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At Readability we sell millions of Tactile Warning Triangles to our customers (23 million last year to be exact). If you’re reading this there’s a good chance you need them for your own products. But there’s a bit of confusion around tactile warning triangles, so here’s some information on what they are – along with some of the main products … Read More

It’s a familiar story: you need labels printed, and you need them yesterday. This is the nature of the business. A printer lets you down, a new rush order comes in, you realise you’ve made a mistake with your labels – anything can happen. At Readability, we offer some of the fastest lead times in the business. Our customers need … Read More

Eventually and inevitably your label will become redundant and will be disposed of. What happens to this label waste at the end of its useful life is becoming an increasing concern to consumers, companies and governments alike all promising to do more in the name of the environment. We’ve talked about the importance of label material choice from functional and … Read More

This is almost an irrelevant question for most printed label buyers these days. The print quality, longevity, colour matching and finishes available are so closely matched that speed of turnaround and cost are usually the deciding factors. Readability will supply you with beautiful labels to suit your brand design, timescales and budget. Rather than drive you down the flexo or … Read More

There is now a real alternative to the Markem Smartdate branded 1100m long coding ribbon A medical supplies company in the UK was chosen for field tests under the supervision of our technical sales adviser and Urgo’s supply chain manager (Neil) who had been reluctant to switch from the branded thermal ribbons previously used. Tempted in via thoughts of cost … Read More

Technology seems to let us down at the most important times and thermal transfer printers are no exception. A regular routine to clean the print head will solve many problems. You can use printer wipes to clean printheads, platen rollers and label sensors every time you change the roll of ribbons or labels. Dirty printheads are the cause of most common printed image problems. … Read More

Get the best quality thermal transfer ribbon without paying inflated prices just for the branding. The phrase “you get what you pay for” is not always what it seems. Sometimes inflated pricing goes hand in hand with slick marketing and imagined benefits. We all object to paying more than we need for what is after all the same thing beneath … Read More

From the 1st of March 2018 rodenticide sold to the general public will be sold in smaller packaging and in lower strengths (Regulation 2016/1179). This comes as part of the long-running “Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU)” for more details see the Think Wildlife site and now anyone wanting to buy larger volumes will have to go through a CRRU approved … Read More

And it would cause such a stir amongst e-liquid suppliers. Has it caused the 10ml e-liquid bottle to plunge into terminal decline? Here at Readability, we thought we had developed a perfectly workable solution to the TPD compliant e-liquid bottle labelling problem. Simples! a 10ml size peel and reseal label on a synthetic material, with a variety of finishes from brushed … Read More

When should you use PP labels? Which synthetic material should you choose for warning and product labels? This guide will help you make an informed choice as to whether you should use Polypropylene or Polyethylene substrates. We are often asked the PP or PE question and whilst all synthetic label materials might be described as being closely related they have quite different … Read More