Pharmaceutical manufacturing is becoming more demanding. Rising SKU variability, tighter timelines, and growing pressure to deliver more from every investment are pushing manufacturers to rethink their production strategies and to demand more from the partners they rely on.

Rooftop solar is becoming an increasingly important part of the energy strategy for factories, chilled warehouses and distribution centres of food and drink.

A birds-eye view of any commercial estate across the UK will increasingly reveal hundreds of solar panels on the roofs of factories and warehouses, helping to produce the energy they need.

As awareness and scrutiny around PFAS (‘Forever Chemicals’) continues to grow, many food manufacturers are reviewing the materials used across production environments and exploring practical alternatives for the future.

Pioneered by Invicta, Invirobake™ is a new PFAS & PFOA-free coating technology designed for industrial bakeware and wider food manufacturing applications. Using advanced Sol-Gel ceramic technology, it is one of the first PFAS-free industrial food-contact coating solutions of its kind available to the UK market.

Food and drink brands need packaging that keeps pace with changing product ranges, seasonal campaigns and shorter promotional runs. The OKI Pro9542dn packaging and graphic arts printer gives brands, packaging teams and print providers the flexibility to produce high-quality, short-run work in-house, without waiting on external production schedules.