Some 83% of brand owners project that label purchase volumes will increase or remain the same in 2021 across all formats, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply chains. According to this year’s Finat Radar Brand Owner survey, 74% of companies anticipate that volumes will increase, despite 46% of firms revealing that they had experienced supply disruptions over the last ten months. The encouraging news is that despite the uncertainty, the outlook for the Europea

A special edition gin release, featuring a label by Bradford based The Label Makers, has been launched by Leeds based distillery, Folklore Society Gin, to raise funds for mental health charities, Mind and Blurt Foundation. The charity bottle ­– 'Essentially Amazing Thank You Gin’ – has been created in collaboration with Leeds art collective, In Good Company (IGC). The colourful and contemporary design for the label was inspired by the vivid and rich poster artwork of Rebecca

Amcor has announced the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ Label from the Carbon Trust can now be printed on its packaging to demonstrate significant carbon footprint reductions. It is part of the company’s lifecycle assessment service, which enables brands to measure their packaging’s carbon footprint from raw materials through to end of use. The announcement comes at a time when sustainability is an increasingly important factor in consumers’ purchasing decisions. Carbon labelling is

Avery Dennison has introduced rDT, a recycled post consumer waste direct thermal paper label. Direct thermal (DT) paper is a popular material due to its ease of use, high print speed, high image resolution, and wide range of compatible printers. ‘We have seen a sharp rise in demand for sustainable direct thermal solutions, especially in the logistics and e-commerce space,’ said Vincenzo Palumbo, product manager direct thermal paper at Avery Dennison. ‘That such a widely used

Cutting sheets can cost printers time and money, whilst guillotined sheets can sometimes struggle to meet the tolerances of digital presses, leading to running issues and potentially further costs. E-Digital Self-Adhesive is the cost effective range of digitally printable label media – the latest addition to Premier Paper’s impressive portfolio of digital print media. E-Digital Self-Adhesive sheets are cut to SRA3 digital tolerances, saving you the time and money of cutting a

Impactful labels by The Label Makers have helped created a premium look for rum brand, Lost Years – a debut collection of four unique rum blends from independent rum house, Cane & Able. Sourced from leading Caribbean and Latin American distilleries, inspiration for the Lost Years brand has its roots in marine conservation, with an inspirational story centred on supporting one of the region’s most celebrated and endangered creatures, sea turtles. Backed by its partnership with

As the label and packaging industry emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, converters are increasingly turning towards rotary screen printing according to one leading UK reprographics company. ‘While this has been an extraordinarily difficult year for everyone, many across the packaging and label industry have seen a surge in demand for their products, either through initial consumer panic-buying or retailers refilling their supply lines,’ said Matt Francklow, managing direct

The Label Makers has teamed up with Tees Valley based gin distillers, Steel River Drinks, to create an impactful, industrial looking label for a premium hand sanitiser gel product called Stainsby Gel. Made using gin ingredients and at 70% ABV spirit, the Public Health England compliant hand sanitiser was initially given away to charities and care homes amid shortages caused by Covid-19 coronavirus. The product is currently at retail and aimed at discerning consumers wanting a

Every autumn in Mexico they celebrate 'El Día de los Muertos' or 'The Day of the Dead' bringing families together to remember their deceased relatives and Constellation Brands wanted to make use of this in the marketing for Victoria, Mexico's oldest beer, bringing the worlds of print and digital together through the imaginative use of AR, or augmented reality, on the beer bottle labels. Created by Chicago-based packaging design agency Upshot working with their AR partner Groo

Berlinda Moman, Head of Marketing at the premium mixer company, The Artisan Drinks Co, needed to create a gift packaging solution in line with Artisan Drinks brand values & ethos; to reflect the premium quality of their products and to let the artwork on the bottle labels shine. She wanted a gift pack that was to be printed using the Lithographic printing process to provide the most premium HD photographic quality finishes and went to Saxon Packaging to create it. The gift pa

Over the last 18 months, Brentwood based label manufacturer Baker Labels has transitioned its pre-press studio department to use Hybrid’s software system, including the products Packz, Proofscope and Cloudflow. As early adopters of digital print in 2006, Bakers was one of the first companies in the UK to install HP Indigo print technology. Since then it has made continual investment in digital print capabilities, culminating in the current configuration of three HP Indigo WS6

Dantex Digital is offering short run perfection and high quality performance, as it announces its latest addition to the PicoJet range. Dantex Digital has recently announced the launch of PicoJet 254, a 10” (25 mm) print width UV digital label press. Offered as a five colour reel to reel UV system, the innovative PicoJet 254 can operate at a variety of speeds up to 75 metres per minute. The press is built for high volume printing capability offering production in excess of ei

If you had to market tomatoes and package various different tomato based products, how would you make them stand out on the shelf? Well, when it comes to packaging design, innovation and storytelling, Backbone Branding agency didn’t hold back. In their latest packaging concept for 'Tomacho' tomato sauces, they've created an entire world of characters based around the brand name and the personalities tied to the product. The Armenian product and packaging design agency have ev

The new series of labels on PepsiCo's premium bottled water brand LIFEWTR again supports culture, art and the artists who created it. Designed by PepsiCo Design & Innovation in the USA, from Series 1, above, promoting contemporary artists from the UK, through Series 2, all female artists, below, each series is changed several times throughout the year with about 20 million bottles hitting the shelves of each design. Each limited edition series raises awareness around a cultur

Adding to its digital capabilities, Direct Labels UK in Nottingham has installed a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 toner press to work alongside an established inkjet machine. The new press will ensure that the label specialist can offer the flexibility needed in the current climate and deliver any quantity of high quality labels in just a few days. In response to changing label buying trends, Direct Labels UK has continued to invest in more printing and finishing equipment.

Bradford based label designers and printers, The Label Makers, teamed up with Rainbow Cosmetics to give its 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 it to focus on building its own brands, one of which is Sunkissed, a tanning brand made in the UK and sold in more than 40 count

Canon has announced that the LabelStream 4000 series is the first digital press to have been certified by the Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies as meeting the specifications of its ProcessStandard Digital (PSD) Print Check. The certification confirms that the colour consistency, uniformity, detail sharpness and stability of print runs produced on the LabelStream 4000 comply with the requirements defined by Fogra PSD. Yuan Li, responsible for pre-press technology

Dantex Digital, part of the Dantex Group, has announced the launch of PicoJet 254, a 10” (254 mm) print width UV digital label press. Offered as a five colour reel to reel UV system, the innovative PicoJet 254 can operate at a variety of speeds up to 75 metres per minute. The press is built for high volume printing capability offering production in excess of eight million linear metres per year. Thanks to the 2.5 picolitre droplet size and an effective resolution at 1200 x 12

UK based TS Converting Equipment Ltd/Elite Cameron has partnered with Focus Label Machinery to develop a range of machines for the manufacture of labels, tapes and tamper evident security products. The HM-Flex range is said to have the ability to print on a liner, apply a release coating, flip the web over between any of the stations, hot melt coat, laminate in a face stock if required, 4C print, die cut, slit and rewind all in one pass. The modular format of the machine can

Creating distinction in the crowded luxury personal care market isn’t easy. Especially with bubble baths, a category known for creative packaging and established branding. That’s why Thymes turned to Berlin Packaging to deliver a packaging experience that truly creates brand and shelf distinction. Thymes specified that they wanted a package that conveys what awaits inside, mounds of luxurious bubbles enriched with conditioning humectant glycerin and revitalizing sakura and no