Giving Back to Help Kids

bead_label_2013We have been very fortunate as a company the past three years.  We have talked on this blog in the past about how we are not taking our success for granted, but are celebrating and being thankful for all the good we have in our personal and professional lives.

As a result of the tough times we faced back in 2008, we are much more aware of how well things are going for us now.  We are constantly trying to get better in everything that we do.  We are investing in new equipment and systems to help us serve our customers better.

We are also giving back to important causes.  Cancer and Children are two of the causes that we try to support.

The Kyla McCullough Gift Fund honors the memory of a very courageous little girl.  Since her passing in August, 2005, her parents, friends and family have honored her memory by raising money to support kids living with this devastating disease.

This year Rose City Label was again pleased to donate the cute clear hippo labels that will be used on items the night of their auction.

To learn more about Kyla and the great work the organization is doing, please click here.

Thanks to all of you, our loyal customers, for continuing to support our company so we can grow, prosper, and support important causes like this.

 

Fair Trade certified paper now available!

SGPureLabelThe colors are a bit more muted, but the benefits are huge!

Rose City Label is one of the few suppliers of PureLabel – the world’s first Fair Trade certified label stock.

As more and more consumers look to reduce their environmental footprint, Rose City Label is proud to help companies on the journey.

With very high quality, low-waste digital printing, combined with this excellent face stock, you can meet all your eco-friendly goals

This is the newest option for Earth Friendly Labels !  Read the latest news by clicking here.

 Call us today for more information and samples

  • Fully recycle compatible face stock and adhesive
  • Wild Grass and Hemp fiber — totally TREE FREE
  • Perfect for Gourmet Foods, Health and Beauty, Gifts

Supporting our Customers and our Community

Rose City Label is proud to support the Milwaukie High School Baseball Fundraiser Auction

beer-gift-boxUp until March 31st, this great basket will be available for bid.  It includes many wonderful local craft beers, as well as chips and dips to enjoy with the beer, all delivered in a box covered with beautiful beer labels from Rose City Label.  We are proud to be a part of the SE Portland business community and enjoy supporting local causes that help kids in our area.

To bid on this item, click here.

Over a BILLION in 2012 – that’s a lot of labels!

As part of our ongoing improvement programs, we benchmark our performance against many other label companies across the country each year.  This year, the benchmarking survey asked some additional questions as we try to quantify our production and reduce our waste.

One of the new measurements was the total square inches of material produced. Amazingly, when we add up all the production of all types of label stock from all vendors, the total production volume was…

1.13 BILLION square inches of label stock in 2012!

About 93% of this was adhesive label stock that is used for the majority of our labels, but the other 7% was not adhesive roll stock for lumber tags and variable bar codes.

Later this month we will get the comparative results of this national survey.  We look forward to using this data to get better and better at serving you in the future.  Thank you for helping us get over the ONE BILLION mark last year!

Happy Customer Gives Us a Very Nice Review

We are fortunate to work with many commercial printers that outsource roll label printing to us.  These printers trust us to maintain the high quality standards and excellent customer service that they provide to their customers every day.  When we do a good job for them, it enhances their relationship with their important customers.  It is great to get feedback like this:

 

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To the Team at Rose City Label –

All I can say is that if RCL is trying to “WOW” us, you certainly have. Thanks so much for rushing these labels through – we really appreciate your support and for making us look so good to one of our very important customers. THANK YOU TO ALL!!!

Sally

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Thanks to all of you, our important customers, that continue to trust us with your projects and feel confident enough to refer your best customers to us.

Thank you for another great year!

As 2012 draws to a close we are very happy to report that it has been another amazing year here at Rose City Label.  Our team has been challenged with new, exciting label projects this year, but they have all resulted in new growth for the company.  Here are some of the highlights:

 

  • Digital continues to grow – this amazing technology has transformed the rules of printing

  • New estimating/order entry/shipping/invoice software is now fully integrated into our operations – faster, more efficient operations for you

  • State of the Art digital plate making upgrades were installed in October to provide better quality and faster lead times

  • 708 companies said YES to Rose City Label this year, placing over 2,200 orders with us

  • 145 customers were new to Rose City Label this year

  • Sales increased 11% over 2011 through the November month end period

 Thank you again for making this happen – we couldn’t do it without our wonderful customers