History of Avery Dennison

The Avery Dennison story started in 1935 when Robert Avery invented the worlds first adhesive label. He started off with a few spare parts a $100 loan and one great idea. Avery invented a smarter way for companies to price their products and from this he went on to pioneer the labelling industry. In 1990 Avery international merged with Dennison manufacturing to become Avery Dennison. Today, Avery Dennison manufacture and distribute labelling and packaging materials in over 50 countries and employ over 25,000 people. Avery Dennison continues to set new standards for quality and innovation in material science.

What do Avery Dennison do:

 - manufacture and distribute display graphics, labelling and packaging materials, retail graphic embellishments and RFID tags that companies around the world use to engage customers and efficiently manage inventories.


key points:

 - Avery Dennison was founded in 1935 by Robert Avery.

 - He invented the worlds first self-adhesive label as a way to merchandise objects.

 - His company then merged with Dennison manufacturing in 1990 o form Avery Dennison.

 - Avery Dennison are a two-industry leading company with operations in over 50 countries.

 - More than 25,000 employees worldwide.

 - $6 billion in sales in 2015.

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Quote from Avery Dennison website - 'Our in depth pool of expertise and global scale enable us to deliver insights, innovative products and intelligent solutions to customers all over the world'.