Sherwood signs exclusive agreement with Sessions

Sherwood Technology Ltd, the color change specialist, has entered an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Sessions of York. The collaboration enables Sessions to combine its labeling expertise with Sherwood’s color change and specialist manufacturing know-how in order to produce Gamma Sterilization Indicator labels over a ten year period. The labels provide an immediate visible record of all products and equipment that have undergone a volume sterilization process. Sessions of York will continue to apply their registered brand name of ‘Detex’ to the Gamma Sterilization Indicator labels.

Sherwood’s self-adhesive indicator labels undergo a simple, chemical color-change when exposed to gamma radiation. The labels change from yellow to red when activated – there is a bold and distinct color-change from 5kGy up to 100kGy. This provides a yes/no indicator of gamma exposure for a wide range of applications, including food irradiation and medical and surgical products sterilization. The labels form part of Sherwood’s extensive range of color change solutions, from virtual labeling to low cost printing technology on products, packaging and even on food.

Sessions of York specialize in the supply of customized label solutions to customers in most market sectors and in many parts of the world. The company keeps abreast of the very latest design, production and quality assurance technologies in order to be able to react quickly to ever-changing customer requirements.

‘This agreement will enable us to combine the indicator labels with our customized label solutions to offer a complete range of self-adhesive labels to a wide range of clients,’ comments David Embleton, sales & marketing director at Sessions of York.

‘With Sessions of York’s commitment to customer satisfaction and success, the company is ideally placed to bring our indicator labels to a wider market,’ comments Trevor Wilson, commercial director of Sherwood. ‘This new arrangement will enable us to concentrate on our core business of developing color change solutions for print, packaging and on-product marking applications.’