What labels are best for you?

There are so many types of labels out there that are slightly different it’s hard to know which one is best for the item you are trying to label. We have picked out a few styles that we would recommend and give you some useful details about how each can be used and the qualities they have to offer.

General Purpose Labels

These are the perfect labels for everyday objects. They are water-resistant, can cope with large temperature differences and have a high strength adhesive, all making sure they have the highest likely hood of staying on the item on no matter what you do with it.

These are great all-round labels to buy them in bulk and therefore be in for an even better discount because of it. However, we would suggest that some items would benefit from a label specifically designed to work on it.

Cable Labels


Cables are particularly tricky equipment to label. We offer labels that have a thicker, more flexible adhesive with a clear wrap-around which means they stay attached to items that flex and can stick onto tricky materials like rubber. They are able to withstand temperatures up to 70 degrees Celsius and can be really useful for scaffolding and trussing as well as cables.

Micro Labels

As the name suggests these labels are as small as we can make them (24mm by 6mm) whilst still having the ID number and barcode. These are made of the same material as general labels, so they have the high tack adhesion and the ability to withstand a very wide temperature range.

Shackle Labels

These small and robust labels are a cross between a micro and cable label making them perfect to put around small, tubular items. The base material is a polyester which is highly resistant to distortion that would prevent the barcode from being scanned. These are great for items such as shackles, PPE, wires and signal cables.

We put one in water for 6 months and it is still stuck like the day we put it on!

Plastic Tags

These tags are very useful for any items where there is know where to put a sticker on such as keyrings and PPE equipment. The tags we supply are made of tough PVC and are perfect for your custom branding.

Ultra-Durable Aluminium

These are our most durable labels so are perfect for your most precious or rugged items such as flight cases and consoles. They come with an ultra high strength adhesive and drilled ready for mechanical fixing- whilst the strength of the aluminium plate makes removal almost impossible without destroying the item they are attached to. They are both temperature and weather resistant.


At trackingThis we are able to make labels for any of your specific needs. Whether that is custom sizes or materials or with any format printed on them in great detail. Click here to find out more.

If you are interested in learning more about the types of labels get in touch

Published 28 October 2020 10:30 by Dawn Richards