Industry News  Editor’s Note


Hello there and welcome to the final issue of the year, which is of course jam-packed full of fantastic features, filled to the brim with opinion forming content and bright ideas. As the new editor, I want to take this


opportunity to thank you all for the warmest of welcomes to the converting industry. I’m thrilled to see so much innovation and development of new technologies, and a real push from within to create the most sustainable sector possible. I am always looking for smarter ways to communicate the key


concerns of the industry to the readership, and I would be delighted to publish your ideas, opinions and advice, and really get the conversation going, and moving forward in the right direction. So please do get in touch for a chat and let me know what you’re thinking about. For now, though it may feel a little premature, I want to wish you all a happy and healthy new year, filled with success and joy.


Niamh Marriott Editor nmarriott@datateam.co.uk


Mark Andy salutes winning students


As part of its strategic programme to educate the printers and converters of tomorrow, Mark Andy Europe launched a competition for students earlier this year aiming to encourage young people from all over Europe who are studying design or printing to submit designs for labels to be printed at the Hybrid Forum Open House at Mark Andy’s European HQ in Warsaw. The students could choose to design a label that would be printed flexo


or digital and the prize was to have their label printed and displayed at the three-day Open House and on the Mark Andy stand at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago. The two lucky winners were Olena Onyshchuk, from Kiev, Ukraine, who is a big fan of animation and hopes to pursue this in her studies, and Lydia


Haussmann from Stuttgart, Germany, where she is attending one of Europe’s most famous print universities and studying package printing and new print solutions.


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Personalised labels give look of luxury


Whether your product is cosmetic, perfume, wine or another luxury item creative and personalised labels are a must to win attention. Offering the possibility to add a personal touch, to make packaging individual and exclusive, is the key to success. Primera Technology’s label printing solutions make this possible. LX910e Colour Label Printer produces the best quality labels by printing with dye or pigment ink in one printer. Choose dye ink for eye-catching labels or pigment ink for water and UV light resistance. LX910e uses one tri-colour ink cartridge with an integrated print head. Every cartridge change utilises a new print head, simplifying maintenance and processed black uses no more ink than a separate tank would. FX500e Foil Imprinter highlights pre- printed labels by adding gold, silver, metallic red or blue elements.


Dealers encouraged to unwrap seasonal packaging opportunities


With the autumn months set to kick off the Christmas retail period, Antalis is encouraging office dealers to make the most of the seasonal peak to unlock new opportunities in packaging. As convenience has become key to consumer demand and has quickly established itself as the norm, according to latest research, in just four short years, the number of parcels delivered in the UK has risen by a whopping 65 per cent to 2.8 billion per year – a figure expected to reach 4 billion by 2021. With retail holidays such as Black Friday continuing to drive the dominance of online sales packaging operations


during seasonal peaks have never been more important - with 81 per cent of the record £8bn that UK consumers spent in the flash sale last year, including a home delivery. The result is an increased onus on businesses to plan well in advance to ensure their packaging and logistics operations are able to withstand the spike in demand during seasonal holidays such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day - an area which office dealers can play a vital role in, says Antalis. Ian Whitcombe, packaging specialist, office trade at Antalis, commented: “There are lots of different ways dealers can help businesses to easily and effectively improve their packaging offer, especially during busy seasonal periods


such as Christmas and Easter. In the age of next day delivery, convenience - in particular the importance of saving time - has become critical to consumer demand, which is driving record online retail sales. As such, it’s important for dealers to remind businesses that ordering essential packaging products such as boxes, bubble wrap and other fillers during peak times in November and December will usually add 3-5 days to the lead time.”


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