21 www.printmonthly.co.uk July / August 2025 - Issue 355 Label printing specialist A4Labels.com has revealed how a visit to The Print Show in 2024 led to the company investing in a new machine that has allowed it to significantly expand its service offering. Based in Sussex, A4Labels. com began life in 2011 a broker selling A4 sheets of self-adhesive labels on eBay. Over the years, the company has grown to become a manufacturer of A4, A5, and SRA3 sheets for the label trade and brokers across the UK and Europe. To support its ongoing growth strategy, managing director Charlie Hawker visited The Print Show last year to gain insight into the latest machinery and chat with manufacturers about solutions that could support the company’s expansion plans. Having spoken with specialist Fujifilm staff at the show, where the manufacturer had a stand for the second consecutive year, Hawker signed off on a deal to invest in a Fujifilm Apeos Pro C810 for sheeted print jobs. The machine was installed at the company’s Sussex facility in November and has had a significant impact on production over the past six months or so. Looking towards this year’s event, Hawker says he will be attending again to catch up on the latest goings-on across the UK market. “I will be looking to attend again,” he says, adding: “For someone young and fairly new to events like this, it was my first time, and it was a great way to network and get to know and learn things about the industry. “What stood out for me was communicating face to face. It was nice to meet people away from Zoom and get a feel for the industry and what I was potentially buying. “I obviously went with an idea of what I was looking for but aside from the machines, I also met with the team at Artwork Guru. We have since acquired their services for label design work, which never would have happened had I viewed the machines on a Zoom call.” Print Show visit leads to Fujifilm purchase for A4Labels.com Large-format printing solutions provider Liyu England has opened up about its decision to return to The Print Show in 2025, saying the company now feels part of the event’s “family”. Liyu England has been a regular at The Print Show in recent years, taking larger stands at the centre of the hall to showcase its range of printing machines to visitors. This has proved to be a shrewd move, with the company completing a series of sales and deals on the back of each appearance. Booking on again for 2025, Liyu England will be based on Stand P250, with plans in place to again display a number of machines to draw in visitors from all corners of the market. Speaking about the company’s return, managing director Eddie Tucker only has good things to say about The Print Show. He said such as been Liyu England’s success over the past few editions that the company will continue to exhibit year after year. “In our first year at the show, we exhibited almost by accident as guests of Amari Digital, but the interest we had was unbelievable,” Tucker says, continuing: “Coming back for the second, third and now fourth time was an absolute no brainer. “It gives us a chance to show off our amazing range of Platinum printers and cutters, which have been taking the UK by storm, with some big printing houses now investing in the machines.” Tucker goes on to say the now-annual tradition of exhibiting at The Print Show is something that the entire workforce at Liyu England looks forward to – and 2025 will be no different. “Our team love going to The Print Show; one of our highlights is end of the show Christmas singalong, which has become something of a Liyu England tradition,” Tucker says, adding: “We really do feel like part of The Print Show family.” Liyu England: “We feel like part of The Print Show family” A4Labels.com managing director Charlie Hawker with his new Fujifilm machine Liyu England has become a regular feature at The Print Show EVENTS - / NEWS By Rob Fletcher By Rob Fletcher
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