Kolor Kode
Find here the finest quality ever

Advent of Latex technology in the industry was what it motivated Kolor Kode to unveil its large-format printing division. Having been engaged in a wide array of activities over the last two and a half decades in the industry, this printing major always goes for the best technologies/machines to make themselves a messiah of finest quality output and service in the region’s market. “Basically I came out from the offset printing after a long years of experience in various domains of the industry,” said Kayu Dhanbhoora of Kolor Kode while explaining how the company moved forward to grab new parameters of the industry. He built up confidence to take on the digital large-format printing with a change.

In his further comment on the company’s quest for quality prints, Kayu mentioned that he had complete mental block for solvent printing right from the onset of its large-format printing unit. “We first put up an HP Designjet in our wide-format production facility, which was inaugurated in the summer of 2010,” he said adding that the printer gave them satisfactory results to fulfil the needs of a group of clients from the retail sector. Then the big boost took place in the machine portfolio of the company was when a high-end HP Scitex LX800 arrived by the end of last year. Retail sector has been the key area where Kolor Kode involves with a broad range of in-shop display works for a number of corporate clients from different industrial clusters. HP Designjet in their facility is precisely set to churn out in-shop standies.

Although a skilful team of professionals at Kolor Kode engaged in fabrication and installation jobs, most of such activities are sublet to those agencies, which occupy major part of the company’s client list. “Since digital large-format printing is quite new in our company, we have yet get to be used to the industry,” told Kayu adding that Kolor Kode doesn’t involve with direct marketing. But the company finds its stable position in the market through its competent quality and efficient service. “Latex technology is really excellent as the speed of HP Scitex LX800 helps us find new momentum in business,” remarked Kayu.

Now the company is looking forward to surge upon the level of flatbed printing. “But we are going to examine the market thoroughly before diving into it. “Our future focus is more on lenticular and 3D technologies for interior displays or designs,” said Kayu adding that the company already had a word with HumanEyes for software for such big project in the pipeline. Concerning over the future provision of Bengaluru’s signage market, Kayu sees big opportunities that would be developed in the city shortly. “A company recently arrived in the city to engage only in wood and glass jobs for interior displays. Let’s see whether such activities could succeed and then we too could follow the path,” mentioned Kayu.

Footprints of Kolor Kode can be traced all across the country. Through the company vastly involves with agencies, some of its direct customers like metal fabricators are quite distinguished for their products being distributed nationwide. A team of 27 skilful staff handles the overall activities of Kolor Kode. Among the new domains whereupon the company would be embarking upon in future is fabric printing, which heaves new potential in the contemporary signage market. Interestingly, adoption of web offset machines in the company’s facility is also in the pipeline as it would trigger the company’s business to a new direction.

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Matrix International
Choose the choices to get on ‘green’ concepts

Overall idea of ‘green’ and substrates with strong environmental message is what it makes Matrix International distinguish from other media dealers in Bengaluru city. Though its popularity is for distributorship of a wide range of medias including flex, vinyl, cello bubble guards and others in the south Indian market, this company recently came into the limelight for introducing HP PVC-free Wall Paper, which is designed to create the most innovative and customised wall designs ever in the industry. “Once it had been just self-adhesive vinyl that served the purpose of wall graphics. But vinyl materials are not totally ‘green’ at all,” said Rajesh Lalwani of Matrix International. He added that green certification is important since some regulatory bodies proclaim specifications declaring that medias cannot be standardised unless they are certified for eco-friendliness.

“The PVC films used in malls, museums and other public places are health hazardous. In case of fire catches on such materials, people suffer more because of the fume rather than the flame,” commented Rajesh. Of course, brand managers, interior designers, architects should have total knowledge of the ingredients that composed the products before proceeding into application. In such aspect, Latex-based HP media at Matrix International is a 100 percent fire retardent safety product, which is certified by schools in the US for use in classrooms.

Matrix International also distributes other products viz. Teflon from Dupont; flex and banners of Pioneer Poly Leathers, SRF Ltd, Sign Solutions, TechNova, etc. SignJet will be another brand the company will be launching in near future. The brand will deliver a complete range of graphics materials. “It’s not that we are confined to a particular brand. Ever since the customers’ demands in the market keep increasing, we maintain varieties of choices for them,” exclaimed Rajesh. He added that the recent boom in architectural segment brings new potential in wall covering medias.

