When a brand like Barbour approaches you for labelling, it says something. Not just about the product they need, but about the kind of supplier they were looking for.
Barbour is one of Britain’s most enduring clothing names, a company that has built its reputation over more than 125 years on quality, craftsmanship, and an unwillingness to cut corners. When they needed a labelling partner, they needed one that shared those values. That’s where Custom Labels Ltd came in.
What Barbour Needed
Barbour’s requirement was for a clean, reliable product label that reflects the premium nature of their brand without unnecessary complexity. Unlike our more technical asset tags designed for harsh industrial environments, this was about precision, consistency, and getting the details right every time.
That might sound straightforward. But for a brand like Barbour, there’s no margin for error. Print quality has to be consistent across every run. Variable data, whether that’s sizing, care instructions, or regional compliance information, has to be accurate and legible. And delivery needs to be dependable, because production schedules don’t wait.
It’s exactly the kind of brief we’re built for.
A Client List That Speaks for Itself
Barbour joins a client base that spans virtually every major sector of UK and global industry. The organisations that trust Custom Labels Ltd include some of the most demanding, quality-conscious brands in the world:
British Gas · McLaren · Kier · BMW · Google · Jaguar Land Rover · BAE Systems · BAM · Qatar Airways · LEGO · Babcock
These aren’t one-off transactions. They’re ongoing supplier relationships, maintained because we consistently deliver what we say we will across sectors, across scales, and across years.
What connects a global energy supplier like British Gas to a Formula 1 team like McLaren, or a defence prime like BAE Systems to a consumer giant like LEGO is the requirement for a labelling partner who treats accuracy, quality, and reliability as standard rather than extras.
Why Global Brands Choose Us
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditation. Our quality and environmental management systems are independently certified. Every order goes through structured in-house quality control before leaving our facility in Bridgwater, Somerset. Print quality, variable data accuracy, adhesion, and finished dimensions are all checked against the original specification on every order.
Variable data handled properly. Whether an order involves hundreds of identical labels or thousands of individually serialised ones with unique barcodes, QR codes, or asset references, our variable data process treats accuracy as non-negotiable. A label with incorrect data isn’t just useless, it’s a liability. Clients like BAE Systems and Babcock, working in high-compliance environments, depend on that rigour.
UK manufacturing with real oversight. We produce everything in-house at our Somerset facility. There’s no offshore production chain to point at if something isn’t right. It’s our team, our process, our responsibility. As a proud member of Made in Britain, that’s something we take seriously.
Consistent, reliable supply. Long-term supplier relationships are built on more than product quality. Organisations like British Gas, Kier, and Qatar Airways depend on knowing their orders will arrive correctly and on time, every time. That consistency is something we’ve built deliberately over nearly three decades.
A team that pays attention. We’re not a faceless volume printer. Clients deal with people who know the products, understand the brief, and follow an order through from proof to dispatch. It’s a deliberate choice, and it’s reflected in how many of our clients have been coming back for years, some for over a decade.
Made in Britain. Trusted Worldwide.
We’ve been manufacturing labels from Bridgwater, Somerset since 1997. In that time, we’ve supplied businesses across the UK and internationally, from major construction firms like BAM and Kier, to aerospace and defence contractors, automotive giants, and now iconic British fashion brands like Barbour.
The breadth of that client list reflects something important: the disciplines that make a label work are universal. The precision that matters on a BAE Systems asset tag matters just as much on a Barbour product label. The standards don’t change with the application.
We’re also holders of an EcoVadis sustainability rating, members of the Bridgwater & Somerset Chamber of Commerce, and a Tier 2 supply partner to Hinkley Point Power Station through our relationship with ARC-UK.
Working with Custom Labels Ltd
If your organisation needs a labelling partner who understands your requirements, takes ownership of the detail, and delivers every time, talk to our team today.
Whether you’re managing asset tags across a construction site, sourcing compliance labels for an aerospace programme, or product labels for a consumer brand, the conversation starts the same way: tell us what you need, and we’ll tell you exactly how we can help.
Request a sample pack, dispatched within 24 hours, or contact our team directly on 01278 433800.
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