Trade Signs UK transforms software headquarters with Drytac graphics

Chippenham-based sign-maker, Trade Signs UK, has used a wide range of Drytac window, wall, and floor graphic solutions to complete a large-scale interior branding installation for NEC Software Solutions’ new UK headquarters.

Trade Signs UK partnered with NEC Software Solutions to deliver a comprehensive window, wall, and floor graphic installation across the company’s new premises.

The installation opportunity arose after a property developer completed a complex of 15 office units and recommended Trade Signs UK to one of its tenants.

NEC Software Solutions, which provides software for the public sector, had taken four units to house its new data centre, head office, and meeting facilities.

Ben Gregory, managing director at Trade Signs UK, says: “We were recommended by the developer after the site was completed. They had a completely blank canvas across four large units and required a full graphic installation for their new HQ.”

The project included a reception hall and demonstration area, meeting and training rooms, open-plan offices, storage areas, and the staff canteen — all requiring cohesive wall, window, and floor graphics.

All graphics were produced using HP Latex technology, with the HP Latex 830w handling the majority of production and an HP Latex 530 hybrid used for floor vinyl and display graphics. Lamination was completed using Vivid Easymount laminators.

Gregory adds: “In total, we printed, laminated, and installed around 18 full rolls of Drytac media. The combination of HP Latex and Drytac delivered exceptional image quality and consistency throughout.”

A wide range of Drytac products were specified for different applications, with the main reception room covered in Paper Fleece Air, a non-PVC wallcovering, alongside ReTac Textures Sand, a sand-textured PVC film, with the aim of creating bright and engaging displays.

Folding movable wall partitions were wrapped on both sides using Paper Fleece Air. Selected sections were over-laminated with Protac Scribe, a dry erase laminating film, providing writable surfaces for meetings and training sessions.

Office rooms incorporated both Paper Fleece Air and sections of Polar Premium Air, paired with Protac Scribe lamination. Server rooms and storage areas featured floor graphics printed to Polar HiGrab Air and protected with Interlam Pro Emerytex, offering slip certifications for safe, durable installations.