Northern Labels
NORTHERN LABELS · MANUFACTURED IN NORTH YORKSHIRE

Labels & Printing

Manufactured self-adhesive labels, from repeat flexographic production to short-run digital and specialist finishing. Printed and plain labels designed around your product, application and production equipment.

The right process for the right job

Slitting and finishing to suit your production. As a manufacturer, we can discuss the finished roll specification as part of the job, including slit width, roll diameter, core size, winding direction and presentation for your labelling equipment.

We print and convert self-adhesive labels for businesses that need reliable quality and practical production advice. Quantity, colours, substrate, finish and how the label is applied all affect the best method.

Whether you need tens of thousands of consistent retail labels, a small number of variations, plain stock for your own barcode printer or an unusual shape that requires specialist converting, you can discuss the job with the people who will actually make it.

Genuine photograph of red label material running through slitting and finishing equipment at Northern Labels
MANUFACTURING KNOW-HOW

Not just a printed sticker.

Good labels need to look right, stick to the intended surface, survive their environment and arrive on a reel your machine can use. We can work through that complete specification with you, rather than asking you to choose from a fixed list of standard products.

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PRINTING & FINISHING

Different jobs. Different ways to make them.

Our job is to establish the most suitable approach for your requirement, taking into account quantity, finish, artwork, material and application.

Genuine photograph of multicoloured printed label reels in Northern Labels production
01 / METHOD

Flexographic printing

A strong choice for repeat work, larger quantities and consistent roll-fed production.

Useful where quantities, repeat schedules and consistent colours make conventional press production the sensible choice. We can discuss printed colours, varnishes, adhesive and material construction alongside the finished reel format.

Our manufacturing capabilities
Illustrative cosmetics labelling line showing several finished label designs
02 / METHOD

Digital and short-run

Useful for shorter batches, changing designs and applications where conventional origination may not be the best fit.

A practical route for testing packaging, seasonal products, multiple SKUs and artwork that changes frequently. We assess the overall job rather than assuming one printing method always offers the best cost or result.

Digital and short-run labels
Illustrative premium gin packaging with printed and decorative label finishes
03 / METHOD

Hot foil and combination work

Decorative and specialist effects for packaging that needs a distinctive finish.

Metallic and decorative effects can give bottles, jars and premium packaging a different character. Foil, textured material, embellishment and conventional printed detail can be considered together.

Hot foil and specialist finishing
Genuine specialist label-cutting die photographed at Northern Labels
04 / METHOD

Converting

Die-cutting, slitting, rewinding and roll presentation tailored to your application.

Special shapes, back cuts, perforations, tags, tickets and precise roll presentation are part of our manufacturing conversations. Unusual requirements are welcome, including work that does not fit a standard print workflow.

Slitting and converting
Genuine photograph of ink being mixed and checked at Northern LabelsREAL FACTORY PHOTOGRAPH
COLOURS & CONSISTENCY

Printing is only part of the job.

Artwork and colour matter, but a successful label also depends on the stock, adhesive, liner and finishing choices behind it. We can discuss the print method and material together, helping avoid unnecessary compromises once production is underway.

For repeat production, consistency across subsequent runs is important. For shorter and changing jobs, flexibility may carry more weight. We work from your actual requirements rather than offering a one-size-fits-all process.

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WHAT WE CAN MAKE

Labels for products, production lines and demanding environments.

From attractive packaging to practical identification, the best construction depends on where the label goes and what it needs to do. These examples show the breadth of applications we can discuss.

Product and application scenes with fictional branding are illustrative. The relevant production photographs elsewhere on this page show actual equipment and materials.

TECHNICAL DETAIL THAT MATTERS

A label is made for the way you use it.

When we discuss a new job, these practical questions help determine the material, adhesive, format and appropriate manufacturing method:

  • What is it sticking to? Glass, paperboard, a plastic bottle, metal or another surface may need a different construction.
  • What conditions will it face? Temperature, moisture, handling and expected life all matter.
  • How will it be applied? By hand or by machine, including core, maximum outside diameter, winding direction and labels per reel.
  • Will it be printed again? Thermal-transfer and direct-thermal requirements influence the facestock and surface finish.
  • Will there be multiple designs or repeat orders? This can influence which print process makes most commercial sense.

Specialist adhesive and durability claims need confirming against the current material specification and testing on the actual application.

Genuine Northern Labels stock area with stocked materials and forklift
Real stock and material storage at Northern Labels.
PLAIN · PREPRINTED · VARIABLE DATA

Labels that work with your printer, too.

A printed label may be only the first stage. Many customers add dates, batches, prices, weights, barcodes or other changing information themselves, using direct-thermal or thermal-transfer printers.

We can discuss the face material, printable area, reel specifications and the equipment in which the labels will run. Preprinted colour and variable black data can be combined where appropriate.

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Actual thermal-transfer printing footage supplied by Northern Labels.

More than the artwork

As a manufacturer, we can design the job around the applicator or the person who uses it, not just around its graphic.

Slitting and rewinding to specification

Finished widths, unwind direction, core sizes, diameter limits and reel counts can be specified for the equipment on which they will be applied. This is not simply a choice from a stock catalogue.

Thermal-transfer and direct-thermal work

Plain or preprinted labels can leave areas for barcodes, batches and dates to be printed later. Matching ribbons, coating and service life helps avoid unreadable data.

Unusual conversions welcome

Perforations, unusual dies, cards, tags, wraps, and jobs with non-standard materials are worth putting in front of the people who will manufacture them.

FROM IDEA TO FINISHED REELS

Not sure what specification to ask for?

Tell us what the label needs to do. The dimensions and quantity are a useful start, but we can talk through the details if you have not settled on a material or printing method yet.

01

Your product

What surface, what environment and how will the label be applied?

02

Your artwork

Colours, design variations, shape and any information you need to print later.

03

Production

Matching print method, substrate, adhesive and converting requirements.

04

Finished supply

Reel core, winding direction, slit widths, roll diameter and pack format.

Talk to the people who make your labels.

Tell us what you are labelling, how it will be used, and the quantities you need. We can discuss a practical specification.

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