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PG Dec 2017_Steph_Layout 1 10/11/2017 14:04 Page 1 THE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS MAGAZINE FOR FMCG PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS packaging DECEMBER 2017 gazette GB £4.95 Europe €5.75 USA $9.95 The FX500e Foil Imprinter enhances each product label by adding a touch of luxury PRODUCT INNOVATIONS | TECHNOLOGY | DESIGN | CONTRACTS & PROJECTS | INDUSTRY NEWS PG Dec 2017_Steph_Layout 1 10/11/2017 14:04 Page 2 PG Dec 2017_Steph_Layout 1 10/11/2017 14:04 Page 3 COVER PRIMERA page 30 DECEMBER 2017 If ever there is a case to the BBC tasked his agency with developing in this issue, and you can read expert prove how packaging and a new concept that couldn’t use the word opinions on how this is responding to marketing can reinvent a ‘marmalade’. At Packaging Gazette, we changing consumer trends and product product, it has been well were keen to find out what the fuss was all challenges. The other key theme in this highlighted by Yorkshire about so decided to have a look at the issue is our industry’s impact and choices branding agency ALLGOOD, resulting products and packs for ourselves. regarding the environment. We’ve got who were recently tasked by the BBC with After receiving a selection from ALLGOOD, some excellent insights from all material repositioning the traditional marmalade the zesty favourites are now a firm fixture sectors and we continue this theme into and helping it resurface as a food of choice on our office porridge and my teenage Question Time, with legislative targets and for new generations at a time when it was sons have also taking to smothering it on consumer awareness giving respondents in danger of become extinct. croissants, yet it probably wouldn’t plenty to comment and advise on. The BBC explored how traditional foods otherwise have crossed our minds and was could be re-marketed in its programme never a regular fixture in our shopping Rip Off Britain, and agency owner Paul basket. This is undoubtedly the star Dodd, who suffered a brain haemorrhage product in our Design Gallery this month. Stephanie Cornwall in January, was coaxed back to work when Luxury packaging is one of the key themes Editor Editor: NEWS 4 24 QUESTION TIME Stephanie Cornwall A round-up of national and international events, We speak to different industry leaders about how [email protected] trends, impacts, legislation changes and more and which ‘green’ issues are impacting on us Production Controller: Sheldon Colaso PLASTIC INDUSTRY AWARDS 8 28 LUXURY PACKAGING [email protected] TV presenter Nick Knowles revealed the 15 This month’s focus section looks at the materials, winners of the 2017 awards. We give full coverge finishes and demands within luxury packaging Account Manager: Donna Jenkins [email protected] INDUSTRY NEWS 10 31 INTERNATIONAL FOCUS Companies and their agents give us their updates Round-up of some of the events, M&As, Credit Control Manager: legislation and more happening overseas Carole Todd NEIL SAYS [email protected] 11 Neil Farmer discusses innovations Administration in the luxury packaging market & Subscriptions: Louise Stupples [email protected] Commerical Director: Donna Jenkins [email protected] Publisher: Robert Nisbet 32 THE DESIGN GALLERY [email protected] We showcase some of the newest package SHOW NEWS & REVIEWS 12 designs and relaunches to catch our eye We look at what was on offer and what’s in store 36 READER PROFILE DESIGNER’S DEN 15 We interview ‘The Plastic Man’ himself Media One Communications Ltd, Martin Bunce looks at the influences of colour 39 DESIGN FOCUS 1 Accent Park, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, We look at a new dispensing tea product PE2 6XS. Tel: 01733 385300. PACKAGING NOTIONS 17 www.mediaone.co.uk Chris Waterhouse discusses the wealth of 36 PRODUCT NEWS Copyright 2017©, all rights reserved. No knowledge we can gain from other industries part of this publication may be reproduced Companies and their agents showcase products in any way without written permission from the publisher. All views and opinions ex- ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT 18 49 LAST WORD pressed are not necessarily those of the Industry associations and specialists in packaging Richard Southon discusses how we should use publisher. materials look at some of today’s pressing issues packaging to develop consumer trust and loyalty packaginggazette.co.uk | December 2017 Packaging Gazette 3 PG Dec 2017_Steph_Layout 1 10/11/2017 15:18 Page 4 NEWSNEWS Packaging ‘Counterfeits Packaging Gazette will deprive five Columnists million of jobs’ A new report has predicted five million global job losses as a result of counterfeiting and piracy over the next five years. ‘Illicit Trade: Fueling Terror NEWS Financing and Organised Designers call Crime’ has estimated that the NEIL FARMER Plastics and total economic and social costs MANAGING DIRECTOR trade groups for post-Brexit globally through counterfeiting NEIL FARMER ASSOCIATES and piracy worldwide, which www.neiljfarmer.co.uk extend