Three talented newcomers to the packaging business have been shortlisted for this year's Rising Star category, sponsored by Mercury Search & Selection.
The category was introduced in 2012 to celebrate the bright sparks who will lead the packaging industry in years to come; the inaugural winner was Dan Jordan of Boomerang Plastics.
This year's nominees, picked by the Packaging News editorial team, are:
Ellie Jahnz, a designer at the Cornish clothing brand Seasalt; Matthew Hunt, packaging supply chain manager at Taylors of Harrogate; and Joe Fogel, managing director of The Vaiopak Group.
The winner will be announced at the UK Packaging Awards dinner on 13 November.
SME of the Year
Five companies are to battle it out to be named SME of the Year shortlist at this year's UK Packaging Awards.
The category, sponsored by DS Smith Packaging, celebrates excellent business performance by companies with turnover of less than £10m.
Previous winners of the award, which was introduced in 2010, include Jaffabox, AJS Labels and Jubb UK.
This year's five finalists are:
Corrugated Case Company, the corrugated firm; Curtis Print & Packaging, the cartons specialist; Jaffabox, the corrugated box manufacturer; Remmerco, the foodservice packaging supplier; and Swanline, the trade-only corrugated packaging supplier.
The UK Packaging Awards dinner takes place on 13 November at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
