Ardagh Wins "Innovation Of The Year"

At the inaugural Luxury Packaging Awards in London, Ardagh won "Innovation of the Year" for the development of Absolut Originality. Judges said that "by using partial colouring for the first time on a commercial scale with a drop of cobalt blue infused into the molten glass, and completing this in three weeks, something truly remarkable has been achieved." Sharon Crayton, Ardagh's Head of Marketing for Glass said: "To receive this award brings welcome recognition for the whole team."