Frequently Asked Questions

We do not apply any minimum order quantities to our customers; you can order as little as 50 labels right through to 1 million and beyond.

With regards to your labels, yes we can, we have several systems available for printing labels and in fact custom printed labels is now one of the larger sections of our company.

Printed product labels obviously come in many different shapes, sizes and finishes, for example, on a gloss clear label, or simply white or maybe you need a coloured background, it really does not matter to us what you need, with this being a bespoke service you can pretty much have whatever you want with printed labels.

Yes, we stock two main types of CD labels, both of which are compatible with the Avery labels layout L7660 and also the L7676 version. One of the layouts includes the case spine labels.

Our range of CD labels are available in standard matt white finish as well as gloss for laser printing and photo quality gloss for inkjet printing. Coloured CD labels are also available as an off the shelf item in over 14 different colour variations. In addition to normal permanent adhesive and hi tack adhesives, we also stock our CD labels with a low tack adhesive for easy removability form the CD it's self.

By its nature glass is a very difficult product to remove adhesive from, many companies have had problems with their labels leaving residue on the glass.

Over a number of years now we have been developing and improving our Glass Easy Peel range of Low Tack Labels and also cling grade labels which adhere well to glass but do not have a residue problem when they are removed. We have several strengths of low tack labels, the adhesive ranges from standard removable, to super peel and also Glass easy peel, all the label products are suitable as glass labels but we always like to test which one is most suitable for you, depending on what type of glass your products are produced from, sometimes toughened glass or coated glass may require the super peel or the glass easy peel labels.

So to answer, yes all the low tack labels we offer are great for this purpose and have been specially designed for this type of application.

Yes you can. PDF templates and also Microsoft Word templates are available to you by email for all Avery label types and also all the PCL labels range. Whichever range of labels you order from us more often than not we can supply a template in one or both of the above mentioned formats.

Of course, plus many sizes from stock too.

We provide free of charge samples yes, we like our customer's to have piece of mind that they are ordering the exact product they think they need. We hold all material samples in stock, such as plain white paper, gloss white paper, clear, gloss and matt polyester and of course our popular coloured label range.

We also have material samples in stock of all the different adhesive types we have to offer, such as standard permanent, removable, glass removable, cling grade, extra permanent and deep freeze adhesive also. So whatever labels you need we have the samples to cover the whole range for you to test.

Yes you can, sprocket fed computer labels for use with dot matrix printers are supplied as an off the shelf item, we offer  computer labels from 1 wide, 2 wide, 3 wide and also 4 wide, (across the sprocket fan fold) from stock.

Yes, we have a full range of weather proof and waterproof labels, ranging from A4 laser labels and also polyester based thermal labels which are supplied on rolls.

The adhesive on some of these water and weather proof labels have a British Standard adhesive (BS5609), these products are tested in marine conditions ensuring their durability for being used outside. For example, one of our customers is a large district council, they often use our water / weather proof labels on their districts wheelie bins, these labels are subject to all manners of weather and handling.

Yes we can.

We already have thousands of cutters and tools available to produce A4 labels for both Laser and Inkjet printers. If you can let us know the size of labels you need and also the layout on the A4 Sheet we can then consult our tooling library to see if we already have what you’re looking for or may be able to offer you something very close.

However we are making new tools and cutters for A4 Labels on a daily basis so if it is a totally unique design and layout you need on the A4 labels then it is not a problem at all to get a new cutter to produce the job for you.

Yes we can, printed labels are completely custom printed by us for our clients. These labels can be printed using 1 colour or anything in between up to full colour process, which is full colour. Labels that are of custom designs can range from anything too anything depending on the business and product types. The most commonly ordered printed labels are company logo labels. Logo labels are used by name companies for obvious reason, for mailings, product labels, POS and much more. However printed labels can be customised to incorporate anything at all, such as chemical labels for example that will hold various warnings and vital content information and as suggested above these and all printed labels can be printed using 1 colour or full colour.

