L&NW Staff10.20.20
Labels & Decals, a small converter in Elgin, IL, USA, has been a key customer of Channeled Resources Group (CRG) since Steve Bartscher bought the 65-year-old family-run business in 2011. Bartscher, a print entrepreneur, has been in the industry for over 30 years, most notably in sales leadership roles with the former Standard Register company.
In 2008, he purchased L&S Label in Rockford, IL, and then three years later added Labels & Decals to his portfolio and moved all manufacturing to that site.
Today, Labels & Decals produces labels on seven flexographic presses with a maximum width of 13” and can run up to six colors. Finishing and varnishes are all done onsite, too. With their small digital press, they can also meet the needs of customers seeking quick and small runs of labels with low order quantities.
Selling only through print brokers instead of direct to brands, Labels & Decals works on razor-thin margins and must source competitive materials in order to stay profitable. And that’s where Channeled Resources comes in.
Since 2011, the relationship between the two companies
In 2008, he purchased L&S Label in Rockford, IL, and then three years later added Labels & Decals to his portfolio and moved all manufacturing to that site.
Today, Labels & Decals produces labels on seven flexographic presses with a maximum width of 13” and can run up to six colors. Finishing and varnishes are all done onsite, too. With their small digital press, they can also meet the needs of customers seeking quick and small runs of labels with low order quantities.
Selling only through print brokers instead of direct to brands, Labels & Decals works on razor-thin margins and must source competitive materials in order to stay profitable. And that’s where Channeled Resources comes in.
Since 2011, the relationship between the two companies
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