5 Years of GHS – What is the best solution?

Chemical manufacturers faced a huge challenge of how to be compliant with labelling, most were using thermal printers capable of mono printing. The old orange box pre-printed labels worked well for many years and now GHS brought new challenges, how to place a warning symbol within a pre-printed red …

Dura-ID’s Exhibitions Postponed due to Coronavirus

Due to the global outbreak of Coronavirus, the World Health Organisation have advised that the upcoming shows including the UK Concrete Show, WIRE & TUBE Expo and FoodEx show should be postponed…

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.

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.

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 development at Tankersley.

PPMA First Day Round Up

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

ICL Event 2019

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

Festive Shutdown Period

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

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.

High Performance Labelling for the Metal Industry

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

Dura-ID Supports the Cultivating Retail Exhibition

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

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.

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.

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…

New Web Shop for Dura-ID

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

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.

Chemical News Round Up

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

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.

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.

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, Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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 the environment.

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 YEC in Harrogate, West Yorkshire.

Horticultural Labels

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

Label Software

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

Professional Mouldings and Nameplates

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

Ensure Full Traceability of your Timber Products

Full traceability of timber products plays an important role in protection today, and perhaps even more crucially, our future.

Understanding GHS warning symbols on chemicals

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

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…

Understanding CE Marking

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

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.

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.

We are Dura-ID

The merge of IML Labels & Systems, Longcombe Labels and Leed Marque Concepts to become..

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…

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.

BS5609: What does it mean?

The most Stringent Industry Testing for Labels

British Steel and IML Solidify Long-Standing Relationship

We visited British Steel to full understand their identification requirements.

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…

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!

IML Presented With Awards at EcoBuild

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

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.

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

5 Things to Expect From a Good Label Supplier

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Heavy Duty Labels – How Tough Are They?

We supply heavy duty, durable labels to a diverse range of sectors and businesses.

HLS (Horticultural Labelling Software) FAQ’s

Just a few FAQs on the UK’s most popular horticultural labelling software.

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.

Labels for Difficult Surfaces – Cast Concrete & Stone

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

Bin Labels – Get Your Message Across

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Four Oaks Trade Show Review

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

The 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 and guidance.

Global Harmonization System: 1 Year On

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

The NeuraLabel 500e – The Printer the European Chemical Industry Has Been Waiting For!

This major advancement in printing technology allows you to print high volumes of a wide range of chemical drum labels quickly…

Create Plant Labels to Catch Your Customers’ Eye

Our dedicated Horticultural team, based in Cambridgeshire, know a thing or two when it comes to horticultural labels.

5 Ways Bespoke Labels Can Benefit Your Business

The labels you use on your goods and packaging help to create the first impression of your product and your business. So why settle for…

IML’s Tube and Wire 2016 Review

Several members of our team recently headed out to Düsseldorf to represent IML at Tube and Wire 2016.

IML at Wire 2016, Dusseldorf

No sooner have we finished exhibiting at Fabex in Egypt we are now busy preparing for our biennial trip to the Tube & Wire Exhibition in Dusseldorf.

Fabex, Cairo 2016

Fabex 2016 opened in Cairo earlier today. This two day event runs from 18th to 20th February and brings together buyers and suppliers from the steel, metals and engineering sector.

The Importance Of Plant Health

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See IML at Fabex, Cairo 2016

We are exhibiting at the Fabex/Metal & Steel 2016 show in Cairo 18th to 20th February 2016.

Wire 2014

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IML Turns Up The Heat For Tube & Wire 2014

As the clock ticks down signalling the opening day of Tube & Wire 2014 in Dusseldorf IML’s preparations for the show are in full swing.

Four Oaks 2013

Four Oaks is, undoubtedly, one of the biggest events in the horticultural calendar.

Perfect Partners At ChemSpec Europe

The UK’s primary manufacturer of high performance BS5609 marine approved labels….

Be Safe Not Sorry – SafeCom 2013

SafeCom 2013 is the UK’s largest chemical regulatory conference taking place between 6th and 7th March 2013.

IML Aquire Customer Base Of Greenfield Software

IML is pleased to announce its aquisition of the customer base of Greenfield Software with immediate effect.

Pipex sticks with IML’s Mattrans Extreme

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NEW PE 200 – A Stick Or Fix Solution

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A Brand New Look For IML’s Staff

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IML exhibited at Tube & Wire, Dusseldorf – Stand C48, Hall 17

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IML Welcomes Master Cutler

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An Introduction to Barcode Printing

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IML Celebrates 75 Years In Business

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IML at Metal & Steel 2012, Saudi Arabia

IML’s International Sales Team will be exhibiting at the Metal & Steel 2012 show in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 4th to 7th February 2012.

5 Years since GHS - What is the best solution?

5 years is approaching since the rollout of GHS, it feels like 10 years to me! Chemical manufacturers faced a huge challenge of how to be compliant with labelling, most were using thermal printers capable of mono printing. The old orange box pre-printed labels worked well for many years and now GHS brought new challenges, how to place a warning symbol within a pre-printed red diamond. At this moment the best solution appeared to be the ability to overprint the normal data and the red diamond at the same time, simple. Well not really, technology to do this was being offered in the market that simply wasn’t up to the standard required.

Companies like CAB and OKI did have hardware available that was suitable, however producing labels to match what may have previously been printed on an 8” wide thermal printer was still problematic. So, most manufacturers that needed drum and IBC labelling will have faced some pain during this period, I know of some individuals that have never fully recovered from the trauma.

Today this has now settled down of course, some are still trying to utilise the equipment purchased at that point to manage labelling, however 5 years on it could be time to re-address what is available.

At Dura-ID we pride ourselves on offering solutions that will bring business efficiency and reliability – any solution we offer is backed up fully by us, so it is in our interests that it works and works well.

We are successfully supplying some of Europe’s largest manufacturers with a label that we refer to as “The Combination Label”. This game changing technology helps in many ways; below are a few benefits that have been recorded by our clients:

Reduced waste – no need to buy several formats with different diamond combinations
Higher definition – allows or more languages, more H&S information
No re-labelling – stock now has one label containing all export languages
Regulatory improvements – Reg Affairs now control everything on the label including GHS/Transport Labelling/Batch Info all on one label
Warehouse man hours – placing one label now instead of several on a drum/IBC, also big runs can be wound onto cores so no need to stand and collect labels as they print
BS5609 Approval – this solution offers full compliance to level 3, satisfying fully expectations for sea shipments

The print solution to handle the combination labels, is the Neuralabel 600e. Dura-ID Solutions sell and distribute this unit and offer first line support across Europe.