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EcoVadis Bronze Medal Status

Berkshire Labels are pleased to announce we have achieved bronze medal status from EcoVadis. EcoVadis has grown to become the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, creating a global network of more than 130,000+ rated companies. The EcoVadis score (0-100) reflects the quality of a company’s sustainability management system at the time…

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A BERKSHIRE CUSTOMER IN GREAT SPIRITS

At Berkshire Labels we love working with our customers, we love the high quality results we provide and we certainly love to hear the positive feedback we often receive. The following is a shining example of this from our very good friends at Ellers Farm Distillery. A fantastic company built on the simple principle of…

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Packaging Innovations 2023

Berkshire Labels are really looking forward to exhibiting at the Packaging Innovations and Empack 2023 show in Birmingham on the 15th/16th February 2023. Having recently joined the Asteria Group we can be found under the Asteria Branding in Hall 1, Stand N74 along with our new Asteria colleagues, CS Labels. From short run digital through…

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Podium Position for Berkshire Sleeves

Known globally as the ‘Road Race Capital of the World’ and a motorsport mecca, every May and June tens of thousands of motorcycling fans descend on the Island for the Isle of Man TT races. Running over 2 weeks, with the last week in May for practice and the first week in June for racing,…

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BPIF AWARD WINNING APPRENTICE

In celebration of the amazing work the print industry does in investing in the learning and development of staff, both new to the industry and those who are progressing in their careers, BPIF Training invite nominations annually for a range of training and development awards. This year we were delighted to hear that Rebekah, one…

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THE GUARDS GIN – WE SALUTE YOU

As the nation looks forward to celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee, Berkshire Labels have been reflecting on the various Jubilee label projects we have been working on. Our very good friends at Hawkridge Distillery have worked on a fantastic project with the regiments of the British Army’s Foot Guards to create an iconic London Dry…

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NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2022 – BERKSHIRE LABELS CELEBRATES

…Previously on The Apprentice Berkshire Labels got hired to help Lord Sugar, this time its #NationalApprenticeshipWeek2022 and we wanted to share our success stories achieved by including apprentices in our growth strategy. Berkshire Labels have been progressing apprentices throughout our framework for several years now, and we can safely say that every team in our…

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THE APPRENTICE – BERKSHIRE LABELS GETS HIRED

As Berkshire Labels continues to build on its own apprentice success stories it seemed extremely fitting that we were invited to take part in the new series of The Apprentice on BBC1. After a two year break, Lord Sugar has assembled a fresh batch of ambitious young entrepreneurs, competing to win investment in their own…

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BERKSHIRE GET FLAMBOYANT WITH LAURENCE LLEWELYN-BOWEN

Just when you thought wine in a can couldn’t get any more flamboyant, the epitome of flamboyance himself, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has joined forces with the The Flamboyant Wine Company and styled a special edition can of English Rosé  Fizz, namely Pink Flamingo Racy Rosé. A blend of English Wine, made from predominantly Bacchus And Rondo…

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Another Great Apprentice Success with Berkshire Labels

Rebekah joined us in July 2021 as an Artwork Apprentice studying through the British Printing Industry Federation (BPIF) and instantly became a key member of our growing studio team. As part of Rebekah’s Level 3 Design & PrePress apprenticeship, the BPIF are required develop people’s awareness of social issues and prepare them for Modern Life…

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BERKSHIRE LABELS PRODUCE LIMITED EDITION RANGE FOR ARTELIUM WINE ESTATE

Berkshire Labels had the pleasure of producing the fantastic label range for Artelium Wine Estate’s Artefact Wine portfolio. These limited edition wines were produced from the first harvest at the Artelium East vineyard and showcase the terroir of the vineyards. For this special project, they collaborated with award-winning British artist, Sarah Emily Porter who was…

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NORFOLK RUM LANDS AT BERKSHIRE LABELS

In May 2020, during the global pandemic that threatened the whole aviation industry, pilot Ben Crisp set off on an entirely different adventure, to create one of England’s finest native rums. Few rums are actually produced in England, with the majority simply importing their base rum from the Caribbean, with flavour added locally. Berkshire Labels…

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GRAPE ON THE INSIDE, GRAPE ON THE OUTSIDE

Having travelled the world tasting and buying direct from wineries for the last 10 years, it’s fair to say founder Jack knows great wine. After seeing first-hand the effects of climate change on the families that grow the grapes, he knew something had to change. Jack hung up his corkscrew in favour of the ring-pull…

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Ex Lions (Drop) Kick Off Their New Gin Brand

