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Dingle Distillery launches its first core whiskey expression, Dingle Single Malt, a milestone in the distillery’s history and a huge step forward in its growth journey. In doing so, it becomes one of few Irish distilleries to produce a core single malt product made entirely with its own spirit.

Fresh The Good Food Market is a chain of high quality grocery stores located at 7 locations throughout Dublin. Label Tech were delighted to recently collaborate with Fresh to produce these gorgeous new labels for their Ready Meal Range. Just heat and eat, delicious!

This fine single malt from HYDE Whiskey was aged in vintage tawny Iberian port wine casks from a small family run Port Wine Quinta in Northern Portugal.

To convey its ethics-driven business strategy to consumers, FMCG brand Nestlé last year introduced on-pack QR codes on one of its Swedish coffee brands. When scanned, these reveal supply-chain data about the coffee via blockchain technology.

Two Stacks Irish Whiskey has released a new unique whiskey rich in peated malt, Smoke & Mirrors is the result of a multi-year collaboration with artisan Irish producers – bringing together the experience and expertise of Ireland’s top brewers & distillers into one high-end premium product.

At the core of what Gut Instinct do is a sustainability pledge, this means using reusable or recyclable material, supporting local Irish businesses and producing no waste in the process.

Kinnitty Castle Spirits have recently launched their sophisticated heritage whiskey brand in both the USA and Ireland, starting with their Dapper Blend and 10 Year Old Whiskeys. All products produced by Kinnitty Castle Spirits pay homage to their beautiful 800 year old castle in Co. Offaly and the majestic surrounding Irish countryside.

This range of delicious Peanut Butters is the brainchild of two sisters from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Eliza & Evie Ward. Food has always been their passion and their Peanut Butters are liquid gold, made locally with no added oil of any type, just a smatter of salt and all-around delicious goodness, food heaven.

