A lot of ink has been spilt on the future of flexographic printing over the next five years. These speculations range from blog posts and casual tweets to large-scale studies. While researching this blog we came across a 284 page book about the outlook for flexographic printing 2018-23, which is retailing on Amazon for the bargain price of £815(!). So these trends are clearly high-stakes questions in some circles. Click here to purchase the book if you are interested. Or read on for our own thoughts about the way the industry is heading, at no cost at all.

Flexo-printing technology continues to be a economical, productive & reliable means of printing labels and other packaging products, despite its competition with other printing technologies. It is more popular than ever, with global sales increases being seen in 72% of the available flexo printing equipment and converting models, according to the US-based Flexographic Technical Association (FTA).

If you’ve been considering purchasing new printing equipment for your business from a UK manufacturer, the low value of the pound is great news. There’s no better time than now to place your order. Our wide range of market-leading printing equipment are on offer for the same rates as earlier in the year. When coupled with the lower value of the pound against the US dollar, this means that you can get your hands on all of our label printing machinery for nearly 20% less than you would have paid just four months ago. If you had of invested $100,000 in May 2016 you could have purchased equipment worth £64,000. Today the same capital would be worth £79,000 – a huge increase in value.