includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message ccl label decorative sleeves type limited industry packaging headquarters king s lynn norfolk uk number of locations king s lynn norfolk castleford yorkshire key people richard foulsham general manager of shrink sleeves uk & france jon cowan sales director jason mace plain business unit manager martin rayner long run gravure business unit manager martin seamons process manager products heat shrinkable sleeves parent ccl ind. website www.ccl label.com decorativesleeves ccl label decorative sleeves is a uk based company founded in 1979 . the company manufactures heat shrink sleeves for product marketing sectors including food beers soft drinks spirits wines dairy products household products cosmetics toiletries etc. shrink sleeves can be applied to varying shapes and in many forms both for branding and security . history edit in 1979 decorative sleeves was founded to produce promotional sleeves for application at mailway packaging solutions . the company was initially located in witham essex . in 1989 1990 the business expanded and leased units in kings lynn in norfolk . the company then moved its operations solely to norfolk where it remains today . from 1995 to 1996 the print hall was extended and 2 new flexo presses were installed . this was followed by a new 9 colour grafomac gravure press in 1998 . in 1998 decorative sleeves acquired smurfit labels a major u.k. competitor . smurfit labels previously known as sanderson & clayton had been active in gravure print since 1967 and have been manufacturers of shrink sleeves since 1984 . in february 2000 the company was acquired again by illinois tool works inc. of illinois usa . under itw the wet glue paper label business was sold to s & c labels in 2001 . itw started major new investment programme which included relocating the wakefield site to castleford and installation of 10 colour wide web high speed rotogravure printing press the installation of new 8 colour in line u.v. flexo printing press in king s lynn factory and the re organisation of manufacturing into defined business units . in 2007 decorative sleeves was acquired for a second time by ccl industries becoming part of their label division . references edit ccl sleeves chosen for new cleaning products www.labelsandlabeling.com retrieved 2010 09 24 . heinz beanz packaging feels the wind of change www.prw.com retrieved 2010 10 05 coca cola chooses decorative sleeves for an instant win promotion www.thefreelibrary.com retrieved 2010 10 19 sleeves ensure energy drinks stay on target www.packagingessentials.com retrieved 30 06 2010 jolly sleeves give impact to galatea sailor brand www.globalprintmonitor.com retrieved 01 11 2010 uk packaging awards 2010 label of the year www.packagingnews.co.uk retrieved 04 11 2010 ccl provides sleeve labels for southern comfort s christmas campaign www.labelsandlabeling.com retrieved 19 01 2011 external links edit ccl label decorative sleeves official site ccl label uk official site ccl industries official site ccl container official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ccl label decorative sleeves & oldid 647153610 categories manufacturing companies of the united kingdomplastics companieshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from july 2014all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 21 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view