UK Packaging Awards 2026 Finalists!

Quality/Product Categories

Best International Pack

Security Camera and Light transit pack - Boxes and Packaging (Manchester) part of the Logson Group

Wheel Aligner Kit Transit Pack - Boxes and Packaging (Doncaster) part of the Logson Group

Best New Concept Award

CapOnCan® – Rethinking Resealable Metal Packaging - Sonoco

Dimple Base Tray - i2r Packaging Solutions

FibreFresh Duo Tray - Paranova

Flava flip top closure - Amcor

Fresh Bakery Replenishment System - EP Group

Go-Recycle - Go-Pak

Performance Meets Sustainability: A revolutionary seaweed‑based high‑barrier coating for the world’s first fully circular paper sachet - Kelpi

PolyFlex Thermoform - Coveris

Sonoco Microwaveable Bowls – Redefining Convenience Packaging - Sonoco

UniPak 1 kg pot - Amcor

YogoPop - A Mullineau

Best Packaging of a New Product

Booja-Booja Hot Chocolate - Eco Flexibles

NOA infant resuscitation training aid pack - Tri-Wall UK 

Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Discovery Rose Gold Container - i2r Packaging Solutions

Brand Packaging Initiative of the Year

Matki Shower products packaging project - SmurfitWestrock

Viridikid children's supplements - Viridian Nutrition

Branding Project of the Year

Grumpy Mule subscription coffee - F&F HUB

UFIT - Protein for Everyone - UFIT Drinks

Ukiyo Nashi Pear - Verallia UK

Viridikid children's supplements range - Viridian Nutrition

Cartonboard Pack of the Year

Aldi Specially Selected Wagyu British Topside of Beef - Paranova

CirculaRR: breakthrough 100% Recycled cartonboard (WLC) barier-coated with 100% chemically recycled PE for food applications - RDM Group

Crafty Herd Advent Calendar - Grenadier Packaging

Infinity Punnet - Reflex Group

Itsu Triple-cavity Tray - Alexir Partnership

Medik8 Christmas 2026 Kits - Alexir Partnership

Nida Extrait De Parfum By Gallivant - Autajon Packaging Simply Cartons

OXO Chicken Stock Powder in Sonoco’s Greencan® - Premier Foods & Sonoco

ProAmpac MA Fibre-Based Square Sandwich Pack for Dardanel - ProAmpac

Rollover Pizza Twist - Paranova

Special Gesture Cadbury Flake Egg Carton - MM Packaging Deeside 

Circular Economy Packaging of the Year

JLR Lithium Ion Battery Stack Recycling Box - Tri-Wall UK 

58&Co | House Pour Refillable Spirits Bottle - Verallia UK

CirculaRR: World's first Recyclable, 100% Recycled cartonboard (WLC) barier-coated with 100% chemically recycled PE for food applications - RDM Group

Exclusive stick for Cut By Fred - Amcor

Kneipp® "Lieblingsmensch" Limited Edition: High-Barrier Paper-Based Bath Salts in Sonoco’s GreenCan® - Kneipp® & Sonoco

kp Elite® Nova® – Enabling circularity through lightweight, recyclable MAP design - Klöckner Pentaplast

Middleton Very Rare 2026 edition - GPA Global

Müller Corner - Pot transformation from White PS to Clear rPET - Muller Dairy

OXO Chicken Stock Powder in Sonoco’s Greencan® - Premier Foods & Sonoco

PinaPax - Woven Bio

Polytag and Ocado Retail - Polytag

REPLAY reusable smart cups - deSter


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Consumer Convenience Packaging Award

Carbon Neutral Gin Bottle shipping packaging - Tri-Wall UK 

UNROOTED - Beatson Clark

Stir & Serve - John West

Corrugated product of the year

Ecommerce plant mailer - Challenge Packaging (part of the Logson Group)

Home Brew Kit Pack - Jardin Corrugated and The Cardboard Box Company (both part of the Logson Group)

