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Staeger Clear Packaging was named packaging company of the year at last night's glittering UK Packaging Awards ceremony.

Around 400 people attended the event at the Grosvenor House hotel in central London to see the Coventry-based rigid plastic carton manufacturer take home the award in a tightly fought category.

BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull hosted the fourth edition of the Awards that recognise the best in UK packaging.

Click here to visit the UK Packaging Awards 2009 main page to find out who else won - and why

This year's deserving winner of the Outstanding Contribution award was Robert Opie, founder of the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, who took home the award for celebrating the role packaging plays in creating society as we know it.

The event also included awards for environmental company, best packaging of a new product and innovation of the year.

Click here to visit the photo gallery from the gala dinner

The entire Packaging News team would like to congratulate all the companies that took part in this year's UK Packaging Awards and thank all our judges and sponsors for their invaluable support for the event.

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