Banner Box are a large-format textile print provider with a Hollanders Colour Booster as their core workhorse. The Hollander’s series of print, wash and fixation give brilliant long-lasting colour. However, the printer can only produce the colour submitted in the original artwork.

“Pantone matching is a must with textile. Each fabric has a varied denier, construction and print qualities. And that is why hitting that ‘Carlsberg Green’ can be done for one type of media, but is very difficult to replicate when you are producing it on a range of mediums,” says Amy Bumford, marketing manager at Banner Box.

She continues: “Once a fabric has been subjected to the testing by Banner Box the graphics studio can begin the painstaking process of achieving perfect Pantone matches on the new fabric.

"This gradually builds a large colour chart for reference when working with the material. Seems simple? The graphics studio has become the most vibrant area at headquarters with colour matching samples draped all around the office. 

“These charts also display the limitations of the colours certain fabrics can achieve. This avoids customer disappointment by either advised the colour is not achievable on their given fabric and offering a viable alternative, be that colour or material recommendations.”

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