The most authentic of distilleries, Killowen Distillery is seated in the heart of the Mournes in County Down, a place where old traditions and the finest natural resources have been blended to produce world class craft spirits.
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Did you know that the Irish Government recently released ambitious plans to ban some single-use plastics to tackle waste over the next five years?
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2020 is coming to an end, and what a demanding year this has been! Our world has been impacted in a way we never imagined, and we’ve all lived a very different year than planned. But even during these bumpy times, the strength and determination of the human spirit has seen no limits.
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Much has changed in the self-adhesive label market since Label Tech was established in Dublin back in 1992. Today, the company is the largest independent label converter in Ireland, with a staff of 48 operating from a 20,000 sq ft facility in Santry, a northern suburb of the capital city.
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Product labelling isn’t just about creating something pretty. It’s about creating something that stands out on the shelf, conveys your brand values, and attracts attention.
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Cuisine queen Maeve O’Malley, proud owner of Meltdown Café, has recently launched her Meltdown Hot Stuff sauce in stores nationwide.
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White Mausu are an Irish food company that aim to make sauces you can’t live without. They produce a range of spicy chilli oil condiments, including their delicious and now famous Peanut Rayu, created by chef Katie Sanderson and partner Jasper O’Connor.
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Ballymaloe Foods has announced that this month it is celebrating 30 years of business. To mark its milestone anniversary, the Cork based company has commissioned artist Fatti Burke to design special labels for its Ballymaloe Original Relish.
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According to information published by Finat; after two years of modest, 1.5% annual demand growth in 2018 and 2019, the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted European demand for self-adhesive label materials in the first half of 2020.
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Label Tech has always prided itself on its dedication to quality and service. No matter how much technology continues to evolve, experience is still key to delivering a quality service to each and every customer who places an order with us.
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Whiplash Brewery was started in 2016 by Alan Wolfe and Alex Lawes as a side project. Both worked in brewing already and rented tanks at the weekend to produce single batch small releases from friend’s breweries around Ireland. Professional beer dudes who were gypsying for fun!
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Label Tech have always put quality at the forefront of its business, from the early days of in-house quality checking, to the internationally recognised fully accredited quality operation that exists today.
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A dash of colour can breathe life into even the most mundane of products. The right colour combined with a clever label design can change your product from something plain and ordinary into the extraordinary. That’s why choosing the colour of your brand/logo needs so much thought and consideration.
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When it comes to labels, be it whiskey bottle labels or jam jar labels, they can face all sorts of conditions that involve moisture, heat, extreme cold just to name a few. If your labels contain an innovative design, it’s also wise that you apply the right finish to allow your labels to continuing looking good for longer.
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Taking a round up from Labels & Labelling News, the following is an outline of the main trends and predications for 2020 and beyond from various industry experts.
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Label Tech are delighted to have been involved again this year in the production of the 21C Limited Edition Whiskey produced by The Celtic Whiskey Shop in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland.
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A growing number of brands are bucking the cosmetics industry’s over-reliance on plastic. Thanks in part to pressure and demand from consumers, brands are turning their efforts to creating packaging that’s sustainable, refillable or at least plastic-free.
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Taking a round up from Labels & Labelling News, the following is an outline of the main trends and predications for 2020 and beyond from various industry experts.
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Welcome to the Summer edition of our newsletter, hard to believe we are mid-way through 2019 and still waiting on the sunshine to appear! Even still it is the season for households to engage in odd jobs, indoors and outdoors, whether it is a new shade of paint for the fence or a clean out of the shed!
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed a shift towards a desire for traceability in the products that we consume every day. It amazes me how far we’ve come recently, from how we can make a conscious choice to buy a product, or not, based on its country of origin or distance travelled to now having the ability to trace the product back to the exact field your product’s ingredients came from.
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We have been busy over the past few months upgrading and upscaling with the latest technologies and I am delighted to say that these additions to our plant will enhance our customers’ experiences and our offering in all sectors of the market.
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Changes in consumer behaviour and market trends are prompting brands to adapt and evolve, constantly looking for ways to SAVE money, SPEED time to market and ENGAGE better with consumers.
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Label Tech has just launched their brand new state of the art Automation Engine to improve and speed up the pre-press process. Take a look at our short video to find out what the benefits are for our customers.
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Label Tech are very proud to be headline sponsor at the Irish Gin Awards 2019. We take our involvement in the drinks industry very seriously and this gives us the opportunity to support the sector and celebrate the gins that have been so carefully crafted by their distillers
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Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter. 2018 is now becoming a distant memory and what an exciting year it was, another Irish Print Award for Sixling Gin, the installation of the latest state of the art finishing equipment with a new Digi-Lite & also the implementation of Automation Engine (AE).
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If you’re new to Label Tech and want to know a bit more about how we work and who we work with then watch our short corporate video. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have - we’re happy to help!
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Label Tech are delighted to announce that we have once again won Digital Label Printer of the year 2018 at the Irish Print Awards, for our work on the Sixling Gin label for Grills Spirits.
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The recent passing of the Public Health Alcohol Bill in the Dáil has brought much uncertainty to the Irish drinks industry. With changes and restrictions coming down the line on advertising, marketing, retail display and the one most relevant to us and our clients.
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There has been a recent explosion of craft beers within the drinks industry, something welcomed with open arms by craft beer lovers. But, with so many now available on the market, choosing a beer from crowded shelves can pose a challenge in itself.
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Label Tech are delighted to have had the opportunity recently to work with Grills Spirits on their first product. They are delighted to introduce Sixling Gin, a world first and Ireland's only Cloudberry Infused Irish Gin.
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Typefaces may vary, but whenever typography plays an important role in a brand identity, we can assume that the brand is appealing to a reader—someone who appreciates prose, or at least a good headline.
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Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. We would like to share some exciting news with you regarding recent additional investment into printing technology by Label Tech. This June we launched the new Series 3 Digilite, a one of a kind Digital Press in Ireland. This will further expand our capacity in the Digital Printing space and help us vastly improve our response times to customers.
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The Digicon Lite 3 is a compact digital finishing system built to the same, exacting standards as the larger market leading Digicon Series 3, that Label Tech acquired and have been running at full capacity for the past year.
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Poignant words which reflect the constant change process within Label Tech as we say farewell to David Keogh, who after 16 years at the helm, is to exit the business in the coming months. Dave has been a wonderful leader, mentor and friend to us all at Label Tech and it has been a pleasure working with him. It has been a very exciting journey for me since 2002 realising our goals and ambitions along the way.
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Welcome to the Christmas edition of our quarterly newsletter. As quickly as our 25th year began it now draws to a close and what an exciting year it’s been. I would like to thank you all for your good wishes throughout what has been a memorable year for both myself and the team here at Label Tech.
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Label Tech are delighted to announce that we were a double winner at the recent Irish Print Awards. Label took home the awards for Digital and Flexographic Label Printer of the Year, which is the first time that a single company has won both awards.
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Welcome to a very special edition of our Label Tech Newsletter. This edition takes a look back at 25 years of Label Tech and features interviews with customers, one of whom who has been with us since the early days and one who has recently become a customer from the Beverage Sector.
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Label Tech are delighted with the recent investment into our customer meeting areas within the premises. By sticking closely to our recent brand refresh, the space have been given a modern , clean , fresh look and feel.
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Promotional pack for Irish label printers, Label Tech. The pack contained a brochure, a swatch of custom designed labels, and a limited edition bottle of beer with a custom label.
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Forget humdrum product packaging. For labels that turn heads, engage customers and say more about a brand’s personality, top label printers, brand managers and packaging professionals can use digital textured labelling to their advantage. Should you do the same?
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Welcome to the Spring edition of our quarterly newsletter. In this feature we will share with you some exciting news about changes that have taken place within Label Tech over the past few weeks.
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Label Tech has been named as one of Ireland’s 'Best Managed' companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme. The company was recognised at an awards gala dinner in Dublin on 3 March 2017.
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Global market research firm Mintel has released a report, “Global Packaging Trends 2017,” that looks at five emerging packaging trends for 2017.
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To our valued Customers: as the festive season approaches and brings with it the end of 2016 I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I would also like to thank you for your custom and for your support throughout 2016 without which Label Tech would not be the success it is.
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Label Tech are delighted to announce that they have won the Digital Self Adhesive Roll Label Printer of the Year at the Irish Print Awards 2016. This is for the beautiful Listoke Gin Label which the team are very proud to have worked on. The finished label is a real eye catcher and something very different to what is on offer on-shelf in the spirits market in Ireland today.
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Label Tech are delighted to announce that we won a Bronze Shark at the Shark Awards in Kinsale this weekend for our DM piece 'Strength in labels'. We are one of only two Irish companies that won anything and the only Direct Marketing Piece to win globally.
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Welcome to the September 2016 edition of our newsletter as the holiday season draws to a close we would like to update you on new and exciting developments that took place over the summer months.
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Have a listen to our Managing Director James Costello chat with Karl Fitzpatrick of South East Radio about the evolution of Label Tech to date, what we're doing currently and where we're going next. Click the link to open a separate mp3.
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David has joined us recently from a competitor to take up his role as National Beverage Manager. He has over 15 years’ experience in the print industry and 5 of these working specifically within the labelling sector. David’s technical expertise is with high-end conventional and digital processes for Beverage and other industries.
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The issue of how products are labelled has become increasingly important and more sophisticated in recent years. Not just because good labelling helps with branding and encouraging consumers to buy one product over another.
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We have a lot of new and exciting developments to share with you this month. We hope everyone has had a good start to the year, as always we thank you for your business and look forward to working with you throughout the coming year.

