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Standard Materials Our most popular materials (self-adhesive vinyl and rigid plastic) are available in a wide range of legends and sizes.
1.2mm Polypropylene Rigid Plastic
The easiest type of plastic to recycle, and offers ‘closed loop’ recycling as it can be made into itself again, and again. Durable plastic suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Main benefits: Lowest cost rigid material, durable, wide range of applications. Self-Adhesive Vinyl
A gloss finish, adhesive material with a peel off backing for easy fixing. Suitable for indoor use and some external covered areas. Apply to a clean, dry, smooth surface for best results.
Main benefits: Low cost, ideal for curved surfaces, no fixings required. Specialist Materials
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A range of materials developed for specific applications, offering advanced performance and/or aesthetic refinement.
Nite-Glo & Xtra-Glo Pages: 46-50 Both provide effective escape route illumination in the event of power loss. NITE-GLO conforms to PSPA Class B,
stays illuminated for over 6 hours. XTRA-GLO conforms to PSPA Class D, stays illuminated for over 24 hours. Main benefits: Enables employees and visitors to clearly identify escape routes.
2mm Polycarbonate Page: 60 Undersurface printed polycarbonate produces a high gloss finish. Impact and abrasion resistant
material strongly resists vandalism without splitting or breaking. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Main benefits: Our most stylish looking high performance material.
Aluminium
0.9mm white faced aluminium to clearly display the safety message. High gloss finish and radius corners, suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Main benefits: Tough with high gloss finish. Vandal-Resistant
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Main benefits: Our strongest, most durable sign material. Reflective
1.2mm reflective rigid plastic with a durable finish. The reflective surface shines when it comes into contact with a light source, providing excellent night time visibility.
Main benefits: Visible in the dark when a light source is shone. Face-Adhesive Vinyl
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Manufactured from 3mm rigid aluminium, heat treated with a special compound to seal and protect the sign. Made to withstand the harshest of conditions. Resists attack from naked flames,graffiti, sharp objects and weathering, is also easily cleaned.
Allows the message to be viewed from the outside. A lower cost material that can only be used once. Main benefits: Ideal for areas where windows are the only way to display a safety message.
Anti-Slip
Hard-wearing self-adhesive vinyl with a protective textured anti-slip overlaminate. Suitable for clean and smooth surfaces, easy to apply. For use on indoor floors.
Main benefits: Allows safety messages to be displayed in the line of vision.
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