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Easyfairs announces new May dates for 2022 edition of Packaging Innovations & Empack at the NEC, Birmingham

Packaging Innovations & Empack 2022, the biggest annual event driving innovation and investment in the UK packaging sector, will be postponed from its current February 2022 dates to new dates of 25 & 26 May 2022. The decision to postpone the event has been made in consultation with the event’s many partners, exhibitors and the community as a whole.

11 Jan 22

Next Generation of Packaging on Display at Industry’s Largest UK Event

The packaging industry’s most cutting-edge technologies and solutions will take centre stage at Packaging Innovations 2020, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February. New for 2020, the show will host a Cobot area and welcome a Start-Up Village, as well as showcasing more than 300 exhibitors, many for the very first time.

10 Feb 20

Future of packaging on display at UK's largest industry event

Packaging professionals from household names through to independent brands will come together to discover the latest technologies and solutions when Label&Print, Ecopack, Empack, and Contract Pack & Fulfilment return to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February. Together with their co-located show, Packaging Innovations, the events offer industry professionals the chance to experience cutting-edge products for the first-time.

19 Nov 19

Cutting-edge solutions on show at UK's largest packaging event

The latest packaging solutions and technologies will take centre stage at Packaging Innovations 2020 when it returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February. The two-day event will welcome more than 300 industry leading suppliers to its show floor.

11 Nov 19

UK's largest packaging event to address the sustainability debate at 2020 show

Packaging Innovations returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February 2020. Ahead of its return, Paul MacDonald, Global Brand Director of Easyfairs’ Packaging Portfolio, discusses what can be expected at the show.

24 Oct 19

UK's largest packaging show enjoys record breaking year

With world-renowned speakers, 300 industry-leading suppliers, and a record-breaking 6,922 visitors, Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print had a triumphant return to Birmingham’s NEC. Sustainability was at the top of the agenda for both exhibitors and speakers, with experts from Coca-Cola, Marks & Spencer, Iceland, Innocent Drinks, Co-op and Greggs taking to the stage to address the issue and reflect on the progress made by brands over the last 12 months.

05 Mar 19

Innovation in the spotlight at UK’s largest packaging show

Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print 2019 returns to Birmingham’s NEC later this month with its most innovative show to date. The show, which also includes Contract Pack, Ecopack and Industrial Pack, will showcase more product launches and innovation from across the industry than ever before as it welcomes over 300 suppliers.

18 Feb 19

The return of the Big Plastics Debate!

It's here...The return of The Big Plastics Debate, in association with OPRL and Food Service Packaging Association. The debate will comprise of four sessions, two on each afternoon, focusing on the key topics around the drive to reduce plastic waste.

12 Feb 19

Global brands set to join The Big Plastics Debate

Experts from some of the world’s biggest brands, including Marks & Spencer, Pepsi Lipton and Church & Dwight Co., together with British Plastics Federation, A Plastic Planet and WRAP, will come together under one roof at Packaging Innovations 2019 to tackle the industry’s most contentious issue – plastics in packaging. The Big Plastics Debate, which will be hosted on the dedicated Ecopack stage, will welcome an array of industry experts to discuss the future of plastics and reflect on the pledges made by brands over the last 12 months.

05 Feb 19

Industry forums set to inspire at UK's largest packaging event

Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print 2019 will host six dedicated industry forums - drinks, food, pharma, beauty, e-commerce and retail – when the show returns to Birmingham’s NEC, alongside Contract Pack and Ecopack, on 27 & 28 February.

28 Jan 19

Label&Print 2019 welcomes the future of the print industry

Label&Print, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019, will offer visitors an exclusive look at the future of the industry, showcasing the very latest products, services and technologies available to the packaging community. From leading sellers and manufacturers of print and labelling equipment, through to designing, branding and finishing experts, it is the must attend event in any packaging professional’s calendar.

14 Jan 19

UK’s largest packaging show welcomes global brands to seminar programme

Coca-Cola, Marks & Spencer, Iceland and Innocent Drinks are just some of the major names taking to the stage as part of Packaging Innovations, Label&Print and Empack 2019’s exclusive seminar programme. The UK’s largest annual event for the whole packaging supply chain, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019, will host an impressive two-day CPD accredited conference programme across five stages and will also feature experts from Britvic, L’Occitane and WRAP.

10 Jan 19

Packaging Innovations 2019 announces partnership with Industrial Pack

Industrial Pack, the UK’s only dedicated show for industrial, transit and protective packaging, is set to make its debut alongside Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print at Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019.

11 Dec 18

Rodney Steel, Chief Executive of the BCMPA, explains why contract packing has become an integral part of the packaging industry

Packaging Innovations 2019 is set to welcome back Contract Pack for the twelfth-year at Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019. Supported by the British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association (BCMPA), the Contract Pack 2019 zone will host 20 BCMPA accredited exhibitors, offering an unrivaled opportunity for brand owners and manufacturers to meet potential outsourcing partners.

