Stell and Capptions Partner Up on NFC-Enabled Safety Signage
July 16, 2026
Signage and labeling play a key role in making the work environment safe and understandable across energy, chemicals, maritime, industry, and fire protection. Stell and Capptions have joined forces to bring these industries a combined offering.
About Stell
Stell has more than 45 years of experience in the market and has established itself as a modern supplier of labeling and signage solutions. With branches in Germany, the Netherlands, and India, the company provides clarity, safety, and orientation in buildings, processing plants, and at sea. Their aim is to be a one-stop shop for every step of the process chain, achieved through a network of partners and suppliers who add value at each stage.
The Partnership
Together, Stell and Capptions combine industry knowledge with NFC- and RFID-enabled signage to streamline the process around safety and quality. With the Capptions app, any employee can add NFC data during an inspection or safety observation. This removes the manual work of entering data and eliminates the risk of human error, giving customers and workforce on-site more accurate information.
The real-time element of the Capptions software adds another layer of value: managers can monitor what's happening in the field as it happens, closing the gap between the office floor and the work floor.
"Capptions is our first choice for app solutions, we like their philosophy." - Jan Bernd Stell
Stell is a family-owned company, of which Jan Bernd is the second-generation owner. Together with reliable partners and suppliers, the company provides extra services whenever needed and is able to keep innovating.
Both companies aim to provide solutions that are usable and reliable, which strengthens the partnership further. Usability and reliability are the two factors that determine whether staff actually adopt a new system, and that adoption is often the difference between a project that fails and one that succeeds.
"By providing a solution that is a real improvement on the previous situation, you make sure that it is adopted correctly and enthusiastically." - Jonathan Stolk
From Our Side
We believe in the same philosophy: offering additional services through specialized partners. Capptions, as software, can be applied across a wide range of industries and use cases. As a company, we focus on supplying the best software possible while building a network of specialized partners who add their own expertise to the value proposition. Stell is a perfect example of this. With over 45 years of industry-specific experience, few know the market better.
With this Gold partnership, both Stell and Capptions commit to offering their combined value to customers.
Where NFC Signage and Inspection Software Matter Most
Combining physical signage with digital inspection data is especially valuable in environments where a process unit, valve, or piece of equipment needs to carry its own inspection history. That's a common requirement at Seveso/BRZO-classified major-hazard sites under the EU Seveso III Directive (2012/18/EU), where equipment-level traceability and real-time visibility into field conditions form part of a functioning safety management system. Tagging an asset with NFC and linking it directly to a digital inspection record is one practical way to keep that traceability intact without adding administrative burden on the floor.
To see how this fits into a broader Seveso III compliance approach, read why generic safety management software falls short for Seveso III companies.