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20th November 2024 Update on the CLP Regulation – Deadlines Included thumbnail

Update on the CLP Regulation – Deadlines Included

Now that the CLP Regulation has been approved, many are still wondering what that will mean for their business operations.

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8th October 2024 Personalising Drinking Products thumbnail

Personalising Drinking Products

Among the beverage industry trends that we’re seeing more commonly is product personalisation...

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6th September 2024 Staycation or Vacation: What Are People Choosing For Their Next Holiday? thumbnail

Staycation or Vacation: What Are People Choosing For Their Next Holiday?

When you think of a staycation, you probably think of loading up the car and driving to a cottage, hotel, or campsite throughout the UK...

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23rd August 2024 Owen’s Law – What This Means for Businesses thumbnail

Owen’s Law – What This Means for Businesses

What is Owen’s Law, and what does it propose for food businesses? We explore who needs to be aware, and potential changes.

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9th August 2024 Find us at PPMA 2024 thumbnail

Find us at PPMA 2024

Come and see us in hall 5, stand B62 to talk about all thing’s labels, printers, and applicators.

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2nd August 2024 Come and See Us at UK Metals Expo 2024 thumbnail

Come and See Us at UK Metals Expo 2024

Come and see our range of high temperature tags for steel manufacture, processing and stockholding.

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18th July 2024 We are Exhibiting at Four Oaks 2024 thumbnail

We are Exhibiting at Four Oaks 2024

We will be exhibiting at the Four Oaks Trade Show based at Farm Lane, Lower Withington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DU on the 3rd and 4th...

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1st July 2024 Moving Toward a Greener Future thumbnail

Moving Toward a Greener Future

In recent years, it has become clear to everyone that this is a necessity, and that the only future for us all is a green...

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3rd June 2024 Introducing the Epson C8000e Industrial Label Printer thumbnail

Introducing the Epson C8000e Industrial Label Printer

The C8000e is built for heavy-duty applications, churning out high-quality labels at lightning speed.

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29th May 2024 We are heading to NPS 2024 thumbnail

We are heading to NPS 2024

The National Plant Show Exhibition 2024 at NAEC Stoneleigh, Kenilworth, CV8 2LZ on the 19th and 20th June. Come and discuss all things labels, printers,...

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17th May 2024 Peat-Free: Revolutionising Horticulture in the UK thumbnail

Peat-Free: Revolutionising Horticulture in the UK

Peat has long been a staple in the horticulture industry, used as a growing medium for a wide range of plants...

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9th May 2024 We are attending ChemUK 2024 thumbnail

We are attending ChemUK 2024

We will be exhibiting at the ChemUK Exhibition from the 15th to the 16th of May, with our sister company Atwell Labellers..

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1st May 2024 We are attending UK Construction Week 2024 thumbnail

We are attending UK Construction Week 2024

From May 7th – 9th at the ExCel London, Dura-ID Solutions will be exhibiting at UK Construction Week. Visit us..

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8th April 2024 We are attending Wire 2024 thumbnail

We are attending Wire 2024

Dura-ID Solutions will be attending the Wire Dusseldorf 2024 Exhibition from the 15th – 19th of April at Messe Dusseldorf, Germany. See us in Hall...

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25th March 2024 Direct Thermal vs. Thermal Transfer: Which Printing Method is Right for You? thumbnail

Direct Thermal vs. Thermal Transfer: Which Printing Method is Right for You?

When choosing a thermal printer, you need to decide which printing method is right for your needs: direct thermal or thermal transfer. Both methods use...

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5th March 2024 Celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 thumbnail

Celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024

With International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 fast approaching, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate this global women’s rights movement, its origins, and why...

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26th February 2024 The Simpler Recycling Plan: How Food Waste Collection Will Change thumbnail

The Simpler Recycling Plan: How Food Waste Collection Will Change

the UK government proposed new food waste legislation to reduce the amount of food waste in landfills by 2030.

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22nd February 2024 Exploring the Spectrum of Inks: From CMYK to Specialty Inks thumbnail

Exploring the Spectrum of Inks: From CMYK to Specialty Inks

In the realm of printing and graphic design, ink plays a pivotal role in bringing ideas to life, transforming monochrome images into vibrant, eye-catching visuals.

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6th February 2024 Decoding GHS: Understanding Hazard Symbols on Chemical Labels thumbnail

Decoding GHS: Understanding Hazard Symbols on Chemical Labels

Chemical products, from household cleaners to industrial solvents, can pose a range of hazards if not handled properly..

