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…

In a predominantly male business we have some strong women in all departments of Berkshire Labels and throughout the Asteria Group. Working at the presses, in customer service, in prepress, in sales and so on. These women give the best of themselves every day to deliver the Berkshire and now Asteria Quality and Service. We…

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,…

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…

International Women’s Day (IWD) sees a number of missions to help forge a gender equal world. Celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility, while calling out inequality, is key. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

GTEA Gin brand is another great example of our capabilities and passion for working with brands on their new sleeves designs. Paresh Thakkar, CEO of GTEA commented “An emerging and innovative brand like ours needed to stand out, in what is already a populated market and therefore needed to create a great-tasting product with striking…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A great showcase from our friends at One Gin with a stunning label from 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…

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…

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…

Berkshire Labels were extremely proud to be chosen by Milton Sandford Wines to produce the labels for a new range of wines by Sir Nick Faldo. Sir Nick Faldo MBE is one of Europe’s finest golfers and widely regarded as the most successful golfer that Britain has ever produced with 6 major championships. The former World…

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….

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…

BioTAK®, developed and launched by Berkshire Labels has continued to evolve to meet consumer demand for sustainable packaging solutions. The exclusive range of compostable self adhesive labels are derived from sustainable resources and fully certified to EN13432, the European Industrial Compostable Standard. Our expanded portfolio now includes the following face materials: MC Primecoat FSC Paper, a…

LOVE Kombucha is the message being spread by one Newbury couple as they launch their new soft drink business from their West Berkshire home. Melanie Millin and her partner Craig Coleman, aged 33, are still working full-time in their roles as European recruiter and commercial director for a large corporate organisation and are dedicating their…

Berkshire Labels has recently completed a major launch for the successful JuiceBurst brand, owned by Purity Soft Drinks. This new rebranding makes JuiceBurst ‘the worlds 1st digitally interactive soft drinks brand’. The new interactive label utilises Blippar technology to demonstrate the fruit on each label literally bursting into life when viewed on a smart phone…

In partnership with London Bio Packaging, Berkshire Labels are extremely proud and delighted to be supplying BioTAK, our compostable label range as part of sustainable packaging programme for the London 2012 Olympics. The London 2012 food vision scheme centres around five core schemes – environmental management, resource efficiency and waste being one of these. BioTAK®,…

English Provender Company (EPC) manufactures and supplies chutneys, sauces and condiments. While much of its produce ends up in retailer own-brand ranges, it also has its own ranges, branded under its own name. It was for the latter that the company employed Berkshire Labels. “We have repositioned our brand to focus on our all-natural ingredients,”…