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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 what's happening in the world of Perfect Colours.
Perfect Colours Customer install - Fastsigns
Apr 01, 2026
FASTSIGNS Sheffield and Chesterfield came to us needing more print capacity and a cleaner way to produce. In January 2026, Perfect Colours supplied and installed the HP Latex R530, the only compact hybrid rigid and flexible printer in the HP Latex range, and it's already changed the way their team works. This is the story of how it happened. Customer…
Current trends in large format printing
Nov 07, 2019
As we head into the tail end of the year, here at Perfect Colours we’re second guessing which of the current trends in wide format printing will win big next year. The technology continues to move at lightning speed and new innovations are making it an exciting time to be in the print business. So here are some of our thoughts about where the market is strong.
Need to upgrade you HP Latex L26500?
Nov 05, 2019
If you have an HP Latex 26500, you’re probably aware that it’s reaching its End of Service Life in April 2020. This means, from that date, phone and onsite support will cease, inks and printheads will no longer be available, and spare parts availability will no longer be guaranteed. What that also means is now’s the time to start looking at a replacement – you’ll find that…
Océ Colorado 1650 UVgel ink awarded GREENGUARD Gold
Nov 01, 2019
Canon’s ground-breaking Océ Colorado is the first wide format printer to use UVgel ink and this new ecologically-friendly technology has now been recognised and rewarded with GREENGUARD Gold Certification. It means that products printed on the Océ Colorado meet the strictest chemical emission standards and are suitable for indoor use, even in sensitive environments.
Canon updates its large-format offering
Oct 29, 2019
In a move to update its range of large format printers, Canon has launched a series of new printers, including the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2100, the PRO-4100 and the PRO-6100. The high-performance upgrades deliver excellent quality printing with advanced image processing, making them ideal for photographic prints, striking graphics and exquisite fine art printing. Enhancements…
Introducing a new dimension in digital printing
Oct 25, 2019
The Dimense Dimensor S is the first printer to that can emboss while it prints using the latest Dimense technology – making it a gamechanger in wallpaper printing. Now you can print vibrant colour images and create textured, touchable wallpapers in a single pass to produce unique digitally structured images. Welcome to the world of dimensing.
A Océ Colorado Success Story
Oct 24, 2019
Based in Barcelona, Spain, Teletransfer provides large format digital printing services in the form of vehicle graphics to the owners of more than 600 buses. With fast turnarounds as standard, they use an Océ Colorado roll-to-roll to ensure that they can start installations within 24 hours without compromising on quality or the brilliance of the colours.
Printers reaching the end of the road
Oct 17, 2019
Once again, it’s time for fond farewells to a number of printers that have served us well over the years. HP will be withdrawing support for a range of second generation Latex printers in April 2020, and by the end of that month, they will no longer be supplying parts, printheads and inks for the printers affected.
An extraordinary surprise from Xerox
Oct 15, 2019
In what has been referred to as an astonishing ‘game changer’, Xerox has revealed a development that will allow its new entry-level PrimeLink production printers to augment the usual CMYK capabilities with fluorescents, gold, silver, white and clear embellishments. The implications are clear – this will bring exciting new opportunities for creative printing within the reach of printers…
Help the environment with HP’s Ecosolutions training
Oct 08, 2019
With the planet in crisis, we all need to do our best to be as environmentally sustainable as possible. With this in mind, HP created Ecosolutions training to help raise awareness of environmental issues among HP Latex printing technology users. Take this course and you’ll learn real-world strategies for improving the environmental sustainability of your business – then put them…
It’s time to upgrade to Caldera V12
Oct 03, 2019
Caldera’s brilliant visual communications workflow software, VisualRIP+, has reached its twelfth incarnation – and there are plenty of good reasons to go for an upgrade. Not only does this award-winning package unify your workflow from prepress to print & cut, it ensures reliable colour reproduction while saving on media and ink. So what are you waiting for?
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