Saica Flex Deeside invests in a more sustainable future for labeling

New £2.2 million plant quadruples production capacity and strengthens innovation and sustainability in the UK label market

Saica Flex Deeside has announced a significant £2.2 million (€2.5 million) investment in a new, fully automatic coating machine, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and market leadership in the UK label industry.

The state-of-the-art coater increases the site’s previous coating capacity and represents a major technological upgrade as it is capable of coating wider materials at significantly higher speeds and with enhanced precision, delivering improved efficiency and product quality.

This investment positions Saica Flex Deeside to expand into a broader range of linerless products, an increasingly important segment of the grouping bands and pressure-sensitive label market that eliminates the need for release liners, enabling customers to reduce both material costs and environmental impact by cutting waste associated with liner disposal. 

By enhancing operational capabilities and sustainability credentials, the new coater further strengthens the site’s competitiveness in an increasingly cost-conscious market. This investment supports Saica Flex Deeside’s ambitious targets for excellence in labelling solutions while making a tangible contribution to the Sustainability strategy by reducing raw material usage through the elimination of the disposable liner.

This investment marks a major step forward for our Deeside operations,” mentions Andy Salisbury, Saica Flex Deeside General Manager, “The new coater enables us to deliver greater value to our customers through improved performance, cost efficiency, and sustainable solutions. It underlines our long-term commitment to innovation and leadership in the UK label market.

The installation is now complete, and the machine is fully operational.