Why Tension Fabric Frames Are A Must-Use System

Some people might not know what a Tension Fabric Display is until you point out to them how almost every wall-mounted graphic in retail stores, most window displays and the majority of event backdrops and exhibition stands are created using freestanding framework, wall-mounted or hanging displays. Once you realise that Fabric Banners are all around you, you can start to understand the flexibility, adaptability and quality they produce for brands every day. The durable yet lightweight framework can create stunning opportunities for your brand to display the latest product release, push forward your brand messaging and turn interest into purchases. 

Printing on fabric banners using dye sublimation machines with water based inks allows you to generate vivid colours and high-quality imagery without using PVC materials and UV inks which are worse for the environment. Your fabric banners will be covered with 14mm silicone, which is pushed into the grooves created in the framework to create tension from all four sides and create a smooth finished outcome that is seamless, unlike vinyl banners.

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Buy once, use again and again

Not only do you generate a seamless graphic, but freestanding frames can be constructed and deconstructed with ease, simply put together with an Allen Key, you can manoeuvre and repeat your displays for new events or layouts. Once you have the hardware, you will incur a fraction of the cost when deciding to change the graphic, and with the simple method of installation, you won’t need our installation team to come down and change your simple graphics, meaning you save money and the new graphics can be folded down into small packages for couriers to send alongside making storage a lot simpler.

Benefits Of Freestanding Fabric Displays

1. Crease-Free & Reusable

Unlike UV-printed banners or Vinyl Banners, tension fabric displays are stretched out within the framework, removing any creases or fold marks from the banner. Need to change your messaging? Simply take your old graphic out and add your new one as and when needed in just a few minutes, no need for external fitters! 

2. Easy Transportation & Storage

The blackback materials fabric displays are created with a lightweight yet durable material, which can be folded up into small packages for easy transportation and storage. Allowing us to send our jobs out using courier services and requiring cars rather than vans for transportation. 

3. Blockout & Zero Glare

A big benefit of using blackback fabric graphics for important backdrops and window graphics is the fabric doesn’t reflect light like vinyl or UV, meaning no shine or glare appears across your imagery or messaging. 

4. Cost Effective Solution

Thanks to the durability and reusability of the graphics and framework, freestanding frames supported with tension fabric graphics are a cost-effective display unit that can be used countless times and recoup brand money after just a few uses. 

Frequently Asked Questions about Tension Fabric Displays

What is a tension frame?

Custom prints stretched across an aluminium frame, are the perfect way to create advertising and make your brand stand out at your trade shows, generate product interest in your shop or create the perfect exhibition stand with the use of tension fabric frames.

How will my Fabric Tension Frame arrive?

If we are only suppling you with the framework and a graphic, you will receive your display in multiple flat-packed pieces, with the connection joints still inside for quicker builds. Your graphics will be folded into protective packaging which can be reused as storage. 

Is my frame single or double-sided?

Depending on your type of fabric frame, you can have single or double-sided capabilities. Wall-mounted frames can only be seen from one side and, therefore are single-sided, however hanging frames and freestanding frames can have fabric banners displayed on both sides, giving you two opportunities to showcase your brand. 

Need help with your design?

Coming up with a design for your fabric banner that delivers results can be difficult, but not to worry! We have internal designers who can work closely with your team to help create the perfect display for your events. 

How do I order a fabric tension frame?

To place an order online, simply get in touch with our team and we can discuss any order needs such as size, location, install or supply only. 

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Hanging Canopies Elevate Your Branding

Creating the perfect Exhibition Structure that gives you prowess over your competitors and draws attention to your customers can be hard, but taking to the skies can promote your exhibition stand to the next level. Bespoke designs and shaped Hanging Canopies can be created to stand proudly over your space with full-colour print, intricate shapes and sizes and even illumination. 

As a company that’s been creating fabric canopies for over 10 years, we understand the value of making a visually appealing structure that is cost-effective, eco-friendly and easy to build and transport. That’s why tension fabric displays using aluminium frameworks are the perfect tool to create innovative designs that can grab the attention of attendees with ease without hassle. We offer full coverage service, from design, print, delivery, installation and removal on a purchase or hire basis, depending on your budget requirements.

But why are Hanging Banner Structures so popular? We’ve picked out a few of the benefits of using Banner Canopies to maximise brand outreach.

What Are Hanging Canopies?

Hanging Banner Canopies are created to be mounted from the ceiling of the exhibition hall, at museums or in an open space such as a shopping centre; often positioned in the most optimal positions. They’re positioned in a wide array of styles and sizes to draw attention to your messaging, often highlighting that your business is present at an event, your latest product release or as directional signage for your latest museum attraction. Whether illuminated or non-illuminated, cylindrical or cuboid-shaped, brands can easily reuse and reprint graphics to install new messages and create your newest campaign. 

Making use of the stretch fabric banner allows you to maximise your high-impact coverage with a seamless look and feel. With the extremely rigid framework, your hanging canopies produce a sleek and seamless finish for a cost-effective solution, perfect for indoor signage and exhibition events. With the option to create double-sided graphics, you can display alternate displays to maximise your hanging framework, two opportunities for the price of one! The hanging banner can be installed using a variety of fixing such as suspended ceiling wire, hooks or other fixing options.

Benefits Of Using Hanging Banners

For brands, there are multiple advantages to choosing to take their messaging to the sky, the most notable being: 

Visibility

When fighting for the attention of customers is so important, making use of the space above can be the difference between turning customers' interest into sales. Ensure you use effective messaging and imagery. 

