which is the best vinly supplier?

[Paul Rollason]

Hi Paulo

One company we found very useful at the start were Grafityp 01827 300500.

Their cataloque stocks pretty much everything you will need when starting out and it’s laid out with lots of pictures so you can see whats what.
As you learn more and read more posts on UKSG you will find different suppliers for different things.

A good place to look is the trade mags, one of the better ones imho being Sign Link 01179 547371. Apart from lots of news and ads they have some good demos.

Not as good as robs obviously 🙄

Hope this helps

Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)

[Robert Lambie]

Vinyl’s are a minefield/nightmare mate… suppliers are too!

What may suit me, may not suit you…
Many suppliers have great products but have crap service and prices, or, have good prices great service and crap vinyl.
Ok, im rambling…

Based on what you have said above, you are looking for a decent quality calendar vinyl. NOT a cast vinyl.
Many use 3-5 year calendar vinyls, but I would advise trying to keep to a 5-7. Not much difference in price, 20p a metre more or so…
This grade of vinyl will keep you right for vehicle graphics, shop front signs, signs, window graphics etc etc
You may think you find a cheap vinyl, but the long term performance will be crap. Trust me… cheap vinyl, cracks, curls back and leaves glue, fades from deep red to bubble gum pink in a couple of months. It simply isn’t worth the hassle.

What do I use? Well… I use many makes of vinyl. Most popular one I use is oracal 751, followed by mactac 9800. That’s not to say those are the best, just the ones I prefer & would recommend trying.

Some Brands of vinyls:
MACtac
Avery
Oracal
Spandex
Grafityp
Hexis
Metamark
3M
Ultramark
JAC
KPMF

The list goes on..

Suppliers:
I honestly believe that no supplier will suit everyone. They make mistakes like any company does. Some more than others!
Finding one on your doorstep won’t guarantee happiness. Shop around, most have next day AM delivery.
Call round some, get account forms, ask for swatch cards, samples, price lists & get a feel for the ones most helpful.

Vinyl supply companies:

KPMF
Cox
Grafityp
Europoint Display
Amari plastics
Victory design
All Print supplies
Spandex
Hexis

Hope this helps some mate… Any further questions feel free!

[paulo]

many thanx 😀

[J. Hulme]

Dorotape without a shadow of doubt mate!
http://www.dorotape.co.uk

Next day delivery ( everytime ) no mistakes with orders and *no* minimum length supply, couldn’t believe I had to order 5 metres minimum from one of their competitors and pay £12 delivery on it.

Amari for Mactac, which is a very nice vinyl to work with
and Andy Dolan at everything for signs in Oldham 01457 829055 for metamark, (please mention the plug to Andy, as he can never seem to catch me in and I’m sure he’d appreciate it ) seems a very good company with good prices and when I have bought through these always delivered as promised next day without any problems.

http://www.everythingforsigns.co.uk/