hf Chocolates installs Epson ColorWorks label printer

Thu, 1 Nov 2018 10:05:00 +0200

Company background

Based in Milton Keynes, with a workforce of around 25 people, hf Chocolates imports chocolate and confectionery products in bulk from suppliers in Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain and the US. More recently, it has added a number of British suppliers to its range. The company supplies the products as they are or re-packaged to the retail trade – mainly the independent or specialist sector - and wholesalers. It also offers an ‘own label’ design and print service to customers that require low quantities of items with their own logos and branding.
hf Chocolates produces colour labels in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Prior to investing in the ColorWorks C7500 printer, the company was using a desktop vinyl printer and cutter that was good for quality and handling a variety of labels but was very slow and impractical for anything other than short runs, so it had to buy pre-printed labels for large volume product orders. Ambrose Boyd, Commercial Manager, hf Chocolates, says: "For us, being able to produce bespoke labels on-demand was really about gaining flexibility and the ability to respond to market quickly as buying pre-printed labels was simply too cumbersome and not at all cost effective, unless huge volumes were involved. We had a clear idea of what we needed – a fast printer that could print high quality consistently and was cost-effective, not just from a...

Wilkin & Sons (Tiptree) Jams and Preserves Jar Labels

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:06:00 +0200

Wilkin & Sons (Tiptree) Jams and Preserves
by RobertKnoxDigitalLabelMan · July 25, 2017
Wilkin & Sons (Tiptree) Jams and Preserves spoke to KTEC Group in early 2017 about wanting to personalise their labels for some of their home made items. With their ever growing product line of jams, curds, fruit juices, jellies and puddings (the list does carry on) they saw an opportunity to do something different and personalise their jars. Personalising items is a very popular and growing market, Wilkin & Sons do the personalisation of their items both online and in store.
After a meeting with the KTEC sales team the Primera LX500ec was suggested as it it’s a compact size and simple to use, just what was needed. The LX500e(c) is fitted with an automatic guillotine (c)utter so each personalised label can be auto-cut and applied to the jar there and then or taken by the customer. But it also had to give a high quality print, the LX500ec print is an amazing 4800dpi the highest black and white or full colour photo quality print in its class. Sample labels were provided and the choice was made, the Primera LX500ec was delivered and delivers the results.
Wilkin & Sons now benefit from a personalised labelling facility and adding a range of fruit gin liqueurs that can be personalised made with the fruits grown on the Tiptree farm, the gin is from their friends over at Hayman’s. Having the Primera LX500ec on-site is also a key to new business, customers can have their items personalised whilst they wait, an extremely popular way to order for the busy population.
Did it meet their expectations? I think so as they have already purchased more!
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hf Chocolates installs Epson ColorWorks label printer

Wilkin & Sons (Tiptree) Jams and Preserves Jar Labels