Monday, November 19th, 2018
in News, Positive IDWe are proud to announce our best sales month ever in October 2018. It was a record sales month for us here at Positive ID Labels with gross sales were over £210,000 for the calendar month of October, beating our previous record by over £37,000! Sales were up across all channels of label production and […]
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
in NewsPositive ID Labels are proud to assist the launch of a new enterprise in the shape of CBD Medic Vapes, a startup into the competitive vape and e-cigarette fluid market. The brand specialises in providing vape fluids direct through their website and via eBay and Amazon. Positive ID Labels were approached to prepare a pharmaceutical […]
Friday, September 14th, 2018
in Label Guides, PID Labelling AdviceBuying Custom Printed Labels need not be difficult. Here at Positive ID Labels we have years of experience. We are happy to guide you through the process from start to finish. We deal with large and small customers alike. If this is your “first rodeo”, we are here to help you through the label buying […]
Friday, July 27th, 2018
in New Product, News, Positive IDInline double sided label printing is now a possibility thanks to our £15,000 investment in an inline turnbar to upgrade our state-of-the-art MPS 350 printing press. This addition to the MPS 350 press means we can now print double-sided labels with two colours on the reverse liner for back sensing or additional text, graphics or […]
Friday, March 23rd, 2018
in NewsPositive ID Labels are proud to announce the acquisition of Limbus Labels Ltd based in Tiverton, Devon. The acquisition includes the purchase of the company outright along with the customer database, MPS EB370 8 station flexographic printing press and all the associated tooling and equipment such as plate mounter, print cylinders and cutters. Limbus Labels […]
Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
in News, UpdateIn October Microsoft released a security update with a twist. The update caused a breakdown in the way data is passed between different software on Microsoft based computer systems. This meant that all our customers with the latest update lost the use of LabelDirect in database mode. This was documented in this post. Understandably, many […]
Tuesday, December 12th, 2017
in Label Guides, PID Labelling Advice, RegulationsAlcoholic Drink Labelling is governed by a set of guidelines established by the UK government and the EU. EU regulations for your labels can be found in the EU Food Information to Consumers (aka EU FIC) or Food Information Regulations (FIR). These regulations cover all aspects of food labelling and some of those regulations overlap […]
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
in Staff NewsAs you can see from the picture, running is tough! Thankfully, fundraising for the British Heart Foundation can be done in other ways too and has been by our staff member, Nick Shepherd. The most recent fundraising effort has been a charity raffle at the Old Aylestone Social Club in Leicester, organised by Nick and […]
Friday, December 1st, 2017
in Label Guides, PID Labelling Advice, Thermal PrintingThe fundamental printing technology for either type of thermal printing is the same. Both use heat in the print head to create an image on the material being printed. Thermal transfer printing uses ribbons that transfer pigment onto the material being printed. This is the equivalent of ink. Direct Thermal printing has a pigment system […]
Tuesday, November 28th, 2017
in Label Guides, Thermal PrintingThermal transfer printer labels work in much the same way as direct thermal printing labels. Thermal transfer printer labels use the same technology in the print head but thermal transfer printers requires a ribbon to provide the colour to the material being printed. Direct thermal technology incorporates the pigment in the paper itself. If your […]
