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Broadway celebrates EcoVadis Platinum sustainability rating retention

The company secured an 87% score, 1% up on last year.

Are we having a skills problem, an image problem, or both? At Interplas 2026, BP&R Editor Giulia Daniele caught up with industry experts to discuss the UK’s workforce & skills landscape.

TOM & ecoFITTOM: A complete PVC-O system for resilient water network

Manufactured with Molecor’s proprietary technology, TOM and ecoFITTOM boast enhanced ductility, sustainability and long-term reliability, making it a future-ready solution for more sustainable water infrastructure.

From seaweed to sustainable manufacturing

At Interplas 2026, Symbiotex co-exhibited with ARBURG, a collaboration that highlights the breadth of possibilities of this material. We spoke with Olivia Simpson, Managing Director at Symbiotex, to gather the ins and outs.

Great Central Plastics opens its second facility

The new facility offers a clean, controlled environment for post-moulding operations outside of the main site.

UK shoppers still favour sustainable packaging despite cost pressures, data shows

New research from Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard Manufacturers, reveals that sustainability continues to influence purchasing decisions in the UK despite ongoing economic pressures.

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Packaging News Sustainability PowerBook – TOP 20 | Waitrose, SUEZ, TerraCycle

Packaging News has launched the Sustainability PowerBook – a power list of the 50 people shaping sustainability in packaging – with the Top 20 now being released.

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PackUK updates pEPR Recyclability Assessment Methodology for 2027

An updated Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) has been published to determine charges applied to products under the UK’s packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) regime from early next year.

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UK food & drink profits slashed as currency volatility bites

Currency volatility is hitting nearly half (45%) of businesses operating on tight net margins below 10%, seeing cuts to their profitability by up to a third, and is impacting the fluid costs of essential packaging materials, according to The FX Factor Report.

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Signode launches battery-powered hand tool for plastic strapping

Signode has launched a new battery-powered hand tool for plastic strapping, engineered in Switzerland as a cost-effective solution.

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Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'

Officials believe the suspect may not have acted alone and spent days casing out scene of the attack.

German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness

A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person.

Three men found not guilty of journalist Lyra McKee's murder

The 29-year-old was shot while observing rioting in Londonderry in April 2019.

'Start work at 11' - but will other bosses be as flexible over England's 1am match?

Employers are being urged to use their "common sense" to allow staff to work flexibly where they can.

Syrian ex-colonel accused of crimes against humanity deemed 'unfit to plead'

Salem Al-Salem, 58, is charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder.