Sign Display Graphics Product Portfolio 2024 Sign Media Architectural Interior Print Media Finishing Media Tools & AccessoriesContents 1 Contents Contents ....................................................1 Introduction to APS ........................................2-3 Delivery & Pricing Terms ...................................4 APS Product Testing ...........................................5 Environmental Concerns ................................6-8 Our ‘Collect & Recycle’ Scheme ........................9 .............................................................. Sign Media Introduction ...........10-11 Flat Surfaces Mid Term ..............................12-15 Curved Surfaces Long Term .......................16-20 Wrapping Long Term .................................21-24 Windows & Backlit .....................................25-32 Safety ..........................................................33-35 Stencils ............................................................36 Metallised Short Term ...............................37-40 Writing Boards .................................................41 Application Tapes .......................................42-43 Magnetic .........................................................44 .............................................................. Architectural Interior LX Hausys BENIF Archirectural Interior Films .......................45-47 .............................................................. Print Media Introduction ..........48-49 Solvent, Latex, UV Print Media Flat Surfaces Mid Term ..............................50-63 Curved Surfaces Long Term .......................64-70 Wrapping Long Term ..................................71-75 Windows & Backlit .....................................76-84 Speciality ....................................................85-90 Architectural ............................................91-100 Flooring .........................................................101 Banners & Mesh ............................................102 Papers ....................................................103-105 Display Films ..........................................106-108 Fabric Print Media Woven & Knitted Media ................................109 .............................................................. Finishing Media Introduction .............110 Flat Surfaces Short Term ........................................111 Flat Surfaces Mid Term ...................................112-116 Curved Surfaces Long Term ............................117-118 Wrapping Long Term ......................................119-121 Anti-Graffiti ....................................................122-125 Dry-Wipe ........................................................126-127 Flooring ...........................................................128-134 Speciality ................................................................135 Mounting ........................................................136-137 ...................................................................... Tools & Accessories Introduction ..................................................138 Solvent Inks .....................................................139-140 Application Fluids ............................................141-144 Printer Maintenance ..............................................145 Wrapping Tools .......................................................146 Applicators ..............................................................147 Small Tools ..............................................................148 Sign Tapes ........................................................149-150 Display Stands ........................................................151 Flag Ancillaries ........................................................152 Textile Tapes ...........................................................153 ...................................................................... Technical Information Signmaking - Choosing the right vinyl ............154-155 Signmaking - Guide for the correct usage of self-adhesive materials ...............................156-159 Signmaking - Cautionary Notes ......................160-161 Handling Solvent & Latex Print Media ...................162 Digital Printing ........................................................163 LX Interior Film Guide .....................................164-165 Wallpaper Printing - Guide for producing & installing Solvent printed wallpapers .................166 Digital Wallcovering Projects - Key stages ......167-168 Car Wrapping - Guide ..............................................169 Car Wrapping - Issues with special surface coatings ..........................................170 Signage & Advertising - UK guide to planning permissions ..........................171 Conspicuity Marking Requirements .......................172 Fire Rating Summary .......................................173-174 Floor Rating Summary ....................................175-176 ...................................................................... Index of Products ..............................178-179 Application for a Credit Account ...........................................180 Terms & Conditions of Sale ................181 ......................................................................Introduction to All Print Supplies Ltd. 2 We are delighted to introduce our 2024 Product Portfolio What can we do for you? We are fast, flexible and friendly and we understand the demands of our graphics customers. We’ve lived and breathed this sector for 40 years and we know what our customers are up against; instant deadlines, last minute changes and time pressures. By being fast, flexible and friendly we should be able to reduce the stress levels in your business and help you to keep your customers happy. Introduction to APSIntroduction to All Print Supplies History We are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of roll materials to the sign, exhibition and display market and are proud to have achieved carbon neutrality in 2023. Established in 1984, we celebrate our 40th Anniversary this year, and are still a family owned private business We currently operate from 40,500 ft2 of new premises in Slough and provide a portfolio of thousands of products, including major brands such as Avery Dennison and Mactac, for next day delivery. We have slitting, sprocketing, rewinding and cutting machines in-house and our own applications centre with printers and cutters. We also have a Northern Sales Office and Distribution Centre in Rotherham and currently employ 60 people. 1984 All Print Supplies was established as a supplier of self-adhesive materials to the print sector 1987 Entered the rapidly growing Computer Aided Signmaking sector 1992 Gained ISO 9002 / BS 5750 accreditation 1996 Entered the rapidly growing wide-format ink jet sector 2000 Became heavily involved in supplying solvent media for the RasterGraphics Arizona printer 2002 Launched a complete range of solvent media and moved to 26,000 ft 2 of new premises 2009 Won ‘SBEC Environmental Management Award’ 2010 Purchased Andersons, one of our main competitors 2013 Major investment in new swatch making equipment in addition to 3 new slitter / rewinders to help continue to meet the tight deadlines required 2014 Moved to a brand new 36,500 ft2 high capacity warehouse with full solar power capacity making us the only carbon neutral distributor in the UK in terms of energy consumption 2015 Purchased the Sihl Direct UK business and were appointed a full portfolio Avery Dennison distributor 2016 Installed new superwide conversion equipment for fabrics 2017 Named in Thames Valley top 250 companies and started to manufacture Cling2, our own static cling PVC 2018 Extended our own delivery network to 7 vehicles 2019 New website launched and invested in a high speed automatic slitting machine 2020 COVID pandemic 2021 Piloted our ‘Collect & Recycle’ program 2022 Acquired the UK LX Interior Film business, launched under ‘spAce’ Architectural Interiors 2023 Achieved carbon neutrality as measured under PAS 2060 2024 All Print Supplies celebrates 40 years servicing the sign and graphics industry: 1984 ~ 2024 Service values Customers are our life blood and we will do our utmost to make sure you are kept satisfied. From answering the phones quickly and efficiently, right through to delivery of your material the next day. Stock outs are rare and we will make sure we will inform you as soon as they arise and try to offer an alternative. 3 Introduction to APS The Product Training / Demonstration Suite at our Head Office in Slough. All information provided is believed to be true at the time of going to print.Our standard delivery is by overnight carrier, on a next day service, nearly anywhere in the UK, with no minimum order charge. • Standard next day carriage is free on all orders over £130.00 (excluding VAT). • For orders under £130, we can now offer you two options to suit your workload and schedule: - Next working day delivery: £13.50 - Next working day delivery before noon: £17.00 • Special deliveries are on a slightly more restricted basis and include next day by 9am or 10.30am, Saturday before 9am and Saturday am. The surcharges for these delivery services are as follows: - Next day before 9.00am: £32.00 (*20kgs max weight) - Next day before 10.30am: £25.00 (*20kgs max weight) - Saturday before 9.00am: £47.00 (*20kgs max weight) - Saturday am: £35.00 (*20kgs max weight) *Special Deliveries over 20kg incur additional delivery costs - please confirm at time of order. Deadline for orders is generally 6.00pm Monday to Thursday, and 5.30pm on Fridays. Orders for slitting and sprocketing at non-standard sizes will go out next day if placed before 5pm. Due to pressures of orders and the practicality of meeting our carrier’s deadlines this is a guide and cannot be guaranteed. There is a nominal £8.00 per roll slitting charge, for simple slitting down to narrower widths. For example, if you require a roll of 1300mm to be slit into 2 narrower rolls of 650mm wide, then the slitting charge would be £8.00. We cannot reslit material on 2” cores. The sign products are all now offered on a ‘no surcharge for standard rolls’ basis. A standard roll is generally 10M, 25M or 50M (45M for some speciality items and 1M for some expensive items). All prices are exclusive of VAT, unless stated otherwise and may be subject to change without notice. Please read our terms and conditions. Due to the complexity of use the purchaser should carefully consider the suitability and performance of the product for each intended use, and the purchaser should assume all risks regarding such use. All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Our Sales Offices are manned Monday to Thursday 8.30am and 6.00pm Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm Collections 9.00am to 5.00pm You can place orders in various ways Ring the Sales Office: Southern Office: Tel: 01753 696977 Fax: 01753 567733 Northern Office: Tel: 01709 829800 Email the Sales Office: sales@allprint.co.uk We have also recently introduced on-line ordering, please contact the Sales Office for more information. The Sales Office team consists of industry hardened staff who have practical hands on experience coupled with excellent customer service skills. The Field Sales team have decades of industry experience behind them to help guide you and ensure you receive the correct products in the correct time frames. We can accept payment in many forms BACS payments or Bank Transfer. Direct Debit. Credit or Debit Card: We accept most credit cards and there is no surcharge for using them. Credit Accounts: These are available upon satisfactory credit references. An application for a credit account can be found on the last page of this product portfolio, as well as on our website. Delivery & Pricing Terms 4 Delivery & Pricing TermsAll Print Supplies Product Testing Being able to offer good technical support and advice on how to use our large range of media has always been an important part of our complete service. Our dedicated print room team use the latest digital printers with Solvent, Latex and UV ink as well as vinyl cutters, laminators and software to help customers to get the best out of our range of media. Using our Eye One iSis and leading RIP technology from Onyx, Shiraz, Wasatch, Rasterlink, Colorgate and Versaworks we can provide custom made tailored profiles for a broad range of digital printers, advice on the best settings, and support on how to handle and process our impressive range of media. Our dedicated colour profiler can also work on site to provide bespoke colour profiles. Using our Pantone® colour booth we can now give customers a quick, simple and straightforward answer on colour match requests under a range of lighting conditions. This includes daylight, typical retail lighting and typical office environment. We are also using a Hunterlab Miniscan EZ to provide accurate colour values in whatever format is needed, including L*a*b* and also LCH and provide accurate details of colour differences. In order to give you the customer more information more quickly we have invested in a complete new in-house laboratory. This includes analytical equipment such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) which is a technique used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, so if something in the product has changed we can identify and take remedial action very quickly. We also have adhesive testing equipment for peel adhesion, shear strength (static, dynamic and elevated temperatures), gloss meters, temperature controlled ovens and a humidity/temp controlled sample store. We can accurately measure key physical properties; these include gloss level, thickness, shrinkage, whiteness, peel adhesion and also tensile strengths. This is helping us to build an independent picture of the quality of the range of products we supply. These tests are carried out using standard FINAT, DIN or ISO test methods. We can measure the adhesion of our self-adhesive products to a range of substrates typically used by our customers, including glass, aluminium and MDF panels, and also some of the more difficult to stick to substrates such as polypropylene (PP), polyester (PET) and polythene (HDPE). We can also measure the tensile strength and elasticity of our self-adhesive products. This is a good measure of how stretchable and conformable a product is to use and helps us to offer guidance on the best self-adhesive product to use for specific applications, be it simple flat panels, to curved and deeply recessed panels. ® is the property of Pantone LLC. 5 APS Product TestingAs of July 2023 our business is now carbon neutral with the aim of achieving ‘net zero’ within the next 2 years. When we moved into our new building in 2014 we invested in a large solar array consisting of 509 panels on the roof. In 2022 this produced 30% more electricity than we consumed, the surplus being exported back to the National Grid. PAS 2060 and the ‘Race To Zero’ ‘Race To Zero’ is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. Over 80% of Britain’s largest businesses have now signed up to the UN’s Race to Zero campaign, designed to accelerate the adoption of credible net-zero targets at, during, and beyond COP26. ‘PAS 2060’ is the internationally recognised specification for carbon neutrality published by BSI (British Standards Institution). It sets out the requirements for quantifying, reducing and offsetting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for organisations and products. Our Qualifying Explanatory Statement in Support of PAS 2060:2014 Self-Validation for the period 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022 can be found on our website (QR code link on the right). It consists of 3 scopes: Scope 1 includes a calculation of GHG emissions for internal items including Fuels, Bioenergy, Refrigerants, Passenger vehicles and Delivery vehicles. Scope 2 includes a calculation of GHG emissions for external items such as electricity, steam and gas. Scope 3 includes a calculation of GHG emissions for transmission and distribution UK electricity, heat & steam, UK electricity T&D for EV’s, water supply, water treatment, material use, waste disposal, business travel by air, sea and land, freighting goods, hotel stays and homeworking. The only parts of Scope 3 we did not calculate were ‘Processing of Sold Products’ and ‘End use of Sold Products’ as we have no control over how and where our products are used. For the period 2022 our total emissions were as follows in (tCO2e): Scope 1 Direct emissions 105.5 tonnes. Scope 2 Indirect emissions 189.4 tonnes. Scope 3 Other indirect emissions 253.8 tonnes. Total emissions for 2022 was 548.6 tonnes. We then offset this 548.6 tCO2e by purchasing 549 carbon credits in Verra - Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), the Gold Standard - Voluntary Emission Reductions (VER) and the United Nations - Certified Emission Reductions (CER) programmes. These were then retired in July 2023. We also started our own ‘Collect & Recycle’ scheme, more details are available on page 9. Most of the products we ship every day are a 3 layer self-adhesive construction; face film, adhesive layer and release liner. Face films These can be PVC, Polyester, Polyolefin (Polypropylene or Polyethylene). • Plasticised PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) films are by far the most popular in the Sign and Digital industry, probably accounting for over 90% of demand. It can be cut, pigmented, printed by nearly all technologies without expensive and energy consuming top coats, and most importantly is very durable outdoors, offering a service life several times longer than the alternatives. PVC also consumes less energy during production than other plastics. The raw materials for PVC are salt and oil, with salt making up the majority of the film, and there is no shortage of salt in the Ocean. PVC is recyclable with number as its resin identification code. Plasticisers, which incorporate Phthalates, are added to the PVC to make the film more flexible and practical to work with. Other additives include heat stabilisers, UV stabilisers, lubricants and generally pigments. As the Chlorine atom is a major part of the PVC monomer, PVC produces HCl upon combustion and can release Dioxins, which is a concern. To investigate this further we visited modern electricity-generating plants using high temperature Energy from Waste incineration and they insist no Dioxins are created in the stack or the residual ash. PVC is the third most popular plastic in the world, behind Polyethylene and Polypropylene. Environmental Concerns 6 Environmental Concerns CERTIFIED CARBON NEUTRAL BUSINESSEnvironmental Concerns • Polyester (PET) films only account for a small part of the market due to the high cost, the rigidity of the product and the need for a top coat for printing. Polyester has the number . Commonly used in packaging for plastic bottles and food trays. • Polyolefin (Polypropylene or Polyethylene) films are beginning to make a small impact. Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE) have the same basic ingredients and the raw material is oil. Polypropylene is recyclable . PP is the second-most widely produced plastic and is used in packaging for dairy trays, microwave containers, etc. The new UK bank notes are now manufactured from PP. It is generally more rigid than PVC and cannot be printed without a top coat being applied, which adds to the cost and has a negative environmental impact as the coating requires energy to be dried in the ovens. PP also has a shorter life outdoors. Although Polyethylene is the most popular plastic in the world, PE films have made no impact in our industry. Like PP, PE cannot be printed without a top-coat being applied which adds to the cost and environmental impact. It also has a shorter life outdoors than PVC. Used in packaging for bags, milk bottles, films and labels. Polyethylene comes in a variety of densities, is recyclable and has the number or dependent whether high (HDPE) or low density (LDPE). Adhesives These are nearly all acrylic based in our industry. In either solvent dispersions, water dispersions or UV cured format. • Solvent based adhesives. These acrylic adhesives are dispersed in a chemical solvent to make them less viscous and then coated in a ‘thick’ layer. They then pass through long heated ovens to evaporate off the solvent carrier. These ovens can be over 50M in length and require a lot of energy to heat. Solvent based adhesives offer excellent long-term performance but chemical solvents are expensive, and in Europe the solvents driven off in the drying cycle have to be re-captured, which adds to the cost. • Water or emulsion based adhesives. These acrylic adhesives are dispersed in water to make them less viscous and then coated in a ‘thick’ layer. These acrylic adhesives are less durable, have lower performance, are cheaper, and are generally more suitable for internal applications. They still require a lot of energy to drive off the water in the ovens. • UV cured adhesives. Our focus has turned in recent years to UV cured polyacrylates. These have the same acrylic backbone as solvent adhesives, so have virtually the same performance as solvent based adhesives, but can be coated as ‘solids’, without the need for dilution, and are cured by UV, rather than traditional ovens. They require less energy to manufacture and are less hazardous in the manufacturing process. Release liners These can be kraft, Polyethylene coated, or occasionally Polyester. Release liners are one of the biggest waste factors in our industry, as they are almost part of the packaging in that they do not figure in the in-situ graphics. All the papers we source are FSC certified which allows you to identify, purchase and use paper made from well managed forests and/or recycled sources. We have now found a recycling partner that can recycle the liner into new paper products. We will supply sacks for the liner to be collected from customers in most of the South and Midlands. All the customer has to do is to separate the films from the liner in order not to contaminate the waste stream and our relationship with our recycling partner. We can