Exhibitor Profile

Exhibitor Profile 10-07-2008
BackFlying the Flag

"The Sign Show is the perfect launch pad for our new products and to meet customers face to face"

Detail As one of the UK's leading suppliers of display solutions, the Hampshire Flag Company has almost 30 years experience in the industry. The family run firm promises to offer its customers a personal service with large-scale possibilities. From banners, bunting and burgees to café barriers, ceremonial equipment and custom flags - Hampshire Flag's product range caters for almost every location, event and industry.

Although a regular exhibitor at industry exhibitions, Hampshire Flag's is using The Sign Show to preview new and exciting offerings and to meet customers face to face. Managing Director Graham Wilkinson believes visitors to the company's stand at this year's show will not leave disappointed.

"The Sign Show is the perfect launch pad for our new products and this year we'll be previewing Xpressions - an innovative, exciting and eagerly awaited arrival to our range of display products." "Xpressions offers versatility, creativity and countless configuration possibilities. With easily interchangeable graphic panels, Xpressions allows for a 3D display experience which takes less than 10 seconds to construct."

Getting the Xpressions range ready to offer to customers however, has been a labour of love for Graham and his team of 17 skilled staff.

"The development of the specialist textile took a long time to get right, but it was worth the wait because we've cracked it and now we're ready to show it off to the world! There's nothing else like it on the market and it's a brand new offering for our trade customers so we would urge them to come and see it on show," said Graham.

Hampshire Flag's Eco Banner Masts are also new for 2008 and proving to be a successful and alternative rival to steel structured masts, which have considerable cost implications. The Eco Banner Mast however is innovative in concept, elegant in design and high quality, and ideal for the display of single and double-sided PVC banners.

The contemporary and stylish Café Barriers are also enjoying success and popularity amongst Hampshire Flag's customers and the company offers a collection of options, accessories and extras to ensure maximum impact.

Detail "The Café Barriers are working very well and sales are high. There are cheaper products on the market but ours is a high end offering and what I call a 'sleep at night' product - you sell it and move on without a second thought - and we are offering trade a 20% discount on all hardware," said Graham.

Hampshire Flag ensures it is always tuned in to its customers and as a response to their needs, has begun working with other manufacturers to streamline production and turn orders around even quicker.

Graham said, "This industry is constantly changing and competition is fierce, but we make sure we're one step ahead by pushing forward and responding to customer demands. We've always been efficient at processing orders but faster production times are what customers now require."

Graham is expecting a 20% growth in the company's production in the coming year and if the last 12 months are anything to go by, this looks set to become reality.

“We aim to achieve this growth through converting customers that use other suppliers and we have the edge on the competition thanks to our winning combination of a high customer retention rate and an exceptional range of products,” said Graham. The Hampshire Flag Company are sure to bring colour and a further dimension to The Sign Show. Visit them at stand H3.
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2008 Exhibitors

Alpha Displays Ltd
Apco United Kingdom
Applelec Sign Components
Ashby Trade Sign Supplies
Atwell Eyelets and Pressings
Avery Dennison
Award Crafters
Axyz Automation (UK)
Blackburns Metal Ltd.
Blanc Canvas
Boldscan Ltd.
BSGA
Brownings Ltd.
BTC activewear
CADlink
Canon
Chapman & Smith
Clustarack
CNCRoutershop
Colour Mill Ltd.
Createx UK
Daktronics UK Ltd.
Delcam
DoroTape
Durable Signs
Emach Ltd.
Eurobond Adhesives Ltd.
Gdi TRADE SIGNS
Gerard Mann
Grafityp UK Ltd.
Ground Plug (UK) Ltd.
Hampshire Flag Company
Hybrid Services Ltd.
Identify
Innova Solutions
Insight Sign Systems
i-sPi Ltd.
Kaye Dee Marking Ltd.
KMA Signs
Kurvex
Laserplas Ltd.
Latitude Maps
Loxam Access
Luminous Media
McLink Limited
Nationwide Access
Nova Aluminium Systems
Nova Chrome
OMC Ltd.
OPAS Ltd.
Pacer Systems
Pack-a-Traxxx
Pantone UK Inc
The Pen Warehouse
Perspex Distribution
Pinetree Enterprises Ltd.
Pinstriping & Kustom Graphics
Plastic Parts Centre
Planet Digital
Portland Lighting Ltd.
Price It!
Print Finishing Solutions
printMAX
PrintOne UK
Professional Sign Systems
The Pub Sign Company
Raccoon Digital
ReddiLight Ltd.
Robert Horne Sign & Display
Sachsen Fahnen GmbH & Co.
SPDI Magazine
Sign Base UK Ltd.
Signcomp Europe
Sign Directions
Signed Up Ltd.
SignElite
SignGraphic Magazine
Sign-Link Magazine
Sign Makers Products Ltd.
Signmaster Direct Ltd.
Signmaster Systems
Signtrade Letters Ltd.
Signwaves Trade
Signworks Co Ltd. Thailand
Silverskies Ltd.
Simplex Ltd.
Smart Platforms Rental Ltd.
Spandex
Specialist Neon Supplies
Spirit Displays Ltd.
Tagisystems Ltd.
Tecna Displays Ltd.
TheMagicTouch
ThyssenKrupp Materials
Total Displays
Totally Dynamic
Touch Systems
Tradesignz
Triline Signs
Velmex Distribution
Versatility in Print
Walsall College
William Smith
Your Embroidery Services
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