According to Business Waste Management, the global packaging market is valued at more than $1 trillion, £47 billion in the UK alone, and is expected to keep on growing.
With this in mind, it’s unsurprising that the UK hosts some of the most significant packaging shows in Europe, drawing visitors and exhibitors from worldwide to network and explore the latest sustainable innovations in the industry.
Whether you’re in the packaging industry, or you’re simply interested in visiting, here are the top packaging shows in the UK.
PPMA Show
PPMA Show 2024 (Processing & Packaging Machinery, Association) is the UK’s largest event for processing equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robots, automation, and machine vision systems. The show takes place from the 24th until the 26th of September 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham, and it’s highly regarded by visitors and exhibitors alike.
The show caters to a wide range of industries such as food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, household products, toiletries, building materials and supplies, pet care, microbreweries and distilleries, FMCG, and contract packers.
PPMA Show is packed with world-class innovative processing and packaging machinery, industrial robots and vision solutions. With its high-quality exhibitors, this show is a must-attend for engineers, production specialists, processing specialists, and designers.
If you’re keen on packaging automation and robotics, this is the show for you!
Packaging Innovations & Empack
Packaging Innovations & Empack consists of three distinct events, collectively offering a comprehensive list of exhibitors and a dedicated platform for the packaging industry. The events are Packaging Innovations, Empack, and Contract Pack & Fulfilment.
The upcoming edition, taking place from the 12th to the 13th of February 2025 at the NEC in Birmingham, will be the largest yet. Packaging Innovations is a platform that lives up to its name, bringing together industry leaders innovating within the packaging industry. This show is a must-attend for brands in the food & beverage, personal care, household, pharmaceutical & chemical sectors. It attracts thousands of professionals in packaging, design, and marketing, showcasing the latest developments in machinery, materials, consumables, and solutions across flexible packaging and print finishing.
Empack 2025, like the PPMA Show, is concerned with packaging machinery and technology. Exhibitors come together from across Europe to showcase innovations for packaging machinery industrial robots and automation used within the packaging industry.
Together, Packaging Innovations & Empack offer a brilliant range of brands to fulfil all your packaging requirements.
London Packaging Week
London Packaging Week is a space dedicated to creative and luxury packaging, hosting four fantastic exhibitions: Packaging Premiere, PCD, PLD and Food & Consumer Pack. The shows are best suited to the beauty, personal care, premium drinks, FMCG and luxury packaging industries.
Packaging Premiere is perfect for those exhibiting with or looking to source luxury packaging for high-end items like watches, gifts, retail, fine foods, and confectionery. If you’re looking to elevate your brand, add this show to your list!
PCD is the world’s leading exhibition for perfume, cosmetics, and personal care. It hosts exhibitors with sustainable innovative packaging solutions and leaders in packaging design. It’s the perfect place for brands looking to create a unique impact with their packaging.
PLD is the perfect show for those with wine, spirits, and luxury drink packaging. The event hosts great speakers and thought leaders pioneering change in the luxury packaging industry.
Food & Consumer Pack is an essential event for those in the food, beverage, fast-moving consumer goods, and e-commerce packaging industries.
This event provides an excellent opportunity for luxury packaging brands to exhibit and high-end brands to connect with suppliers. London Packaging Week will take place from September 11th to 12th, 2024, at ExCel London.
Exhibition Stand Design
With so many fantastic packaging shows on the market, it can be hard for exhibitors to choose which ones to attend, which is why a modular exhibition stand can be handy.
Modular exhibition stands are made of many components, a little like Lego. They are formed of a metal structure, with gorgeous panoramic graphics on top. Since the stands are made of many components, they can be assembled and disassembled with ease, and reused across countless exhibitions, offering great cost-savings.
The leading supplier of modular exhibition stands is Quadrant2Design, a UK-based exhibition stand design and build contractor, working across Europe. Quadrant2Design offers a premier modular exhibiting solution, with high-quality seamless graphic panels for typography, marketing messages, branding and logos.
This solution is perfect for packaging shows as sustainability has been a focal innovation point in the industry, and reusable stands are the most sustainable solution. Not to mention, when you’re exhibiting in a hall of designers, it’s crucial to stand out, and these stands offer ultimate design freedom!
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To Sum Up
Whether you’re looking to launch luxury packaging solutions at, London Packaging Week, packaging machinery at the PPMA show or environmental packaging and solutions at Packaging Innovations and Empack, we’ve got an exhibition for you!
Remember, if you’re thinking of exhibiting, your sustainability claims should extend to your exhibition stand. Consider a modular solution for your next trade show.
