by barney cox, thursday 02 october 2014packaging innovations and luxury packaging london reported a record turnout with visitor numbers up 10 yearonyear to 3,930.packly chief executive giuseppe prioriello&ldquowe couldn&rsquot be more delighted with how this year&rsquos show turned out,&rdquo said alison church, event director for easyfairs packaging events.&ldquothe shows have established themselves attracting visitors, exhibitors and speakers from across the globe.&rdquochurch added that the event, which was held at the business design centre bdc in islington on 30 september and 1 october, was a sellout, boasting 180 exhibitors. among the 80 product launches at the show, highlights included saco&rsquos jar cap, airpack systems&rsquo inflatable beer bottle packaging and benson group&39s &39meal solutions&39 carton packs. events at the show included the learnshops programme, the beauty symposium, the inaugural luxury packaging conference, the drinks symposium, an innovation gallery and the big packaging debate.between them they boasted speakers from the likes of dhl, diageo, harrods, proctor & gamble, tesco and unilever.the show also played host to the &39lion&rsquos lair&39 competition, which was won by italian firm pringraf&rsquos packly webtopackage platform. &ldquowe are so happy to have won&rdquo, said chief executive and cofounder of packly giuseppe prioriello. &ldquoit is validation that we are making life easier for the designers, packaging professionals and marketers that need a structural packaging design and have it printed in short runs.&rdquo easyfairs&rsquo packaging innovations, empack and label&print show will be at the nec on 2526 february 2015, while packaging innovations & luxury packaging london will run on 2930 september 2015 and the bdc.source httpwww.printweek.comprintweeknews1147192visitorspackaginginnovationslondon