Former Wales and British & Irish Lions players Shane Williams, James Hook, Lee Byrne and Mike Phillips have launched their new gin brand, The Collective. Now retired and missing the friendships and the social that their rugby careers had brought them, they decided to embark on a new journey together. After plenty of gin tastings…

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Berkshire Labels – A Shining Example

Berkshire Labels took another step in its environmental vision by implementing further LED lighting, a very popular energy efficient product. This initiative was supported by the governments Low Carbon Workspace scheme who provide grants to cut carbon emissions, save money and minimise waste. 3.5 tonnes of CO2e saved per year The Low Carbon team said…

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A Sustainable Collection

Berkshire Labels have sustainable label solutions to compliment all packaging designs which cover recycled content, enable recycling, compostability and the reduction of material. We were pleased to provide a sustainable solution for Innerbark, a niche family business based in Spain who create “sustainable, affordable and luxury” body and skincare products. The new Body Collection was…

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Shining A Light On The Grateful Eight

Berkshire Labels has just completed an exciting and personalised project for Siren Craft Brew’s 8th year Anniversary. In recognition to all its supporters and investors over the past 8 years Siren wanted to adopt a personal approach which delivered a unique, eye catching and very colourful 440ml can label. This personalised Peel and Read label…

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Our Apprentice 2 – You’re Also Hired

Continuing with the success of our Apprentices, we would like to share the success of Chris who has just completed his GQA Level3 NVQ Diploma in Machine Printing, finishing his apprenticeship ahead of plan due to his hard work and determination to succeed. Chris joined us back in April 2018 as a Print Apprentice and…

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Our Apprentice – You’re Hired

At Berkshire labels we are firm believers in supporting the learning and growth of school and college leavers in their career progression.  We are extremely proud that over the past years we have seen talented individuals progress and complete their apprenticeships at Berkshire Labels. One of the latest success stories is that of Chloe, who…

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West Berkshire Distillery’s Gin Named Best In England

Many congratulations to our customer and local neighbours Hawkridge Distillery whose Blowing Stone product was named England’s No 1 London Dry Gin by TheDrinksReport.com, an industry website for alcohol manufacturers. Hawkridge Distillery was only founded two years ago by local businessmen Philip Howarth, James Gurney and Robin Horrex, yet it has nabbed no less than…

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Berkshire Strikes Gold with Asda

As an approved printer for Asda we were delighted to achieve gold status on the recently published printer promoter score survey with an outstanding score of 100. Our approval recognises excellence in product quality, product performance, process control and business process with commitment to continuous improvement, customer satisfaction and competitive pricing. Berkshire Labels look forward…

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Heppington Wins at Harpers Design Awards 2020

Congratulations to Studio Parr and Heppington Vineyard for winning Best Individual Design at the Harpers Design Awards 2020. Berkshire Labels are so pleased to have been part of this journey and realise the wonderful designs from our good friends Studio Parr. BEST INDIVIDUAL DESIGN Brand Owner: Henry Blaxland Design Agency: Studio Parr As a young,…

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BBC Children in Need

Berkshire Labels are thrilled to be involved in this project with Baylis and Harding, a great job from them in supporting an amazing charity. www.donate.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk BAYLIS AND HARDING We are proud to be supporting Children In Need 2020 with our Limited Edition Strawberry Swirl Hand Wash. A fun, family hand wash to help keep little…

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Snow Globe Gin

Berkshire labels has recently completed an exciting new festive, decorative shrink sleeve for a brand new Snow Globe Gin. The colourful, eye catching and technical shrink sleeve covers a 360 degree Snow Globe Gin bottle that displays an illustration through both sides of the glass. This allows the 3D Festive Winter Scene to jump through…

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Twin Flames – Nitro vs Classic

Do you want to win a big bundle of beers from our friends at Siren Craft Brewery? Then read on because this is the competition for you! Siren Craft have pitted their latest beer Twin Flames Nitro against their Twin Flames Classic Carbonation and would like your feedback on the differences in aroma, flavour, mouthfeel and…

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Heppington Vineyard Collaboration

After 2 years of turning the family estate into a prime UK vineyard, the Blaxland family entrusted Studio Parr & Berkshire Labels to create and print the branding and packaging to showcase what promises to be a leading English boutique vineyard. It was the natural chalk geology that inspired the unique wine label for the…

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Extra, Extra – Read all a POUCH it

Berkshire Labels are delighted to introduce Digital Flexible Pouches into our expanding product portfolio. We can now provide printed pouches in either stand up or layflat (pillow pouch) options and are uniquely positioned to provide one off pouch mock up’s and print runs from as little as a thousand upwards. Our flexible pouch’s are highly…