Hands-in-hands with HP, Matrix International plans to organise a road show by inviting architects, PSPs and others to give them precise information about the PVC-free HP Wall Paper. “HP is really cooperative and they are very keen to move ahead towards this front apart from its machine business,” mentioned Rajesh. Highlighting some unique advantages of the HP media, Rajesh elucidated that the PVC-free Wall Paper is quite simple to use as it just need to be dipped in water to get the glue activated before installation. This wall graphic will be the right choice in all the segments, where people wish to change their walls in a very customised graphics.

“Home and architectural segments are open up now. Apart from walls, people now can customise other household items like refrigerators or air conditioners as per the colour or designs of walls or surrounding,” exclaimed Rajesh. Service of Matrix International covers the entire region of south Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Now that the company has robust plan to mark its presence in other regions, Matrix International is all set to spread its wings in other parts of the country by increasing both its premium and secondary ranges of products to fulfil the requirement of clients.

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Prolab
Down the revolutionary roads with new trends

Being a professional photographer by profession, his vision is to develop a ‘dynamism’ of growth as per the changes in time across the industry. Here the mention is NL Pinto of Prolab whose presence in the region’s printing industry is dated back to the 1980s when he profoundly engaged in photo lab. When the imaging industry got changed from a point of time to a new shift right after the advent of inkjet technology in the industry, he moved on to pace along the revolution of technology and newer prospects in business. This is the story of how Pinto eventually walked down the pathway to digital large-format printing over the last 12 years.

“We started our inkjet printing following the adoption of Roland and HP 4800 printers, which are perfect entry level printers in the photo printing business,” said Pinto. Since the company keeps growing with wider aspects in their business, Prolab constantly updated its portfolio with a line of HP inkjet printer, Roland eco-solvent and other solvent printers. With such gradual enhancement in infrastructure, client list of the company expanded along by roping in a bunch of big telecom giants like Reliance, Aircel, Airtel as well as other corporate companies from varied industrial segments.

Today, Prolab is no longer just a photo lab or a print service provider. The company is better known as a complete signage unit for its exclusive sign making activities. “We offer complete solution of fabrication and installation to our clients located in Bengaluru and other parts of south and west India,” mentioned Pinto. Prolab has completed a number of projects in and out of Bengaluru. One of the biggest achievements that have been marked as an historic milestone in the job profile of the company is its signage project accomplished recently at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.

As long as the venture of Prolab has been embarked upon varied phases of new trends, services and technologies, another next big thing the company is planning to grasp is ‘flatbed’ technology. But it couldn’t be yet decided when will the new technology be ushered in the state-of-the-art production facility of the company. “It’s too early to take an instant decision on it as flatbed unit in our facility will occupy a big share,” said Pinto adding that Bengaluru market is still young for mass flatbed jobs. However, significant strategy of the company in the technology front is quite certain about the adoption of Latex printing too.

Achieving a turnover of around Rs 2.5 crore, Prolab continuously eyes to new levels where the company could expand its business in a productive way. “Over the last two years, we have witnessed certain slowness in the market. That’s why we couldn’t make any strategic move to push the company to new business paths,” mentioned Pinto. But there is always a plan for Prolab to gear up for new things to be stretched in near future.

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Ace Media Solutions
Experience the perfection in work and service

Asmall shop dealing with some DTP jobs, screen-printing and offset printing has become a mammoth in the digital large-format printing industry today. This is the story of how Ace Media Solutions has brought up in Bengaluru city. In this connection, Balakrishna G, managing director, Ace Media Solutions Pvt Ltd recollected that the company came out with the new strategy to enter the signage market in 2002. The large-format production unit of the company was unveiled with the installation of a brand new HP 5000 inkjet printer.

Then the production facility of Ace Media Solutions required constant updates to meet the increasing demands for bigger volume in the region’s signage market. For some time, the company’s facility was flooded with a series of ordinary printers. “But we realised the need for high-end printers to quench the thirst for quality of a number of clients in the gradually developing signage market of Bengaluru,” asserted Balakrishna adding that they found an answer of the question on quality in HP and Jeti printers.

