packaging for small powder products To meet the demands of a changing market-place and provide leading solutions, BAL – market-leaders in full tiling solutions – are excited to announce the launch of its new look small powders. All powdered products 7.5kg and smaller are benefi ting from a major investment into BAL’s manufacturing facilities in Stoke-on-Trent. The new machinery is allowing BAL to move away from their current polybag packaging to new high-impact retail-friendly bags. New packaging designs will maintain the core look of current products for easy transition and instant product recognition. The most notable change is with BAL’s Micromax2 range of anti-microbial wall and fl oor grouts – where the design and style have been improved providing a number of benefi ts for end-user and stockist including: Clearly colour identity including clear circular design element to show the actual grout colour in the bag; Cleaner front of bag design; Circular element highlighting BAL Micromax2 has the colour locked-in to the formulation – there is no need to mix the full bag – as the pigments are fully blended for improved consistency every application.