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  • Depositors & Filling Machines On Show At PPMA - July 10th 2024

    Riggs Autopack are exhibiting a selection of their depositors, filling machines and transfer pumps at the PPMA Show - Stand A44. The PPMA Show is the largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition in the UK.  Showcasing the very latest in processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision systems, coupled with the latest innovations in materials, containers and packaging design. It covers the full spectrum of the industry, including food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, household products and toiletries, building materials and supplies, pet care, micro-brewery and distilleries, FMCG, as well as contract packe... Read More ...
  • Riggs Autopack Expand Into A New Global Market With Nordic FoodTech - June 17th 2024

      We're delighted to start a new working relationship with Anders Morup, owner of Nordic FoodTech, who will be representing Riggs Autopack in the Middle East. Nordic FoodTech represent a selection of first-class machine manufacturers to provide the Middle East with the leading food processing equipment.  They have extensive knowledge in both the food production industry and cross-cultural business dynamics and understand the unique requirements of Middle Eastern markets. With this insight, they provide a diverse range of state-of-the-art food processing machines sourced directly from renowned manufacturers. Nordic Fo... Read More ...
  • Proud Sponsor of the Colne Grand Prix - June 10th 2024

    Riggs Autopack Ltd is one of the many UK and world leading engineering firms to proudly fly the flag for the Pendle area in East Lancashire. The Pendle area is rich in history, not only with the story of the Pendle witches but with the industrial heritage of the Leeds-Liverpool canal, numerous mills and other incredible feats of engineering. The old industries of cotton and textiles have now all but disappeared, but the industrious spirit of the area and manufacturing excellence remains as strong as ever.. As a proud Pendle manufacturer, Riggs Autopack is honoured to be a sponsor of the Colne Grand Prix. The race is part of the HSB... Read More ...
  • Handmade Shortbreads Passion for Puddings Continues to Grow - January 29th 2024

    Janice and Tom's shortbread recipe is based on an old family mix, handed down from Tom's great grandmother from Edinburgh. It was Janice and Tom Park's success in the restaurant business that founded The Handmade Shortbread Company in 2011. Excelling at providing delicious shortbread and puddings to top hotels and restaurants, the word spread fast, and soon more and more local hotels ordered the products.  Demand rose quickly and the factory opened in Hamilton, Scotland in 2012. Janice and Tom developed the shortbread recipe based on an old family mix, handed down from Tom's great grandmother from Edinburgh. ... Read More ...