13 Oct 2026 // Packaging Compliance Relief, Fairgrieve Transport Plans, Mark Lawson Joins MPG, and Metallic Elephant Promotion
In today’s brief:
📋 Packaging Compliance Relief: The Environment Agency introduces conditional enforcement relief for England’s 2026 plastic-packaging recycling obligations, accepting evidence covering at least 83% of the obligation. The underlying legal target remains unchanged.
🚌 Fairgrieve’s Transport Manufacturing Plans: The North East compression moulder aims to expand its large composite component and assembly work across bus, coach, and rail applications.
👤 Mark Lawson Joins MPG: Sierra 57 Consult’s chief executive joins the Manchester Polymer Group committee, supporting professional development, knowledge-sharing, and education outreach.
🏭 Metallic Elephant Promotion: Aaron Osborne moves into Sales Support after almost a decade in production, bringing practical knowledge of dies and manufacturing processes into customer support.
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