Process industries


  • Expanded Skills and Education Programme to inspire future talent at SPE Offshore Europe 2025

    Published:  23 July, 2025 A new and expanded programme aimed at inspiring young people, developing skills and connecting emerging talent with opportunities in the offshore energy industry will debut at SPE Offshore Europe 2025 (OE25). For the first time, the Skills & Education Programme will run across all four days of the free-to-attend conference and…


  • Cornish firm puts Penryn on the offshore wind map

    Published:  23 July, 2025 Penryn-based specialist engineering company, MintMech, has announced it has completed a landmark manufacturing project at its new facility on Kernick Industrial Estate. Reported to be the first offshore wind-specific system of its kind to be manufactured in Cornwall, MintMech designed a bespoke 30-tonne pipe handling system and gantry crane to support…


  • Colton Packaging thinks inside the box with social enterprise Half the Story

    Family-run business Colton Packaging provide eco-conscious packaging solutions for a variety of businesses, and have recently partnered with Half the Story on their latest initiative.  Half the Story – a Nottingham-based organisation, part of Grace Enterprises – produce packaged biscuits for a variety of national transport clients including LNER. In the process, the organisation create…


  • Bühler offers vocational fast-track training to develop skills

    Bühler’s Vocational Fast Track, a new type of vocational training created specifically for its clients, can help businesses directly address some of today’s most pressing labour market challenges, and rising education costs.  Through the programme, businesses can send workers to Bühler for a few weeks or months to finish a Swiss-style, condensed apprenticeship. At Bühler…


  • SIG and PulPac to accelerate the development and production of paper-based closures

    SIG and PulPac will work together to create an exclusive development programme for the development and mass manufacturing of the next generation of paper-based closures for SIG’s aseptic cartons. This will bring SIG one step closer to its goal of increasing the aseptic cartons’ paper content to 90%, including closure, by 2030. In its mission…


  • Welsh Government project delivers over £676m in jobs and operational support

    A Welsh Government-funded project that offers technical assistance to Welsh food and drink producers has had an impact of over £676 million since its inception in 2016. Project HELIX has been one of the Welsh Government’s key programmes for supporting the Welsh food and drink industry over the last decade, providing a range of assistance,…


  • Fachpack 2025: Innovia’s monomaterials to meet PPWR

    Innovia Films will be showcasing its recently launched full range of innovative mono-material polypropylene solutions that are Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) compliant and engineered for advanced recyclability. “We are strengthening and growing our packaging division at Innovia and this is the right time to launch new products and to make an impact. The…


  • Humantra launches into Boots as demand for electrolytes continues

    Wellness brand Humantra, renowned for its top-notch electrolyte formulations, has been introduced into more than 1,200 Boots locations across the country and online. The brand considers it a significant step in its goal to reinvent hydration for the contemporary, everyday customer as it is the first time that its goods will be offered by a…


  • New guidance helps supply chain to enhance frozen food quality and reduce energy

    A new worldwide food industry project to standardise the tracking and recording of temperature data throughout the supply chain is being supported by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF). The industry will gain a better understanding of the actual temperature journey of frozen foods according to the new protocol that BFFF helped establish as a…


  • UPFs need to evolve to help consumers realise healthy diets

    A recent poll by Food Industry Consultant Levercliff reveals that nearly 19 million UK adults say they’ve stopped eating ultra-processed foods (UPFs), with a further 9 million considering doing the same. Given that UPFs currently make up around 57% of the average UK adult’s diet, this shift poses a significant challenge. While media headlines often…