We have several machines that produce our custom printed labels and as a result of this no order is to big or in fact no order is too small on the other hand. Even in full colour you can order as little as 50 labels.

If you need any further clarification on this topic, feel free to contact us and a member of our custom printed label team will help you further.

Our in house bureau division has many years of experience in designing and printing product labels. We offer a service that from the start is easy and extremely straight forward, it doesn’t even matter if you have current artwork or designs or not. If no existing artwork is available to us then we offer a full design service to create the ideal printed labels you are looking for. Once the artwork is in place what we do at this stage is submit a full colour proof of the final labels, this will show you exactly how the finished printed label will look, from colour to shape, to size and style. Once you are happy to give the go ahead to print, we will then at this point create your plates; printing plates are used on our presses and produce the print in very fine detail and of the highest quality. Delivered to you, on time and when required, resulting in a happy customer.

We have three types of label printing presses, foil, flexo, and also digital. These presses basically offer us a choice of how to run your labels, if it was to be a small run of say 100 labels, then the digital or foil press may be the best option for us, this allows us to get the price very low for you, however if there are higher quantities required then the litho or flexo presses would come into action and drive the price down as we can run these much faster.

Contact one of our experienced members of the print division, they will be able to offer any assistance or help you may require.

Ok, there are two types of Thermal labels that’s we supply on rolls, one being Direct Thermal Labels which does not use any ribbons at all, the print is heated onto the special thermal direct label surface. The second option on labels on rolls would be Thermal transfer labels, now with this range of thermal labels you will need to use a ribbon.

Thermal ribbons are supplied by us for all printer make and models, they are a roll of black or coloured foil that go into your printer along with the thermal transfer roll of labels, the printer will then transfer the print onto your label from the ribbons.

The deep freeze adhesive material is what you are looking for and yes we supply this material from stock. The deep freeze adhesive material that Mercury Labels offer can withstand temperatures down to -40oc. This robust deep freeze adhesive can be supplied plain on A4 sheets for you to print on a laser printer or can be supplied on rolls for you to print on a thermal printer. This gives you the in-house flexibility to print the deep freeze adhesive labels yourself if you have lots of different sorts of texts or images. Alternatively we can print the deep freeze adhesive labels for you on rolls. The nature of the deep freeze label material ensures that the print does not run in freezer conditions when coming into contact with ice or moisture. This is important as the deep freeze label could be used for recording the contents or eat by dates for refrigerated items. The deep freeze label material adheres firmly and permanently to items that are already frozen also. Feel free to call one of our members of staff and they will be only too happy to discuss your requirements for the deep freeze label material.

In short we supply a large number of both, plain and also printed labels. If you need blank labels to print onto yourself then we can supply these labels from stock on A4 sheets, in continuous computer labels format and also on rolls for thermal labelling.

Our die cut Avery style labels are not made by Avery, therefore they are not branded as Avery labels. Avery labels are a brand in their own right, as Mercury labels are a brand of their own. Our range of die cut labels are classed as Avery compatible labels.

The die cut labels we supply are classed as Avery Style labels, although they are not branded Avery labels the layouts and sizes on the A4 sheets are identical and marry up with the Avery A4 and A5 L and J codes within popular software packages such as Microsoft Word. please find below a list of the Avery labels codes for your ease of reference and our corresponding codes for our Avery compatible labels.

