Brief A: On the Go Hand Sanitiser Bottle
Sponsored by Logoplaste
Who can enter?
Open to pupils and students currently studying at Key Stage 4, GCSE's, AS/A2, BTEC Levels 2/3 and NCFE programmes, and now in their sixteenth year, the Starpack Schools awards form part of the annual Starpack Awards programme which also includes the Starpack Students Packaging Design Awards for colleges and universities.
Packaging is an industry that is around us every day, but one that we take little notice of. Look around you - in the supermarket, in your home, in your school - every item has arrived in a package and outer packaging is used for transportation. We are now very conscious of the environmental impact of packaging, so innovative packaging solutions that preserve, protect and promote the product inside are all the more important.
Brief B: Food-to-go Packaging to promote Healthy Eating for Children
Sponsored by Klöckner Pentaplast
Brief C: Interactive Packaging
Sponsored by Graphic Packaging
Brief A Judges
R&D Manager, Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK
Chris has been working within the plastics industry for over 28 years and is currently the R&D Lead for Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK – a world leading independent division of the Logoplaste Group, exclusively dedicated to the research and development of sustainable rigid plastic packaging
Having studied Polymer Engineering and Manufacturing Chris joined Logoplaste 21 years ago. He has industry experience working in Plastics processing and Project Management and has led operational manufacturing start up teams through-out Europe. Chris actively works with both Logoplaste customers and independents advising and developing packaging from its concept stage through to industrialization.
Chris sits on the British Plastics Sustainability; and Horners Polymer committees and is a member of the UK Institute of Materials. As a Starpack Award sponsor over the last 10 years Chris works closely with schools and students promoting training and packaging best practices.
Project Manager, Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK
Darren has been working within the plastics industry for over 33 years and is currently working alongside Chris Clarke & John George for Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK – a world leading independent division of the Logoplaste Group, exclusively dedicated to the research and development of sustainable rigid plastic packaging
After studying as a Toolmaking and Advanced Machine setter primarily around injection tool and machine design, Darren joined Logoplaste 21 years ago, he has industry experience working in Plastics injection, Blow moulding processing and Project Management and has led operations as a Production and Development Manager. Darren’s actively works as part of a 3 person Uk team supporting both Logoplaste customers and independents advising and developing packaging from its concept stage through to industrialization.
Darren has been involved in the Starpack Award sponsor over the last 4 years and has been the Starpack leader for the past 3 years.
Project Manager, Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK
John has been working within the plastics industry for over 25 years and is currently working alongside Chris Clarke & Darren Wingrove for Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK – a world leading independent division of the Logoplaste Group, exclusively dedicated to the research and development of sustainable rigid plastic packaging.
John was originally trained as a Mechanical Engineer in the cable manufacturing industry, later specialising in extrusion and polymer compounding research and development he also gained extensive experience within the bio polymers sector before beginning his career in the Rigid Packaging industry. He has also lived and worked in Australia and the USA having been employed by industry leading blue-chip companies in the OEM, beverage and packaging sectors before joining Logoplaste 5 years ago. Due to his diverse career he has attained extensive industry experience working in the fields of injection and blow moulding, NPD implementation and Project Management.
John actively works as part of a 3 person UK team supporting both Logoplaste customers and independents advising and developing packaging from its concept stage through to industrialization.
John has also judged the Starpack Awards over the last 3 years supporting Darren Wingrove and Chris Clarke.
Brief B Judges
Director of Product Line Management - Global Trays, Food Packaging, Klöckner Pentaplast
Ben Elkington
Director of Product Line Management - Global Trays, Food Packaging, Klöckner Pentaplast
Ben studied his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Brunel University in West London in before specialising with at Masters degree in Polymer Technology from De Montfort University in Leicester. Ben is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM). Ben joined KP (LINPAC) in 2010 as Innovation Manager, based at the Featherstone site in West Yorkshire. His current role includes developing and delivering product plans for the kp tray portfolio. Ben lives with his wife on the outskirts of Leeds and his hobbies include model making and following rugby.
LinkedIn: ben-elkington-a224802
Marketing Communications Director, Food Packaging, Klöckner Pentaplast
Roxy comes from a retail packaging background, having worked with M&S, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Coles in Australia to project manage their packaging artwork across a number of food and home categories. Then moved from retail to LINPAC Packaging (later acquired by kp) in 2016 as Retail Marketing Manager UK to integrate the retail relationships directly into the plastics packaging space. Since then Roxy has worked in a number of roles within the business in Marketing and Communications within division and at group corporate level.
LinkedIn: roxy-walker-55587628
Twitter: @RoxyWalkerUK
Brief C Judges
An industrial design student at Loughborough University currently on placement as a conceptual designer for Graphic Packaging International with a keen interest in fresh, innovative and exciting packaging design.
Kate Jackson joined Graphic Packaging International as a graduate designer 6 years ago as part of their conceptual design team. She is now an innovation lead creating conceptual designs for customer presentations, trend forecasting reports and overseeing print finish trials and new packaging innovations. In addition to her main role, she has been involved with Starpack since 2016 setting the brief for Graphic packaging International as well as judging the entries from students.
Student Designer, Graphic Packaging International
LinkedIn: eleanor-blacklock-46744814b
Twitter: @GraphicPkg_Intl
Innovation Lead, Convenience, Graphic Packaging International
LinkedIn: katejackson3
Twitter: @GraphicPkg_Intl
Conceptual Designer, Graphic Packaging International
After graduating from Industrial Design and Technology at Loughborough University in 2018 Liam started working at Graphic Packaging International as a Conceptual Packaging Designer. His role mainly focuses on conceptual designs right at the beginning of a packaging project; helping the client with initial packaging concepts that will then be taken on to structural design.
LinkedIn: liamcooke
Twitter: @GraphicPkg_Intl
