Labels

Label industry stalwart Edward (Ted) Harris, formerly of Labelnet, has passed away at the age of 89.

Founded in 1914 by William Bootyman – hence the name – the firm was a high street printer for 77 years until production of wet glue labels started.

Skanem Liverpool is set to make a quarter of its workforce redundant following the loss of a Unilever contract that utilised half of its production capacity.

Reflex Labels has bought Fusion Flexibles in a pre-pack administration deal after the packaging manufacturer succumbed to mounting cashflow pressure.

Self-adhesive and pressure-sensitive labels manufacturer County Labels has gone into administration, with the loss of 30 jobs.

Limpet Labels UK? is about to treble its production capacity after booting up a Screen Truepress L350UV+ UV inkjet printer.

Sector stalwart Terrye Teverson has retired after 33 years as managing director of Cornwall’s KCS Print, handing the reins over to her daughter Zoe Deadman.

Vale Labels has seen productivity jump following the installation of the UK's first HP Indigo 6900.

The Label Makers (Labmak) is considering taking on a second Durst Tau 330 RSC after concluding a successful beta test period on its first.

While digital has continued to pose an increasing threat to conventional printing methods over the past few years, its market share in value terms has remained relatively small in most sectors, and...