Avery Labels L7167,  1 label per page, label size: 199.6mm x 289.1mm - Our code ML1TVRC

Avery Labels L7168,  2 labels per page, label size: 199.6mm x 143.5mm - Our code ML2TVRC

Avery Labels L7169, 4 labels per page, label size: 99.1mm x 139mm - Our code ML4TVRC

Avery Labels L7171, 4 labels per page, label size: 200mm x 60mm - Our code ML4TVRC/2

Avery Labels L7166, 6 labels per page, label size: 99.1mm x 93.1mm - Our code ML6TVRC

Avery Labels L7165, 8 labels per page, label size: 99.1mm x 67.7mm - Our code ML8TVRC

Avery Labels L7173, 10 labels per page, label size: 99.1mm x 57.3mm - Our code ML10TVRC

Avery Labels L4743, 12 labels per page, label size: 99.1mm x 42mm - Our code ML12TVRC2

Avery Labels L7164, 12 labels per page, label size: 63.5mm x 72mm - Our code ML12TVRC

Avery Labels L7163, 14 labels per page, label size: 99.1mm x 38.1mm - Our code ML14TVRC

Avery Labels L7674, 16 labels per page, label size: 145mm x 17mm - Our code ML16TVRC1

Avery Labels L7162, 16 labels per page, label size: 99.1mm x 33.9mm - Our code ML16TVRC

Avery Labels L7161, 18 labels per page, label size: 63.5mm x 46.6mm - Our code ML18TVRC

Avery Labels L7160, 21 labels per page, label size: 63.5mm x 38.1mm - Our code ML21TVRC

Avery Labels L7159, 24 labels per page, label size: 63.5mm x 33.9mm - Our code ML24TVRC

Avery Labels L7665, 24 labels per page, label size: 72mm x 21.1mm - Our code ML24TVRC2

Avery Labels L7654, 40 labels per page, label size: 45.7mm x 25.5mm - Our code ML40TVRC

Avery labels L7651, 65 labels per page, label size: 38.1mm x 21.2mm - Our code ML65TVRC

Avery Labels L7656, 84 labels per page, label size: 46mm x11.1mm - Our code ML84TVRC

Avery Labels L7660, 2 CD labels per page, label size: 117mm - Our code ML2TV/CD1

Avery Labels L7676, 2 CD labels per page, label size: 117mm - Our code ML2TV/CD2

For any further information on Avery compatible labels, please feel free to contact us on 0845 026 4232

Yes we stock a full range of coloured labels on A4 Sheets for laser or inkjet printing, we do also offer A3 an A3+ size. We now have over 9 different colours that are available immediately in any layout and any number of labels per page, so if it's a full A4 page you nee coloured or many different labels on the sheet coloured, it's really not a problem.

We also offer a colour washing service which basically means that we take the labels you require, for example 14 labels or 21 labels per page and then we colour match them to any colour you need. These can be labels that are coloured to a specific PMS or pantone reference or if this is not something you have we can simply colour match any sample that you to us. For example, if you are trying to match up to a coloured box or evelope or maybe trying to over label a brochure that has been printed to a specific colour then colour washed labels giving the perfect colour match is the ideal product for you.

We do not only hold a large amount of stock of coloured labels on A4 sheet, we also supply an ever increasing range of coloured thermal labels, often supplied on rolls.

If you have any further need for help or clarification then we would love to hear form you. Get in touch with us on 0845 026 4232, we are always happy to help.

Whilst A4 labels is still the most commonly purchased format of sheet labels, A3 labels and SRA3 labels are also available from stock.

When ordering your labels, all we need to know is how many labels you require on the page or if it is just the full adhesive sheet that’s needed. If it is a full A4 or A3 adhesive sheet that is required please note that we can also split the backing sheet, this allows you to peel the label from the backing with ease, this can sometimes be known as cracked back labels.

Yes we do. Our range of Square butt cut labels are all cut into the A4 sheet with square corners. This rage of labels are available in various different finishes such as gloss, coloured or even clear or block out.

Please find below a list of each of the square cornered labels we hold in stock.