Click into this article to read a recent interview given by James Costello about the growth and journey of Label Tech.

Label Tech were recently audited against the requirements of BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials (Issue 5) and following this audit achieved the grade of “AA”.

Award winning waste collection operator the City Bin Co. runs a ground breaking programme called ‘Zero Project’ which aims to save Irish businesses significant amounts on their waste bills as well as help the environment. Label Tech are delighted to announce that they have been accredited with the City Bin Co. Zero Project Award.

Welcome to the January 2016 edition of our newsletter, we have a lot of new and exciting developments to share with you this month. We would like to wish all of our customers at Label Tech a very happy new year and much success to come in 2016.

Label Tech are delighted to have been acknowledged by the industry once again and to have won this award at the Irish Print Awards 2015 for their Screaming Banshee craft beer label.

In recent years, there’s been a general trend towards a more minimalist approach in many areas. Packaging has moved towards clearer brand communications.

Being totally immersed in the journey of a job, design consultancies and clients often judge design work in a rational and analytical manner.

As our gadgets & apps are making it easier for us to communicate, they also make it easier to talk to our homes, the products we buy & the brands who produce them.

While there are many factors that influence how and what consumers buy, for many the process is based on visual appearance of the product’s packaging.

Innovative packaging is an effective strategy that fast-moving consumer goods companies can use to give their brands that all-important competitive edge.