Now, the production facility of Ace Media Solutions is a complete portfolio of a Jeti 3312 printer; a couple of Jeti 3324 printers; HP Designjet L65500 printer; two HP Latex printers; an HP Designjet 5500 and a Mimaki printer. Such vigour of its production facility helps the company tap a number of corporate companies, such as Reliance, TATA Docomo, Metro (Cash & Carry), Lifestyle, etc. “Most of our clients have been closely associated with us since the beginning,” asserted Balakrishna. Among them Tata Docomo is quite an important client as 90 percent of their signage works are handled by Ace Media Solutions.

Kanada film industry is yet another potential segment wherefrom Ace Media Solutions has grasped a good amount of jobs. “We capture approximately 40 percent of movie posters in this regional industry,” said Balakrishna adding, “Nearly 60-80 free-lancers are walk-in customers for whom we deliver sizes ranging from 1 to 10,000 sq ft prints. Now that the company pays more attention on printing jobs, fabrication carries just 30 percent of the company’s entire activities. But the opening of a state-of-the-art fabrication unit is in the company’s next big things to roll out soon.

Also in the company’s next vision is UV flatbed! “Using the privilege of the flatbed, our plan is to exploit the existing opportunity within our circle of clients,” mentioned Balakrishna. He added that the company has no decision for immediate opening of new branches beyond Bengaluru. After all, Balakrishna wants to characterise Ace Media Solutions perfection in works and sincerity in service!

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Jai Graphics
Expect more in value than what was expected

Since its establishment in the year 2002, overall business of Jai Graphics Private Limited has vastly been revolved with sign making. A brainchild of Jaikumar A, who developed the company from zero level to a four-crore firm, unveiling of a state-of-the-art digital large-format printing unit at the company is a new milestone in the region’s signage market. Optimistic about new level of growth following the successful running of the company’s new digital wide-format production unit, Jaikumar said, “Today the market is quite bullish, we are now eyeing to multiply our turnover at least 20 percent within the next one year.”

Opening of the company’s large-format printing unit has welcomed a new boss to the company – Raja A, younger brother of Jaikumar, a man with dignity. The new printing division is equipped with HP Designjet Z6100, HP Latex 25500, HP 8000 eco-solvent printers. Latest additions in the portfolio are HP 45500 capable to print roll-to-roll and flatbed and AXZY 12x5 ft CNC router. “Raja is responsible for any project that comes through our digital large-format printing division,” mentioned Jaikumar. The division could handle everything that includes printing, fabrication, delivery and installation.

Jai Graphics has been associating with big corporate clients like Raymond, Lifestyle and others including individuals who are just walk-in customers like architectures and professionals from construction companies since their establishment. Banking sector is one such segment where the company has a good number of big clients, namely Muthoot Finance, Vijaya Bank, Union Bank of India, etc. Apart from flex and vinyl prints, the CNC router in the division is equipped to engage in ACP routing, woodcutting, acrylic cutting and other activities for indoor signage and displays.

Footprints of Jai Graphics could be traced beyond the city of Bengaluru. The company delivers its end products and services to other metros like Mumbai and Delhi. Producing from 600 – 1,000 sq ft per hour in two to three shifts a day with uninterrupted power backup, a staff of 20 well-trained professionals from the company are assigned to run the printers as well as fabrication and installation jobs. “We do a committed delivery to our customers. If they wish to get done their jobs in 24 hours, we always make it happen even for those clients based outside Bengaluru,” mentioned Jaikumar.

Cities like Mumbai and Ahmedabad are some of the most potential destinations where dwelled a large number of Jai Graphics’ clients. Since printing service is just a regular task at the company’s complete production facility of UV, Latex, inkjet and eco-solvent technologies, what is more determined at Jai Graphics is innovative signages. “Apart from being a PSP, our focus is deeply on innovative sign making that makes us different from others in the region’s signage market,” asserted Jaikumar. Of course, Jai Graphics is eminent for its LED signs and displays supplied to a number of hospitals and restaurants across the region. Then the next big thing that the company is looking ahead is glass and moulding activities that can be targeted for use in hotels and malls.

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En Graphics
All in all is another breakthrough on the wall

After working for more than 10 years in the industry, Shrenik Kumar finally decided to open a design firm of his own to provide graphic solutions to enhance interiors of corporate offices and others. Established in 2006, En Graphics deals extensively with interior decoration and wall covering using the most innovative wall graphic films from HP and 3M. “In response to the importance of graphics and designs, which are vastly involved with customised displays, we provide graphic and design solutions imprinted on wood, steel, glass, etc,” asserted Shrenik Kumar of En Graphics.