A4 1x1, 1 per page labels, Labels size: 210mm x 297mm

A4 1x2, 2 per page labels, Labels size: 210mm x 148mm

A4 1x3, 3 per page labels, Labels size: 210mm x 99mm

A4 2x2, 4 per page labels, Labels size: 105mm x 148mm

A4 2x3, 6 per page labels, Labels size: 105mm x 99mm

A4 3x2, 6 per page labels, Labels size: 70mm x 148.5mm

A4 2x4, 8 per page labels, Labels size: 105mm x 74mm

A4 2x6, 12 per page labels, Labels size: 105mm x 49.5mm

A4 2x7, 14 per page labels, Labels size: 105mm x 42.4mm

A4 2x8, 16 per page labels, Labels size: 105mm x 37mm

A4 3x7, 21 per page labels, Labels size: 70mm x 42mm

A4 3x8, 24 per page labels, Labels size: 70mm x 35mm

A4 4x8, 32 per page labels, Labels size: 48mm x 35mm

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The answer would be a limitless amount of colour options available, the reason being is that we are able to colour wash any of our labels with thousands of colour choices, matching up exactly to any pantone references or simply matching up to any particular colour you may need.

We also offer off the shelf coloured labels available immediately of which we have 14 different colours to choose from such as, red, green, blue, yellow, pink, orange, cream, black and magenta, with either permanent or a low tack adhesive and we also stock metallic gold and silver labels.

In addition to these colours we have a very vibrant off the shelf option too, if you are looking for a colour to really stand out then our range of fluorescent labels or Day-Glo labels are available in red, green, yellow, pink and orange.

There is a solution, and we can help with this here at Mercury Labels. We have a block out material that covers up any text or image, it normally has a grey or black adhesive so that nothing can be seen through it once it has been applied. Don’t worry if your brochure is coloured, we can also colourwash the block out label material to any specific pantone reference so it totally blends in with the colour on the brochure. If new amended text needs to be on the block out label we also supply the labels pre printed, this is available on a white or a specific coloured back ground. Our in-house design team will provide a proof of the printed block out label for you to approve free of charge prior to printing to ensure the text or image on the block out label is 100% correct before we print for you. These block out labels or opaque labels as they are also known can be supplied plain or pre-printed on rolls or A4 sheets. We have thousands of cutter sizes in stock so whatever size of block out label you need we can help. Please contact one of our friendly members of the sales team for any further assistance.

Yes we can, all our labels on sheet and on rolls are available in any colour you require. We do stock coloured labels direct as off the shelf items but if you cannot find the colour you need then we can simply colour wash your labels to any specific colour you need or any colour you need to match, simply send us a sample to match and we will match it for you.

Please contact a member of our team on 0845 026 4232 to discussed coloured labels or having labels coloured to a specific colour, or visit our contact page.

Yes, of course, we hold an extensive range of stock sizes in our warehouse for immediate despatch, most A4 laser labels are on the shelf and can be delivered on a next day insured courier service within the UK.  We understand our customers may find themselves in this exact predicament so we take pride in pre-empting this problem for you, thus offering this off the shelf, stock, next day delivery service for you.  This range of A4 laser labels includes the Avery equivalent label sizes and also the die cut and butt cut range. 
We also offer a range of PCL labels from stock also on this very same next day availability.

We have several options of peelable labels available, standard low tack, super peelable and easy glass release adhesive, so it does depend on the products in particular.

We have a range of cling adhesive labels designed with glaziers in mind. These cling to the glass without sticking, therefore there is no residue. 

Our sales team are on hand to talk through your needs to ensure that you get the most cost effective and best suited label for your needs.

Mercury Labels offer clear sealing labels with either a permanent or a low tack adhesive.

A weather-proof or waterproof label is what you need, a vinyl or polypropylene material would withstand the varying temperatures, we would also laminate your printed labels to ensure the print does not run.This sort of robust material is ideal for outside conditions. The adhesive is also a strong permanent adhesive so no problems with the label "coming off" outside either. The quality of the print on a gloss vinyl is also of a very high quality, ensuring you have the best image for your company as possible.

Yes we can print either static barcode labels where all the data remains the same from label to label or we also print consecutively numbered barcodes, usually in increments of one, so for example if you are looking for 5000 barcode labels which are all numbered differently you may start with number 0001 and ending with 5000.

