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Harlands to launch biodegradable label range

21 January 2009

Harlands Labels will launch its 100 percent biodegradable label at the Packaging Innovations show in Birmingham, UK, next month.The new label range…

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Bopack introduces labels with laser-sensitive inks

21 January 2009

Demand for razor-sharp and true reproduction of a still image exists in all sectors, but nowhere is it more important than the pharmaceutical…

‘Should we let struggling UK printers fail?’ asks analyst

21 January 2009

The latest report into the UK label market from industry analyst Plimsoll rates 71 of the UK’s leading 383 label companies as being in financial…

Think yourself into the future, FINAT members told

21 January 2009

Self-adhesive label printers will have to ‘out-think’ their market and meet demands even before their customers have thought what those demands should…

BPIF lobbies Government Select Committee on pre-packs

21 January 2009

The British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) has submitted written evidence on the impact of pre-pack company administrations to the Business and…

ScanSource Europe technical support continues to develop

20 January 2009

ScanSource now offers resellers a complete technical support portfolio, featuring both pre- and post-sales support.In terms of pre-sales support,…

People

New board for International Hologram Manufacturers Association

20 January 2009

The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has elected a new board following its recent AGM – and the end of a successful year…

People

Madico appoints marketing and design manager

20 January 2009

Madico Graphic Films, a supplier of specialist pressure sensitive coated film products for durable label applications, has appointed Karl Cooper as…

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Gombau launches Synthetic Care film range

20 January 2009

Spanish material manufacturer Gombau has launched its Synthetic Care range of self-adhesive filmic labelstocks.Combined with a UV-curable adhesive,…

Substrates & adhesives

Franklin Adhesives & Polymers launches new website

20 January 2009

Franklin Adhesives and Polymers, a division of Franklin International, has launched a new website, www.FranklinAdhesivesandPolymers.com, to provide…

Ancillary equipment

Rotary Technologies launches online material waste calculator

20 January 2009

Rotary Technologies, a supplier of web infeed tension and reregister systems, has launched a materials waste calculator on its website…

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New synthetic paper for outdoor applications from Hop Industries

19 January 2009

Hop Industries has introduced its white opaque Hop-Syn XT synthetic paper designed for flexo printing indoor and outdoor tags that need to be water…