The Globally Harmonized System and When to Implement It
In a matter of months, companies that use, manufacture, or distribute hazardous chemicals are expected to have trained employees on the new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) that provides universal criteria for classifying and labeling hazardous chemicals.
Finding and Retaining Top Talent
Whitlam COO Alex Elezaj moderated and participated in a panel at this year’s Tag and Label Manufacturing Institute (TLMI) Technical Conference. The panel focused on creating great businesses and finding and retaining talented employees. In this blog post, we’ll give a recap of the most important issues the panel touched upon.
The Background of GHS: Why the Need
Global Harmonized System (GHS) Why the need? The UN came together, realizing there was a global need to harmonize the communication of hazardous chemicals. Each country had some system, however with each looking and saying very different information, it was not easy to understand. The matters are complicated with many chemical manufacturers shipping product into …
Is it Smart to Invest in the International Paper Co.?
Often when you come to read our blog posts here at Whitlam Group, we inform you about the latest popular trends within the labeling and packaging industry. Today will be a little different. Throughout this blog post, we’ll discuss how well the International Paper Co. has done during the North American economic collapse of the …
RSS Symbology Barcodes
Learn About the RSS Family Barcodes Members of the retail industry, both suppliers and individual retailers, are always looking for ways to gain a competitive advantage. Back in 1998, the implementation of Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) was introduced. Since proven successful, RSS barcodes have become an advantage to industries and has changed the way the …
Michigan's new "Non-Smoking" Law
As of May 1, 2010 Michigan became the 38th state to prohibit smoking statewide in all enclosed, indoor workplaces in Michigan, as well as the outdoor patios of bars and restaurants. The law exempts only cigar bars, retail tobacco stores, private home offices, company vehicles including commercial trucks and Detroit’s three casinos’ gambling floors. Now …
Security Labels & Tamper Proof Stickers: The Basics
What are security labels and tamper-evident labels? As you all know, security is important. For this reason, tamper-evident labels and general security labels are used to deter counterfeiting. These also are used to confirm if a product is a genuine brand. Thanks to secured inventory management and controlled distribution services, security needs can control and …
Designing Graphics for a Label
10 Steps to Designing Graphics for Labels Designing a new label can be challenging yet fun at the same time. We decided to put together the ten steps to designing graphics for your product’s label. The following steps below will help guide you to designing graphics for labels! Follow these steps: What is the label …
Carmela’s Food Show 2010
Whitlam Exhibits at the 2010 Carmela Food Show This past week, we participated in the 2010 Carmela Food Show. Carmela Foods Distributing, Inc., located in Fraser, Michigan, is a private company that distributes Specialty Food Items. Carmela puts on 2 major food shows a year. One takes place in the fall, and the other is …
Boost your sales with instant redeemable coupons
Instant Redeemable Coupons More than 80% of consumers use coupons, and more than half of all retailers offer consumers some promotional programs. More than 70% of consumers make their purchasing decisions at the store. With a well designed on-pack coupon, you can motivate the consumer to purchase product’s. Use a variety of clever labels, tags, …