We are a FESPA UK, Waste Accreditation Industry Champion and through this scheme we are able to offer our graphics customers a total waste management solution: starting with an impartial complete waste audit and the neccesary resources to be able to recycle all their self-adhesive materials and backing liners through a traceable recycling scheme, of which they can then receive a certification of waste. Contact us to find out more.
This LX Interior films guide covers the essential information that you need to know to succesfully apply these self-adhesive films for interior decoration projects, including which surfaces the range of LX Hausys BENIF films can be applied to, essential tips for succesful applications and adhesion onto different surfaces, plus how the use of the correct primer will aid your applications.
Our ‘Collect & Recycle’ Scheme aims to collect waste cardboard boxes, cores and plastic core/end plugs and to re-use them – find out more here about how our customers can participate, the items we are able to collect and how we request items need to be stored for us ready to collect.
With an ever-increasing spotlight on environmental issues in the Sign & Digital industry this article notes our thoughts and intended actions to address environmental concerns with regard to the products in our Portfolio. Have a read through this article, you may be surprised at how we are working to minimise our impact on the environment.
A summary of Slip Ratings for floor laminate products: DIN 51130 standard for shod feet, EN-13036 harmonised European standard & DIN 51097 for bare feet. Find out more about each standard in this short article.
When do you need to display reflective ‘conspicuity’ markings on your vehicle? This information provides details of the legislation regarding conspicuity markings and guidance on how to comply with the marking requirements including examples of various vehicle body types and designs. It has been produced for information purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for the full legislative details contained in UN ECE Regulations or the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989.
The rules and regulations relating to outdoor advertisements and signs are rather complicated, so we have put together some really useful information to help keep our customers within the required standards in England. We have included information on Temporary Notices, Professional Adverts and Signs for Business, and some essential links to the Government Planning Portal.
This guide offers advice on producing Solvent printed wallpapers, the best way to protect the Solvent prints and general tips on installing wallpaper. There is a video guide included describing the tools you will need and follows the full wallpaper installation process, including the design, preparation of the wall, and the joining of wallpaper edges so the design flows.
A summary of the key stages in the survey, preparation, printing and fitting of digital wall covering graphics projects. Wall media comes in a variety of materials and media sizes, so as long as you do the neccesary checks and planning that these tips provide you don’t have to be restricted in the scope of your imagination!
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, UV and water based inks, vinyl cutters, laminators and software to help customers to get the best out of our range of media. Find out more about how we test our products so we can offer our customers the very best advice!
Knowing the tricks that make up the anatomy of a great car wrap are essential to ensure consistent quality on all vehicle wraps. From graphic design to vehicle preparation and having the necessary tools on hand, there is knowledge to gain that will make every applicator even better. The media you choose will also influence the speed and quality of your vinyl wrapping projects, we can offer advice on the best media and adhesive combinations for your particular projects. Did you know…. when wrapping new or newly manufactured vehicles you need to check if special surface coatings have been used on the vehicle? Not removing this coating can cause vinyl adhesion to fail!
Over the years we have been asked by many customers for support and detailed information on best practice with wide-format printers, and also for maintenance tips on the machines. Whilst we focus on consistent good quality media, we also have a large amount of experience in printing all types of media in our print room, so we have put together the following tips and hints to help you to maintain your machines.
We offer a few tips to help you in correctly handling, printing, using media profiles and storing Solvent and Latex printed media. Using correctly written media profiles takes the guesswork out of printing, will raise output quality, ensure colour consistency and reduce ink costs. Read on for more simple tips that will help you achieve the best results from your Solvent & Latex media.
A general guide for using self-adhesive materials in different conditions. Installing in hot or cold weather, the importance of a clean surface, the cause of adhesive ‘milking’, location and orientation of media and how it affects lifespan, how to avoid rare instances of media cracking glass on window applications, getting the best out of magnetic media and the importance of outgassing solvent prints.
This simplified explanation will arm you with the basic facts of Fire Ratings for graphics media! Fire Ratings are a complex business due to national differences with different standards and for different locations of tested products. Where a Fire Rating is applicable to our products a Fire Certificate can be found in the downloads area on each of the relevant product pages and this guide will help you get to grips with what Fire Ratings mean.
Choosing the right vinyl for your sign, display and print projects usually comes down to where it is to be applied and for how long. Should I choose a Calendered or Cast vinyl? What adhesive? Your choice of face films and adhesives can vary significantly depending on each project, so here are the basic things you need to know about vinyls.
Here are some recommendations on how to store self-adhesive materials, on weeding, cutting and transferring pre-spaced images, plus removing old/existing signage, preparing substrates for installation, and methods for application of pre-spaced graphics (‘wet’ and ‘dry’ application methods).
