BOSSES at Thwaites have unveiled a new can packaging system.

The Blackburn brewery is the first to develop the new process for producing multipacks of four, six and eight cans.

It has taken more than a year of development and trials before being put into full production.

"We are delighted to be leading the field and the whole philosophy of the new process is one of minimal packaging," said managing director Paul Baker.

"It is environmentally friendly, cost effective and a very convenient way of carrying home our award-winning beers."

Mr Baker is pictured with Hans Meyer, vice president of Hi-Cone, the machinery manufacturer which has helped develop the process.

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