Label printing company for self-adhesive labels, barcode labels and tickets with FSC-certified papers and thermal transfer ribbons

Interket GmbH

30989 Gehrden (Lower Saxony)New on Amplifa

1967Founded

40Employees at the Gehrden site

approx. €40 millionAnnual revenue Interket Group (approx. 200 employees, sites

FSC CoCCertified since 21.11.2013, valid until 20.11.2028

About Interket

Interket GmbH in Gehrden is a label printing company founded in 1967 and part of the Europe-wide Interket Group with production sites in the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and Sweden as well as group companies in Denmark and France. The company manufactures custom self-adhesive labels and tickets, including barcode and numbered labels with barcodes and QR codes, for customers in Germany and abroad. Production is carried out using digital printing technologies; in addition, Interket supplies thermal transfer ribbons for desktop and inline printers (flat head and near edge head) suitable for almost any substrate. The primary raw materials used are specialty papers bearing the FSC label (FSC Mix and FSC Recycled), along with adhesives approved for direct food contact and low-migration inks. Beyond printing, the company offers prepress services with consulting on layout, feasibility and digital repro file formats, as well as test runs and samples. It also provides storage and inventory management of labels and ribbons with an agreed call-off schedule, plus consulting on label procurement and sustainable material alternatives. The Gehrden site employs 40 staff; in recent years, investments have been made in modern production equipment and powerful IT systems.

Site: Gehrden
Processes: Label printing (digital printing technologies), Thermal transfer printing (ribbons, flat head and near edge head, desktop and inline printers), Barcode/numbered labels (barcodes, QR codes), Production and sales of self-adhesive labels and tickets, Prepress: layout, feasibility, digital repro file formats, test runs and, Inventory management / storage of labels and ribbons with call-off schedule, Consulting on label procurement, identification, decoration and sustainable material alternatives, Label printing (thermal transfer ribbons, barcode/numbered labels)
Materials: Specialty paper (FSC Mix and FSC Recycled), Paper with FSC label, Thermal transfer ribbons, Adhesives (approved for direct food contact), Low-migration inks, Specialty paper with FSC label, Adhesives for direct food contact
Certificates: FSC Chain-of-Custody (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1), FSC Chain-of-Custody (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1, SGS)
Founded: 1967
Employees: 40
Industries: Food, Industry/Retail (identification), Diversified industries, Food (food-safe adhesives/low-migration inks), Industry/Retail (barcode and identification labels) – diversified

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Consulting on layout, feasibility and repro file formats
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Prepress with test runs and samples
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Label printing (digital printing technologies)
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Delivery or storage with call-off schedule (inventory management)

Materials & Processes

FSC Mix / FSC

Specialty paper with FSC label

Purchased and used for the production of self-adhesive labels and tickets using the transfer system.

TT-Ribbon

Thermal transfer ribbons

Ribbons for desktop and inline printers (flat head and near edge head) suitable for almost any substrate.

LMK

Adhesives for direct food contact

Adhesives approved for applications with direct food contact.

MIG-ARM

Low-migration inks

Inks with low migration for food-related applications.

Sites

Gehrden

Production and sales

Materials: FSC specialty paper (FSC Mix, FSC Recycled), thermal transfer ribbons

Components

**Barcode labels**Digital printing · Retail/Industry

**Label printing plates from prepress**Prepress · Label printing

**Self-adhesive labels (decoration)**Digital printing · Consumer goods

**Order picking from the label warehouse**Logistics · Diversified industries

Inside the production

Industries

FoodIndustry/Retail (identification)Diversified industriesFood (food-safe adhesives/low-migration inks)Industry/Retail (barcode and identification labels) – diversified

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Label printing (digital printing technologies)Printing/Finishing	–	–	–	–	FSC paper (FSC Mix, FSC Recycled)
Thermal transfer printing (ribbons, flat head and near edge head, desktop and inline printers)Printing/Finishing	–	–	–	–	Thermal transfer ribbons, Substrates (various)
Barcode/numbered labels (barcodes, QR codes)Printing/Finishing	–	–	–	–	–
Production and sales of self-adhesive labels and ticketsPrinting/Finishing	–	–	–	–	Specialty paper in FSC Mix and FSC Recycled
Prepress: layout, feasibility, digital repro file formats, test runs andEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Inventory management / storage of labels and ribbons with call-off scheduleAssembly	–	–	–	–	–
Consulting on label procurement, identification, decoration and sustainable material alternativesEngineering	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Label printing (thermal transfer ribbons, barcode/numbered labels)PrepressInventory management/storage with call-off scheduleConsulting on label layout and repro file formatsConsulting on sustainable material alternativesConsulting on product identification, storage and use

Quality & Certification

A quality management system aligned with customer processes ensures reliability and efficiency in manufacturing. FSC Chain-of-Custody certification according to FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1 (SGS) documents the traceability of certified papers from purchasing through to sales.

Evidence	Gehrden
FSC Chain-of-Custody (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1, SGS)

History

1967
Company founded; development into a high-performance label printing company
2013
First FSC Chain-of-Custody certification on 21.11.2013
2023
New FSC certificate dated 21.11.2023 (valid until 20.11.2028); investments in modern production equipment and IT systems at the Gehrden site