Malvern News (Worcester, United Kingdom)

Keeping up with demands for ever more innovative, distinctive and environmentally-responsible packaging can be a challenge.

Automated Packaging Systems is showcasing innovations in environmentally-sustainable packaging at this year’s Packtech.

Job cuts, bankruptcies, downsizing; all symptoms of the recession hitting UK businesses. Not for Automated Packaging Systems Europe though.

The legacy of this year’s Spring Fair will be greener homeware and giftware industries, according to Automated Packaging Systems.

A MALVERN-based business is bucking the trend of financial doom and gloom as it prepares to open a new £2m extension at its premises on the Enigma Business Park.

Automated Packaging Systems, the world leader in flexible bagging solutions, is showcasing its latest innovations in environmentally-sustainable packaging at PPMA, and unveiling new additions to its bagging portfolio and a clutch of award nominations

“The PS 125 ‘FreeSpace’ desktop bagger compresses all we know about bagging into a smaller package,” says Mike Healey, European Marketing Manager at Automated Packaging Systems.

AirPouch, the desktop void-fill system from Automated Packaging Systems, is reinforcing its green credentials as it unveils a more environmentally-sustainable material for void-fill applications.

Automated Packaging Systems has won the Bronze RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Award for 2008.

With the new FAS SPrint, now available in the UK, Californian fruit and vegetable portion packer Fresno Produce has stepped-up productivity and to meet growing demand.

. “Great packaging adds value to a brand by improving product quality, safety, shelf life and brand image. Robust, bright and easy-to-open packaging plays an essential role in today’s premium branded foods."