Narrow web printing ink specialist Pulse Roll Label Products is celebrating turning 20, as the company records another successful year.
Pulse Roll Label Products was incorporated on 30 May, 2001, and was founded by Gary Seward and Dave Whelan from a small office based in the south-west of England.
With strong printing ink backgrounds, the pair were confident that there was room in the UK market for a narrow web ink supplier focusing on service and quality. In the early days, customer visits took place in the morning and the pair would return to their office and manufacture the orders taken from the visits earlier that day. Business steadily grew and after two years the team had increased and moved to its own premises at Nibley Lane, Yate. In 2006, Mr Whelan emigrated to Canada with Mr Seward remaining at the helm. By 2012, continued growth necessitated the move to a much larger production facility in Yate, where the company is still based today.
In addition to supplying the UK, the company’s biennial participation at Labelexpo Europe since its debut appearance in Brussels in 2003 has contributed to helping it develop strong international partnerships in other markets. Today, Pulse Roll Label Products supplies high-quality inks, varnishes and coatings to label and packaging converters in both the UK and, via its strong international partnership network, to narrow web printers primarily located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia and Australasia.
Year-on-year growth has been central to the company’s success, both domestically and internationally. The company’s success overseas was formally recognised when the Pulse Roll Label Products was presented with The Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2015 in recognition of the growth in overseas sales over a three-year period. The company continues to grow, even over the last 12 months when the challenges of Covid-19, the impact of Brexit, and the current volatile global supply situation have all had an impact.
Mr Seward said, ‘We have come a long way since we started out 20 years ago. Without doubt it has been a challenging 14 months for the entire UK label industry. But, despite this, Pulse Roll Label Products remains stronger and more resilient than ever. We would not be where we are today, without a great team, and the strong partnerships we have developed with our customers, distributors, and suppliers.
‘I’d like to thank all those who have supported us so far and I look forward to new, exciting opportunities that I am confident the next 20 years will bring.’
