2025 has been another busy, successful year at Kingfisher Labels, focused on serving our customers effectively, creating quality self-adhesive labels, and meeting the goals we set for the business in the New Year. We’ve mirrored these priorities on our blog.
This article will break down 2025 month by month, recapping how we’ve digitally engaged, provided self-adhesive labelling guidance, and given our customers a glimpse behind the curtain.
With 2026 fast approaching, let’s look back on everything we’ve discussed in the last 12 months…
January
In January, we established five central priorities for the year ahead. (Throughout the year, we’ve kept these in mind at every stage of the label production process and channelled our efforts into achieving each one.)
- Foregrounding sustainability and environmental responsibility
- Offering our customers personalisation and customisation
- Continuing to grow and making well-targeted investments
- Expanding our focus on automation and digital incorporation
- Maintaining our established standards of quality
February
In February, we published ‘Why Choose Flexographic Labels?’ and showcased the wide range of flexographic printing options available to potential customers. We detailed several reasons to choose flexo in this article, including value for money, versatility, and the durability of the final product.
March
March saw us delving into instalment one of a new series focused on the psychology of packaging. In this first iteration, we discussed the role of colour in finding the perfect label for your brand. We explored:
- The energetic/spiritual/societal associations of all the most common hues
- The key questions to ask when choosing a colour palette for your product packaging
April
In April, we started our Day in the Life series with Quality Control Operative Louise Bush. We learned about Louise’s day-to-day responsibilities at Kingfisher, discovered her favourite thing about working for us, and gathered her reflections on how her role has evolved over two decades.
May
May was all about modernisation. We gave our customers six ways to update their product labels to reflect the markets, sensibilities and changing customer bases of 2025.
June
June, the midpoint of the year, felt like the perfect moment to give our readers additional insight into how our packaging and labelling solutions are developed, phase by phase. In the monthly blog, we broke down every element of the production process in order.
- Consultation
- Design and Preparation
- Creation
- Application
- Delivery
July
July’s blog explored six major trends in the broader flexographic printing industry. These included still-ongoing trends, such as increased automation and AI adoption.
August
Our second Day in the Life interview highlighted our Dispatch Manager’s essential work behind the scenes. We spoke with Simon Drew, and like Louise, we learned what he did, what he loved most about working with us, and how an ever-changing industry has shaped his role.
September
As autumn began, we turned back to customer advice and made several recommendations for decorative label finishes, such as:
- Metallic inks and foils
- Glitter finishes
- Embossed and debossed options
- Thermochromic and colour-shift effects
- Glow-in-the-dark and UV fun
- Special textures
October
Instalment two of the Packaging Psychology series delved into the science of brand identity—what it is, how it’s shaped, and how it must be factored in when planning your packaging.
November
November marked our third Day in the Life interview, in which we sat down with Senior Account Manager Victoria Coles and happily highlighted her vital contributions.
December: What Next?
Now, in the final month of the year, we’re celebrating what we’ve achieved and looking ahead—shaping our path for 2026.
If you’d like to be a part of that path, reach out to discuss your labelling needs.