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Punk Box and Dragons Den

As big fans and supporters of Punkbox, it was great to watch founders Shaun and Martin pitch their imaginative play with stickers and the reuse of packaging business to the formidable dragons over the Easter weekend. Berkshire Labels worked with the guys from the inception of their business, supplying sticker sheets for the various interactive…

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World Winning 2020

Berkshire Labels are delighted that our good friends at The River Test Distillery scooped the highest accolade of Best London Dry Gin in England at The World Gin Awards 2020.   The River Test is internationally renowned for its gin-clear waters and unique flora and fauna, which inspired husband and wife team, Jonathan and Sarah…

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Berkshire Labels – ASDA Approved Printer 2020

As part of ASDA’s commitment to providing their customers with the best value, ASDA have an Approved List of Packaging Print Suppliers, which has been in place since 2012. Each Approved Supplier has gone through a rigorous assessment process to ensure that only the printers with the right credentials, best capabilities and those most cost-efficient,…

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Dulwich Gin – Mosaic with a Twist

Another unique and collaborative label project delivered by Berkshire Labels and HP for Dulwich Gin and their design partners Silas Amos and Lisa Stillman. Guy Bibi, workflow expert and variable data printing product manager at HP Indigo takes us on the entire journey right from the start through to the realisation of 10,000 unique labels….

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A Digital Record from Berkshire Labels (Again!)

Berkshire Labels celebrated a record start to 2020 with a staggering six million impressions achieved from our HP digital presses in January. It was always our goal to surpass the last milestone of 5 million and with the desire, passion and excellence within Berkshire Labels we sailed past the 6 million mark at 2.00 pm…

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Project D – Drink Differently and Label Uniquely

Background Following a recent install of our new Digicon 3 with full embellishments and a 3rd HP Indigo WS6800 investment into the business we had started communicating our new ideas and product offerings to existing and potential new customers. We had been speaking with one of our designer contacts Will Parr, of Will Parr Studios,…

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A Berkshire Retirement Send Off

The Berkshire Labels team gathered together to wish our friend and colleague Colin Williams a very happy and healthy retirement. Having spent over 45 years in print we were delighted when Colin joined us back in January 2016, utilising his vast experience within our Digtial team. A dedicated hard worker and great mentor to some…

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Made In Berkshire – Clean Liquor

Berkshire Labels were delighted to work with Spencer Matthews on his new venture, a new low alcohol tipple called Clean Gin. His new venture, called The Clean Liquor Company, aims to cater for Britain’s growing numbers of teetotallers with a range of low and no-alcohol spirits. Working in collaboration with the design agency, we explored…

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Anyone for Coffee?

Berkshire Labels had a fab day last week taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. With some scrummy homemade creations from our employees we were able to raise a total of £98.03 Many thanks to all who donated @macmillancancer#CoffeeMorning  

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Aecorn Aperitifs – From small acorns, mighty oaks grow

May saw the launch of Æcorn Aperitifs, sister brand to the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirit, Seedlip. Inspired by the 17th century English herbal remedies, the three-strong collection is made from 100% English grown grapes, which are pressed and blended with herbs, roots and bitter botanicals. Berkshire Labels were the chosen partner to realise the…

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Caleño

Colourful, energetic and vibrant labels match the same passion as new Columbian inspired non-alcoholic free-spirit. Frustrated by the lack of fun in alcohol-free drinks, but inspired by the energetic & vibrant culture of her Columbian heartland, founder Ellie set out to combine the sunny South American lust for life with her bright & tropical, non-alcoholic…

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Seamed With A Kiss

Happy Valentines Day to you all. We are delighted with our recent Limited Edition Firefly “Love Potion Sleeves” produced to celebrate Valentines 2019. The Andy Warhol inspired sleeve has been digitally printed to allow random “Kisses” across the bottles along with personalised “Love Notes” on the front of each bottle giving a very personalised feel….

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Your Prize is on Ice – Jaegermeister Project

Berkshire Labels has recently completed a special and exciting project for Jaegermeister in the form of a Thermochromic Sleeve. Jaegermeister turned to Labels and Sleeves specialists Berkshire Labels, to discuss an exciting opportunity to encourage Jaegermeister consumers to freeze down their drink before consumption.  A thermochromic (temperature colour change) sleeve was decided on, which reveals…

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Windsor & Eton Brewery Poppy Appeal

Our customer Windsor & Eton Brewery are remembering the sacrifices made by all 5 regiments of Guards in World War 1 by launching a poppy appeal on  JustGiving.com called GUARDSMANREMEMBERS. They will be sending out 10,000 beers mats to pubs and bars asking for their help to raise at least £1918 towards this year’s Poppy…

