Shrink sleeves

Full body: the film runs from the cap to the base for the most design area, with a perforation at the cap so it doubles as a tamper seal.

Body sleeve: from the shoulder to the base, leaving the cap free. The most common format for drinking water, drinks and home care bottles.

Partial (belly band): a band around the middle of the bottle for promotions, new flavours or extra information on a bottle that already has a main label.

Neck band: a short band over the cap with a tear strip that works as a tamper seal. See shrink neck bands for details.

Many brands use a different coloured or printed bottle for each product, so they stock many bottle types. Moving the whole line to one clear or white bottle and letting the shrink sleeve tell the flavours apart means one bottle in stock, faster launches of new flavours and limited editions, and design changes without ordering new bottles.

Uncoloured clear bottles are also easier to recycle than coloured ones. If your product needs protection from light, tell us so we can plan the design and background colour of the sleeve.

Film does not shrink evenly: the neck shrinks more than the body, so artwork there stretches or squeezes. Before printing, we create distortion-corrected artwork, pre-warping the design so it comes out right after shrinking.

Keep barcodes, nutrition panels and registration numbers on the straightest part of the bottle. Our prepress team proofs on your actual bottle before the run.

Choose an all-over gloss or matte finish, spot matte or gloss areas and metallic inks for a premium look. The ink sits on the inside of the film, so it won't scuff in transit or on the shelf. For short runs in several designs, ask us about combining them in one job.

A sample bottle or drawing (circumference at the widest and narrowest points, height to cover), the film you prefer, the run size and how your line shrinks (hot air or steam tunnel).