We were delighted to take part in the inaugural Independent Paper Show (IPS) which took place in London 12-13 June 2024. The event was held at the iconic Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell, a location aptly chosen not only for its position in the very heart of London’s creative design community but also because Clerkenwell has long been a centre of radical thought, drawing on a skilled artisanal population of watchmakers and printers going back to the 14th Century. […]
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Election Fever
Now is the moment for Britain to choose! Neon colours will dominate the landscape as election fever takes hold on the high street and in the media. Centura Neon papers and boards are a vote winner if you’re printing posters, flyers, bags or brochures. The bold, vibrant colours are ideal for litho and digital print, […]
Creating innovative & bespoke packaging
Creating innovative and bespoke packaging can be hindered by the cost and availability of raw materials. The large paper mills aren’t set up to produce special colours, they want to produce volume and while bespoke shades and finishes are available, MOQ’s are generally high. Slater Harrison, based near Macclesfield in Cheshire, produce the Centura range […]
Paris Packaging Week 2024
Our Sales Director Chris Hehir attended Paris Packaging Week on 17th & 18th January, 2024. The event was held at the Porte De Versailles in the heart of Paris. The is an excellent venue as all the exhibitors and seminars are in the same hall. As the hall is then sub-divided into Aerosols & Dispensing, […]
London Packaging Week 2023
Anyone who’s exhibited at a trade show will know that before the curtain falls and the visitors stream in a huge amount of hard work and thought goes into the planning. To say it feels like organising a military exercise may sound a bit dramatic, but having some army training would definitely have been an […]
Our Brand Values
It’s fair to say that we want our packaging to offer a point of difference, and reflect our brand values. Using a bespoke paper or board, designed by yourself and unique to your brand will give you this, but at what cost? The large paper groups aren’t set up to produce special colours, they want […]
Earth Day 2022
EARTHDAY.ORG is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement. Since 1970, they have worked with over 150,000 partners in more than 192 countries with the aim to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. They call for all sectors to be held accountable for the current environmental crisis, demanding bold, creative and innovative […]
Centura feature in Ricoh’s latest media pack
We are delighted that Ricoh have chosen to feature two of our products in their latest media pack which has been supplied to their global customer base. The theme of the pack is metallic media approved by Ricoh for use on their digital presses. The Aeroplane is produced on Centura Pearl Snow White, 310gsm. The […]
Centura Collection Brochure Now Available
Slater Harrison’s Centura Collection is a comprehensive range of papers and boards ideal for luxury packaging, digital print, greetings & stationary, art & craft, point of sales displays and much more. The range includes CenturaReflect, CenturaPearl, CenturaMetallic, CenturaNeon, and CenturaTexture with 50 bespoke embossed textures. Centura Collection is FSC Certified and is non-toxic, contains no […]
Slater Team at LUXEPACK
The premier trade show for creative packaging, LUXEPACK, was back for September 2021. The exhibition for premium packaging was held last week at the Grimaldi Forum in the beautiful city of Monaco, and there more than 450 exhibitors from 98 countries, over 9000 visitors and more than 70 expert speakers. Design, environment and digital innovation […]