RPC Group has been named Company of the Year in the prestigious UK Packaging Awards. This is the second-year running that the UK's leading plastic products design and engineering company has taken the title.

The award reflects another outstanding year for RPC which has seen it continue to consolidate its position as a major international player in the rigid plastics sector. The company combines the development of innovative packaging and technical solutions with unparalleled levels of service and support, winning unanimous praise from the judges for its exemplary work.

As one judge commented: "It is fantastic to see a UK-based business become such a major force in the world of plastics packaging – a worthy recipient of the award."

Established in 1991, RPC today has 91 manufacturing sites in 24 countries and employs more than 15,000 people. The company's devolved structure enables it to offer specialist knowledge and expertise across all the major plastics processing technologies and a huge variety of end markets, serving customers on a local, national and international basis.

Now in their tenth year, the UK Packaging Awards recognise and reward the greatest in design, innovation and business performance in the UK packaging industry. Acknowledged as the sector's most prestigious prize, the awards are judged by a panel of the most influential packaging buyers and specifiers in the business.