Metallised Film Labels · Metallic
Metal that survives the fridge
The short answer: the metallised papers in this range are beautiful and they are still paper. This is the same silver or gold effect on a polypropylene film — waterproof, flexible, printed in full colour, and the only metallic we would put on a chilled bottle or a shower product. From £177 per 100.
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
- 3 options
- Adhesives
- 1
- Sizes
- 16 formats
- Smallest
- 35 × 30 mm
- Largest
- 100 × 105 mm
- Quantities
- 100 → 10 000, more quoted
- Variable data
- quoted on request
Printed from £177 per 100, unprinted on rolls from £56. Production 2 to 10 working days after proof approval.
Why it exists
The metallic paper problem
Bright silver paper at £120 per 100 is the cheapest metal effect we sell, and it is the wrong choice for half the products that want it. Drinks, bathroom cosmetics, anything chilled — the base is paper, so condensation swells it and the label lifts within a season.
Metallised polypropylene solves it without changing the look: same mirror surface, printed in full colour, on a film that does not absorb. Water beads on it, the ice bucket does nothing, and the lamination protects the ink where the bottle is handled. The price difference is £57 per hundred — cheap insurance on a product that gets wet.
- Silver paper
- £120 / 100, dry products
- Gold paper
- £124 / 100, dry products
- Metallised film
- £177 / 100, wet products
- Colours
- silver or gold ground
- Printing
- full colour
- Protection
- varnish or lamination
- Blank rolls
- £56 / 100
Also in this family
Two decorative films where the pattern is in the metal
Dot pattern
A fine regular dot embossed into the metal, catching the light differently across the sheet. Cosmetics and spirits ranges that want texture without print.
from £186 / 100Scale pattern
Overlapping scales, like fish or roof tiles — the most decorative film in the catalogue, and the most expensive of the metallics.
from £207 / 100On both, the pattern lives in the material and not in the ink, so it survives every printing choice you make on top of it. Worth a physical proof before committing.
Price by quantity
What a run actually costs
Up to 55 × 70 mm, full colour, gloss varnish — die, setup and printing included.
| Quantity | Run price | Per label |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | £190 | £1.90 |
| 200 | £194 | £0.98 |
| 300 | £198 | £0.66 |
| 500 | £200 | £0.40 |
| 1 000 | £220 | £0.22 |
| 1 500 | £234 | £0.15 |
| 2 000 | £252 | £0.13 |
| 3 000 | £283 | £0.094 |
| 5 000 | £358 | £0.072 |
| 10 000 | £547 | £0.055 |
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
Metallised film — what customers ask us
What is the difference with silver paper?
The base. Silver paper at £120 per 100 is a metallised paper — cheaper, and finished by condensation. This is the same metal effect on a polypropylene film at £177: waterproof, flexible, and the only metallic that belongs on a chilled or wet product.
Silver or gold?
Both, at the same price. The choice is the same as on the papers: gold reads warm and traditional, silver cool and technical. On a chilled bottle, silver with condensation on it is a look in itself.
Can I print photographs on it?
Yes — it is full-colour printing, and the metal shows through the lighter areas exactly as it does on foil-effect paper. Areas that must be a true, flat colour need an opaque white printed underneath first.
Does it need a lamination?
It needs some protection, and the range offers a gloss varnish or a gloss/matt lamination. The film is waterproof but the ink on top of it is not — on a bottle that is handled wet, take the lamination.
What are the patterned versions?
Two decorative metallised films: a fine dot pattern at £186 per 100 and an overlapping scale pattern at £207. The relief is embossed into the metal itself, so it survives whatever you print on top. Both are worth seeing as a physical proof — they photograph badly and look excellent in the hand.
The shine, minus the fridge problem.
Silver or gold metallised film, from £177 per 100.