Label & Litho

Labels for New Zealand and the world
December 1, 2014

Labels and Recycling

The team at Label & Litho are committed to maintaining a high level of sustainable business practice. Although printing labels may not have the best reputation in terms of sustainability, the printing industry has become extremely environmentally sensitive over the past 20 years and quick to adapt new sustainable practices. In 2013 we were the proud […]

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We’ve said it before, but we’ll say it again – We love beer labels! We are very honoured to have been asked by the Curator at the Alexander Turnbull Library to provide copies of our beer labels and wine labels for the Ephemera Collection. ‘Ephemera’ is material published for short term use which includes printed labels, […]

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The team at Label & Litho have gone down the rabbit hole, to explore the psychology of design when it comes to wine labels. Since addressing colour, and the different emotions they evoke, we now look at spacing, lines and shapes. There is not a lot of room on your typical wine label, so it’s important […]

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Each and every day we are subjected to an array of visual information to digest (consciously or otherwise). Design determines how we perceive things – and is especially pertinent when it comes to product packaging – with wine labelling being no exception! When it comes to wine, we select and drink a bottle based on direction from all five […]

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September 28, 2014

Printing labels that are environmentally friendly

Whether you are wanting to print wine labels, beer labels or any other kind of label, it’s important to consider the environmental effects of doing so. That’s why the team at Label & Litho strive to provide a label produced in the most environmentally friendly way. We recognise that our processes have an impact on […]

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August 12, 2014

Why not print your own beer labels?

Craft Beer Capital There’s no denying Wellington is the Craft Beer Capital of New Zealand, and perhaps in the world! With over 10 breweries in the region, the capital has really made a name for itself. Each brewery has created its own personality, taste, methods of brewing and most importantly beer labels! Beer lovers region wide are […]

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May 22, 2014

The one year anniversary of our new label printing factory

We can’t believe it! It’s been a year since we moved from our old factory to our new one. And what a great year it has been. To celebrate the anniversary of our move, we’ve had the GoPro videos we recorded of the move edited and have published them here to give a sneak peak at what […]

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May 8, 2014

Everything you need to know about printing labels with a pre-inserted RF tag

RFID, or ‘radio frequency identification’ tags are a brilliant product for all kinds of purposes, including helping to prevent shoplifting. RF tags don’t need to be visible – they transmit a radio frequency to a sensor that pick up electromagnetic fields at short ranges, even if they hidden in a label. If you use a snapper card […]

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April 17, 2014

Label & Litho now does keg label printing!

When people think of a label printing company, they might think beer labels, wine labels, food labels, but not many people would instantly think of keg labels! That’s an attitude we’re hoping to change with one of our latest new products: keg wraps! Just like a keg is a giant beer can, we can print […]

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April 1, 2014

Printed Labels are as easy as 1,2,3!

When most people think of printing labels – be it wine labels, beer labels, labels with rfid tags, personalised labels, food labels, or any other kind of printed label – there seems to be an idea that it is going to be really complex and a hassle of a process. Whatever the cause, we find […]

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