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Berkshire and the Punkbox Tribe

As the UK’s largest sticker sheet manufacturer with a real passion for sustainable manufacturing we couldn’t have been more excited to meet and work with Punkbox on their amazing new project, transforming waste packaging into fun objects with the aid of stickers. Like many parents, Shaun and Martin from Punkbox worry about the impact of…

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The Perfect Blend – Berkshire Labels and Artisan Drinks

Berkshire Labels were very excited to collaborate with The Artisan Drinks Company on their newly launched range of craft mixers. “Why blend in when you can STAND OUT.” Steve Cooper, co founder of Artisan Drinks wanted to do things differently and raise the bar higher by bringing craft quality natural mixer recipes created to complement…

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Berkshire Labels expands with fifth ABG Digicon finishing line

In the last eight years since Berkshire Labels introduced its first digital HP Indigo print engine and ABG Digicon finishing machine, the company has doubled both its turnover and staff to just over £10m with 80 staff. Early July saw the installation of Berkshire Labels’ fifth Digicon finishing machine, alongside its three HP Indigo WS6900’s, increasing capacity…

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Berkshire Labels and Bath Ales in Partnership

Berkshire Labels were delighted to be invited to the official opening of Bath Ales new brewery, attending as their new site label supplier. The site is part of a multi-million-pound investment from parent company St Austell Brewery. Hare Brewery in Warmley can produce double the Somerset brewer’s previous site, with new equipment at the four-vessel brewery enabling staff…

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Polished to Perfection

We are thrilled to have recently supported Revive in the launch of its brand new range of Auto Apothecary products.  This new range of exceptional auto detailing products has been developed by a team of top chemists, car enthusiasts and professional detailers to enable customers achieve perfection on their modern and classic cars.  Having an…

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Berkshire Labels Retail Packaging News March 2018

From its UK headquarters in Hungerford, west of London, Berkshire Labels has enjoyed sustained growth over the past 35-years to earn its position at the forefront of manufacturing high-quality self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeves and wraparound reel fed labels. The company’s manufacturing site is unrivalled for its extensive footprint in both digital and conventional print and…

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Berkshire Labels become FSC® and PEFC certified

Continuing on our sustainable journey Berkshire Labels have been awarded FSC and PEFC certification. We invested in this rigorous assessment process to demonstrate our commitment to a sustainable future for the world’s forests.  These certifications complement our compostable label range, BioTAK®, which was developed and launched by Berkshire Labels The exclusive range of compostable self-adhesive…

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That’s Christmas all wrapped up from Berkshire Labels

Simply a great way to finish Berkshire Labels outstanding year in the shrink sleeve market with 20 unique sleeved bottles, created by Robot Food, printed and seamed by Berkshire Labels and applied by A&S Packing sleeves.co.uk From us all we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a very healthy and successful 2018. Directors Marcus…

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Great Sporting Moments deserve Great Digital Sleeves

Berkshire Labels has recently delivered an exciting project for Greene King’s IPA Great Sporting Moments Limited Edition Bottles. Berkshire’s Digital Sleeves were chosen to deliver the highest quality print and an innovative solution that launched 250,000 uniquely numbered limited edition sleeves to showcase this summer promotion. Greene King IPA Sporting Moments from Anita Cheung on…

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Harry Brompton travels to Berkshire

We were delighted to look after Harry Brompton (and his team) on a recent visit to Berkshire labels where we were producing their new range of Premium Ice Tea Shrink Sleeves. Harry Bromptons is a truly British brand producing a range of Premium London Ice Tea drinks for the fast growing soft drinks and alcoholic…

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Award Winning Designs

We’re delighted to hear that our friends at BD Creative have recently picked up 3 awards at the Drinks International Wine Design Challenge 2017. Their Design for Cabernet of Curiosities picked up Silver for ‘Best New Wine Design’ and a trophy for ‘Best Copywriting for a wine label’. Printed digitally onto an uncoated stock with…

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Another Milestone in Digital for Berkshire Labels

We are good at setting targets and it feels even better once you hit them. After previously celebrating 3 Million monthly impressions off our Indigo presses, 4 Million was our next target. We are delighted to congratulate our talented, motivated and dedicated Digital team on bypassing this target and pushing us past the 5 MILLION…

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Berkshire Labels BRC AA Certified

Berkshire Labels continues its impeccable clean record with BRC re-certification, achieving AA rating to the new version 5 standard. This achievement truly reflects Berkshire Labels good manufacturing practices and quality management systems to develop and manufacture safe, legal label products  meeting our customer’s quality requirements. ABOUT THE BRC The BRC is at the forefront – enhancing, assisting, informing, and shaping. The BRC…

