How weighing and inspection technologies actively enable hygiene. In the Food, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics industries, hygiene is not an option, but a prerequisite for safe products and stable processes. Modern weighing and inspection technologies make a decisive contribution to this: they ensure correct filling quantities, detect foreign bodies and support manufacturers in reliably maintaining […]
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Continuous Process Solutions has officially relocated to new premises in Jackfield, Shropshire, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued growth and commitment to engineering excellence. Situated in the historic surroundings of the Ironbridge Gorge, the new location places the specialist steel conveyor company at the heart of a region widely recognised as the birthplace […]
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Social media drives career decisions for one in three young people 59% of 16–24-year-olds find manufacturing interesting, yet only 4% of young people today see it as a top career choice 85% say they are confident problem solvers and 83% say they’re creative, but fewer than half associate these skills with manufacturing Healthcare (20%), creative […]
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In today’s fast-paced packaging facilities, agility has become more than a nice-to-have — it is key to productivity. Using a plug-and-play approach, manufacturers can introduce modularity to their packaging automation and benefit from this flexibility. Here, Mark Richards, regional manager at automation control specialist Beckhoff UK, explores how modularity can help manufacturers streamline their packaging […]
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Fox’s Burton’s Company Group Limited (FBC UK), the manufacturer behind some of Britain’s most-loved biscuits including Maryland Cookies®, Fox’s Chocolatey®, Jammie Dodgers® and Wagon Wheels ®, has reported a year of strong growth and market leading performance in its latest results for the year ending 31 August 2025, with consolidated revenues of £695 million, up […]
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The Chartered Institute of Horticulture has awarded The Aberconway Award for Best Horticultural Dissertation to Diane Curran from Technological University Dublin for her outstanding thesis, The Path to Wellness: How Green Infrastructure Enhances Mental Health. Diane completed a Level 8 BSc at Technological University Dublin, graduating with First Class Honours, where she focused on social […]
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Stobart, part of the Culina Group and a leading transport specialist serving many of the UK’s most recognised brands, is pleased to announce the renewal of its long-standing partnership with retailer Tesco, through a new multi-year contract extension. Tesco has been a valued customer of Stobart for over fifteen years, during which time both companies […]
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The BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics – believes that this year’s Contract Pack & Fulfilment Show firmly underlined the strength of outsourcing specialists and the vital role they play in the packaging supply chain. The exhibition, co-located with Packaging Innovations & Empack, also highlighted the extraordinary entrepreneurial talent […]
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Alongside this, a recent study found that the level of food wasted globally is expected to rise by another third by 20302. This could result in 44% of all food produced being wasted. But what can be done to slow this? Food waste experts at BusinessWaste.co.uk have shared 5 key actions. 5 Ways We Can […]
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New data from leading financial advisory and restructuring experts BTG (formerly Begbies Traynor Group) shows that 19% of all of Scotland’s distilleries are facing financial distress. In Scotland, 69 distillers, and a further 217 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, are facing significant or critical financial issues, according to the latest, business distress […]
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