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23rd January 2024 Navigating the Changing Landscape of Food Production thumbnail

Navigating the Changing Landscape of Food Production

The food production industry is undergoing a period of significant transformation, driven by a confluence of factors...

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3rd January 2024 Changes to the horticultural industry in 2024 thumbnail

Changes to the horticultural industry in 2024

Here are some of the major changes that are happening in the horticultural industry in 2024...

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15th December 2023 What We’re Up To Next Year thumbnail

What We’re Up To Next Year

As we wave goodbye to 2023, we’re excited to give you a sneak peek into our plans for the next year...

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8th December 2023 Wrapping Up The Year at Dura-ID Solutions thumbnail

Wrapping Up The Year at Dura-ID Solutions

Our end-of-year wrap-up recaps Dura-ID’s biggest achievements of 2023...

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1st November 2023 Duo-Tag: The Versatile Labelling Solution thumbnail

Duo-Tag: The Versatile Labelling Solution

Duo-Tag is a revolutionary labelling product that can function as both a self-adhesive label and a durable tag...

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18th October 2023 PPMA 2023: Celebrating Another Successful Year thumbnail

PPMA 2023: Celebrating Another Successful Year

This September, the Dura-ID team had the privilege of attending PPMA 2023 for the first time. The show took place at the NEC, Birmingham...

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6th October 2023 Epson Printer 3-Year Warranty: Don’t Miss Out thumbnail

Epson Printer 3-Year Warranty: Don’t Miss Out

Epson Printer 3-Year Warranty: Don’t Miss Out 18th October 2023 If your business is considering purchasing a colour printing solution...

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27th September 2023 Announcing Our New Website thumbnail

Announcing Our New Website

We have a new and improved website. We would love for you to take a look around and let us know what you think...

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22nd June 2023 Unlocking the Benefits of Moulded Badges: Why Choose a UK Manufacturer thumbnail

Unlocking the Benefits of Moulded Badges: Why Choose a UK Manufacturer

Visit Staymarked.co.uk for the best badges, vinyls and resin domed products.

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23rd May 2023 Dura-ID Solutions Acquire Atwell Labellers thumbnail

Dura-ID Solutions Acquire Atwell Labellers

Now offering bespoke label applicators to all of our clients.

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31st October 2022 Come rain or shine: Outdoor labels thumbnail

Come rain or shine: Outdoor labels

When we think of an object that is in constant contact with the elements outdoors - be it garden furniture, a car or the tiles...

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26th September 2022 FREE 3 Year Extended Warranty for Colorworks thumbnail

FREE 3 Year Extended Warranty for Colorworks

The Epson C000, C6500 and the Epson C7500 will...

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15th September 2022 Identifying steel products is only possible with the right labelling thumbnail

Identifying steel products is only possible with the right labelling

The importance of identification and traceability when it comes to raw materials in heavy industry is nothing new.

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23rd June 2022 The critical role of labelling when disposing of clinical waste thumbnail

The critical role of labelling when disposing of clinical waste

The most obvious impact of not disposing of waste properly is the spread of serious infection and disease.

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23rd June 2022 Identifiable, trackable and traceable: blood sample labels thumbnail

Identifiable, trackable and traceable: blood sample labels

When it comes to labelling and packaging in any industry, it’s vital that the correct information is displayed.

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22nd June 2022 IBC labelling: engineered to last thumbnail

IBC labelling: engineered to last

Intermediate bulk containers (IBC) are industrial-grade containers that are used throughout the manufacturing and logistics world...

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22nd June 2022 Carcase tags: from farm to table thumbnail

Carcase tags: from farm to table

Provenance, traceability and authenticity are hugely important to consumers when it comes to the food they choose to eat.

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22nd June 2022 Concrete labelling: the foundation of every successful construction project thumbnail

Concrete labelling: the foundation of every successful construction project

It’s estimated that construction output in the UK is worth more than £110 billion per annum...

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22nd March 2022 Adhesive Labels: A Lesson in Durability thumbnail

Adhesive Labels: A Lesson in Durability

Beyond the aesthetics of how a product distinguishes itself on a shelf, labelling helps to render identity to a specific item or product.

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22nd March 2022 What bottle labelling services do Dura-ID offer? thumbnail

What bottle labelling services do Dura-ID offer?

When you are opening a bottle of your favourite bubbly or simply grabbing a quick drink, you wouldn’t think the appearance of the bottle...

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22nd March 2022 What are the best printers for thermal transfer labels? thumbnail

What are the best printers for thermal transfer labels?