You may also have a selection of different product lines that all require different barcode labels, again this is not a problem for us to produce as we do not have any minimum order quantities, therefore it does not matter to us if you need 100 of one type and 500 of another for example.

So in short it really does not matter if you require a short run or a long run of barcodes that are the same or different from one another, we can produce your barcode labels quite easily.

YES!  We supply both thermal transfer and direct thermal labels in a standard white finish plus we offer them in coloured materials too.

Satin bronze, silver or a satin gold paper based material is available from stock on our A4 label stock range, this would be ideal.

This satin silver, bronze and gold paper material can also be printed on via a laser printer or copier. This material is more cost effective than the polyester material but gives a professional metallic image without the added expense. If you can’t see the size you need on the website please feel free to contact us and one of our sales team will personally help you to find the size of A4 label you are looking for in either the satin bronze, silver or gold paper based material.

Yes we certainly can! We stock a wide range of oval labels that are supplied direct to you for home, office or digital printing on A4 sheets. All our Oval labels come to you in several finishes, colours and variable strengths of adhesives. Below you will find a quick link of the oval labels we supply from stock. Please use the product code links to guild you direct to the individual oval label product pages.

It is totally up to you, if you have the ability to supply us with artwork for your printed labels then we can use this as long as the quality is good enough for print. However if you do not have a company that does your artwork then worry not, we have a full team who are on hand to produce artwork for you, and more often than not we do not charge for this service, we feel that if you are ordering your printed labels from us, it comes as part of the service.

If you can give us the idea of your end design our design team will do the rest and come up with solutions for you. We have a number of different printing methods available to us, so it does not matter if you have a requirement for 100, 1,000 or 1,000,000 we can cater for any size orders and welcome any size of customers, all as important to us as the next.

Please feel free to get in touch with us for more advice and help on printed labels and the production of you artwork.

Yes you certainly can, we have a full range of circular labels in many sizes, colours and finishes.

Our circular labels on A4 sheets are great for companies or individuals who are looking to print their own labels on their own laser or inkjet printers. Once you have chosen the circular or even oval labels you require we also have a PDF template available for you to match your artwork up to the layout of labels on the A4 sheet.  You can download our templates and import these into your labelling software, also within Microsoft Word you will find the Avery templates already set up and installed ready for use.

The circular labels and also the oval labels we supply lend themselves perfectly to a huge range of business, from small cottage industries like soap and essential oil companies, or home made jams and sauce companies, right through to large corporate companies, NHS, and also school and universities, all are perfect for labelling up products and jar or bottles, and again very easily printed using any of your home or business laser or inkjet printers.

As well as the oval and circular labels that we supply on sheets a full compliment of these shapes and sizes are also available on rolls for use through your thermal printers.  Ask a member of the team for further information on our circular stickers and oval labels.

Mercury Labels can offer you just the solution to all of the mentioned requirements. We hold may circular label cutters in stock for the A4 laser label range, we also stock up to 14 different colours and both of these medias can be supplied with a removable adhesive so that the label can be removed without leaving any residue on the product it is applied to. So in short, we offer coloured circular labels on A4 sheets that can be over printed and also have a removable adhesive.If you require a certain colour that is not within the material stock range we can also offer a colour washing service whereby we colour-wash the A4 labels to any specific pantone reference required

Yes we can! Often we hear this as a common problem with some printed tape users, there are many different variations of printed tape available on the market and many different degrees of quality and thickness.

We have several product materials that have never let us down on quality, plus we never go below the required micron thickness required to produce a high quality finish.

Printed tape is a great addition to any company's despatch regime, whilst it costs practically nothing to buy, printed tape gives your product a fantastic boost, littering your items and your deliveries to your customers with your company name and image. It's almost free advertising.

Buying tape from mercury is a simple process. We supply a full proof of what the end result will be, once you are happy we then print it for you, what could be easier? and because it is an inexpensive product, it's a product you simply can not afford not to buy.

