Background

A member of the IOP, (now IOM³), James gained a BSc with honours in Design and Innovation Management and a Diploma in Design alongside a full time career as an international consultant in packaging management, design, innovation and strategy . James is now engaged in a two year research project at Loughborough University within the SMART group on ‘Bio-derived Polymers for Sustainable Packaging Design’, as well as undertaking a full time MPhil, in the commercial application of biopolymers. Prior to taking up this full time post at Loughborough, James was the editor of two international packaging publications and their associated websites, the editor-in-chief of Euroasia Industry Magazine, as well as the author of a number of market intelligence reports, covering the area of packaging design, innovation, management and strategy.

James began his career in packaging over 20 years ago, after leaving the London Stock Exchange, with a London based management consultancy - the Packaging Group Ltd. James went on to become a founding director of the internationally based James Ross Consulting Ltd and was later appointed Head of Design and Innovation at Pira International now part of Ciba Expert Services (BASF). During his consultancy career James has completed numerous packaging design and innovation projects on famous global brands for leading blue-chip companies such as Nike, Microsoft, BAE, Heinz, Reckitt Benckiser, Total, Mars, Tesco and Mondi as well as participating in a number of EU, DTI and Industry funded initiatives. In addition to these commercial projects, as part of a UK government funded project, James studied Kansei engineering in Japan and contributed to a DTI report and various workshops on it’s relevance to and application for UK business. James also established the product/packaging technology.

Broad Interests and Expertise

· Packaging  and Processing Technology materials, machinery and process

· Sustainable Packaging Design

· Packaging Design, Development and Innovation

· Packaging Supply Chain Management

Research Interests and Activities

· Knowledge based systems to support sustainable design

· Tool for biopolymer application in sustainable packaging design

External Activities

· Editor for 'Euroasia Industry Magazine',  Publishers CBS Media Ltd,  Jan 2008 – March 2009

· Editor for 'Euroasia Packaging Magazine',  Publishers CBS Media Ltd,  2007

· Editor for ‘Packaging Europe Magazine’, Publishers Positive Publications Ltd  Jan 2006 – Sept 2007.

· Columnist for ‘Pharma Magazine’, Publishers Via Media Ltd, 2007.

· Head of Design and Innovation, Pira International (Ciba Speciality Chemicals), April 2000 – March 2006

· Director of James Ross Consulting Ltd, Oxford, UK, March 1994 – April 1999

· Senior Packaging Management Consultant, The Packaging Group Ltd, London Uk, February 1990 – March 1994

· Collaborative Research :DTI Mission to Japan to study Kansei Engineering, output report and national workshops; Work package one of Sustainpack (FP6).

· Judge: Best in Metal Awards, The Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) – London - UK, 2003

· Chair:  Technology, Innovation and Design Trends, Pack-vision by Emballage 2008, Paris - France, 17th November 2008;  Material Trends, Processes and Choices, Packaging Summit Europe, Amsterdam - NL, 27th June 2007;  Packaging Design for Global Brands, Total Processing and  Packaging Innovation Seminars, NEC - UK, 18th May 2007;  LuxPack 2005, Luxury Packaging Conference, , Pira International, Edinburgh – UK, 28/30 Nov 2005; Biodegradable Plastics in packaging applications, Pira International, Leatherhead - UK 5/6th July 2005;  Packaging Design and Innovation Conference, Pira International, Edinburgh - UK 16/18th February 2004

· Speaker: Innovating through Packaging, Future of Packaging, Pira International, Paris – France 15/16th November 2005;  Profit through Innovation, Pira International, NEC – UK, 27 September 2005;  Innovation Strategies for the Supply Chain, Packaging Innovations Midlands, NEC – UK, 8/9th March 2004 ;  Sustainable Development in Packaging, Pira International London UK 4/5th June 2003; Future of packaging conference Pira/Faraday May 2003, Environmental Update, Institute of Directors (IoD), London UK 200(1234),

Contact Address

Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing And Reuse/Recycling Technologies

Wolfson School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Loughborough University

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 3TU

U.K.

Staff Profile

Mr James Colwill

DipDes  BSc (Hons)  M.Inst.Pkg

Research Associate

Phone:

01509 227683.lee@lboro.ac.uk

Fax:

0101509 227648

Email:

j.a.colwill@lboro.ac.uk9 227648

Associated Project:

Bio-derived polymers for sustainable packaging design