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Finding new markets with digital ink-jet label press

Derbyshire-based Charapak is one of the UK's market leaders in the design and manufacture of specialty corrugated packaging.

New digital press brings new business to Charapak.
New digital press brings new business to Charapak.

The company has recently diversified into the labeling sector with the installation of a Model N610i digital ink-jet label press from Domino. This investment has opened up new business opportunities for the company, enabling it to supply both existing and new customers with high quality, digitally printed labels with short lead times.

First established as a corrugated packaging company in 1980, Charapak now has 127 employees operating across four business units with an annual turnover of approximately £13 million. Their core business utilizes their award-winning flexo post print and litho-laminating processes to produce specialist corrugated packaging, promotional displays, and retail-ready packaging. After expanding into integrated fulfillment and specialty coated packaging, Charapak Labels is the latest business unit to be created within The Charapak Group. The company serves both domestic and international customers in the industrial, food and drink, automotive, retail, and e-commerce market sectors.

From more than 200 entries, Charapak was recently awarded the prestigious “Company of the Year” award in the 2015 Derby Telegraph Business Awards.

When a long-standing customer inquired about the possibility of Charapak supplying digitally printed labels, the company recognized an exciting new business opportunity. “This was our chance to broaden our service offering beyond corrugated packaging and capitalize on the vast potential of the digital labels market,” explains Richard Smith, Owner and Managing Director of Charapak. “We set out to find the right digital print supplier that we could partner with.”

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