A family-run Nottingham packaging manufacturer has developed a new light-up label to help turn a range of gold-leaf-infused Christmas liqueurs into festive snow-globe centrepieces. The Colwick-based Wilkins Group, which makes packaging for several of the UK’s best-known supermarkets, spent six months collaborating with Marks & Spencer to refine the design before building the labels for the company’s special ‘Light Snow Globe’ Gin […]

Poland-based label printer, Labo Print has expanded its comprehensive printing portfolio with the set up a new department for the manufacture of paper cups. Utilising the operational performance of a Xeikon 3500 digital press with dry toner technology accredited for guaranteed food safety, the company can now produce sustainable, personalised digitally-printed paper cups that appeal to consumer preferences. The 3500, […]

Domino Printing Sciences has globally announced the launch of the Domino N730i digital label press. This is a ground-up development and the first to use its new Domino Generation 7 ink jet platform. Philip Easton, Director of the Domino Digital Printing Solutions division commented “This is the most significant new product we have launched since we started in the digital […]

Luminer, a labeling solutions provider specializing in extended content labels (ECLs) for pharmaceutical ethical and OTC packaging, clinical trials and various other narrow web applications for the cosmetics, F&B and chemicals sectors, has hired Mike Barrett as it newest Sales Executive. Barrett brings a versatile sales background to the Luminer team, including several years in the packaging and labels sectors. […]

Midlands-based Excel Labels, established in 1992, has seen a marked increase in production efficiencies following investments in application solutions from leading finishing specialists, A B Graphic International (ABG). As a leading manufacturer with extensive production facilities, Excel produces labels and tags for nationwide industrial and retail use. The company prides itself on providing its customer base with quality and consistency […]

Bradford-based The Label Makers has teamed up with leading distributors of branded fragrance and beauty, Rainbow Cosmetics, to give their multi award-winning self-tan brand, Sunkissed, an eco-friendly makeover. Family-run Rainbow Cosmetics was established in 1990 to wholesale top brand fragrances and cosmetics. More recently, the firm established a separate division that allowed them to focus on building their own brands, […]

The decision to double the digital print capacity at its Leicester factory has proved to be the right choice for Soabar Ltd. The printing company’s two Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190 presses, installed just over a year ago, have been working flat out since the start of the COVID-19 crisis to support customers, and in the process more than tripled output. […]

Scandstick, Europe’s leading manufacturer of high-performance self-adhesive labels, has replaced its customised ERP/MES solution with a standard ERP integrated with Greycon’s industry-specific solutions. The installation went live at the beginning of December 2019 with Greycon implementing its scheduling, planning and production systems, opt-Studio and GreyconMill, across Scandstick’s facilities in Höganäs, Sweden; Aalst, Belgium; Celje, Slovenia and Pruszków, Poland. The solution […]

GM introduce their latest converting machine – the DC350MINIflex – a super-efficient and economical compact finisher with the best components of the DC350 Premium Finishing Line. The DC350MINIflex is a natural continuation of DC330MINIflex and at the same time the new member of DC350 line. It has been designed with semi-rotation in varnish, die cutting, slitting and dual rewind as […]

Würth IT, a service provider for assembly and fastening materials wholesaler, the Würth Group, has selected NiceLabel, a leading global developer of label design software and label management systems, to help it create a new web-based standardised supplier labelling process. To achieve this, Würth IT decided to replace its existing custom-built labelling solution with NiceLabel’s flexible web-based printing solution, the NiceLabel Label […]