Continuing the process and perspective of interior graphics and designs, En Graphics goes on to include LED and neon signs in business to augment the surrounding of a building. “In the long run, as every client has different perception of signage, we realise that amount of volume vs value addition is too high. So we eventually look for some kinds of products that can give precise effect of customisation. That’s why we have associated with Vista and Matrix International for signage products which are finest quality and cost effective,” remarked Shrenik.

Matrix International is sole supplier of non-PVC HP Wall Paper to En Graphics. The company also has consumed other authentic signage materials from Vista and 3M. “Compared with other normal materials available in the market, HP Wall Paper, 3M materials and Vista products may find a bit expensive. But the quality and user friendliness of these materials save time and cost of installation,” affirmed Shrenik.

“Apart from being its eco-friendliness, HP wall graphic film is quite easy to apply and maintain in any condition,” mentioned Shrenik. Interestingly, En Graphics has done interior graphics of HP’s corporate offices. Another big corporate company in the client list is Infosys, which is rather ‘green’ conscious. “Though this HP Wall Paper is quite new in the Bengaluru market as well as India, a lot of positive response have been poured in from different segments like home and architecture,” exclaimed Shrenik.

Well, home is considered to be a big future of HP Wall Paper. But the current attention of En Graphics is on corporate players as the company would like to test whether the products is fit into the Indian market. Situated now in Bengaluru and Chennai (headquarters), En Graphics operates extensively at pan India level. The company is planning to mark its presence in Pune and Ahemdabad too sooner than later.

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Vista System Signage Solutions
Means to lead around the wonderful interior

Modular Curved Frame Technology (MCFT) is the unique trait of Vista System Signage Solutions, a globally acclaimed company with its array of signage materials designed perfectly for interior environments of offices, buildings, public places and others. The company has 3 key manufacturing plants located in the US, Israel and Australia; in addition, 12 fabrication facilities are located around the world to provide swift delivery times as well as local presence. Recently, a new facility has been created in Bangalore as a means to provide the Indian market with Unbelievable & Incredible Service as coined by the strategy U&I. “We are particularly known for wayfinding signage solutions,” remarked Hitesh Kumar, business manager, Vista System Signage Solutions Pvt Ltd. He further elucidated that the company came out with this new interior signage technology around 15 years back.

The overall idea of Vista System Signage Solution is to provide people who find tough in finding out accurate solutions in customised interior signs. Since maintaining aesthetic, operation and replacement of way-finding, directional and other signs around the interior environment of a building have become complicated, Vista’s MCFT has become a solution to such problems. “All Vista sign products are ready to fit and have lifetime warranty on extrusion. The products for designed to expose even in the outdoor environment too,” reconfirmed Hitesh.

Indian branch of Vista System Signage Solution in Bengaluru has stocked more than 70 profiles of signage models and thousands of accessories. Name plates, directional signs, wayfinding signs, backlit boards, frontlit boards, glow signboards, etc are major items of Vista. Vista System is known for its strategy to sell to sign professional exclusively and NEVER to the end user. Accordingly, the company has a network of Ambassadors who are in effect sign professionals who have over-gone training and posses the marketing tools required to present the Vista System products to the end users. Instantly, the company has recruited over 20 Ambassadors throughout India and a paste of 4-5 Ambassadors per month is expected throughout the year.

Commenting on the target clients of the company, Hitesh exclaimed that Vista System particularly aims to tap all nationalized banks and leading hospitals all across India in the years to come. “We have recently completed a project at leading hospital in Andhara Pradesh. The project was of the type that could have taken one and a half months or two if used ordinary sign materials. But we wrapped it up within seven days, which was right from assembling to execution stage,” said Hitesh.

Some distinct characteristics of Vista products that make the company stand out in the market include ‘easy to assemble and dissemble’ and ‘fast to install’. “We guarantee that the using of Vista System products can make execution time faster than usual,” admitted Hitesh. Vista sign products are of such kinds that one can play around aesthetics of designs as per the requirements of customers.

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N Jothy Graphics
Full attempt to serve the clients to the fullest

Flashbacks of N Jothy Graphics India Pvt Ltd bring those early days when the company was known widely as a popular wall painting company in the city of Bengaluru. After years of business in the manual wall painting jobs, a big turning point came after the company started to engage in screen printing. Brookbond and Parle were the two major clients which boosted the overall business of the company. “Parle really offered us good volume of works in our early days,” said A Nagaraj, managing director, N Jothy Graphics India Pvt Ltd. He further acknowledged all support and corporation of the clients in the initial stage of the company.

