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Welcome to the Perfect Colours Blog section, we use our blog to write about the latest industry developments, provide useful hints and tips about large format printers and keep you up to date on whats happening in the world of Perfect Colours.

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Sublimation Printer: What is a sublimation printer

Mar 07, 2022

Sublimation printing involves transferring motifs to a variety of different materials, including t-shirts and ceramic mugs. In order to print in this way, a specialist sublimation printer is needed, along with sublimation inks.

Sublimation printing is incredibly versatile and can be used to personalise a wide range of products.…

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Perfect Colours 'Top Reseller Ranking' in Western Europe

Apr 22, 2015

Our catalogue of accolades continues to grow: we've been named the fastest growing HP Latex dealer in Europe, demonstrating, as ever, our dedication to providing our customers with the best wide-format printing technology available. The award joins an increasing list of awards from HP, including our win last year as Graphics Partner of The Year for outselling many competitors on…

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What is digital vinyl printing?

Apr 22, 2015

Digital vinyl printing offers large format, full colour printing which can be laminated or shape cut. Vinyl printing offers a flexible high quality solution for decorating cars, buildings and windows, both internally and externally.

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Caldera Version 10 Patch 150318

Mar 27, 2015

Right of the bat from Sign and Digital UK Caldera have released a new Patch for their flagship Version 10 RIP software. The new build fixes a number of issues which customer have brought to light, these include an issue with the print interface which froze when drag and dropping images from the image bar in list mode. Pantone colours in colour analysis were not the same as in print…

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Perfect Colours Profiles: Kiran Gill - Customer services manager since October 2011

Mar 18, 2015

Describe your typical day at Perfect Colours?Our days tend to be fairly reactive in terms of what comes through with customers. We can start with what is outstanding on our day-book, where sales orders haven’t been shipped the night before, so we deal with emails from our couriers for any deliveries that didn’t go out. We like to be proactive and inform the customer, whatever the…

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Printing in schools, getting the best equipment for the classroom and beyond

Mar 11, 2015

With IT being a more important aspect of a child's education than ever before, it's crucial that they are being educated using the most up to date and comprehensive systems available to schools. In a similar way, in order for schools to best advertise their services, and conduct their day-to-day activities as efficiently as possible, having the most effective and up-to-date technology…

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Poster design and printing top tips

Mar 02, 2015

When designing effective posters you will need to consider what type of finish will make your poster stand out from all the rest. There are loads of large format printers out there which can print your poster in exceptional quality, a quality so great that their prints are used in art galleries and museums. However, sometimes considering a different media such as wood, glass or…

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Top tips for printing and designing banners

Feb 26, 2015

Creating the perfect banner for trade shows is a deceptively involving process, requiring far more than a design programme, printer, and a vague idea. Careful preparation is necessary to maximise the positive effect of a banner when displayed at an industry show, or in public places. When you've invested time and money on something that is designed to convey an accurate representation…

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Amazing Printer Kit for Small Business Sign Makers

Feb 23, 2015

Whether you are just starting out as a sign maker or trying to grow your business, it is important to choose the right machine from the offset. These days there are loads of different printers all using their own 'advanced' technology to help you gain an edge on the competition. However, when it comes down to it there really is only one printer series you should be considering.The…

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New Patch For Caldera Version 10

Feb 05, 2015

Caldera have just released a patch for Caldera Version 10, the new patch build 150204 has fixed a number of features such as, RGB detection of cut contours when using Ghostscript and update notification issue when key server is remote. The patch also brings some clever new additions such as importing images from HP wallArt, an archive extraction tool for Debian 2.x and a new option…

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HP releases Matte Litho-realistic paper with 3-inch core

Jan 08, 2015

HP Matte Litho-realistic paperWith its Matte Litho-realistic paper, HP provides a great alternative to high-end smooth fine art papers: delivering superior quality and durability rolled into one cost-effective media solution. The material will appeal to printers, artists and art reproduction houses looking to create striking, excellent quality prints that have the look and feel…

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