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Pack To The Future 19th Oct - Video Summary & interviews

On 19th October 2011, The East Midlands Packaging Society hosted an event with the Nottingham Trent University which laid the foundations for a new and exciting collaboration between academia and business in the field of #packaging #design. The event was attended by over 115 people; professionals, academics and students from all over the UK and was a HUGE success.

This is a video summary of the event, undertaken by Peng Productions, including 'on the hoof' interviews - Check it out to… Continue

Added by Chris Penfold on November 8, 2011 at 22:09 — No Comments

Pack To The Future - Presentations 5, 6 & Wrap Up

Here are the next presentations from the Pack To The Future event on 19th October 2011:

Presentation 5 - Knowledge Transfer Networks, IOM3 & Mintel

Keith Barnes - Chairman of The Packaging Society

Presentation 6 - Sustainable…

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Added by Chris Penfold on November 8, 2011 at 20:24 — 3 Comments

Pack To The Future - Presentations 3 & 4

Here are the next presentations from the Pack To The Future event on 19th October 2011:

Presentation 3 – Packaging at the Hive - Chris Hill.pdf

Christopher Hall - Hive Business manager - Nottingham Trent University

Presentation 4 - Thin Film Processing for Flexible Displays & Electronics & Research Collaboration…

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Added by Chris Penfold on November 8, 2011 at 20:14 — No Comments

Pack To The Future - Presentations 1 & 2

Dear All,

Following our very successful event on the 19th October, please now find in this (& subsequent blog posts) links to PDFs for all of the presentations that you saw. NB I'm constrained by the size of file uploads - so I'm spreading them over a few posts.

The Agenda and my Introductory presentation were in the previous blog post. Here are the next 2 presentations:

Presentation 1 –…

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Added by Chris Penfold on November 8, 2011 at 19:32 — No Comments

Pack To The Future - The Agenda & Intro presentation

Many thanks again to all of you who turned up last Wednesday for our very successful event at Nottingham Tent Uni.

Attached is a copy of the agenda and the first introductory presentation that I delivered on behalf of The East Midlands Packaging Society, laying out my aims and aspirations as Chairman.

Other presentations & video clips to follow.

Agenda for…

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Added by Chris Penfold on October 26, 2011 at 21:41 — No Comments

Pack to the Future - Latest Agenda & Running order for tomorrow 19th October 2011 #PTTF

Pack to the Future

Wednesday 19th October at:

CELS (Centre for Effective Learning in Science) building

Nottingham Trent University

Clifton Campus,- (NOT the city centre campus)

Clifton Lane

NG11 8NS…

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Added by Chris Penfold on October 18, 2011 at 10:47 — No Comments

Pack To The Future 19th Oct - Registration Form

If you are intending to come along to the Pack To The Future event on 19th October please complete the below registration form to secure your place & help us to plan catering arrangements:

Please fill out my form.

Added by Chris Penfold on October 7, 2011 at 17:00 — No Comments

Pack To The Future 19th October 2011 - Registration Form

If you'd like to come along to the event at Nottingham Trent University on 19th October 2011, please click the following link to access the online registration form (NB You may need to have your pop-up blocker turned off) Please click this link to fill out my form

Added by Chris Penfold on September 6, 2011 at 0:05 — No Comments

Pack To The Future

Dear All, as I mentioned in my previous blog post, my main focus this year as new Chairman of the East Midlands Packaging Society is to entice more of you, our valued members, to take part in events and also to encourage ‘new blood’ into the industry.

We’ve got some fantastic events lined-up, in which you could participate in a number of different ways…

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Added by Chris Penfold on August 24, 2011 at 13:11 — 3 Comments

A New Look

East Midlands Packaging Society are extremely proud to announce a new look for 2010/2011 which is being launched by their brand new Chairman, Chris Penfold. Chris is the CEO of Design Cognition Group Ltd and has over 25 years pharmaceutical & healthcare packaging design and development experience, including 8 years consulting. He is a fellow of the Packaging Society, a Chartered Environmentalist and also a Chartered Marketer.