Vinyl cutting was largely a mainstay of N Jothy Graphics for a certain period of time. Swift expansion in the region’s signage market at the dawn of digital large-format printing had influenced the company to step further into different parameters of printing, such as flex and vinyl. Then the company expanded its production facility with the adoption of a line of high-end printers/machines, such as Roland (4 ft cutting plotter), HP XL Jet, etc.

Irrespective of the changes happening with respect to the trends and technologies across the industry, one thing at N Jothy Graphics remained unchanged. That’s the company’s decades old clients Brookbond and Parle. “These companies have trust on our consistency in work and service,” admitted Nagaraj. Other leading corporate clients like Coca Cola, Hindustan Unilever Limited, United Spirits Ltd, among others from different industrial sectors including food and beverage, liquor and telecommunications have recently added in the company’s clientele.

“Over the past couple of years we felt a bit sluggish in the overall growth in the industry. In that period we faced certain slowness in getting our payments in the sectors like telecom and liquor,” mentioned Nagaraj adding that the situation is quite normal now and everybody is looking out for robust business expansion in new verticals. So is the reason why this Rs seven-crore company N Jothy Graphics anticipates for huge turnover in the next five years.

Virtue of N Jothy Graphics is its competent service and infrastructure maintained by a team of good number of professionals. Concerning the company’s next level investments on infrastructures, Nagaraj mentioned that everything will depend on the demands in the market. He asserted that most of the machines equipped in the company’s facility had been decided as per the recommendations from their clients.

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Premier Screens
Anything towards the wish of clients

SMohammed Allaudin of Premier Screens will never forget the words of his father who founded the company around 18 years back. “My father’s advices on how we should treat our clients are ultimate mantras of success in our business,” he remarked. Premier Screens is now one of the major signage makers in the south Indian market. But the company grew from a scratch as it was merely established as a wall painting shop. “When my father established the company, he worked only for ITC Group. For them the company painted walls for campaigns of cigarette companies, such as Capstan and Gold Flake,” recalled Allaudin. Then the company slowly entered into glow signboards and hand-cut acrylic letters with the taping of some new clients like Pepsi.

“With blessings from the almighty and our amicable clients, we ultimately opened a digital large-format printing unit equipping with Encad inkjet printer, Kodak and DGI Spacejet (six ft machine),” said Allaudin. Now the company’s portfolio is boosted big with a set of DGI printers with Polajet and Spectra printheads, Kangar and a CNC router. One very distinctive work culture of Premier Screens is that the company is ready to deliver anything required by its clients. “You name it, we do it in a professional way,” said Allaudin adding that the company does execute any sub-contract jobs.

Premier Screens has a team of 40 well-trained professionals who are segregated into different departments like fabrication, printing, installation, etc. “We have our own transport facility to manage on time deliveries of the end products,” said Allaudin. The company has a stronghold position in the telecom sector handling some big clients like Aircel, Vodafone and Uninor. “Vodafone is one of our major clients in the telecommunication sector,” mentioned Allaudin. He added that they carry out everything for the telecom giant, including their corporate stalls, multi-brand stores and others, across Karnataka. Nestle is another big company for them, delivering display jobs like framing, electrical, furniture, fabrication and branding of the company’s coffee shops/outlets are regular tasks.

LED is the next target of the company. “We have tied up with a big LED manufacture for our forthcoming mission,” affirmed Allaudin. Now that the R&D has been completed for the new beginning, what is justifying about the venture is price factor. “We are happy to engage in such revolutionary signage, which is completely free from all kinds of power consumption problem, wire grounding, short circuit,” remarked Allaudin. In order to augment its current turnover of Rs two-crore, Premier Screens is strategically moving further to tap new business in different industrial segments.

Stressing on the company’s cordial relations with its clients, Allaudin mentioned that they are not merely a vendor but a partner by all aspects. Referring an instance, he said, “Nestle India recently opened a coffee factory at Nanjangud. For them we delivered A-Z of branding including way finding signs, wall graphics and others. But at the eleventh hour we had to deliver a small print of just Rs 650 to the company. It was very important for the fabrication team. So, we sent it by hiring a taxi at Rs 6,700 to the spot. This is the commitment and this is how we have been taught by our father to develop relations with our customers.”

