All Brexit articles
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ArticleHow is the carton industry faring post-Brexit?
According to Stephen Shortland, managing director of New Vision Packaging (NVP), the UK carton market is under “severe pressure” due to the challenges associated with Brexit and global supply chain tensions.
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ArticleBrexit's unsustainable burdens for cross-border packaging trade
Point of sale display specialist Horizon views registering a new company in the Netherlands as the only means to minimise the problems created by the UK’s ‘Hard Brexit’ deal with the European Union
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ArticleWhat does 2021 hold for supply chains?
John Perry, managing director of SCALA, looks into how the fallout from this year might affect the supply chain in the months to come.
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ArticleWhat challenges will retail face in the months ahead?
Shifting consumer demand patterns, Brexit planning and availability of labour are likely to be among the most significant challenges for retailers and suppliers in the coming months.
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ArticleReflections on the eve of Brexit
The UK leaves the European Union on 31st January. Packaging Europe’s Brand Director Tim Sykes shares his personal and professional reflections ahead of the historic day.
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ArticleGerman pharma benefiting from a Brexit boost?
Research conducted by CPhI Worldwide ranks Germany as Europe’s preeminent pharma industry. The data was drawn from the CPhI Annual Report and includes opinions from over 350 international pharma companies.
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ArticleLeading industry voices warn against “self-sabotaging” no-deal Brexit
Rising up to address escalating concerns, key industry players in the packaging sphere aim to fill in the vast gaps - just one crucial sector of the UK’s industry that may be greatly affected by this risk-filled strategy.
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ArticleBritish Plastics Federation Survey: Against No Deal Brexit and for Revoking Article 50
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has surveyed its members in a flash poll that mirrored the ‘indicative votes’ that MP’s voted for in the House of Commons on Wednesday 27 March.
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ArticleWe Remain Committed to European Cooperation
As the UK parliament debates the Brexit withdrawal agreement Elisabeth Skoda reviews the multiple reasons that Packaging Europe strongly advocates continued cooperation and integration between European countries
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ArticleUK Waste Strategy Requires Packaging Producers Pay Costs of Recycling
Businesses will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste, under a major new UK Government strategy unveiled by the Environment Secretary today.
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Brexit-Proofing: Wasdell Group to Open New Ireland Facility
The Wasdell Group, an outsourcing partner to companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device and clinical trials industries, is opening a new facility in Dundalk, Ireland in Spring 2019 following a €30m investment.
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Hot Industry Topics Tackled at FINAT’s European Label Forum 2018
Brexit, diversification and intelligent labelling are just some of the key industry challenges to be discussed at the 4th edition of FINAT’s European Label Forum.
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ArticleAutomation responds to labour crisis challenge
Tim Sykes caught up with Brillopak director David Jahn to discuss a looming labour crisis and Brillopak’s efforts to provide timely solutions such as the Meteor fresh produce punnet loading line and Unipick P160 high speed case and crate packer.
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ArticleAutomation softens Brexit impact for produce packers
Brillopak director David Jahn highlighted the crisis likely to face farmers, fresh produce and soft fruit packers as a result of Brexit and rising labour costs – and how automated case loading can help mitigate these challenges.
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ArticleUK Survey: 1/2 temporary plastics workers from EU
A recent survey by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) shows that the UK industry remains reliant upon EU workers — especially temporary workers — and that Brexit has encouraged many companies to consider automating some roles.