10 Dec 18

Empack returns to the NEC with the latest in packaging technology

The UK’s premier event for packaging technology, equipment and machinery, Empack 2019, is returning to Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019. The two-day event will focus on the future of packaging technology, with suppliers showcasing the most advanced capabilities and newest innovations to the UK market. Hosted alongside Packaging Innovations, Label&Print, and, new for 2019, Industrial Pack, Empack offers visitors the unrivalled opportunity to discover the latest developments and solutions for upgrading machinery and improving capacity, reliability and efficiency.

26 Nov 18

Innovation Set to Take Centre Stage at UK’s Largest Packaging Show

Over 300 leading suppliers are already signed up for Packaging Innovations 2019, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019. Now in its 14th year, the UK’s largest annual event for the entire packaging supply chain boasts its largest ever exhibitor base, with more innovation and exclusive product launches than ever before.

19 Nov 18

The UK’s largest packaging event unveils plans for Packaging Innovations Birmingham 2019

James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director of Easyfairs’ Packaging Portfolio, offers a first look at Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print 2019 and discusses why it is a must-attend for all packaging professionals when it returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 27 & 28 February 2019.

12 Nov 18

Sustainability is the star at UK’s leading packaging event

Packaging professionals from all over the UK battled the adverse weather conditions to attend Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print 2018, at Birmingham’s NEC. Attendees were treated to over 300 industry leading suppliers, a who’s who of major name speakers and the country’s most hotly anticipated plastics debate.

07 Mar 18

Coca-Cola, Asda, M&S, Iceland and more join UK's BIG Plastic Debates

Coca Cola, Co-Op, Asda, Marks & Spencer and Iceland will come together under one roof for the first time at Packaging Innovations 2018, to talk about the UK’s hottest topic – plastics in packaging. These leading brands will form a panel, as part of the show’s Big Plastics Debate, discussing the road ahead for packaging professionals and new approaches to plastic packaging.

16 Feb 18

Empack returns to Birmingham's NEC

The UK’s leading packaging technology event, Empack, will return to Birmingham’s NEC on 28 February and 1 March 2018. The two-day event will offer a unique opportunity for decision makers from major brands, converters and retailers to discover the latest technological advances in logistics and transit packaging, packaging machinery, robotics and automation. The show will also offer visitors the opportunity to get hands-on with a range of new products.

12 Jan 18

The future of packaging printing, labelling and converting showcased at Label&Print 2018

Label&Print, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 28th February & 1st March 2018, offers packaging industry professionals the opportunity to discover innovative finishes and techniques, learn about the latest trends and developments and find exciting new suppliers. The show, which is complimented by a programme of educational seminars, will also provide the perfect platform for visitors to get hands-on with a wide range of innovative new products.

21 Dec 17

Empack 2018 welcomes the latest packaging technology

The UK’s leading packaging technology event, Empack, will return to Birmingham’s NEC on the 28th February & 1st March 2018. The two-day event will offer a unique opportunity for decision makers from major brands, converters and retailers to discover the latest technological advances in logistics and transit packaging, packaging machinery, robotics and automation. The show will also offer visitors the opportunity to get hands-on with a range of new products, with many exhibitors choosing to launch their latest innovations live on the showfloor.

13 Dec 17

Major brands set to launch innovative new solutions at UK’s largest packaging show

Packaging Innovations returns to the NEC on 28 February-1 March 2018, and is set to be the most innovative show to date. With over 290 exhibitors already signed up, the UK’s largest annual event for the whole packaging supply chain will feature the latest industry trends and technology, with many product launches planned for the show.

12 Dec 17

The UK's largest packaging event unveils plans for 2018: Q&A session with James Drake-Brockman

James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, the UK’s most renowned packaging shows, talks about plans for the event’s highly anticipated return to Birmingham’s NEC on 28 February & 1 March 2018.

20 Nov 17

The UK’s leading packaging event is hailed a huge success

Asda, Britvic, ALDI, Avon, Beiersdorf, Coty, GSK, Harrods and Jaguar Land Rover were just some of the major names attending this year’s Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print.

07 Mar 17

The UK's leading packaging event is just around the corner

Packaging Innovations (inc. Ecopack and Contract Pack), Empack and Label&Print 2017 provides the perfect platform for buyers to stay ahead of the latest industry trends, issues and solutions, and the show returns to Birmingham next week!

22 Feb 17

UK’s leading packaging show is back with a bang

Packaging professionals will have plenty to see at Packaging Innovations (Inc. Ecopack and Contract Pack), Label&Print and Empack 2017, which returns to the Birmingham NEC next week on 1 & 2 March 2017.

17 Feb 17

Leading Innovators set to take centre stage at the UK’s leading packaging event

British Gas, Mintel, Cambridge University, Blippar and Knowledge Transfer Network are among the major names set to speak as part of Packaging Innovations 2017’s newest show feature, The Ideas Factory. This brand-new theatre will welcome an array of non-packaging based experts to share skills, experience, knowledge and the newest techniques from their sector, in order to see how they can be applied to the packaging sector.

