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Full details of the Starpack Industry Awards

Alcan Packaging – Food Europe is the European leader in flexible packaging for the food and beverages market. Alcan Packaging - Food Europe registered sales of $US2.4 billion in 2008. It operates 31 plants in 18 countries and employs 6,500 people. Alcan Packaging is a world leader in value-added specialty packaging ranking No. 1 in flexible food, pharmaceutical, beauty and tobacco packaging, and delivering innovative solutions using plastics, engineered film, aluminium, paper, paperboard and glass to customers around the world. Chaired by Ilene Gordon, President & CEO, Alcan Packaging is headquartered in Paris, France, with 131 facilities and 29,000 employees in 31 countries, it generated US$6,5 billion revenues in 2008. Alcan Packaging is a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan. www.alcanpackagingfood.com

Accipio Training & Development is a national provider of vocational qualifications. At its core are strong values and an innovative approach to learning and development in the workplace, we are also changing the way young people are introduced to work and delivering Apprenticeships in a number of sectors. Our NVQ programmes are supported by funding from the Learning & Skills Council so, Invest in your staff and reward your customers! Accipio is part of the ZootAlore! Group. www.accipio.me

WRAP (the Waste & Resources Programme) is a not-for-profit company that works with a wide range of organisations, including retailers, brand-owners and local authorities to promote recycling and waste minimisation. Our work with retailers, brands and their supply chains is focused on using materials more effectively to reduce household packaging and food waste. Sponsor of the Environment award – awarded for excellence in environmental effectiveness. WRAP are sponsoring the Starpack awards for the fourth consecutive year. www.wrap.org.uk

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MPMA, the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association, exists to promote the growth and competitiveness of the UK Metal Packaging industry and to protect the interests of its members. It represents the manufacturers of light metal containers, closures and components and their suppliers in the United Kingdom. The MPMA develops Industry Standards, Guidelines and Codes of Practice, and represents members’ views to Government and other regulatory bodies. It promotes the use of metal packaging through all parts of the media, arranges packaging competitions and attends trade shows. www.mpma.org.uk

The PPMA Show is the UK's annual showcase for processing and packaging machinery. Now entering its 21st year, the event continues to provide exhibitors with a valuable opportunity to demonstrate their equipment and technology live, to the single largest gathering of industry professionals in the UK who come from every industry sector including food and drink, chemical and pharmaceutical. Incorporating the widest range of machinery, the PPMA Show enables visitors to make all the right purchasing decisions. Jointly owned and managed by the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA) and Reed Exhibitions, The PPMA Show runs from 29th September – 1st October 2009 at the NEC, Birmingham. This year the PPMA Show is co-located with The Starpack Awards which will be an evening highlight and take place on 30th September at the NEC. www.ppmashow.co.uk

Warners Midlands Plc are a leading supplier of print and publishing services to the specialist magazine and catalogue sector. We currently produce over 400 different magazines titles as well as high quality brochures for a wide variety of customers including the Institute of Materials, CORGI , the RSPCA and Virgin Holidays. Warners invest in the latest technology and can offer a full production service ranging from design through to printing, binding, mailing and delivery. www.warners.co.uk

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Packaging Today

The Packaging Professional

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Converting Today

Materials World

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