One of Life’s Great Pleasures The Academy of Chocolate was founded in 2005 by five of Britain’s leading chocolate professionals, united in the belief that eating fine chocolate is one of life’s great pleasures. They launched the awards that same year, focusing on both bard and filled chocolates. We spoke to Albert Chau, Certified Chocolate Taster and Board Member of the AOC and this is what he told us about how the awards benefit both emerging and existing brands, new trends and the power of an award medal sticker. 1.   Can you provide an overview of the Academy of Cho ..read more

    Introducing Westcountry Fire Protection We love working locally and supporting our local business community. As a label printing company, inkREADible offers a range of labels that cover various industry sectors from gifts, artisan food produce, health and beauty and electrical and gas. An interesting area of our business is labels and stickers for fire protection safety equipment. A regular customer of ours is Westcountry Fire Protection Ltd, who have recently been adding to their range of labels for fire safety equipment. Repeat business is a sign that we are meeting the high s ..read more

Getting Started with Label Planning: A Guide for New Customers Starting with labels can feel a bit daunting, but you are in good hands with us at inkREADible Labels. As label printing experts, our job is to guide you through the whole process from beginning to end. For us, labels are a bit like the cherry on the cake when it comes to marketing products. We understand the importance of product labelling, and how great labels contribute to successful sales. To achieve better labels, the benefit of effective planning at the start cannot be underestimated and rushing through this stage is guarante ..read more

Tips for Applying Flawless Labels Machine and Hand Applying When you order labels with us, we will ask you if you are machine or hand-applying them. In the label printing process, how you will end up applying your labels is more important than you may realise.  By considering factors such as label reeling orientation, surface preparation, and adhesive properties, you can master the art of label application and enhance the visual appeal of your products. If you want your labels to look flawless, here are some of our tips when it comes to the application of labels: Hand Applied Labels The a ..read more

Navigating the Stickiness A Guide to Choosing the Right Adhesive Self-adhesive labels may seem like a simple companion for a product or packaging, but behind their appearance lies an array of adhesives, each designed with a specific purpose. Choosing the correct adhesive for labels is paramount as it directly influences the functionality and suitability of the labelled product. The correct adhesive ensures secure bonding, preventing issues like label detachment during handling or transportation. It also contributes to the durability of labels, allowing them to withstand diverse environmental c ..read more

Your Worst Nightmare Imagine after all the time spent painstakingly designing labels, and choosing the colours, fonts and graphics that they finally arrive in the post - with a mistake! This could be perceived as your worst nightmare, so, what can be done to help avoid this happening? In reality, at inkREADible, this rarely does happen, as we insist that labels must be checked and checked again as many times as possible, before going to print. The rule of thumb is that you simply cannot check too many times! Also having time on your side is a great advantage as mistakes can easily happen when ..read more

    Introducing Aliment Nutrition and PRP Supplements With a growing interest in health and wellness, the demand for clear and reliable information on nutritional products has never been higher. As the health and nutrition sector expands, being able to differentiate products on the shelf, make brands appeal to consumers and grow loyalty using packaging is paramount. Our latest customer case study delves into the challenges faced by one such business and we spoke to Charlotte the Managing Director of the vitamin and nutritional supplement brand Aliment. Background and Overview: Can y ..read more

Giants | The Gin to My Tonic | Gold Award Winner 2023 Sip, Sample, Celebrate: The Gin To My Tonic Awards Are Here! inkREADible are a specialist printer of award medal stickers and we are super excited to be working on a new project which is The Gin To My Tonic Awards. Because this is a new event, we wanted to get the scoop on what makes this competition different. We spoke to Jody, Operations Manager for The Gin to My Tonic, who gave us the low down… Can you tell us a bit about The Gin To My Tonic Awards, how did it all begin? “The Gin To My Tonic Awards was born out of our desire to connect ..read more

    Meet our customer Clive who had some very special labels printed for a rather unusual and very unique project. We asked him to give some feedback on working with inkREADible on such an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime experience… How did it all begin? Why did you want to look at different options for labels? “It all began during a Motorhome trip to Scotland to do "The North Coast 500 route". Whilst visiting Thurso, I was told by a local about a distillery called Wolfburn that had reopened after 100 years. I visited and found I could purchase a private cask, which not many distilleri ..read more

A Bumper Hamper Giveaway We work with a number of amazing artisan food and drink producers, printing beautiful customised labels to enhance their lovingly prepared products. With Christmas just around the corner, we asked some of these lovely people if they would like to be involved in putting a hamper together for us to give away in a prize draw, to help raise money for Rowcroft Hospice, who is also our long-standing, valued customer.   Raising Funds for Rowcroft Hospice Rowcroft Hospice help over 2,000 people living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon every year. They provi ..read more