeremy (contact details below).

In 1892 the company’s founder, William Painter, invented a better way to package soft drinks and beer. Painter's vision revolutionised the bottling industry. His ingenuity, and the leadership of those who came after him, helped to build Crown Holdings, Inc. into the world leader in packaging that it has become.…



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Added by Chris Penfold on October 7, 2013 at 14:30 — No Comments

Pack To The Future 3

By popular demand we are pleased to announce the third in our very successful series of collaborations between academia and industry to explore insights into the changing global landscape impacted by issues such as Global Warming and water & oil depletion that will affect consumer demand and…

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Added by Chris Penfold on January 29, 2013 at 21:30 — No Comments

Visit to Brunel Healthcare - 27th Sept 2012

Visit to Brunel Healthcare

Swadlincote

27th September 2012

 

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Added by Chris Penfold on September 11, 2012 at 19:58 — No Comments

Pack To The Future 2 - Speakers Announced

Dear All,

We are now pleased to be able to announce the speakers for the forthcoming Pack To The Future event on 22nd February.

We've got a great line-up based around the theme of NANOTECHNOLOGY....the controlling of matter on an atomic & molecular scale!

The format wiill be broadly simlar to the previous event, but we have taken on-board your…

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Added by Chris Penfold on January 16, 2012 at 22:36 — No Comments

Pack To The Future 2 - NEWS

Dear All,

Please note that we have had some great feedback from the previous event in October and to allow ourselves sufficient time to accommodate some of your ideas and other great enhancements, we have decided to move 'Pack To The Future 2' back from January to February.

More specifically the event will be on Wednesday 22nd February (exact times TBC) and will be at the same Clifton NTU venue as previously.

So please mark it in your…

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Added by Chris Penfold on December 8, 2011 at 12:33 — 2 Comments

Wrap Rage!

Interesting to see retailers demand improved performance from packaging to avoid so called 'wrap rage' amongst consumers. Shows the challenge for some styles of packaging but also the demand for functionality and the opportunity for packaging to deliver ease of opening as a real benefit to consumers.

Retail giant joins Amazon to promote ‘frustration-free’ packs…

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Added by Simon Wildash on November 30, 2011 at 11:34 — No Comments

Activity within the East Midlands Packaging Society

I received Chris's email yesterday and I am responding as requested. Just signed up for another year and will continue to be an active member of the EMPS so I can paricipate in seminars like the recent pack to the future event held on the 19th October. I already have interest from clients who will attend pack to the future 2 planned for next year.

Added by Mike Lamb on November 25, 2011 at 9:46 — No Comments

Apprenticeships

Want to grow but uncertain about taking on new people and increasing your staff costs?
 
Talk to us!
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Added by Tony de Villiers on November 24, 2011 at 15:21 — No Comments

Student Starpack Awards

Dear All,

The Student Starpack Packaging Design Awards are open for entry. Rachel Brooks explains the briefs on offer for 2012, and catches up on developments within the Starpack Advisory Board.



Above: Student Starpack Best in Show 2011

The Student Starpack Awards challenge…

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Added by Chris Penfold on November 23, 2011 at 19:10 — 2 Comments

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