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Another ‘spook-tacular’ shrink sleeve from Berkshire Labels

A ‘spook-tacular’ shrink sleeve produced by Berkshire Labels for Greene King’s Old Speckled Hen brand to celebrate Halloween. Watch this space for the full story behind our latest shrink sleeve collaboration with one of the leading pub retailer and brewer in the country……. “JUST SLEEVE IT” WITH BERKSHIRE LABELS With the capability to print both digitally and…

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Ink Management in a Digital Age: A Pulse Case Study

As part of Berkshire Labels journey towards a digital colour management solution and drive towards a new generation in flexo printing they have adopted Pulse Roll Labels PureTone ink system. A high strength UV flexo ISO process ink set with mono-pigmented mixing bases, this latest development is underpinned by ink formulation software, digital colour measurement…

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Berkshire Labels ‘bowled over’ to be chosen for Jimmy Anderson Numbers Collection range

Berkshire Labels were ‘bowled over’ to be chosen as the label printer for the new ‘Jimmy Anderson Numbers Collection’ wine range. With over 400 test match wickets to his name, Jimmy Anderson is arguably England’s greatest ever test match bowler, so what better way to commemorate this fantastic achievement than with a beautiful bottle of…

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Further investment into Flexo UV for Berkshire Labels

Berkshire Labels continues its investment campaign with a new addition to our Conventional Flexographic portfolio, the very latest Mark Andy P7 press. The P7 is the most technologically advanced offering in the market, delivering the ultimate in high-end, efficient print solutions for the most complex print applications. Additional advantages over traditional presses include short web…

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Berkshire Labels have ‘goat’ it covered!

Berkshire Labels recently completed a successful launch for Chuckling Goat, a natural skincare business that makes award-winning Kefir and Kefir skincare on their family goat farm in Wales. Berkshire labels were able to offer a unique range of labels combining the use of luxurious materials and state of the art digital printing, complimented by hot foiling….

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Congratulations to London & Scottish International

Congratulations to one of Berkshire Labels longest standing customers, London and Scottish International on their recent successes at the 2015 International Wine & Spirit Competition. They were awarded the Best London Dry Gin for their Carlton Club London Dry Gin, selected after 90 other gins had been tasted. They also took a silver medal for…

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Berkshire rides the wave of success

To celebrate our next record month milestone Berkshire Labels rewarded all of our staff with an amazing day out Rib Treasuring Hunting. Starting off with an early morning breakfast at Lymingtons Yacht Haven, 5 teams consisting of took to the Solent at high speed in close formation in identical Ribs en route to our first…

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Berkshire share digital experiences at Dscoop 2015

Berkshire Labels recently travelled to Dublin to attend Dscoop 2015, a four day event where HP Indigo users can interact with their peers, exchange experiences, share and learn best digital practices. The exhibition was held at The Convention Centre Dublin, a world-class conference centre in the heart of Irelands capital city. The annual conference is the…

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Berkshire Labels become ASDA approved

We are pleased to announce that Berkshire Labels have become an Asda approved supplier for printed labels. After an extensive assessment process to streamline their packaging suppliers Berkshire Labels were selected as a perfect new partner to help achieve the shared objective of efficient and sustainable growth. We have already started work on some new Asda projects and are excited by…

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Berkshire win again at Flexotech print awards 2014

Berkshire Labels were thrilled to win Best Print in the Digital Printing category at the Flexotech International Print & Innovations Awards 2014 for their innovative Premiere Platinum label range. The judges commented on our winning label “an example of digital printing at its highest level, utilising the benefit of technology to produce a very complex label. Reverse…

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A Premiere Choice

​Berkshire Labels has recently completed a successful launch for a new and innovative range of interactive peel and read labels for its customer, Premiere Products. The interactive labels were printed digitally on one of Berkshire Labels WS6600 Indigos and converted into finished labels on their newly commissioned 4th Digicon.  It is here where the label…

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3 million digital landmark

It was only back in late 2012 that we reached our next milestone of achieving 2 million ink impressions per month from our HP Indigo WS6000. Our digital team were therefore delighted to soar past our next digital goal of 3 million impressions, achieving 3.2 million in June 2014.  A fantastic achievement from the team and a true reflection of the success our digital…

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Setting out their stall with Berkshire

Berkshire Labels were delighted to work with the Tomato Stall, Isle of Wight’s specialist tomato growers on the realisation of their full range packaging rebrand. Following the successful rebranding exercise Joni Rhodes, Project Manager for The Tomato Stall commented, “we wanted to enhance the visual appeal of our labelling and also the physical touch aspect…

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