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full order books, high levels of investment and an optimistic outlook. now there&rsquos a sentence that you might want to read again bearing in mind 2012 is supposed to be a year to batten down the hatches. but in the contract packing sector, the story is markedly different. rodney steel, chief executive of the british contract manufacturers and packers association bcmpa, says &ldquoas i speak to members, almost without exception, they have got very full order books. the tough economic times are likely to benefit the copacking industry rather than not.

Lemonpath managing director chris antliff said &ldquothese are very exciting times for lemonpath and the success of the company is purely down to our philosophy that nothing is too much trouble, everything is achievable and this is reflected in the high profile customer base that we retain and continue to grow.&rdquo antliff also said that exhibiting at easyfairs over the last four years has helped the leicestershirebased company to expand into new areas of business.

Running in the july issue, the special report will be highlighting the industry&rsquos involvement in the london games and examining some of the olympic themed packs. We will be covering areas including packaging innovations for the games recycling and waste management issues at the olympic park special edition packs around the games the key people involved in the packaging operation for london 2012 and this is where you come in.

The champagne bottlers know this and, they also know that each year more nonchampagne, ciders and other bubbledrinks are entering the market. But for the upper ten there is real champagne. Let&rsquos have a look at how the french are selling their champagne to be consumed with new year&rsquos eve.

Universal laser systems outperform other packaging creation methods in flexibility, production and precision. Create mockups, packaging, and pointofpurchase displays with speed and accuracy.

Produce specialty die cuts on a variety of materials and perform multiple processes in the same work area, including throughcutting, kisscutting, perforating and scoring. Eliminate postfinishing and add dimension to visual communication items.

Recognising that ecoefficiency is not just limited to products, hager has now optimised its packaging designs in line with various economic and environmental considerations. Thanks to its long practice of conserving resources, the company is thus taking a new leading role in its sector. The cardboard used today is made of 100 unbleached recycling paper. Indeed, up to 85 of the fibres in this natural brown cardboard are derived from multiply recycled paper while the remaining 15 come from recovered paper that has been recycled for the first time.

Turpins, located in clactononsea, specialises in the design and manufacture of highperformance shrink sleeve applicators marketed under its sleevit brand. With a wide range of standard and customconfigured sleeving systems, turpins sells to a global customer base that spans a broad range of industries. &ldquothis acquisition strengthens accraply&rsquos commitment to the shrink sleeve labeling industry and expands our footprint in europe,&rdquo said rob leonard, president of accraply.

The technology has led to a change in general mills&rsquo club store package. Gone is a large carton holding two bags. In its place are two cartons unitized as one by means of an adhesive. Each carton holds one bag. Because the denselypacked bags hold 10 more cereal by weight than the 37oz twobagsinacarton format, less paperboard is consumed, says general mills&rsquo liz mahler, a marketing manager