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Scottish confectioner Thomas Tunnock has installed an Evo-Fold wrapper from Marden Edwards to wrap its teacake products.

The machine was installed at Tunnock's Uddingston facility in Glasgow, which also manufactures the company's caramel wafers.

It replaced a 10-year-old Evo-Fold wrapper and will be the third Marden Edwards wrapper purchased by the company.

"The old machine was perfectly serviceable, but Tunnock's wished to upgrade it to improve productivity," said Marden Edwards marketing director Jeremy Marden.

The machine is being used to wrap display boxes of 36 teacakes at a rate of up to 45 packs per minute.

Boyd Tunnock CBE, grandson of founder Thomas, told Packaging News that he was "very pleased" with the new machine.

Tunnock first viewed the Evo-Fold at the PPMA show at the NEC in September and was "impressed by the improved specification and the price".

"In particular, we liked the new guarding which enables total visibility during packing," he added.

The machine was modified to move the heaters further away from the box after initial tests found they were melting the chocolate on the teacakes.

Tunnock's recently purchased its first automatic L sealer from Wraps UK, part of the Marden Edwards Group, and is currently looking into purchasing a new robotic packer.

Tunnock's was established in 1890 and exports products worth in excess of £4.5m to markets including Japan, Ireland, North America and the Middle East.