CS Labels awarded BRC accreditation for packaging

CS Labels is Europe’s largest printer to use Xeikon technology and continues to consistently grow year-on-year in capacity, turnover, profit and staff. This has seen it develop and launch new applications for and processes using Xeikon’s dry toner technology, including flexible packaging and heat transfer labels.

As part of its effort to expand its offering even further, CS Labels has developed a dedicated manufacturing facility designed to comply with BRC standards as part of its ongoing expansion plan that also recently included a six-figure investment into a Xeikon Cheetah. Read more about recent developments at CS Labels in Labels & Labeling issue 3, 2015.

The BRC standards guarantee the standardization of quality, safety and operational criteria, and ensure that packaging manufacturers fulfill their legal obligations and provide protection for the end consumer. CS Labels has been awarded accreditation right up the highest level, high risk, which it described as ‘extremely difficult to achieve’, and CS Labels managing director Simon Smith said: ‘The team, led by technical sales director Andrew Mansfield and supported by Elaine Fletcher, have worked hard to achieve these extremely high BRC standards.

‘BRC adds that official tick in the box to confirm to retailers that our packaging and processes are safe and legal. If you are supplying into clients that request this standard, or you as a business need this level, then you can be sure that you are complying packaging wise if you are using CS Labels.

‘Our accreditation covers the manufacturing of labels, and will also cover our brand new digital flexible pouches as part of our expansion into other areas of packaging.

‘This announcement is just another one of many that we’ll be making this year as we continue to push the boundaries of print, and its inherent capabilities to increase brand value, drive marketing campaigns and at the same time reduce operational costs.’