英国伯明翰国际包装工业展览会（PPMA Show / PPMA Total Show）是英国包装领域中最重要的专业盛会，由英国包装与加工机械协会主办，每年一届，三年一次全行业包装展（PPMA Total Show），是由历史悠久的三个展览会PPMA、PAKEX及INTERPHEX合并而成的综合性大展。该展获益于大量会员及非会员公司的支持。英国伯明翰国际全行业包装工业展览会（PPMA Total Show）成为全英国最有影响力的集加工、包装机械和包装材料为一体的综合性展会。有来自30多个国家的供货商、终端用户和买家来到英国参加这一盛会。
PPMA Show吸引观众的原因：可以认识新的供应商，查看现场演示机器，评估和购买最新技术及设备，与技术专家面对面的交流，了解行业的最新动态，参阅最新的材料、设计和内容。
中英经贸关系
中英经贸关系方面，英国是中国在欧盟内第二大贸易伙伴、第一大投资目的国和第二大投资来源地，中国是英国在欧盟外第二大贸易伙伴。2014年，中英双边贸易额808.7亿美元，同比增长15.3%，实现5年内翻一番。其中我国出口额571.4亿美元，增长12.2%，进口额273.3亿美元，增长23.5%。2015年1至8月，中英双边贸易额505.9亿美元，其中我国出口374.9亿美元，进口131亿美元。
展品范围(Show Products):
加工机械设备；包装机械设备；包装容器及包装材料；包装设计工具；加工与包装辅助工具；压缩包装；食品加工及处理；化工及美容包装类；糖果包装类；医药品包装；包装创意；加工与包装杂志与服务。
展会报告(Show Reports):
Automate UK, the organisers of the PPMA Total Show®, the UK’s biggest processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision event, have hailed the show a great success, with exceptional feedback and significant advance bookings for 2026.
The event, which took place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 23-25 September, showcased more than 350 exhibitors and 1,500 brands, and played host to an extensive programme of seminars and expertise courtesy of guest speakers.
Scott McKenna, Chief Operating Officer at Automate UK, said he was thrilled with the response to the show.
“Now in its 38th year, we were committed to making the PPMA Total Show® the best yet, and I think we succeeded in doing just that – we are absolutely delighted at the feedback we’ve received from exhibitors and visitors alike. The calibre of stands created by our exhibitors was superb, resulting in a thriving? atmosphere and an environment packed with innovation and inspiration,” he said.
“The standout feature of the show was our newly designed theatres, which set the scene for our seminar schedule, live demonstration sessions from our Innovations Eleven exhibitors and keynote speakers.
“As anticipated, our keynote addresses from Priya Lakhani OBE, former Sainsburys CEO Mike Coupe, and Levi Roots were extremely well received, with standing room only for their sessions, while the diverse range of seminars we provided attracted a great deal of engagement from visitors. We were particularly pleased with the interest in our seminars on apprenticeships, as education and development are a huge part of what Automate UK are lobbying for and trying to drive forward,” he added.
The event also incorporated the Automate UK Awards, which took place on the evening of 24 September and saw comedian Katherine Ryan and Irish supergroup Boyzlife entertain the audience, while recognising innovation and excellence achievements throughout the automation industry.
The ceremony saw Ishida Europe receive the Innovative Processing System accolade, Acrovision presented with the award for Innovative Vision Solution and Scayl awarded with the Innovative Packaging accolade. Fistram Pumps was named as the winner of the highly competitive Outstanding Customer Service award, while the Innovative Robotics/Automation Solution award was presented to Reeco.
Acrovision and Herma UK secured the Partnership of the Year award in recognition of their collaboration in delivering high-performance, reliable labelling and vision solutions.
In addition, Foenix Coding was awarded the Environmental Initiative of the Year for its direct carton printing technology, which eliminates materials from the value chain of a product, and Christian Pullen from Huxley Bertram Engineering was presented with the prestigious Apprentice of the Year award in recognition of his leadership potential, commitment to the sector, and positive impact in inspiring more young people to pursue careers within automation and manufacturing.
The ceremony also presented Albert Bradley, a highly skilled engineer and industry pioneer who retired this year at the age of 84 after 68 years in the packaging machinery business, with the lifetime achievement award.
Scott added: “Planning is now underway for the PPMA Show® 2026, with a significant number of bookings being taken from exhibitors on site.