invitation protection stood at 898 billion US dollars A chartered scientist, environmentalist Independent and SME in 2013, is expected to rise to and author, Neil has more than 34 to join mission 1.87 trillion by 2022. years’ experience in the industry. designers have asked for full The British Plastics Federation protection against copying that The International Hologram (BPF), in partnership with the mirrors that provided by the EU, Manufacturers Association Department for International post-Brexit. A report by design (IHMA) says the report Trade (DIT), is inviting UK & IP campaigning body, Anti published by the Organisation companies to join a trade Copying in Design (ACID), for Economic Co-operation and mission to the Indian studied evidence submitted to Development (OECD) is tradeshow, Plastindia, the UK Intellectual Property ‘extremely disturbing’ and in February. urges a ‘redoubling’ of global JO SAKER Office and the requirement for authentication strategies. CREATIVE DIRECTOR The Trade Mission to the state further analysis of the Brexit & PARKER WILLIAMS of Gujarat, birth place of IP issues that UK lone micro The IHMA says global www.parkerwilliams.co.uk Mahatma Gandhi, includes and SME designers face. counterfeiting shows no sign of With 20 years’ design experience, Jo access to a market briefing and All respondents stated that, abatement and more needs to heads up the creative team for a drinks reception at the post Brexit, if they lose EU be done to stamp it out. London-based design agency. residence of the British Deputy Community design protection High Commissioner to they want a new UK Ahmedabad Geoff Wain, at unregistered design created which a senior diplomat and that will mirror EU protection sector expert will brief and last 15 instead of three delegates on successful years (similar to current UDR) strategies for securing but also give protection for a business in India, one of the combination of lines, contours, ALAN DAVIES world’s fastest growing plastics shape, ornamentation, colour, GLOBAL DESIGN MANAGER markets. The delegates will texture, materials, similar to ESSENTRA EU UDR, with 99% concerned equator-design.com also be set up with pre- about the potential loss of EU Alan has more than 20 years’ arranged business-to-business experience enhancing some of the meetings at the tradeshow. design protection. world’s top consumer brands. To support the trade mission, the BPF and DIT will be distributing a British group Dutch exhibition reveals guide featuring the details of mission participants. recycled material capabilities Mission participants will also ECO-oh!, an organisation which Ketelhuisplein featured work by be able to use the joint BPF/DIT strives to make sustainable Dutch designers Basten Leijh, stand to conduct meetings and products out of waste LINT landscape architecture, to display marketing material. ZOE BRIMELOW materials, collaborated with Simone Post and Studio BRAND DIRECTOR Themes at the tradeshow four Dutch designers to present Thier&vanDaalen, and DUO UK include emerging sectors in its work and showcase some highlighted the possibilities www.duo-uk.co.uk India, including sports, 3D of its compilations at Dutch that can be created from Zoe has a strong marketing printing and plastic Design Week. household plastics recycling. background and was the first woman composites, as well as growth The New Normal: Let’s Recycle ECO-oh! works to improve to be invited onto the board of Duo UK. areas, which include the For Life exhibition at the solutions for recycling yoghurt automotive sector, healthcare, pots, butter dishes and other packaging, infrastructure, small plastic items and making agriculture, telecoms and people aware that mixed renewable energy. plastics can also be used as Plastindia 2018, its 10th raw materials. “As designers, edition, takes place from we see the task and challenge February 7th to 12th and will to use good and sustainable CHRIS WATERHOUSE play host to more than 2000 materials,” said a Studio CHAIRMAN exhibitors and 200,000 visitors. Thier&vanDaalen spokesman. THE PACKAGING SOCIETY www.iom3.org/packaging-society Chris is an experienced package engineering and supply chain See what our followers are tweeting about. professional specialising in pharma. Join us on Twitter @PGNews 4 Packaging Gazette December 2017 | packaginggazette.co.uk PG Dec 2017_Steph_Layout 1 10/11/2017 15:19 Page 5 NEWSNEWS BPF launches CareerZone ‘All EU plastics RECYCLING The British Plastics Federation in the plastics industry. It hosts should readily PARTNERS (BPF) has launched a new CareerZone, a portal for website to help students learn students, graduates and oxo-biodegrade’ about possible careers in the employers to access The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics plastics industry. information about courses and Association has said the EU The website, which is supported training, career pathways, as should make it mandatory for by the Worshipful Company of well as jobs and case studies manufacturers to make all Horners, has been launched in from industry professionals.