Contact our printed tape team on 0845 026 4232 for full specifications and tape details.

Printing PPI labels is something we do regularly for a number of our customers.

All we need to know is the size of PPI Labels you need and your Royal Postage Paid Impression number, once we have this information we are able to email you a proof of how your PPI labels will look when printed, it’s really quite as simple as that, so as long as you have a PPI account with Royal Mail then printing the PPI labels for you is very straight forward.

Royal mail have made a number of changes over the last few years, you will not need your PPI printed labels to have the Royal Mail delivered by symbol on the labels, you will now also notice that the 1st class, 2nd class and the mailsort labels have also been changed. The 1st class PPI labels are now require to be displayed as 24 (for 24 hour), as the 2nd class are now to be 48 and so on.

We are kept right up to date with any changes that Royal Mail make to the PPI labels you may require.  Give a member of our sales team a call for any further information you may need on our full suite of PPI Labels.

Yes we have a large number of label materials and finishes available.

Plain matt white labels are still the most popular and are the most economical but we do have many other finishes available from stock such as gloss white, coloured, and also clear or polyester label finishes too.

Our range of glossy labels are suitable for both laser and inkjet printing, The inkjet finish is similar to photo quality gloss labels, with a high gloss finish that gives a perfect print. Gloss labels add value to your finished labels. For laser printing the A4 gloss labels we manufacture are available in both semi gloss and full high gloss finishes.

Coloured labels or colour washed labels are now available across every size on this website. we hold over 10 stock coloured labels such as yellow, red, green, blue, orange, magenta, pink, cream and so on. if one of these colours are not suitable, we do offer a colour washing service. This service give you the ability to match up the colour to your exact requirements.

We also supply the full range of labels in several polyester finishes, covering clear labels, water proof and weather proof suitable for all manner of wet or various weather conditions.

All of these label materials can be used across our whole range of products and layouts.

Our labels are tested to British standard, including rigorous sea water testing.
The range of weatherproof labels are designed to withstand temperatures as low as -20 degrees.
Other weatherproof labels we produce are paper based but are perfect for freezer conditions as they are designed to be just as effective at -40 degrees
We can supply your weatherproof labels to perfectly meet your needs, for example company branding, date stamps etc.

An integrated label is a label that is integrated within the A4 sheet. Unlike the A4 laser / inkjet labels that are labels cut into a full sheet of adhesive, with integrated labels the full sheet is not made of adhesive labels, it is an A4 sheet of normal paper that usually has one or two labels built into it on a panel or a patch that you can see form the back. Integrated labels are normally used as invoices or delivery notes, printed with the relevant delivery details and the label is then used to ship products or post the invoice, very popular with online catalogues and shopping sites as they save time in printing labels and duplicating that print onto invoices or shipping notes, integrated labels have the whole packet in one sheet and one print.

Please note, in addition to plain white integrated labels we also offer a full colour printed service. These labels can be printed to the face and to the back also.  Obviously custom designed labels have a much greater impact with your customers, not only with your company logo and details but importantly with your terms and conditions printed on the reverse of the form, which for some companies is very important as these printed terms will hold instructions of returns and relevant policies.

If you are interested in obtaining pricing on custom printed integrated labels, please do not hesitate to contact our sales teams on 0845 026 4232, we are always happy to help.

A waterproof/weather-proof label is simply a label that’s protected from outdoor weather. This type of label is made from a water resistant material, which won’t allow the ink/artwork to run or incur damage from outdoor weather i.e. rain. Weather-proof/waterproof labels are mainly popular within the Horticulture sector due to their outdoor products however they can also be used indoors dependant on the products. The materials that we supply in this format are the Polyester, Polypropylene & Polyethylene (all waterproof/weather-proof). 

Excellent printing results with most types of laser printers. Do not use with inkjet printers.