Thermal transfer labels provide information ingredients, use-by dates and within barcodes for thousands of products in an array of industries.

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6th January 2022 Medical Labels: A Life or Death Matter thumbnail

Medical Labels: A Life or Death Matter

Almost every industry has strict guidelines and standards when it comes to labelling and packaging, but this is particularly the case in the healthcare sector.

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6th January 2022 Exhibition Update thumbnail

Exhibition Update

At Dura-ID, we are proud to attend exhibitions and events up and down the UK to showcase the fantastic printing technology that we work with.

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6th January 2022 What Dura-ID are doing to navigate chemical labels and materials shortages post-pandemic thumbnail

What Dura-ID are doing to navigate chemical labels and materials shortages post-pandemic

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years you’ll know...

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10th November 2021 UKCA Mark Labelling & Printing thumbnail

UKCA Mark Labelling & Printing

Learn more about the new UKCA Mark and how Dura-ID Solutions can support you in the transition to UKCA labelling by the 1st of July...

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26th October 2021 Horticulture Recyclability – What are the eco-friendly alternatives? thumbnail

Horticulture Recyclability – What are the eco-friendly alternatives?

Horticulture Recyclability – What are the eco-friendly alternatives? Recyclability and horticulture are...

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6th July 2021 Why switch from Thermal Transfer to Colour Printing? thumbnail

Why switch from Thermal Transfer to Colour Printing?

Why switch from Thermal Transfer to Colour Printing? Get in touch As a supplier of durable labelling...

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9th April 2021 Natasha’s Law: What does it mean for your labelling? thumbnail

Natasha’s Law: What does it mean for your labelling?

Natasha's Law is coming in to force in October 2021 - what are the changes and how can Dura-ID help...

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15th December 2020 Preparing for a No-Deal Brexit with Dura-ID: What’s Changing with Chemical Labelling? thumbnail

Preparing for a No-Deal Brexit with Dura-ID: What’s Changing with Chemical Labelling?

During the run up to the new year, the UK has been preparing to leave the EU. So, what's changing with...

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15th December 2020 Preparing for a No-Deal Brexit with Dura-ID: What’s Changing with Food Labelling? thumbnail

Preparing for a No-Deal Brexit with Dura-ID: What’s Changing with Food Labelling?

There will be important changes to the way food is labelled in the UK following Brexit. What's new and...

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16th October 2020 Plant Passporting Update – October 2020 thumbnail

Plant Passporting Update – October 2020

Read about how Plant Passporting regulations are changing after the 1st of January 2021 and how we can help!

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1st July 2020 Covid-19 Precautions at Dura-ID thumbnail

Covid-19 Precautions at Dura-ID

See what we're doing at Dura-ID sites across the UK to minimise risk to our colleagues, family, friends and community.

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17th April 2020 5 Years of GHS – What is the best solution? thumbnail

5 Years of GHS – What is the best solution?

How far have we actually come since the implementation of GHS 5 years ago? Read our Sales Director Neil's insights.

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12th March 2020 Dura-ID’s Exhibitions Postponed due to Coronavirus thumbnail

Dura-ID’s Exhibitions Postponed due to Coronavirus

Exhibitions across the world were cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak - see what shows this affected for us.

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25th February 2020 FoodEx / Stand V270 thumbnail

FoodEx / Stand V270

Dura-ID Solutions will be attending the FoodEx show which takes place on the 30th March - 1st April 2020 at the NEC in Birmingham.

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25th February 2020 UK Concrete Show / Stand 103 thumbnail

UK Concrete Show / Stand 103

Dura-ID Solutions is excited to be attending their very first UK Concrete Show at Birmingham NEC on the 25th/26th March.

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25th February 2020 New Head Office for Dura-ID Solutions thumbnail

New Head Office for Dura-ID Solutions

Dura-ID are pleased to announce that we are moving from our current head office in Sheffield to a new purpose-built facility on the Enterprise 36...

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12th February 2020 PPMA First Day Round Up thumbnail

PPMA First Day Round Up

The PPMA show is a process and packaging show for various sectors, including the food and beverage industries.

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12th February 2020 ICL Event 2019 thumbnail

ICL Event 2019

Here at Dura-ID Solutions our dedicated horticultural team like to keep up to date with all the latest horticultural topics.

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16th December 2019 Festive Shutdown Period thumbnail

Festive Shutdown Period

The festive holidays are nearly upon us with only a week to go until we hit our shutdown period...

