Premium Label & Packaging Solutions (PLPS) has announced that it won first place at the 31st Annual Gold Leaf Awards for Best Use of Cold Foil (Label or Carton). The winning shrink sleeve label was produced for longtime client OL Products for its Infatuated Tanning Lotion and was printed at Overnight Labels, the company’s Deer Park, NY plant.

At first glance, the label’s black background with red inverted triangles design looks simple, but the visual reveals a 3D kaleidoscope effect when it hits the light. PLPS used multiple processes to achieve the look. First, the black and red ink was laid down, followed by a holographic Pillars of Light cold foil and a second coat of black and white ink. Finally, the web was turned to apply a silk screen UV to the red triangles to amp up the dimension.

Renowned for its expertise in both specialty finishes and shrink sleeves, the company has garnered numerous industry awards. Leslie Gurland, VP of sales and marketing at PLPS, states, “We are always driven to maintain a level of excellence in everything we print, particularly when a job demands intricate details. This win is a testament to our unwavering commitment to quality and the artistry of label printing.”

The Gold Leaf Awards serves as a beacon for the best in the industry. It evaluates submissions that showcase a wide range of specialty finishing techniques, from foil stamping and embossing to specialty coating, film laminating, laser cutting, diecutting, and cold-foil applications. 

“We had a record number of entries in our 31st annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards, which highlighted a variety of print embellishment technologies,” says Jeff Peterson, FSEA executive director. “The creativity and new uses for labels, cartons, direct mail, and other applications continue to amaze me.”

Premium Label & Packaging Solutions was formed in 2021 to bring together a group of award-winning converters with decades of experience in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, beauty, food and beverage, and household product industries. Forming one company with redundant capabilities, a large fleet of state-of-the-art equipment, and market proficiency offers the personal touch of a small business with the infrastructure of a large organization and a unique quick-turn model that puts quality, speed, and customer service first.  They supply pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, extended content labels, and flexible packaging to companies nationwide.