Through a total of 17 individual print machines, we cover virtually the full spectrum of printing technologies - old and new alike - and can therefore satisfy any "look" you may require. We can also use combinations of these processes to create unique product offerings that are are simply not available elsewhere.
Although we primarily print standard domestic width 52cm (20.5”) and wide width 68cm (27”) wallcoverings, we also have the capability to print specialist extra wide 76cm (30”) and ultra wide up to 135cm (53”) products.
A brief introduction to our main capabilities is given below, and you can download a guide to each of the processes as a .pdf file from each section.
Surface and Surflex printing
We have one surface print machine offering in-line airknife grounding plus up to twelve additional Surface Printed colours for standard width wallpapers.
We also have one Surflex printing machine offering in-line airknife grounding plus up to three additional Flexographic Printing colours and six Surface Printed colours for standard width wallcoverings.
Download our Surface & Surflex .pdf printing guide
Flexographic printing
We have five flexographic print machines.
Two machines offer up to six colours using mainly solvent based inks on both standard and wide width wallpapers.
Two other machines offer up to six colours using water based inks; one also with an additional lacquer station and the other with an inline Gravure stataion as well as an additional lacquer station. Both of these water based machines are for standard width wallcoverings.
We also have a four colour machine dedicated to producing grounds for handprint. This can produce at standard, wide width and also extra wide width.
Download our Flexographic .pdf printing guide
Gravure printing
We have three Gravure print machines, each offering up to eight colours (including ground) for both standard and wide width wallcoverings.
Download our Gravure .pdf printing guide
Rotary Screen printing
We have two Rotary Screen print machines.
One machine offers up to five colours at both standard and wide width, with in-line Flexographic grounding of up to two colours.
The other is a single station machine offering the application of specialist high glosses and texture foams, in register with designs printed on other processes.
Download our Rotary Screen .pdf printing guide
Flat Screen printing
We have two 33 metre flat bed screen printing tables, both fitted with automatic printing carriages, offering an unlimited number of colours at standard, wide and extra wide widths. We also have one continuous vacuum bed screen print machine for standard width wallcoverings
Download our Flat Screen .pdf printing guide
Hand Block printing
We have two full hand block printing lines for standard width wallpapers.
Download our Hand Block Print .pdf printing guide
Ultra wide width printing
We have one Viero converted fabric printing machine with 50m turning blanket incorporating both flat and rotary screen stations which has been converted to print ultra wide width wallcoverings. This offers an unlimited number of colours onto non-woven substrates of widths of up to 135cm (53”) and supplied by the metre.
Scattering
We have one high tech scattering line, offering the precise scattering of various particles onto an adhered substrate with excellent distribution and high levels of adhesion.
This process can be tightly registered to an underlying design printed via one or more of the machine print processes listed above. Available in both standard and wide width.
Converting machinery
We have high speed paper converting lines, incorporating Futec quality scanners to identify and remove any product faults, backed up by visual inspection and control. We also have one high speed in-register hot emboss machine, again incorporating Futec quality scanner for both standard and wide width product.
Download our .pdf Wallpaper Printing Guide (22 pages)
We have also produced a short video explaining our capabilities and processes in more detail.
Please click here and the video will open in a new window.
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