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27th September 2019 Dura-ID Attending White Label Expo – Stand 782 thumbnail

Dura-ID Attending White Label Expo – Stand 782

Dura-ID are pleased to be attending the upcoming White Label Expo on the 27th-28th November 2019, at the ExCel arena in London.

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27th September 2019 High Performance Labelling for the Metal Industry thumbnail

High Performance Labelling for the Metal Industry

Our metal labelling division provides specially-developed labelling solutions for the metal and engineering...

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25th September 2019 Dura-ID Supports the Cultivating Retail Exhibition thumbnail

Dura-ID Supports the Cultivating Retail Exhibition

Dura-ID is proud to be a bronze sponsor of the Cultivating Retail Exhibition and Conference.

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23rd September 2019 New Starter at Dura-ID thumbnail

New Starter at Dura-ID

Dura-ID are pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Armstrong-Gore, who will be taking up his position in business development for Dura-ID's food labelling sector.

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16th August 2019 Dura-ID to move to New Sheffield Premises thumbnail

Dura-ID to move to New Sheffield Premises

Dura-ID is pleased to announce that its Sheffield branch will be moving sites in January 2020.

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15th August 2019 Dura-ID to attend the Four Oaks Exhibition thumbnail

Dura-ID to attend the Four Oaks Exhibition

Dura-ID's dedicated horticultural sales team are looking forward to attending the Four Oaks Exhibition on the 3rd and 4th of September 2019...

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5th August 2019 New Web Shop for Dura-ID thumbnail

New Web Shop for Dura-ID

Dura-ID is excited to announce the launch of a new web shop for its Mouldings Division.

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5th August 2019 Hortipix Open Days thumbnail

Hortipix Open Days

Dura-ID are pleased to announce the dates of two open days to demonstrate their innovative, new Hortipix Pro printing system to potential customers.

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25th June 2019 Chemical News Round Up thumbnail

Chemical News Round Up

Read our monthly round up for the Chemical industry from May and June.

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21st May 2019 Top label and packaging trends in 2019 thumbnail

Top label and packaging trends in 2019

2018’s packaging trends offered big words, vibrant gradients and contemporary packaging formats to labels and packaging designs.

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20th May 2019 David Austin Roses choose Dura-ID as their preferred supplier for license tags thumbnail

David Austin Roses choose Dura-ID as their preferred supplier for license tags

Dura-ID Solutions are proud to have been chosen as the preferred supplier of David Austin Roses licensing tags until 2021.

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17th May 2019 Made In Yorkshire – Stand 43 thumbnail

Made In Yorkshire – Stand 43

Dura-ID are excited to announce that they will be attending this year’s Made In Yorkshire exhibition and seminar at Stand 43, on Thursday 23rd May,...

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13th May 2019 Recyclability of Horticultural labels thumbnail

Recyclability of Horticultural labels

As a supplier of bespoke labels for the Horticulture industry, here at Dura-ID we are becoming increasingly aware of the effects that plastic has on...

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15th April 2019 CHEM UK 2019 / Stand J20 thumbnail

CHEM UK 2019 / Stand J20

Dura-ID are delighted to announce that they will be attending this year’s CHEMUK 2019 at Stand J20 on the 1st and 2nd of May, at...

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5th March 2019 Horticultural Labels thumbnail

Horticultural Labels

Read about our horticultural labelling offerings and how they can help you improve traceability in your business.

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1st March 2019 Label Software thumbnail

Label Software

EnLabel, GHS Label, LabelDirect and HLS - all of our labelling software info in one place.

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28th February 2019 Professional Mouldings and Nameplates thumbnail

Professional Mouldings and Nameplates

Make a lasting impression on your customers with bespoke badges and nameplates from Dura-ID.

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29th January 2019 Ensure Full Traceability of Timber Products thumbnail

Ensure Full Traceability of Timber Products

Full traceability of timber products plays an important role in protection, and perhaps even more crucially, our future - Contact Dura-ID for support today.

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24th December 2018 Understanding GHS warning symbols on chemicals thumbnail

Understanding GHS warning symbols on chemicals

GHS symbols are a globally recognised system of classification and labelling of chemicals.

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18th December 2018 Identifying Construction Products – The Concrete Evidence thumbnail

Identifying Construction Products – The Concrete Evidence

Concrete is the most widely used construction product in the modern world. It is also a notoriously difficult material to label so...

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17th December 2018 Understanding CE Marking thumbnail

Understanding CE Marking

Here at Dura-ID Solutions we are experts in the manufacture and provision of innovative high performance labelling, including CE Tags

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7th June 2018 Chemspec Europe 2018 – Hall 8 / Stand H161 thumbnail

Chemspec Europe 2018 – Hall 8 / Stand H161

Dura-ID are returning to the Chemspec Europe exhibition this year following a successful year after the previous Chemspec show as IML Labels.

