Scottish brand Iron-Bru is the latest brand to launch personalised labels for their product packaging. During the “Bru’s Your Clan” campaign Iru Bru will be personalising their bottles with scottish surnames and clan tartan designs. The brand has created 56 labels that will be used...
A recent article in the Guardian has revealed that food fraud is on the rise in the UK. In February last year more than 1,200 tonnes of fake or sub-standard food and nearly 430,000 litres of counterfeit drinks were seized. The most commonly seized food fraud products include olive oil, vodka, rice a...
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The University of Liverpool recently awarded graduation certificates to 800 students who completed their degrees entirely online. The online degrees have been designed to allow students to study alongside other commitments, from anywhere in the world. The flexible format attracts students from all o...
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An introduction to smart labels In the ever-evolving world of technology and innovation, smart labels have emerged as a game-changer in various industries, including food packaging. These intelligent labels offer a new dimension to traditional packaging by incorporating advanced features that go bey...
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With competition in-store always increasing, your brand needs to make an impact to stand out. These innovative point of sale displays would definitely grab our attention! Nutella’s giant point of sale bottle stand No one will be able to walk past this Nutella point of sale stand without giving...
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Plain clothed policemen recently arrested a pair of criminals in Howrah, Liluah who had been using cheque forgery to obtain sums of cash from unwitting businessmen. Abdul Aziz and Abhisekh Khandelwal supposedly used incense sticks, held underneath signed cheques of ‘loan applicants’ in o...
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We’re often evangelising about the versatility of labels and printed stickers – while magazines and newspapers may be moving to digital formats, the tangible nature of the sticker and its myriad of uses means it’s going nowhere fast. In the news this week were two stories about new...
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When printing secure documents it’s vital to consider how they will safely reach their recipient and how you can reduce the risk of your document being intercepted or tampered with along the way. Whether you’re sending documents internally within your company, or through external mail, s...
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The International Well Control Forum (IWCF), who are responsible for certification in the exploration and production sector of the oil and gas industry, have announced that they will be beefing up security on their certificates. Certificates issued by the firm prove that employees have the necessary...
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New Zealand has announced they will be releasing new bank notes with increased holographic security features. The new notes, which have taken three years to develop, will include a number of new security devices, as well as a brighter design. In order to help prevent counterfeiting, the notes now in...
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Researchers at China’s Southeast University have developed a new colour changing ink inspired by a beetle. This new print innovation is designed to be longer lasting and harder to copy than existing security inks. The ink is inspired by a type of longhorn beetle (called Tmesisternus isabellae)...
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The UK gift card and voucher industry is estimated to be worth over £5 billion, with most people receiving between 1-5 gift cards or vouchers per year. Christmas is the peak time for gift voucher sales, but it’s also the peak time for gift voucher fraud, so here’s how to protect your bu...
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This week in the press there have been several reports of would-be cheque fraudsters who have been caught out trying to use cheques fraudulently. A woman from Ireland altered a cheque by adding an extra digit before trying to pay it into her account, and a 22-year-old from Wigan attempted to cash in...
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