StackIT - VPK Packaging 

Glass pack of the Year

Chivas Regal Crystal Gold - Stoelzle Flaconnage 

Highclere Rose Gin - Stoelzle Flaconnage

Tarsier Gin - Verallia UK

The Macallan - Ardagh Glass Packaging


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Innovation of the Year

Ecommerce plant mailer - Challenge Packaging (part of the Logson Group)

EnviroCafeCap - Enviro-Cap 

Jack Daniel's x McLaren Halo MK1 Limited Edition - Hunter Luxury

Just.Greens Powder - Eco Flexibles 

kp Elite® Nova – Structural innovation setting a new benchmark for MAP Packaging - Klöckner Pentaplast

LOL Bubble Tea - 5 Gateways

PinaPax - Woven Bio

Q-Lustre Sustainable Metallisation - Qualvis Print & Packaging

Sovereign - Croxsons

Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I Connected Packaging System powered by Polytag - Polytag and Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I

Label of the Year

Armor All Podium Series - CCL Label 

Color Wow Dream Cocktail - Amberley Labels

Distillers Drop #002 - Autajon Labels Royston England 

Fever-Tree Adult Softs - Ball Corporation

Limited Edition Packaging of the Year

Fortnum and Mason Duo System design Beauty and Fragrance Gift Boxes - Celeritas Solutions

Jack Daniels Honey Box - Celeritas Solutions

Jack Daniel’s x McLaren Halo MK1 Limited Edition - Hunter Luxury

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Azure - GPA Global

Kusmi Tea × Sonoco: the Extraordinary Voyages - Kusmi Tea & Sonoco

Ringtons Festive Pack - Durham Box

Scapa 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Stoelzle Flaconnage 

Strange Heavens Influencer Seeding Campaign - W&J Linney 

Luxury Pack of the Year

Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum 51 Year Old Single Cask - GPA Global

Estee Lauder/Laduree Gift Box - Marber Promotions and Marketing 

Luxury Pack of the Year- Korean Gold Ginseng Capsules - Lotus Labels

Ringtons Festive Pack - Durham Box

Talisker Magma 47-Year-Old - GPA Global

The GlenAllachie '1990' 35-year-old - The GlenAllachie Distillers Co.

Metal Pack of the Year

100 Years of The Queen - Royal Tea Tin - P. Wilkinson Containers & William Say

Estrella Damm 150th Anniversary - Crown Packaging Services EMEA 

Guinness Limited-Edition Holiday Can - Ardagh Metal Packaging Trading UK

Hereford x Sonoco : The Tapered Pyramidal Icon Reimagined - Hereford & Sonoco

Kusmi Tea × Sonoco: the Extraordinary Voyages - Kusmi Tea & Sonoco

Pepsi Max - Ardagh Metal Packaging Trading UK

POPPI soda - CANPACK GROUP

Scarlet & Violet Bespoke Floristry Tin - P. Wilkinson Containers & William Say

The Highland Soap Company Bath & Body Care Range - ROBERTS METAL PACKAGING

Timeless Sardines 2026 : A Celebratory Reinvention of a Collectible Icon - Fábrica de Conservas da Murtosa, Lda & Sonoco


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Plastic Pack of the Year (flexible/rigid)

Bio&Me Functional Kefir - 100% recyclable packaging - Prism eLogistics

Canagan Pet Food - Recyclable Packaging Relaunch - Law Print & Packaging Management 

kp Elite® Nova – Efficient, recyclable plastic packaging for high‑performance - Klöckner Pentaplast

Prima jar for Luxéol - Amcor

YOYObin - Adjustable Folding Large Container - Tri-Wall Circular

Supply Chain Solution of the Year

Brush Switch Gear V-Mag Horizon pack - Tri-Wall UK 

Security Camera and Light transit pack - Boxes and Packaging (Manchester) part of the Logson Group

Wheel Aligner Kit Transit Pack - Boxes and Packaging (Doncaster) part of the Logson Group

Design Team of the Year

Judges’ Choice

Outstanding Contribution to the Industry

Judges’ Choice

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