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26th February 2018 Dura-ID Exhibiting at Wire 2018 thumbnail

Dura-ID Exhibiting at Wire 2018

This will be the first show since IML Labels & Systems and Longcombe Labels combined in February 2018 to become Dura-ID Solutions Limited.

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8th February 2018 We Are Dura-ID Solutions thumbnail

We Are Dura-ID Solutions

We are pleased to announce the merge of IML Labels & Systems with Longcombe Labels and Leed Marque Concepts - and we have now become...

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11th October 2017 Free One Day Seminar with Safeware Quasar thumbnail

Free One Day Seminar with Safeware Quasar

IML are pleased to announce that we are working alongside one of our long-standing partners; UL Safeware Quasar...

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15th August 2017 Four Oaks 2017 – Offers, competitions and more! thumbnail

Four Oaks 2017 – Offers, competitions and more!

IML Labels and Systems will be attending the Four Oaks Tradeshow on Farm Lane in Lower Withington, Cheshire on the 5th and 6th of September.

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10th August 2017 BS5609: What does it mean? thumbnail

BS5609: What does it mean?

The most Stringent Industry Testing for Labels

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24th July 2017 British Steel and IML Solidify Long-Standing Relationship thumbnail

British Steel and IML Solidify Long-Standing Relationship

We visited British Steel to full understand their identification requirements.

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5th April 2017 IML Invited to Help Spread the Plant Health Message thumbnail

IML Invited to Help Spread the Plant Health Message

A newly formed Plant Health Steering Group sees IML collaborating with DEFRA and the HTA (Horticultural Trade Association) to develop...

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3rd April 2017 We’ll be at ChemSpec Europe in Munich, May 31st – 1st June 2017! thumbnail

We’ll be at ChemSpec Europe in Munich, May 31st – 1st June 2017!

Preparations are well underway here at IML for our trip to Munich at the end of May to exhibit at ChemSpec Europe!

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29th March 2017 IML Presented With Awards at EcoBuild thumbnail

IML Presented With Awards at EcoBuild

IML were awarded two BSI Group awards for recognition of continuous ISO 9001 certification for over 20 years.

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1st March 2017 We’re Exhibiting at Ecobuild 2017: Stand C111 thumbnail

We’re Exhibiting at Ecobuild 2017: Stand C111

We're very much looking forward to our debut appearance at Ecobuild in March and preparations for the event are well underway.

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19th January 2017 RIP Gordon Dunn – 01/07/46 to 15/01/17 thumbnail

RIP Gordon Dunn – 01/07/46 to 15/01/17

We lost a very valued member of staff that will be forever in our hearts

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21st December 2016 Five Things to Expect From a Good Label Supplier thumbnail

Five Things to Expect From a Good Label Supplier

Finding suppliers to trust can sometimes be a challenge. What should I look for in a good label supplier?

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15th November 2016 Horticultural Labelling Software (HLS) FAQ’s thumbnail

Horticultural Labelling Software (HLS) FAQ’s

Whether you're an existing HLS customer, or you are considering using the software, this handy guide will answer any questions you might have.

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2nd November 2016 High Temperature Labelling: All You Need to Know thumbnail

High Temperature Labelling: All You Need to Know

Throughout our history, we've pioneered a range of labels and tags specifically designed to withstand extremely high temperatures.

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13th October 2016 Labels for Difficult Surfaces – Cast Concrete & Stone thumbnail

Labels for Difficult Surfaces – Cast Concrete & Stone

Today UK construction contributes over £100bn and accounts for 6.5% of the global construction sector....

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12th October 2016 Bin Labels – Get Your Message Across thumbnail

Bin Labels – Get Your Message Across

Like most labels, bin labels always contain important information which needs to be communicated clearly.

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11th September 2016 Four Oaks Trade Show Review thumbnail

Four Oaks Trade Show Review

Four Oaks is a long running, commercial horticultural show held anually.

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24th August 2016 Benefits of On-Site Label Printing thumbnail

Benefits of On-Site Label Printing

When it comes to exploring all the options available to you when considering an on-site label printing system, we're best placed to offer expert advice...

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12th August 2016 Global Harmonization System: 1 Year On thumbnail

Global Harmonization System: 1 Year On

As a leading label manufacturer of chemical labelling we were heavily involved in helping businesses achieve GHS compliance.

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