Industrial Full-Colour Labels · Industrial & security
When the plate has to carry a logo, not just a number
The short answer: the same industrial polyester and the same reinforced adhesive as the one-colour range, printed in four colours — for brand marks, colour-coded warnings and pictograms that have to be exact. £228 per 100 against £181 in one colour, and worth it only when the colour carries information.
Any shape within this size — rectangle, round, oval or custom die-cut.
VAT invoice · card or bank transfer · proof before production · ±5 % quantity tolerance
- Printing
- 1 option
- Protection
- 2 options
- Adhesives
- 1
- Sizes
- 56 formats
- Smallest
- 15 × 10 mm
- Largest
- 100 × 105 mm
- Quantities
- 100 → 10 000, more quoted
- Variable data
- available
Printed from £228 per 100, unprinted on rolls from £52. Production 2 to 10 working days after proof approval.
When the £48 is justified
Three cases where colour carries meaning
A brand mark on equipment. A manufacturer's logo in its exact colours on a machine that will be photographed for a decade of catalogues.
Colour coding. Voltage classes, gas lines, maintenance intervals — where the colour is the information and a black-and-white plate loses it.
Regulatory pictograms. Hazard symbols are defined by their colours; printing them in one ink is not an option. For chemical containers specifically, see the sizing rules on the GHS page.
Outside those three cases, one colour at £181 is sharper on small text and cheaper — which is why most rating plates we produce are still black on white.
- Film
- heavy-duty white polyester
- Adhesive
- reinforced
- Protection
- gloss lamination
- One colour, for comparison
- £181 / 100
- Full colour
- £228 / 100
- Blank rolls
- £52 / 100
- Variable data
- available
Price by quantity
What a run actually costs
Up to 55 × 70 mm, full colour, gloss lamination — die, setup and printing included.
| Quantity | Run price | Per label |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | £246 | £2.46 |
| 200 | £253 | £1.27 |
| 300 | £261 | £0.87 |
| 500 | £269 | £0.54 |
| 1 000 | £306 | £0.31 |
| 1 500 | £335 | £0.22 |
| 2 000 | £370 | £0.19 |
| 3 000 | £431 | £0.15 |
| 5 000 | £573 | £0.11 |
| 10 000 | £928 | £0.094 |
Excluding VAT and delivery. Other sizes, finishes and quantities are priced in the configurator above.
Where it is used
Products that take this material
FAQ
Industrial, full colour — what engineers ask us
Is it the same film as the one-colour range?
The same family of industrial polyester with a reinforced adhesive and a gloss lamination. What changes is the printing: four inks instead of one, £228 per 100 instead of £181.
Will the colours fade outdoors?
Slowly, and the lamination is what slows them. Expect several years in European conditions; dark solid colours hold longer than pale tints, and a logo printed in a light pastel is the first thing to go. For a plate that must be exact after ten years, discuss it with us before the order.
Can I print a photograph on it?
Yes, it is standard four-colour printing. Bear in mind that an industrial label is usually read at arm's length in poor light — a photograph rarely adds anything a strong pictogram would not do better.
Does it carry variable data?
Yes — serial numbers, barcodes and unique QR codes printed in the run from 100 labels, exactly as on the one-colour films. See numbered labels.
What about really rough surfaces?
A rigid polyester bridges a strongly textured surface. For drums, moulded housings and cable ducts, the heavy-duty polyethylene film at £213 conforms far better — same industrial range, softer material.
Colour, when the colour means something.
Full-colour industrial polyester, from £228 per 100.