Event and outdoor banners

Event and outdoor banners in weather-resistant materials

Event and outdoor banners are the fastest way to be visible somewhere temporarily. They travel in a bag or a tube, they are up within minutes and they are packed away just as quickly afterwards. For a race, an open day, a trade fair or a promotion in the car park that is often exactly what you need: a large, legible message that does not have to be bolted down.

We produce and supply banners to event organisers, sports clubs, local authorities, retailers and businesses. That covers one-off campaign banners as well as banners that come back for every edition. That distinction drives the choice of material: a banner that has to last one weekend is a different thing from one that is rigged and de-rigged fifty times.

Where you use them

• Sports events: start and finish zones, along the route, at the clubhouse
• Open days, careers fairs and public events on your own site
• Promotions at the shop, in the car park or along the road

Versions

Banners with eyelets

The classic: a banner with reinforced hems and metal eyelets, tensioned between two fixed points or on a fence. Affordable and widely usable. Always tension at several points and not just at the corners.

Banners in a frame

Fabric tensioned in a free-standing frame, so you do not depend on a wall or a fence. Frames with ballast or a water tank stay put where no anchoring is possible.

Beach flags and spring frames

Vertical fabrics on a flexible pole. They move with the wind, which makes them stand out, and they pack away compactly. The fastest way to make an entrance visible from a distance.

Material and technique

Outdoors we work mainly with PVC banner material: waterproof, tear-resistant and able to take rough handling. For a taut, crease-free and lightweight result we choose woven polyester with dye sublimation printing, which is washable and rolls up without permanent folds. We use mesh or perforated fabric where wind is a factor. Printing is done with UV-resistant inks; for halls, marquees and public buildings a flame-retardant version is often required and that has to be built into production. The finishing determines the service life: reinforced hems, double-stitched corners and enough eyelets prevent tearing out in the first strong wind.

In practice

• Choose type size on the basis of reading distance and speed; someone driving past reads four words at most
• Tension evenly and at enough points, using tensioners or bungees rather than tight cord
• Never leave a solid banner hanging loose in wind; choose mesh fabric or take the banner down
• For installation on public land, check what the local authority and the tender specification allow

When a banner is not the right choice

For a message that has to stay up for years a banner is a poor investment: choose a rigid panel, a façade frame or illuminated signage instead. On a very exposed site without sound fixing points, a large solid banner is more of a risk than a solution. And a banner in a place nobody passes stays invisible however good the print: the location counts for more than the format.

What determines the price?

The price depends on the fabric type and weight, the dimensions, the quantity, the number of printed sides and the colour coverage, and the finishing: hems, eyelets, pole pockets, keder or perforation. A flame-retardant version, a frame or pole, ballast, a transport cover and artwork come on top of that. Repeat orders of the same design work out differently from a first production.

Request your banners

Send us the formats you need, the location where they will go and your artwork or brand guidelines. We will advise on fabric type and finishing, and provide a quotation tailored to your project.