Abbey Labels

Asteria Group acquires UK label maker Abbey Labels

Belgian custom label printer Asteria Group has acquired Abbey Labels, a UK self-adhesive label manufacturer founded in the early 1970s that makes more than 500 million labels a year for UK customers on flexographic and digital lines. The deal follows Asteria Group's purchase in August of GT Etiketten & Labels, a label maker based in Schoonebeek, the Netherlands.

Why this mattersThe bolt-on adds UK flexo and digital label capacity to a European roll-up strategy, continuing consolidation among independent label converters.

• Asteria Group has added UK self-adhesive label maker Abbey Labels to its portfolio.
• Abbey Labels makes more than 500 million labels a year for UK customers.
• Abbey Labels runs both flexographic and digital label production.
• Abbey Labels was founded in the early 1970s by Peter Allum and holds AA BRC and ISO 14001 certification.
• Asteria Group acquired GT Etiketten & Labels of Schoonebeek, the Netherlands, in August 2026.
• Asteria Group aims to be a sustainable frontrunner in the European label and packaging industry by 2030.

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