Self Adhesive Labels | Adhesive Labels

Our labels are made with a variety of adhesives, ranging from extremely strong permanent adhesives to extremely light removable adhesives, along with a selection of “speciality” adhesives, which are designed to provide adhesion in more unusual environments (e.g. freezer and marine conditions). All of the adhesives we supply are listed in the table below along with a brief description of the properties and characteristics of each adhesive.

PERMANENT ADHESIVES
High Tack Adhesive A very strong high tack adhesive, which provides very good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces, and meets the German BgVV for indirect and short term contact with dry and moist food. Available on:
High Tack Paper Labels
Marine Adhesive (BS5609) A marine quality adhesive, which provides very good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces, even in outdoor conditions, and meets the BS5609 part 2 standard for marine immersion. Available on:
Matt White Polyethylene Labels Matt White Polyolefin Labels Matt White Polyester Labels Matt White Polypropylene Labels
VOID Adhesive A permanent adhesive designed to act as a security measure; when these labels are removed the adhesive layer splits to leave behind the message “VOID” on the surface and the label itself to indicate that an item has been tampered with. Available on:
Silver Void Labels
Deep Freeze Adhesive A permanent adhesive, which provides good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces that are to be stored or used in deep freeze conditions, and also meets the German BgVV for indirect and short term contact with dry and moist food. Available on:
Freezer Paper Labels
Opaque Adhesive A permanent opaque adhesive, which provides good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces, and blocks any existing design or print from showing through these labels. Available on:
Opaque Paper Labels
Standard Adhesive A permanent adhesive, which provides good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces, and is approved for use on Dry Non Fatty Foods according to European Food Certification. Available on:
Matt White Paper Labels Kraft Paper Labels
Standard Adhesive A permanent adhesive, which provides good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces, and meets the German BgVV for indirect and short term contact with dry and moist food. Available on:
Recycled Paper Labels Coloured Paper Labels
Standard Adhesive A permanent adhesive, which provides good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces. Available on:
Semi-Gloss Paper Labels Laser Gloss Paper Labels Photo Quality Gloss Paper Labels Premium Quality Matt White Paper Labels Translucent Paper Labels Gloss Clear Inkjet Labels Gloss Transparent Laser Labels Matt Transparent Laser Labels Gloss White Polyester Labels Silver Metallic Polyester Labels Fluorescent Paper Labels Gold Paper Labels Silver Paper Labels Mirrored Silver Labels
REMOVABLE ADHESIVES
Removable Adhesive A removable adhesive with low initial and ultimate tack, which allows these labels to be removed cleanly and easily when they are no longer needed. Available on:
Removable Paper Labels Removable Coloured Paper Labels Removable Transparent Polyester Labels Removable White Waterproof Labels
Super Removable Adhesive A specially developed removable adhesive with low initial and ultimate tack; suitable for almost every surface (including delicate materials such as paper and glass), this adhesive allows labels to be removed cleanly and easily, even after long periods of time. Available on:
Super Removable Paper Labels
Water Wash Off Adhesive A special adhesive, which provides good initial and ultimate tack on a range of surfaces, meets FDA regulations for indirect food contact, and can be cleanly removed using (hot alkaline) water. Available on:
Wash Off Paper Labels

For most applications a standard permanent adhesive will work well; the objective of a label is usually to stay firmly in place, so that the information on the label remains with the object it is stuck to. To make a label stickier, more adhesive is coated onto the back of the labels during raw material manufacturing or a stronger adhesive is used in place of a standard adhesive. However, there is a limit as to how much adhesive can be applied because the material has to be fed through rollers in a printer and, if too much adhesive is used, the adhesive could bleed out from the edges of the label.

You may find that your label application has environmental factors or more unusual requirements that make a standard permanent adhesive a less suitable choice. In this case you will need to select a special adhesive that has been designed for more extreme conditions (e.g. outdoors or in a freezer) or designed to produce a specific type or strength of adhesion (e.g. high tack or removable). You can find out more about the properties of each adhesive by clicking on the Material Specification Sheet link on the range page of each of our label products.

Label applications that involve extremes of temperature or exposure to solvents will need specialist solutions and you should be able to find the product you need from one of the companies reviewed here.

Please ask for samples if you would like to test these labels first; where the adhesive is of particular importance, we recommend that you mimic the label application as closely as you can with your samples to establish if a particular label product is suitable for the purpose at hand (including allowing time for the adhesive to strengthen and set completely).

PERMANENT ADHESIVES

REMOVABLE ADHESIVES