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Steve Celebrates 25 Years at BP Labels

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At BP Labels we have always said that it's the people that make the difference. After all it's people who ultimately deliver the service our customers demand and we pride ourself on not only keeping our customers but in keeping our staff too. Steve Rutter, one of our Inspection Supervisors celebrated 25 years at BP Labels at the end of January - Steve says "he's seen many things change during his time at BP Labels and he's really glad to have been part of that success, he also says he's looking forward to the next 10 years at least at BP" Anthony Brier came to Cardiff to make the presentation on behalf of the Brier family and personally thanked Steve for his valued contribution to the business over the last 25 years. Steve's wife Angela also joined us all for lunch, after all it takes the support of everyone to make a success. MD - Andrew Wood says, "this celebration gave us a fantastic opportunity to say a big thank you to Steve for all his hard work and dedication - and we're lucky enough to have several more people over the course of this year who will be celebrating 25 years with us, keeping experience in the company during these difficult times demonstrates our long term stability and our commitment to the continuing success of BP Labels."

Polish Police Seize Counterfeit Pesticide

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Brussels, 3 July 2008. The quiet town of Lubaczow, some 35 km from the border with Ukraine, was recently disturbed by a visit from the Polish security service, the CBS. Working from intelligence the CBS were tracking a consignment of counterfeit pesticides reported to have been flown into Warsaw directly from China. They followed the consignment to Lubaczow where additional counterfeit pesticide products, about two tonnes worth, were found at a variety of locations near the town.
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Massive Investment at BP Labels

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This week we opened the doors on our brand new 5,000 sq ft factory extension - built with assistance from the Welsh Assembly Government's, Regional Assistance Grant Scheme - the extension creates space for our brand new, state of the art, world first, 8 colour, fully servo driven Nilpeter press, which is due for delivery within the next two weeks.

This is the latest stage in our investment plans and is our commitment to the future, it will enable us to expand our business, improve our customer service even further, broaden the range of products currently on offer and provide a secure working environment for the 45 staff at BP Labels.

BP Labels Announces Membership of the IAA

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The International Authentication Association (IAA) is a not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to advancing the understanding and effective use of authentication technologies and processes to the end-user community and the public sector, regardless of product classification.

The IAA is a practice based community where users and suppliers come together to advance and share knowledge. IAA members are companies dedicated to reducing counterfeits globally through education, awareness and collaboration.

BP Labels is delighted to announce our membership of this important organisation, our aim is help our customers to develop effective anti counterfeiting strategies that really work, membership of the IAA will support our work in this field and it also means that we are at the cutting edge of ideas and technology in this new, fast developing industry.

For more information about what BP Labels can do for you visit our security pages for more information about the IAA and other useful anticounterfeit sites click here. If your organisation is involved in the fight against counterfeiting and you would like us to include a link to your page please contact hello@bplabels.co.uk

BP Labels Launches Anti Counterfeiting Service - Press Release

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BP Labels today launched ‘BP Security Solutions’, a service offering bespoke anti-counterfeiting solutions using a range of labelling security features.

Every year counterfeit goods cost the global economy $1000bn. They undermine public trust in brands and in extreme cases they cause injury and even death to unsuspecting consumers. Often the first line of defence is the use of authentication technology, in order to quickly and positively identify genuine from fake products. BP Security Solutions aims to help companies make the most of such technologies and ensure they work as part of an effective strategy to protect products and their users from fraud.

“For over 25 years we have been producing the highest quality labels for the pharmaceutical, electronics, cosmetic & toiletries industries, our systems and controls are of the highest level, in fact being accredited to PS9000:2001 pharmaceutical packaging standard means that traceability and security are integral in our facilities, systems and perhaps more importantly the culture of our organisation.” Said Jackie Evans, Marketing Director, BP Labels.

“BP Security Solutions will offer more than simply labels, it will aim to work with companies to ensure that the labelling element of an anti-counterfeiting strategy is effective and that it validates the integrity of the supply chain. We understand the complexity of working with suppliers and innovators to develop truly bespoke solutions and can advise on how best to use technology in and on packaging to verify the chain the custody.”

BP Security Solutions offers a range of overt and covert security features from a range of the industry leaders in the field of anti counterfeiting and are accredited by organisations such as Sicpa, Kodak and JDS Uniphase.

Counterfeiting – The Facts

• The World Health Organisation estimates that 6-10% of worldwide drug sales are counterfeit.

• In 2001 approximately 192,000 people died in China because of fake drugs. (China’s Killer Headache: Fake Pharmaceuticals, Washington Post August 30th 2002)

• Gulf News reported that sales of replicated cosmetics are estimated at US $210 million in the region.

• According to the World Health Organisation, 70-80% of profits from counterfeit products from the Asia Pacific region are used to finance organised crime and terror groups.

• Four raids in Wembley market before Christmas 2005 netted fake goods with a street value of £1.5million. There are around 1,200 permanent markets in the UK, plus many car boot sales and Sunday markets. If the others only yield the equivalent annually of Wembley’s four weekends, the fake value nationally is £1.8 billion, on which the VAT alone would fund a new school and hospital. (ACG – The Anti Counterfeit Group)

Reclaiming Spent Liner

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Until now the only option was to send spent liner into landfill sites, a practice which is under scrutiny in all areas of our lives, whether at home or in business. Now North American based Channeled Resources Group - Maratech division are operating a new single pallet recycling scheme in the UK to ship the liner to recycling facilities in China and India. Previously end users would have had to save and store the material until a certain weight had been reached, now for around £40 - a price lower than the taxes imposed to ship spent liner to landfill - any end user in the UK can send a single pallet of spent liner to the Maratech facility in the South of England, where it will be stored until the desired weight is reached for shipment. Source: Labels & Labelling Aug/Sept 2007 For more information contact Jackie Evans or Jeff Smith on 029 2077 8500

Promotions Update

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BP's continual drive to improve the level of quality and service to customers has led to the creation of two new positions in the inspection department, Steve Rutter and Carl Morris have been promoted to the position of Shift Supervisor, Steve has been with the company for 20+ years and Carl who originally joined as a delivery driver, has worked his way through dispatch and inspection departments to earn this latest promotion.

A further promotion has been made in the print room, Paul Andrews has been promoted to Shift Supervisor, Paul has been with BP for 2 years and has been a printer for 10 years, he joins Steve Hathway the shift supervisor on the opposite shift.

The team has a careful balance of experience and fresh ideas this will enable the company to develop and implement continuous improvement programmes that are necessary in today's business environment.

Latest £100k Repro Investment

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Installation of the latest £100k investment in new repro equipment is now complete, the investment represents the latest in plate manufacturing technology.

Our new Cyrel Digital Imaging (CDI) equipment will enable us to make higher quality plates, our aim is to push the boundaries of flexo to the point where we are able to seriously challenge the traditional position of litho as the dominant quality process.

The associated software will also allow more sophisticated file manipulation, all of which will give ever greater consistency and further improve our service to our customers. Plus with the new equipment we can remove more chemicals than we previously could from the process, which is very important to us as we continue to think of the environmental issues involved and strive to reduce our carbon footprint.