The Watershed Group - European Locations
Watershed Label Centre in Dublin is the largest, family owned, self-adhesive label manufacturing and packaging company in Ireland and the corporate headquarters of the Watershed Group. As approved printers to the Irish multiples, we are proud to be print partners to many of Ireland’s leading companies, big and small, particularly in the food and beverage sectors. Our commitment to print quality excellence and our willingness to go that extra mile enables our customers to achieve premium brand presence and differentiate their brand, on shelf.
Our strategy of continuous capex investment into the latest flexographic and digital printing technologies, future proofs our offering and means we can respond rapidly and innovatively to our customer needs and to their new packaging trends.
“We are acutely aware that our product is the first thing that your customer sees and therefore, it must have maximum impact and exceed expectations.”
Our specialist printing company, The Label Factory has a long established reputation for craftsmanship and print quality excellence. Since 2010, they have been multiple prize winners in the ‘Irish Print Awards‘ for print quality excellence, in both digital and conventional print categories. Based in southern Ireland, The Label Factory is a print partner to many of Ireland’s leading, local and international brands, in both the spirits and craft beer sectors.
Label Print Services is the London based operation of the Watershed Group.
LPS was acquired by the Watershed Group in 2006 to maximise the group’s existing business in the U.K market place. As Watershed’s first acquisition outside of Ireland, it has played a critical role in the group’s strategy of being a key print partner to international customers in multiple locations across Europe.
Our highly experienced team are solution providers and print partners to many blue-chip companies, including Baxter’s Foods, Cargill Group, AB World Foods and BOC, within the U.K and internationally. We have many years of experience in the food, beverage and hygiene sectors and we are approved print partners to many of the the UK multiples. We combine a detailed knowledge of international printing trends with the latest cutting edge, printing technology.
Our dedicated, London based, customer service team brings a unique mix of “large company” technical solutions, combined with “ small company,” personalised, customer service support ensuring that a top quality product is delivered on time and on budget. All group production locations are finger printed to each other guaranteeing print quality consistency and various supply chain options to our international customer base.
Etiko Sp. z o.o. is one of Poland’s top ten flexographic printing houses. Acquired by the Watershed Group in 2008, Etiko is a major self-adhesive label supplier to the Polish and international food and household chemical industry. Located in Szczecin on the Polish German border, Etiko is ideally situated to service the packaging requirements of our customers in Eastern and Western Europe.
Established in 1965, Römer Etikett continues to be a leading manufacturer of self-adhesive labels to the German market. Acquired by the Watershed Group in 2011, Römer Etikett offers packaging solutions to a wide range of industrial sectors from food, household and automotive to engineering and logistics. Significant investment into the latest flexographic printing technologies and the recent purchase of two Mark Andy, award winning, P5 series printing presses ensures that we offer our customers premium quality labels at market leading prices. This year’s addition of the newest generation of print management systems, Label Traxx, not only streamlines internal and external communications with our customers but delivers 100% traceability from initial order to delivered product.
We have worked for many years now with Etiko and value them as efficient, customer focused, quality, print partners for our brands.AB World Foods
Watershed Groups new HD plate making studio is one of only three in Europe which allows us to provide the very highest quality labels, superior in every way to our competitors.Patrick Murphy, Group General Manager, Watershed Group
Watershed Group has invested €7 Million across its European manufacturing facilities to give us some of the most technologically advanced production equipment currently in the market.Liz Waters, CEO Watershed Group
Watershed Group - Products & Markets
We offer a comprehensive range of packaging products for the food, non food and household retail sectors both in Ireland and internationally.
Our Clients
Our goal is to always provide an exceptional level of service, and we aim for lasting partnerships with our clients and the world’s largest brands.