With such an innovative and experienced chairman,…

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Added by Chris Penfold on July 26, 2011 at 9:16 — No Comments

Packaging Society - East Midlands Branch AGM

Calling Notice, East Midlands Packaging Society AGM, Tuesday 10th May

The East Midlands Packaging Society AGM will be held on Tuesday 10th May at The Chesterfield, Church Street, Bingham, Nottingham NG13 8AL. 6.45pm for 7pm AGM start. The AGM is expected to take around 30 minutes, following which we will be staying for a meal. If members would like to join us for food, please advise as soon as possible (food at own cost).

AGM agenda and minutes of last year's…

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Added by Chris Penfold on May 7, 2011 at 18:07 — No Comments

Holograms, nanotext & hidden images on packaging revealed - come & see

If you are interested in any of the following areas and want to see leading-edge packaging technologies from a Global leader, then this visit is a MUST for you.

Overt security features:

Security design & print

Colour shift…

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Added by Chris Penfold on February 28, 2011 at 22:30 — No Comments

EU Funding Opportunities for Innovation in Packaging and Materials - a visit to Pera

"EU Funding

Opportunities for Innovation in Packaging and Materials” … Continue

Added by Chris Penfold on December 28, 2010 at 19:30 — No Comments

Warhammer fan? Want 2 visit Games Workshop studios?

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEW YEAR - DATE TBC!

Join us on 18th November for a thrilling visit to the acclaimed Games Workshop studios in Nottingham

This is a great opportunity to gain an insight into the inner workings of some of the most innovative & creative gaming minds & facilities in the UK. The home of… Continue

Added by Chris Penfold on November 13, 2010 at 20:17 — No Comments

David Smalley

I did wonder whether it was appropriate to use this site to give this news, but I decided that it was right

that our friends in all of our communities should know of our loss:

It is with great sadness that I am writing to let you know of the death of our friend David Smalley, who passed away after a very short illness last Friday, 5th…

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Added by Martin Hardwidge on November 12, 2010 at 11:53 — No Comments

Great Night for the East Midlands at the UK Packaging Awards!

Last night was the prize-giving ceremony for the UK Packaging Awards, held in London at the swanky Grosvenor House Hotel. You can see the full list of awards winners here, but companies in the East Midlands 'patch' did extremely well!

Winner - Packaging Company of the Year - Inspirepac

Finalist - Packaging Company of the Year - Benson Group

Winner…

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Added by Martin Hardwidge on November 4, 2010 at 19:25 — No Comments

Christmas 'shin-dig' - Packaged Beautifully!

Fancy doing something a bit different this Christmas? Why don't you join us at our Christmas party/meal/dance on Friday Eve 26th November.

We are trying a venue this year - 'The Lakeside' (between Nottingham and Mansfield - a very atmospheric refurbished pumping station - full of character and wonder!

Lovely spot, lovely food, good company and a 'cracking' band if you fancy a dance.

We are…

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Added by Chris Penfold on October 14, 2010 at 16:25 — No Comments

Last minute reminder that we still have a few places left for TONIGHT'S visit to the National Brewery Museum: National Brewery museum on Thursday 14th October, arranged by David Smalley. More infor…

Last minute reminder that we still have a few places left for TONIGHT'S visit to the National Brewery Museum:

National Brewery museum on Thursday 14th October, arranged by David Smalley. More information about the…

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Added by Chris Penfold on October 14, 2010 at 15:13 — 1 Comment

East Midlands Packaging Society Golf Day 4th October 2010

After the filthy weather of the previous weekend, thirty brave souls ventured over to Newark Golf Club on Monday 4th October for the East Midlands Packaging Society Golf competition; to be greeted with warm late summer sun, a golf course in beautiful condition and an excellent afternoon’s game.

Players assembled from as far afield as Manchester and Northampton to compete for the magnificent Norcros Bowl, a silver trophy donated… Continue

Added by Martin Hardwidge on October 14, 2010 at 15:08 — No Comments

Plastek Visit 21st September 2010

We were privileged to visit the high speed, high volume Plastek facility in September, and our thanks go to Nigel Williams and his team for the warm welcome we received.

Plastek UK is a high-volume manufacturer of plastic components for packaging, for example the top aerosol assembly for Lynx deodorant, many millions of which are made each year.

We were welcomed into the impressive boardroom and treated to an introduction to the US owned group, following which we were split… Continue

Added by Martin Hardwidge on October 11, 2010 at 15:07 — No Comments