also collect white paper liners that you may use from other manufacturers. Cardboard boxes will be collected if folded flat and we can recycle most cardboard cores and plastic end plugs. Full details can be found in our ‘Collect & Recycle’ information on page 9. • The most popular liners are clay-coated krafts. We are currently working on how we can reduce the weight of these papers but retain the performance our customers and some of the printer technologies demand. The ‘lighter’ the paper, the less trees need to be used in the papermaking and the less mass there is to be disposed of. It is a difficult balancing act between price, performance and environmental impact. • The other main liners we use are Polyethylene coated, also known as PE or resin coated. These liners are more stable under heating in printers and are less prone to cockling in changing humidity conditions, but are more expensive and have an extra layer of Polyethylene added to the back of the paper to improve performance. 7 Environmental ConcernsEnvironmental Concerns 8 Environmental Concerns How can we minimise our environmental impact? Reduction The obvious way is to reduce the mass of the products we produce. This has been underway for years now as a natural way to reduce costs and minimise price increases. PVC films have come down in thickness from a 100µ average a few decades ago to a current average of around 75µ, without losing any performance. Further reductions down to 50µ to 60µ are possible but opacity, handling, and the ability to accept high ink loads begins to be compromised. When we get close to 50µ the film costs actually increase. The adhesive thickness has also been reduced by around 10% in the same period; any further reductions may compromise the adhesive itself. In addition, release liners have reduced from the traditional 140gsm thickness to the 125gsm to 135gsm range. We currently believe 120gsm is probably the minimum market acceptable weight for graphics. Below 120gsm stability in printing and handling starts to become a major issue. In terms of our packaging, we are also phasing out some of the polybags used to protect the boxed rolls and are attempting to swap the two plastic core plugs per box with either recycled plastic plugs or cardboard alternatives. Recycling Although the films themselves are all theoretically recyclable, in practice it is not possible. The film and adhesive combination is almost impossible to separate in the UK, and that is without the added complication of printing inks and laminates. Landfill is both costly and unwanted, which leaves us with incineration to produce electricity in ‘Energy from Waste’ plants. EU guidance emphasises that “generating energy from waste that cannot be recycled or reused can contribute to a circular economy and energy diversification, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector”. These plants have been around in the UK for many years now and originally were just incineration plants. In the last few years some have been adapted to use the heat from burning waste to create superheated steam and drive turbines to generate low-carbon electricity. The incineration processes have been improved with higher combustion temperatures, and increased burn time to ensure complete oxidation. All the chlorine , the source of Dioxins, is converted to HCl or inorganic chlorides, the HCl is neutralised in the scrubber while CO2 is vented to the atmosphere and the inorganic chlorides are incorporated into the ash. We have visited an Energy from Waste plant, operated as a joint venture by Grundon Waste Management and Viridor. The Lakeside EfW facility at Colnbrook near Slough has been operational since 2010. This plant processes over 450,000 tonnes of waste per year, generating 37MW of power, which is enough to provide electricity to 56,000 homes. They send nothing to landfill. Emission Limit Values are strictly regulated through the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control regime and are currently monitored by the Environment Agency. All emissions from the stack comply with the most stringent UK and European pollution control standards. The Air Pollution Control residues from the filters, the fly ash and the Incinerator Bottom Ash are all recovered. These reactive residues are then treated by using Accelerated Carbon Technology to make a recycled aggregate, which is then used as a substitute for naturally extracted aggregate in road building. There are currently over 50 EfW plants in the UK, still way below the number in countries such as France, Germany, Sweden etc. As we see it, the advantages of EfW are: • 100% diversion from landfill • Reduce disposal costs, by sending waste to Energy from Waste facilities means no Landfill Tax • Generate renewable electricity as your non-recyclable waste generates power for the National Grid, currently we believe around 2.5% of all UK electricity is produced by EfW • These schemes have been taking our waste for years and seem happy with the mix our industry feeds them with REACH regulations REACH is a regulation of the EU, to protect health and the environment from the risks posed by chemicals. It had an impact on PVC films a few years back as certain chemicals used in pigments were banned in the EU, including pigments based on lead chromate. These changes made some products less opaque and some products had to change shade. Some phthalates used for plasticisers were also banned such as DEHP. All our EU suppliers were fully on board with these changes and continue to monitor and adhere to all the new regulations.Next >