You can have as much or as little details printed onto your personalised tape as you want, however experience tell us that small text on printed tape is not really noticed and therefore can be wasted space that could be used to enlarge your logo. Your company logo, web address and telephone number is usually the most commonly used information.

We offer a full custom printed service and every company requires a different look for their printed tape, so we feel if you bare in mind the following as a guideline you won’t go wrong with your design. 1. Keep it simple, 2. Stick to no more than 3 colours, and finally, let us do the rest for you.

When produced, printed tape is an easy and a cheap way of getting your company image onto your products.

Ok, a die cut label is usually supplied on A4 Sheets, Die cut refers to the actual cutting of the label surface to produce the number of labels per page that you can peel off the A4 sheet, these labels always have rounded corners or radius corners to each label and sometimes a slight gap in between each row of labels on the sheet. A brand of labels that are all die cut in this fashion are Avery labels,, you will find Avery codes such as L7160, L7161, L7651 and so on, all of which are die cut labels.

Butt cut labels is pretty much as the term suggests, the labels are butted up to one another with no spacing. The labels on the butt cut A4 sheets also have square corners not round.

We supply both Avery equivalent die cut labels and also butt cut labels form stock.

Die cut labels basically means that the labels are die cut onto the A4 sheets using a Die Tool, this gives you rounded corners and a selvedge or a strip round each of the labels, very much like Avery labels,. Our products are not manufactured by Avery but they are made to the exact same sizes and positioning on the sheets and match up to the commonly used Avery codes you will find in many software package. With the Avery style labels that we supply being manufactured by us here at Mercury, we are unable to sell them to you as Avery labels, they are not, they are our own brand but they are all made and cut or ‘die cut’ to the exact same measurements.

Die cut labels or labels with round corners are probably one of the most popular ranges of labels with the A4 sheet label types, simple to use and easy to print onto A4 die cut labels are a great asset to any office or industrial situation. Over the past 10 years the price of A4 labels in general has decreased quite dramatically due to more efficient manufacturing operations and high levels of stock being shipped. We are pleased to be one of the leading companies and suppliers of this much loved range of labels.

Give us a call or email us for more details on, Avery labels, or our own die cut range of A4 labels.

Both wax ribbons and resin ribbons are ribbons for use through a thermal printer using Thermal Transfer Labels, some labels are known as direct thermal labels, these do not require a label, but all thermal transfer labels will need the use of a ribbon.

Wax ribbons are the most economical and the widest used ribbons, whilst resin ribbons are for those applications where a very durable and starch proof print is needed. Wax thermal ribbons are used in many industry sectors, from local shops to high turnover distribution companies. The wax ribbons are often used for shipping and distribution because the life span of the labels and the print is not required to last forever. Resin ribbons on the other hand as detailed above would give you a much more durable and reliable life spam of it's print, in conjunction with the correct thermal labels materials.

There is also now a mixture of the two formulas now known as a wax / resin ribbon. Wax resin ribbons are thermal ribbons that obviously are a blend of the two, they give a fantastic print and are cheaper than Full Resin ribbons whilst still giving a durable hard print onto your thermal transfer labels.

For the past 5 years we have grown our ribbon supplies considerably, we now stock all popular branded ribbons as well as many compatible cheaper items.  The branded thermal ribbons we stock are for use in Zebra Printers, Sato printer, Tex printers, Datamax printers, to mention a few. Give our sales team a call for further information on any thermal ribbons or any help you may need.

At Mercury Labels we do not have any minimum order quantity, you can order as little or as much as you like.  We supply all manner of label products from plain white off the shelf labels, to full custom printed personalised labels and as suggested, we do not impose any MOQ's onto our customers.

We stock and supply over 20 different sized circular labels. All our circular or round labels are available to you in many different finishes and adhesives, such as gloss, coloured, gold & silver and also clear, with a range of adhesives from low tack to high tack freezer grade. Please see a listing below of the different size circular labels we supply. You can click on the PCL product codes for further information on each of these round labels.