The Visual Media Conference is back for another year!

June 2021

The Visual Media Conference (VMC) is doing things differently this year and celebrating virtually across three days from 21 – 23 September 2021. This year’s theme is sustainability through innovation which will be exploring how the creative landscape can continue to evolve whilst maintaining sustainability. 

Intergraf and FTA Europe Guide to Applying Food Contact Materials Legislation

May 2021

Intergraf and FTA Europe have come together to produce a guidance document for printing and converting companies which make printed food contact materials.

Waste, Recycling and Zero 2 Landfill

April 2021

The project to recycle plastic matrix waste is underway and initial results show that a significant percentage of the material can potentially be processed for recycling. If successful, this will enable us to move this waste even further up the Waste Hierarchy, which is already 100% diverted from landfill through the scheme.

AWA European Pressure-sensitive Cost Index – Q1 2021

April 2021

AWA European Pressure-sensitive Cost Index – Q1 2021

This report is a quarterly cost index analysis of European pressure-sensitive label materials researched and presented by AWA Alexander Watson Associates.   

April 2021

On Thursday 22 April HP Indigo, in partnership with BPIF Labels, will be hosting a LIVE DEMO from the HP Graphics Experience Center in Barcelona where they will be showcasing the latest HP Indigo Labels Technology.

Funding competition – ISCF Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Demonstrators – EoI

March 2021

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £16 million for bold and ambitious demonstrator projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging.

Innovate UK has opened funds for projects in smart & sustainable plastic packaging

March 2021

UK Businesses can apply for a share of up to £16m, from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The funding competition seeks to tackle packaging waste by supporting “business-led projects” which demonstrate environmental benefits for humans, wildlife and the wider environment.

Communities of Interest – What Community Do You Want To Engage With?

February 2021

We are continuing to develop our Communities of Interest, aiming to provide a bespoke and personalised opportunity to be part of a network that aligns with the specialism of your company or your job role. This means our communication with you will be more relevant, more targeted and ultimately more useful to your business. Please click here to fill in our survey to identify how you would like to engage with our communities! 

FINAT Labelling News Online-IE 7 January 2021

January 2021

Have a Healthy & Productive New Year

In his end-of-year message, FINAT President Chris Ellison reminisced 2020 as being a considerably challenging year. And yet, despite the tough circumstances it became evident that our industry is not only an essential part of society’s critical infrastructure, but also able to adapt fast to abrupt changes. 

AWA Conferences & Events launches AWAVirtual™

January 2021

AWA Alexander Watson Associates has launched AWAVirtual™ as part of its AWA Conferences & Events business -- a platform of online virtual industry events, complementing the company’s  long-established and respected physical conferences and seminars.  

The first AWAVirtual event took place in August 2020, followed by a number of conferences and seminars which were pivoted from traditional physical events due to the impact of COVID-19.  

Strategic initiative

AWAVirtual has been established to create a new and sustainable virtual conference and seminar model in partnership with AWA’s traditional physical events.  ‘AWAVirtual is a strategic initiative, born from a practical need, which will enhance the activities of AWA Conferences & Events as we proceed forward with our growth plans, providing the industry verticals in which we specialize with the information, insights and collaboration needed for success’,  says Corey Reardon, President & CEO, AWA Alexander Watson Associates.

Record participant levels 

In 2020, according to AWA Conferences & Events Manager Francesco Ticca, ‘Participation levels in our 2020 AWAVirtual events exceeded the expectations of both our sponsors and ourselves, providing information sharing, marketing exposure, and potential sales leads involving hundreds more delegates than a physical event, particularly in these COVID times’.   The events spanned such topics as release liner, linerless labeling, inmold labeling, product decoration and electronics, and shrink sleeve labeling.

Future plans

AWA Conferences & Events is planning to expand its AWAVirtual activities in the future, alongside its core industry conferences and events, which provide important information sharing and critical networking forums.  Says Corey Reardon: ‘We look forward to welcoming sponsors, speakers, and delegates back to an AWA conference or seminar when it is safe and practical to physically meet.  Until then, we will continue to deliver content and information sharing through AWAVirtual events.’   www.awa-bv.com