again to te l Limited! 18 THIS ISSUE 4 INDUSTRY NEWS All the essential info on the people making the packaging business boom 8 PRODUCT NEWS The lowdown on all the latest releases, renovations, revisions and revolutions 10 CONTRACT PACKING Evolve Co-Pack is revolutionising the world of temporary labour. STEVE FRIXOU explains how you can scrap the agencies and still win 12 CONTRACT PACKING Business Development Manager of Pacepacker Services, PAUL WILKINSON, comments on consumers, robots and the current state of contract packing 15 TOILETRES, PERFUMERY & COSMETICS Reduce the risk of returns with packaging designed to appeal and protect. HLP Klearfold’s C. M. YEUNG shows how 16 CONFECTIONERY & SNACKS SARAH KETCHIN, MD at Fortress Technology, explores the varied challenges of inspecting snack packaging for contaminants and the options available 18 CONFECTIONERY & SNACKS The enhanced versatility of mix weighing offers many opportunities for manufacturers supplying the retail sector. IAN ATKINSON of Ishida Europe explains 22 20 CONFECTIONERY & SNACKS STEVE MALLETT, Sales Director at Curtis, talks to us about the service they offer and one pistachio-based case study in particular 22 METAL CONTAINERS MD of Roberts Metal <strong>Packaging</strong>, CHRIS SAUNDERS, shows why metal and Roberts could be your perfect packaging partners 24 CAPS & CLOSURES Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s KEVIN HEAP brings us up to speed on how product safety and security drive cap innovation 25 CAPS & CLOSURES VINCENT CLAUZEL, General Manager at GCS France, talks about the importance of convenience, safety and integral tamper evidence 26 ENVIRONMENT MATTERS KEVIN CURRAN, Managing Director at Tri-Star <strong>Packaging</strong> introduces the company’s innovative new, and thoroughly green, Tri-Pot 28 MACHINERY NEWS This issue’s round up of some of the sharpest new tools of the packaging trade 34 INDUSTRY INSIGHT: JIFFY This issue we speak to FIONA MACDOUGALL, Sales & Marketing Director at Jiffy <strong>Packaging</strong> 26 SUMMER OF UNCERTAINTY I think it would be pretty fair to say that quite a bit has happened since last issue. Possibly understatement, in fact. For a start, when the last issue of Retail <strong>Packaging</strong> came out we were fully paid up members of the EU, secure in the knowledge that little would change within the single market, giving us, at the very least, consistency to plan for the future. We had assurance that the pound would remain strong and certainly not do any of that plummeting malarkey other currencies get involved in. Also we had a Prime Minister who may have been a duplicitous reptilian dolt with a reported penchant for pigs, but he was our, elected duplicitous reptilian dolt with a reported penchant for pigs – the keyword there being ‘elected’. Today, of course, we’re in the maelstrom of Brexit freefall. As Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy would say, that escalated quickly! Obviously, the question now is: how will all this affect our industry? And, the answer is, simply put, nobody really knows; but if you have any helpful thoughts on the subject, I’m sure Mrs May will be very keen to hear them. But, in cheerier news, one thing you can still rely on 100%, is Retail <strong>Packaging</strong>. Okay, we might not have answers about things Brexity, but what I can tell you is that we are definitely more about entering rather than leaving, that the stalling of sterling will do nothing to change our cover price, and, as far as I’m aware, I currently do not need to resign. Currently. So, with excellent examples of packaging perfection covering Toiletries, Perfumery & Cosmetics, Confectionery & Snacks, Metal Containers and Caps & Closures, plus expert comment on Contract Packing and the latest product and industry news and views, why not try and put all the painful politics out of your mind for a little while and lose yourself amongst the pages of Retail <strong>Packaging</strong>? Go on, if anything else happens while you’re in there, I’ll give you a nudge… Stuart Pritchard Editor stuart@retailpackagingmag.co.uk @PACKAGING_MAG 6,292 for period 1st January to 31st December 2015 FRONT COVER HLP Klearfold is the largest and most experienced producer of plastic folding cartons and a leading provider of custom thermoforming and clear/ transparent plastic tubes and rounds of more than 40 years. We offer an expansive and often exclusive range of capabilities and employ the most advanced printing, decorating and converting technologies. We pride ourselves on the highest level of quality, personalised customer service, quick turnaround times, flawless execution, and very competitive pricing. 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