PackSure has opened what it says is the drink industry’s first testing lab to test existing and new packaging materials in Stirling, Scotland. The facility was awarded £200,000 (US$260,000) from the government agency Scottish Enterprise as part of the Green Jobs Funding Scheme. The funding initiative aims to support businesses in creating and maintaining jobs that improve the environment and align with the Scottish Government’s net zero policies. Brian McCready, lab manager at PackSure, tells Packaging Insights that the most effective way to ensure that packaging is fit for purpose is to involve the testing lab “as early as possible” in the development cycle.
