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Printed and contour-cut vinyl graphics produced in London the same day. Cast and monomeric films cut on our own plotters, frosted, printed and contra-vision window film, and anti-slip laminated floor graphics. Supplied cut, weeded and application-taped ready to fit, or with fitting arranged — collection round the clock or courier across Central London.
Every job is quoted on its specification. Send us the sizes and the surface and we will come back with a firm figure.
Vinyl is the one signage product where printing is only half the job — the other half is the cut. Both halves happen here: print, contour cut on our own plotters, weed and application tape, which is why cut vinyl runs with the rest of the day’s work instead of waiting for an outside cutter.
Cast film is the signage-grade material: rated 5 to 7 years outdoors, dimensionally stable, and it conforms over curves and rivets without lifting at the edges. It is what lettering on a fascia, graphics on a curved surface and anything expected to survive several London winters should be on.
Monomeric film is the flat-surface, shorter-term material — typically 1 to 3 years. For a flat panel, a campaign graphic or interior wall lettering it does the job at a lower cost, and specifying cast there is paying for lifespan the job will never use.
The practical difference this makes: the surface and the lifespan choose the film. Tell us where the vinyl is going and how long it has to stay, and the quote comes back with the right material rather than the default one.
Three films cover almost every glass job. Frosted etch film is the privacy answer: it obscures the view both ways but keeps the daylight, which is why it is the standard specification for meeting rooms and ground-floor offices. Cut a logo or a band pattern into it and the privacy line doubles as branding.
Printed window film carries colour and image — a shopfront promotion, brand graphics across reception glazing, a campaign that changes each season. Contra-vision is the perforated third option: printed image on the outside, a usable view out from the inside, which is what a shopfront needs if the people behind the glass still have to see the street.
Manifestation dots and bands for glass doors and full-height glazing come out of the same film and the same cutter — if you are fitting out an office, they can ride along with the branded graphics as one job.
Floor graphics are a laminate decision before they are a print decision. The print itself is the easy part; what makes a floor graphic safe to walk on is a textured anti-slip laminate over it. A gloss laminate on a smooth floor is a slip hazard with a logo on it. Tell us the floor surface — tile, sealed wood, polished concrete — and the footfall, and the right laminate goes on before the graphic leaves the building.
Wall graphics range from cut lettering on painted plasterboard to full-coverage printed film, including textured films made for brick and concrete where a smooth film will not hold. Adhesion depends on the paint and the surface more than on the film, which is why we ask about the wall before quoting rather than after the graphic lifts.
Wall and floor work is made to order against a site survey rather than same day: positions, surfaces and access have to be confirmed before the film is chosen. The print run itself is fast — the survey is what protects the job.
Most vinyl leaves here supply-only: cut, weeded and application-taped, ready for you or your shopfitter to apply. That is what keeps it same day — production does not wait on anyone’s ladder. Application tape holds the layout in register, so a multi-part graphic goes up in position rather than letter by letter.
Fitting can be arranged for windows, walls and floors, scheduled separately from same-day production and confirmed with the quote. The vinyl can be cut today with the fitter booked for the slot that suits the site — early morning before a shop opens is the usual answer.
Vehicle graphics — cut lettering, partial and full wraps — are printed and cut here too, but application is always scheduled separately, because the vehicle has to be clean, dry and off the road. Ask for availability and a lead time with the quote.
| Requirement | What we need | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cut path | Vector line on its own layer or spot colour, named as the cut | The plotter follows a vector path, not the picture. Artwork without a cut path gets one drawn by us, and on a complex shape that is a judgement call you want to make, not us. |
| Bleed | 3–5 mm beyond the cut path on printed graphics | Print and cut are two passes; the bleed is what stops a hairline of white at the edge when they meet. |
| Minimum detail | Strokes and counters no finer than ~3 mm at finished size | Finer than that weeds badly and lifts at the edges once fitted. Small text is better printed than cut. |
| Colour mode | CMYK, with Pantone references where colour is the brand | Brand vinyl sits next to painted brand surfaces, and a near-miss green reads wrong from a metre away. |
| Resolution at final size | 150 dpi at the finished size; vector for lettering | Cut lettering is vector by definition. For printed panels, resolution is measured on the wall, not in the file. |
| File format | PDF preferred — but send what you have | We accept virtually any artwork format and check every file in-house before production. If anything needs adjusting we will tell you immediately, before we print. |
| Fonts | Outlined | Outlined removes any font substitution risk on an overnight job. |
Yes, for printed and cut vinyl supplied ready to apply. Printing and contour cutting both happen here, so a file sent in the morning is normally cut, weeded and application-taped the same day, and files sent in the evening run overnight. Fitting is the part that gets scheduled: the vinyl can be ready today, the fitter is booked for a confirmed slot.
Both. Most jobs leave here supply-only: cut, weeded and application-taped, ready for you or your contractor to fit. For windows, walls and floors we can arrange fitting, scheduled separately from same-day production and confirmed with the quote. Vehicle application is always scheduled separately because the vehicle has to be off the road.
Frosted etch film if the job is privacy: it obscures the view both ways but keeps the daylight, which is why it is the standard answer for meeting rooms. Printed film if the job is brand or colour. Contra-vision is the perforated third option for shopfronts: a printed image on the outside, a usable view out from the inside.
Cast film is rated 5 to 7 years outdoors and conforms over curves and rivets, which is why it is the film for anything shaped. Monomeric film is the flat-surface, shorter-term material, typically 1 to 3 years. The surface and the intended lifespan choose the film, and choosing by price alone is how a one-year job ends up on a seven-year film or the reverse.
It depends on the adhesive and the surface, so tell us both when you ask for the quote. Films with removable adhesive exist for glass and painted walls and come off cleanly within their rated life. A long-term cast film bonds harder, and pulling it off painted plasterboard after five years is a redecoration, not a peel. If the graphic is temporary, say so before we choose the film.
A textured anti-slip laminate over the print — a bare gloss laminate on a smooth floor is a slip hazard, not a graphic. Tell us the floor surface and the footfall: tile, sealed wood and polished concrete each take a different laminate, and a wet or outdoor position needs a more aggressive texture and a shorter graphic life.
Tell us what the vinyl is going onto, the sizes, and how long it has to last. We come back with a firm price and the right film, and we check the artwork before anything goes on press.
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