Labels

Karl Jackson (left), production director and Andy Watts, sales director at Kingfisher

Kingfisher Labels doubles down on Edale FL1 Prime

Kingfisher Labels has bought a second Edale FL1 Prime label printer after buying one last autumn.

Some of the products produced by Parkers

Label printer goes bust in wake of UPM supply crisis

A long-established UK label printer has gone into administration with supply issues caused by the strike at UPM cited as one of the reasons for its failure.

Pesonen: we achieved our goal of seven business-specific agreements

UPM puts price tag on strike for first time

UPM has revealed that the strike at its Finnish mills could cost the business as much as €220m (£185m), while its Communication Papers wing is back in the black after “significantly higher sales...

Damage done by the strike has been described as "epic"

UPM strike resolved: industry reacts

Industry business leaders have expressed relief that the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills is over – but concerns remain about how long it will take for paper and label supplies to...

Star product: Hybrid Software Cloudflow

Workflow automation for packaging and labelling businesses.

Communication Papers: biggest unit lost money last year

Fresh proposals submitted over UPM strike

There’s a glimmer of hope that agreement could be reached in the long-running strike action that has shuttered UPM’s Finnish paper mills.

Olympus Print Group operates from a 5,000sqm production site. Image: Google Maps

Olympus Print Group acquired by German group

Olympus Print Group has been acquired by Hamburg-headquartered All4Labels Global Packaging Group.

Communication Papers: biggest unit lost money last year

Shop stewards demand action at UPM Communication Papers

Chief shop stewards at UPM businesses have written an open letter to the firm’s CEO demanding that negotiations to resolve long-running strike action should be resumed immediately at its Communication...

Sun Chemical said SunLam can help brands improve their sustainability

Sun Chemical and HP collaborate on sustainable flexible packaging

Sun Chemical has collaborated with HP to launch sustainable flexible packaging produced with HP's Indigo digital printing system and Sun Chemical’s new solventless lamination product SunLam.

FINAT has been drawing attention to mulitple supply chain issues

FINAT appeals for European approach to supply chain issues

Label industry body FINAT has sent a letter to the Belgian cabinet taskforce on Agrofood Supply to appeal for a European approach to the current supply chain distortions, in particular the paper...