Blog | Packaging Solutions

May 25
3 min

Product and packaging in perfect harmony

Luxurious and stylish presentation boxes from Pollard Boxes are providing the perfect complement for a new range of premium candles and diffusers from renowned florist Timothy Dunn, helping to create a complete experience for the consumer. The Artist Collection from Timothy Dunn London comprises 11 luxury home fragrances that demonstrate synaesthesia, a neurological trait which joins or merges senses that are not normally connected. In this case the senses of scent and colour

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May 25
2 min

Premier becomes stockist of CKB Carrier

CKB Carrier is the latest addition to Premier Paper’s extensive portfolio of graphic and carton board products. Produced by Stora Enso at the Imatra mill in Finland using 100% pure virgin fibre from responsibly managed forests, CKB Carrier is a strong, robust and sturdy unbleached multi-layered kraft board most commonly used in the production of food packaging, drinks packaging, bottle holders and more. Dave Arnold, Premier’s sales director for graphical and packaging boards,

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Renewed relationship with touch will be key to FMCG packaging

David.PackagingSolutions

Apr 12
3 min

Renewed relationship with touch will be key to FMCG packaging

Creation Reprographics has shared insight on the refreshed role of touch in packaging design, indicating where the biggest growth opportunities may lie for brand owners. The business, which partners with packaging printers and converters to deliver high quality reprographic services and outstanding shelf appeal, highlights the resurging power of ‘haptic marketing’ as the FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) sector begins to settle back to normality. Matt Francklow, managing dire

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New digital self-adhesive range from Premier Paper

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Dec 16, 2020
2 min

New digital self-adhesive range from Premier Paper

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

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David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 15, 2020
2 min

Labels born on a steel river

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

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David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 5, 2020
2 min

Why blend in when you can stand out?

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

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Oct 3, 2020
1 min

Senso for all the senses

Senso is the latest perfume designed by CAIA Cosmetics, a female fronted and industry disruptive Swedish cosmetics company, set up by models Bianca Ingrosso & Vanessa Lindblad. Their new peach coloured Senso perfume box is wrapped with Munken Kristall 120gsm from Arctic Paper on the outside lid and tray, making it both beautiful and sustainable. The packaging is printed by Göteborgstryckeriet AB with white embossed foil stamping and debossing on the lid for a tactile and styl

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Oct 3, 2020
3 min

Pushing the possibilities

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

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David.PackagingSolutions

Oct 3, 2020
3 min

Balancing perfection and performance

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

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Sep 9, 2020
1 min

'Take it easy' with Grower and Favini

Grower Cosmetics, a eco-brand based out of St Petersburg in Russia, produces small batches of skin care products based on hemp oil and natural ingredients. They needed packaging that could convey the brands natural identity and be produced in short print runs. Their eco-friendly seven-sided cylinder box allows the customer to unbox and see all the products at once. This simple but stylish packaging design sticks to understated earth tones and suggest you 'start chilling'. The

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AccurioLabel 230 creates new opportunities for Direct Labels UK

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 30, 2020
3 min

AccurioLabel 230 creates new opportunities for Direct Labels UK

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.

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Aroma Coffee shines with Invercote Metalprint Digital

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 25, 2020
1 min

Aroma Coffee shines with Invercote Metalprint Digital

When coffee company Aroma Coffee Roastery wanted to create standout packaging for its range of lightly toasted granola, it took a shine to Invercote Metalprint Digital. The paperboard, available from Antalis, has a metallic sliver PET laminate to the print side, which provides an exceptionally good printing surface that requires no pre-print treatment. The product leant itself beautifully to the Aroma Coffee Roastery’s new packaging. Using HP Mosaic to create 500 unique desig

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The Label Makers sustainable solution reinforces Sunkissed eco friendly credentials

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

The Label Makers sustainable solution reinforces Sunkissed eco friendly credentials

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

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‘Out of this world’ packaging for Beavertown

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

‘Out of this world’ packaging for Beavertown

Since its launch in 2011, Beavertown Brewery has grown from strength to strength. What started as homebrew experimenting in owner and founder Logan Plant’s kitchen, soon matured into a 450,000 hectolitre brewery. The brewer’s relationship with Saxon Packaging started in 2013, when the packaging supplier produced Beavertown’s very first shipper case. Since then, the range of beer packaging solutions it has provided has grown substantially including various gift packs, fridge p

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Labelstream 4000 series becomes first Fogra PSD certified digital press

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 19, 2020
1 min

Labelstream 4000 series becomes first Fogra PSD certified digital press

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

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Dantex adds to their PicoJet digital labelling range

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

Dantex adds to their PicoJet digital labelling range

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

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David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 6, 2020
2 min

Getting small brands to market

ePac Holdings Europe has announced that it is setting up its first sites in mainland Europe. The first two countries to establish digital only production plants are France and Poland, where local partners will be leveraging ePac’s successful business model, which delivers custom printed roll stock and finished pouches within 10 to 15 business days, after artwork approval. ePac Flexible Packaging was founded in the US in 2016 by Jack Knott, Carl Joachim and Virag Patel with a

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New flexo machine with in-line hot melt coating

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 6, 2020
2 min

New flexo machine with in-line hot melt coating

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

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Baker Labels gain efficiencies with Hybrid software

David.PackagingSolutions

Aug 3, 2020
3 min

Baker Labels gain efficiencies with Hybrid software

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

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David.PackagingSolutions

Jul 23, 2020
1 min

It's beginning to look a lot like...

It may well seem a little early in the year to be talking about Christmas, but last year's Alexir Prosecco handbag, containing the iconic Freixenet bottle and gold-wrapped chocolates, was a very successful project. It was challenging, as the contents of the handbag were heavy and fragile, making the carton engineering key from the outset. The luxury look and feel of the gift involved several premium print finishes including embossing, spot UV and foiling, and the handbag was

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Product and packaging in perfect harmony

Premier becomes stockist of CKB Carrier

Renewed relationship with touch will be key to FMCG packaging

New digital self-adhesive range from Premier Paper

Labels born on a steel river

Why blend in when you can stand out?

Senso for all the senses

Pushing the possibilities

Balancing perfection and performance

'Take it easy' with Grower and Favini

AccurioLabel 230 creates new opportunities for Direct Labels UK

Aroma Coffee shines with Invercote Metalprint Digital

The Label Makers sustainable solution reinforces Sunkissed eco friendly credentials

‘Out of this world’ packaging for Beavertown

Labelstream 4000 series becomes first Fogra PSD certified digital press

Dantex adds to their PicoJet digital labelling range

Getting small brands to market

New flexo machine with in-line hot melt coating

Baker Labels gain efficiencies with Hybrid software

It's beginning to look a lot like...

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