13 Feb 17

Five shows under one roof at UK’s leading packaging event

Packaging Innovations (Inc. Ecopack and Contract Pack), Label&Print and Empack 2017 has increased the level of innovation on offer at this year’s show.

03 Feb 17

Latest Packaging Technology at Empack 2017

Empack 2017, the UK’s leading packaging technology event, takes place at Birmingham’s NEC, on 1 & 2 March 2017. The show will feature suppliers displaying the latest innovations in logistics, transit and industrial packaging, packaging machinery, robotics and automation.

19 Dec 16

Quality in the spotlight at UK's leading packaging show

Over 280 leading suppliers are already signed up for Packaging Innovations 2017, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 1 & 2 March 2017. Not only does the UK’s leading packaging event boast its largest exhibitor base to date, but it has also increased the level of innovation on offer, with more organisations launching new products and services than ever before.

05 Dec 16

Leading packaging show returns with more first time exhibitors

Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print unveils plans for its march show. The UK’s leading packaging and print show will feature more content than ever before, a who’s who of international speakers and a showfloor packed with first time exhibitors.

02 Nov 16

Innovation took centre stage at UK's leading packaging show

Show organiser, Easyfairs, shortlisted ten exhibitors for their innovative packaging designs. and The Innovation Showcase revealed the winners at Birmingham’s NEC on 24 & 25 February, highlighting the very best within the packaging and print industry.

29 Mar 16

PPS Equipment takes the Ecopack crown

PPS East was crowned champion at this year's Dragon’s Den style Ecopack Challenge, which took place at Packaging Innovations 2016. The company beat off strong competition from Waddington Europe, Parkside and Scandolara Spa, winning the chance to develop its idea, the Re-Fresh Box, with Marks and Spencer.

11 Mar 16

Innovative show welcomes attendees into the new pack-age

Packaging Innovations, running alongside Label&Print and Empack, closed its doors on Thursday to two packed NEC halls, 160 product launches, and a series of new show features, whilst boasting the very best and brightest in packaging and print, on an international scale. The show, which took place on 24 & 25 February 2016, welcomed major names.

29 Feb 16

Hat-trick of symposiums returns to the NEC

Packaging Innovations, Label&Print and Empack 2016 opens its doors this week, boasting the best and brightest minds from the packaging world, all under one roof. The shows, which take place on 24 & 25 February at Birmingham’s NEC, will showcase an array of international exhibitors, welcome key decision-makers from across the globe and host of series of new features, all in the name of packaging.

22 Feb 16

The Great Innovation Debate Opens at the NEC

Packaging Innovations 2016 will see the launch of a brand new show feature, The Great Innovation Debate, when its doors open next week at the NEC. The interactive debate will explore innovation in all its forms, with household names from the industry joining the panel to voice their own opinions and experiences.

19 Feb 16

Exhibitor highlights - pioneering products part of the packaging parade

The UK’s leading packaging event, Packaging Innovations 2016, returns to Birmingham’s NEC, alongside Label&Print and Empack, with over 70 per cent of its suppliers using the show to launch new products, services and upgrades to the UK market.

16 Feb 16

UK's biggest packaging show to launch new show features

Easyfairs, organiser of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, has announced new show features for 2016. The UK’s leading packaging and print show, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 24 & 25 February, will be offering more show content than ever before, a seminar lineup that reads like a Who's Who of packaging professionals, and over 350 exhibitors packed into halls 9 and 10 at the NEC.

12 Feb 16

Live print debate presses key industry question

“Can analogue print survive in a digital world?” is the hot topic being discussed during a live debate at Label&Print 2016, on Thursday 25 February at Birmingham’s NEC.

02 Feb 16

NEC Birmingham 24 & 25 February - Have you started planning your visit next month?

With Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print just around the corner, it is important to start planning your visit so you can make the most of the event.

01 Feb 16

Packaging Innovations - Q&A session with Gavin Ashe, Managing Partner at Kite Packaging

Ashe, Kite Packaging, talks about 2016 trends for the packaging machinery industry, the next big packaging material and much more.

15 Jan 16

Big Hitters To Speak At Packaging Innovations NEC 2016

A prestigious line-up of packaging and brand professionals has been unveiled by Easyfairs, show organisers of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, for its Learnshops programme.

11 Jan 16

Packaging Innovations 2016: the Ecopack Challenge

The Ecopack Challenge is your chance to showcase a sustainable packaging product service or solution to the UK's biggest audience of packaging professionals in Birmingham in February 2016.

23 Dec 15

UK's largest packaging event gears up for 2016

The UK's largest packaging event expects further growth following its record breaking footfall last year. The shows dynamic core brands - Packaging Innovations (incorporating Contract Pack and Ecopack), Empack and Label&Print - return to the Birmingham's NEC on 24 & 25 February 2016, bringing together the very best in packaging and print from right across the globe.

28 Oct 15

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