Parkside Flexibles recognized for work to innovate flexible packaging

Parkside Flexibles achieved recognition for being the first flexible packaging manufacturer to produce barrier laminates that can be disposed of in a home composting environment. The success means that environmentally aware brand owners, packers and retailers finally have the choice of flexible packs that can be disposed of by consumers, avoiding landfill.

The duplex laminates have been proven to break down within the 26 weeks and are initially being targeted towards the coffee bag market. 

The second innovation, LIDD, enables retailers to reduce ready meal pack weights by up to 45 percent through a peelable printed top web that delaminates from the tray lidding film, eradicating the need for carton board sleeves and excessive labeling.

Parkside Flexibles also received a silver award for technical innovation for a new-to-market flexo printed and laminated vacuum skin pack. The highly decorative printed films are laminated to rigid rPET sheet for thermoforming to create unique stand out packs for the meat, fish and poultry, and food-to-go categories.

The EFIA judges complimented Parkside for delivering new market standards for flexo printed pack designs and its responsible approach to manufacturing products with the environment in mind.

Parkside Flexibles director of technology Steve McCormick said: ‘We are delighted with our achievements in the EFIA Awards, and as a company we see the addition of the first home compostable barrier laminates and printed laminated vacuum skin pack as major steps forward for our company.

‘We feel that Parkside Flexibles, with our new APEX strategy, is really leading the way in developing truly innovative packaging in this area and we plan to continue to build on our successes.’