Cost Effective

Hanging Canopies are a relatively cheap option to produce campaigns for brands due to their reusability, with a simple banner change the only cost implementation for new advertisements. 

Customisable

As previously mentioned, Hanging Canopies are able to be produced in a wide array of sizes, shapes, colours and designs to best showcase your brand identity and capture the attention of your target audience. 

How To Make The Most Out Of Your Hanging Canopies

Make It Recognisable

Coming up with creative campaigns is a great way to stick in the mind of a shopper or an event attendee, but you shouldn’t compromise on the most important part of any marketing material; it tells the story about you! Whether it’s a logo or your motto, some form of brand identity is important. 

Don’t Overcrowd It 

You have very little time to pique the interest of your audience, so make your presentation to them snappy. If you flood your hanging banner with too many words or images, you might draw them away from your goal and lose a lead; maximise your banner's potential by not flooding it with stuff! 

Ensure Quality Images & Text 

When creating your images, ensure you are mindful of the quality of your work, any pixelation or non-embedded fonts can lead to poor-quality images and missing assets! Colours that create vibrant finishes and contrast are a great way to help boost your hanging banners' success story.

Frequently Asked Questions About Hanging Canopies

What Makes Up A Hanging Banner? 

Hanging banner structures are made up of an aluminium framework supported with rivets for banner materials stitched around the edge with silicone to create a taught stretched finish you can show off across the entire facility. Hanging points can be installed across any section of the structure depending on the fixtures at the location, meaning your structure can be lifted with ease. 

There are more premium methods of hanging banners, making use of a motorised engine that allows you to raise banners and lower them with a click of a button. This method is best for indoor banner options that are a more permanent fixture.

Does My Event Or Exhibition Allow Hanging Canopy Structures?

Most larger exhibition venues have high ceilings and hanging facilities built into their spaces, making it easy for the installation of hanging banner structures. However, this decision is normally based on the event, not the venue; you should always check with the event organisers before considering Hanging Canopies, in case they are not allowed to. This information is normally in your exhibition manual.

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How Effective Are Lightbox Displays?

We are a fabricator and printer of bespoke lightbox displays, and we often get asked about the effectiveness of lightboxes, and whether they are worth the investment for brands. This is why we thought it would be useful for brands to discover the versatility and effectiveness of lightbox displays for events, exhibitions, offices and retail spaces.

What is a Lightbox Display

Before we get into the benefits of lightboxes, we thought it best to give a proper definition as to the display. A lightbox display is a four-sided display created with tension fabric banners supported with LED lighting. This structure allows the display to be durable and lightweight thanks to the aluminium framework and the special channel in which you insert the silicone edge to create a seamless graphic finish. LED strips are installed along the inside of the aluminium framework, powered by a transformer. Battery-powered lightboxes do exist, however, you never get a true brightness using this method along with the downside of constantly changing batteries.

Benefits Of LED Lightboxes

Bespoke Sized Lightboxes

A huge benefit of Lightboxes is their ability to alter and change sizes and shapes to an extent. The overall system is simple, so you can create standard-sized spaces like 1m x 1m or 2m x 2m for ease, but for a professional finish, the system can be cut down and manipulated in a way that creates bespoke finishes, perfect for full wall coverages or press wall backdrops.

Lightbox systems don't have to just stand on their own two feet either, they are capable of being freestanding for events, wall mounted, often used within retail POS and office branding, or hanging from the ceiling of shopping centres or event halls. Their aluminium framework fits perfectly within Tension Fabric Frames, meaning exhibition stands can integrate illuminated sections into designs.

You can even adapt the size of the profile depth if you are looking for a streamlined effect or trying to create a flush wall setting.

The benefits? You can illuminate your key points, draw the attention of attendees to your brand or highlight your new product launch by using our eye's tendency to be attracted by lights, often creating the first impression your customers generate, which is why it's vital to get your displays right the first time round!

Lightboxes are Lightweight Yet Sturdy

For those who are using lightbox systems for display purposes at events or pop-up needs, you're in luck! Lightboxes are lightweight yet durable structures allowing you to reuse the system several times with the same dramatic event. This is made simple by the carry case that fits all of the lightbox framework into an easy-to-carry or wheel case, perfect for transportation using public transport or a car. We always suggest businesses roll their graphics as opposed to fold them, to ensure no creases occur in the fabric and for safe transportation and storage for additional uses.

Installation Is Easy

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand how to create a lightbox display! The framework simply requires you to attach each push-fit section together, which are in numerical order together, and a tightening of an Allen Key in some instances; and your lightbox display is complete! the lighting system requires two connectors pushing together, and the transponder to be plugged into any plug socket outlet. Always test your lighting first before putting in your images, otherwise you will have to take them out!

Your illuminated display graphics will be edged with silicone, allowing you to push the graphics into the grooves with ease. We recommend anyone attempting installation themselves to start by getting each corner in place, to help stretch your graphic tight and leave you with the perfect taught finish. Simple fabric hoops can be sewn into the bottom of the graphic to help those de-rigging to get their graphics out.

Lightboxes Are Cheap

Lightboxes offer a professional finish that wows customers without breaking the bank. Due to the simple nature of installation and components, Lightboxes not only have a low initial cost, but the return on investment can be incredible.

But the cost-saving lightboxes don't stop there, as we offer our cheap lightboxes as a hire option, meaning you save 1/3 of the cost of purchasing the entire system. If brands don't have the time to install themselves, our team of fitters are more than capable of transforming your space into a professional opportunity.

Looking to purchase or hire a lightbox today? Get in touch with our team and we will get a quote back to you within the same day.

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