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The EPS Design Competition
The EPS Packaging Group has been out talking to design students and professional designers about the EPS Design Competition.
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
 On 28 February 2007, Jonathan Haddock, Managing Director of SCA Packaging Tuscarora, did a wide-ranging presentation for students and designers at the Polymer Centre, London Metropolitan University. Jonathan explained that EPS already has many applications outside the traditional packaging sector and showed some examples in his presentation.
Jonathan explained: “The aim of our EPS Design competition is to get people in the design world to think creatively about new ways that EPS — with its outstanding versatility and other useful characteristics — could be used.”
Business Development Manager, Marion Ingle, commented: “EPS is an interesting material to work with and the Polymer Centre is keen to encourage students to learn about its manufacture and applications so they can enter the design competition.”
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
 On 23 April Richard Lee, Sales Director, Styropack UK visited Design and Architecture students at London South Bank University. Richard provided the students with information about EPS, its properties and the huge range of potential applications. Richard was also able to give individual advice to students about their work on EPS design projects for the competition.
Robin Jones, Deputy Head of the Design and Architecture Department says: “The university recognises the importance of making constructive links with industry. The combination of a visit and talk from a manufacturer and the design competition has worked very well for us.
“Our students have had their expectations and preconceptions about a familiar material challenged. And, we found that asking students to design new products using just, or mainly EPS, has given them a tight focus, which has helped to release their creativity and inventiveness.
“We have had some interesting ideas and concepts develop out of this project. I hope one — or more — of our students’ designs gets through to be prototyped and exhibited at Tent London!”
The closing date for the EPS Design Competition is 30 June 2007, for more information visit the Design pages on www.eps.co.uk
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