Written by Colin Gillman | 30 January 2012

This might look like just an ordinary bottle of blue liquid to you, but to the trained eye Kato this is Avery Flat Surface Cleaner, a new cost-effective way to create optimal conditions for self-adhesive graphics to ensure a smooth, durable finish. In other words, if you don’t properly clean the surface of whatever you are planning to plaster with stick backed fabric, it will fall off - eventually.

Avery Flat Surface Cleaner is available in 5-litre cans from Avery Dennison Graphics and Reflective Solutions distributors across Europe. It partners the company’s proven high-performance Avery Surface Cleaner for demanding surfaces -- such as those featuring prominent rivets and deep corrugations -- as part of the extensive Avery Tools portfolio.  

Get some here.

www.europe.averygraphics.com

Written by Colin Gillman | 30 January 2012

Sihl Direct UK has now commenced trading from its sales, admin and warehousing facility in Altrincham and has confirmed attendance at Sign and Digital UK.

New products now available from Sihl Direct include a broad range of specialist materials for most wide format inkjet printers and ink technologies, such as canvas, vinyls and films as well as a comprehensive stable of photo base papers ideal for high quality photographic and fine art reproductions.
www.sihl-direct.co.uk

Written by Colin Gillman | 05 January 2012

Sihl Direct UK has begun trading coated inkjet media for wide format printers from its sales, admin and warehousing facility in Altrincham.

Sihl is already well-known in the inkjet printing market as an established provider of coated media through OEM, distribution and reseller channels. Sihl Direct UK has been established to service the UK wide format printing market directly from its UK base, with Sihl manufactured and branded media, in a timely and cost effective manner, through both selected partners and directly to the end user.

Products now available from Sihl Direct include a broad range of specialist materials for most wide format inkjet printers and ink technologies, such as canvas, vinyls and films as well as a comprehensive stable of photobase papers ideal for high quality photographic and fine art reproductions.

Ian Turnbull is Operations Director of Sihl Direct UK and he explains, “Even though we are setting up this business from scratch, we have the confidence and backing of a known and trusted name, coupled with the full support of a multi-million pound international corporation. We have the manufacturing capability to deliver very high quality materials and substrates with high service and support levels at cost-effective prices. We are actively encouraging both resellers and end users looking for the best quality at great value to get in touch with us to discuss their requirements and discover what we can offer."

The company can be contacted at info@sihl-direct.co.uk or on 0161 927 9051. A new UK website is currently in development.
www.sihl-direct.co.uk

Written by Colin Gillman | 12 December 2011

Wide format print and consumables distributor printMAX is running a winter campaign to encourage customers to stock up on consumables in light of last year’s extreme weather conditions where many companies went without deliveries for days on end due to heavy snowfalls. The company says there is, here it comes, wait for it, ‘snow need’ to get caught out again if you place advance orders and squirrel away a few rolls of media and some cartridges of ink to see you through.

Really printMAX type people, this is snow time for such bad jokes. Ho ho ho...

www.printmax.co.uk