Jet Label acquires United Label

The additional space and production capacity will allow Jet Label to double in size over the next two years, during which time additional infrastructure investments will be made to the newly-acquired facility.  

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in a 54,000 sq ft facility in Edmonton, Jet Label manufactures  labels and printed tape for a broad range of industries, including food and beverage, and grocery stores, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, forestry and industrial applications. Jet Label produces a range of durable, water- and weatherproof labels for harsh environments. Jet Label also produces a variety of address labels, and supplies parking and boarding passes, and baggage tags to Edmonton International Airport.

Jet Label’s Edmonton facility, which operates 24/7 across three shifts, utilizes two HP Indigo digital presses and 12 flexo presses ranging in width from 6-20in and 3-10 colors.

United Label’s facility currently operates four flexo presses ranging in width from 7-10in and 3-8 colors, as part of a fully capable manufacturing facility with a wide variety of slitters, rewinders, finishing systems and inspection systems. Over the next 18 months, Jet Label will be adding to this with new machinery and, as needed, additional personnel. 

Acquiring United Label expands one of Jet Label’s key customer sectors: mass-market retail.  United Label’s client roster currently includes retailers, wholesalers and pharmacies, among them Costco, IGA, London Drugs and Safeway.

Darrell Friesen, president of Jet Label & Packaging, said: ‘Combining forces with our friends at United Label Company is a perfect fit for Jet Label strategically, bolstering our retail sector business segment while providing much-needed additional capacity to other branches of our customer portfolio. Along with Rodney Froment, vice president of operations, and the entire team at Jet Label, I’m proud to welcome the staff at United Label Company into our family, and look forward to years of continued growth and success.’