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PPB’s proBOND used for monastery signage

Giving it privacy during ongoing restoration, a historic 19th century monastery in Manchester has been kitted out with signage displays made with PPB’s proBOND aluminium composite material (ACM).

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Hoarding boards have been constructed around the monastery in Manchester during a restoration programme

This material was chosen due to its ‘excellent ink adhesion surface’ and was used on Jetrix UV flatbed curable inkjet printers that are suited to this type of outdoor work.

“It is fantastic to see proBOND being used for an innovative project at such a beautiful historic building,” says Richard Proctor, managing director at PPB, adding: “Rather than just cover up the building during the renovations, the signage emphasises the unique architectural details of the monastery. We are thrilled that our ACM has been able to be used in this way.”

It is fantastic to see proBOND being used for an innovative project at such a beautiful historic building


PFI Solutions was commissioned by Imagine CGA to print the panels, which have been designed to resemble the brickwork and stained glass of the building. There is also a ‘viewing hole’ where passers-by can take a look at how the building work is going.

PFI sales manager for trade sales, Stephen Peet, comments: “As a printing company we are used to working with PPB’s proBOND, so we know how reliable the material is. The material is always consistently neutral and white, always square and more importantly it is always the right size.

“The panel has to go through the machine and be right the first time. Consistency of the ACM is essential and because of the nature of the inkjet printing if we didn’t have this reliability then it could be catastrophic and cost thousands.”



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