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Aarkay Signs
Here is the paramount of cut letter signs

For those who visit New Thippasandra area of Bengaluru city will never miss the glimpse of Aarkay Signs’ exotic building. A simple reason is that one of the building’s walls facing the road is designed in such a way that everybody should turn to see it. Covering the entire face of the wall is written ‘Sign Maker Is Here’ using giant cut letters, which is visible from far off distance. Of course, Aarkay Signs is known for cut letter signboards catering to a number of corporate clients situated in and out of Bengaluru city.

A unit of RK Marketing & General Agencies, foundation of Aarkay Signs dates back to 1978 when the company was largely engaged in production of all casting signs of different purposes. Inception of Aarkay Signs was marked with an historic work of letter board delivered to 3M around a few months back. “Our production facility is equipped with Graphtech vinyl cutter along with other high-end machines such as AXYZ CNC Router and Spirit laser cutting machine from Mehta Cad Cam Systems Pvt Ltd,” said OP Kingar of Aarkay Signs. He further mentioned that the facility adopted an Epson printer to churn out any graphic requirement.

Aarkay Signs delivers all types of cut letters/signboards to its horde of clients located in other cities like Hyderabad, Chennai, Callicut, Madurai, Coimbatore, among others. “We have a team of 50 experts who properly maintain both deliveries and executions of the signs in any destinations outside Bengaluru,” asserted Kingar. Among those major clients for whom the company has delivered a big volume of products include Vasan Dental Care in Madurai.

However, the clientele of Aarkay Signs are predominantly from the IT sector including those housing big institute campuses. “Infosys is one such client for whom we had done a big project to facelift its campus in Mysore using a tremendous range of cut letter signs,” asserted Kingar adding that the company delivered a large number of different signs to the IT giant. Aarkay Signs is the company having profound concern over ‘green’ materials in production of a signage. This is the reason why the companies like Infosys, which always move towards the eco-friendly front, knock on the door of Aarkay Signs very frequently.

Next level development at Aarkay Signs will be a leap into a new domain of ‘green’ signage. “We always say ‘no’ to neon signs as these consumes more power,” stated Kingar. He further explained that the company is now planning to set foot on the lit-up signage domain where environmental friendliness is the prime precedence. In this respect, Kingar finds ‘rope lights’ fairly a right choice for Aarkay Signs’ new venture of green signage.

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SR Digital Imaging
Meet a perfectionist in in-store segment

Establishment of SR Digital Imaging Pvt Ltd under the leadership of Srikanth Reddy in the year 2004 was just a mere beginning of the company’s business in signage. The company strategically planned to adopt flatbed printers to push itself towards new business directions in the market, but it did not happen right at the beginning. The newly opened production facility of the company was equipped with a Mutoh solvent printer. Then it kept on exploring different segments where they can exploit with their inventive ideas. It has been the dedicated attempt of Arjun Reddy M, younger brother of Srikanth Reddy, which brought the company to the podium where it is standing on today.

Young and enthusiastic Arjun Reddy, who is the main bastion of the company, pushes SR Digital Imaging to new business paths over the last five years. “Not always being a success story everywhere, but our exploration finds certain triumph in the retail segment,” he mentioned adding that the company has been associated with a number of retail giants for in-shop displays, branding as well as store security system. Now that the activities of

SR Digital Imaging are more or less engaged in delivering a complete signage solution, the company is a cosy corner where many retail giants come up to get their projects done right from the scratch level.

Of course, it’s a complete package of visual merchandising that SR Digital Imaging could deliver to its clients. The company’s comprehensive team of professionals comprises carpenters, flooring experts, security system experts, painters and a manager who handles the projects. Lee and Wrangler are the big clients for whom SR Digital Imaging has been delivering all requirements of in-store visual displays and products to a number of outlets all over Bangalore and other major Indian cities. So far the company has completed the branding of 38 high-end readymade wears stores across the country over the last one and half years period. Apart from the in-store jobs, the company has delivered usual campaign posters, signs and others for other big jeans wears and readymade garment companies.

More unique in the job profile of SR Digital Imaging is their association with some garment companies whose main business is to reach out the rural India. “They are not corporate giants but they do good business by investing huge amount of money in developing outlets in the remote regions. We have been profoundly involved with such garment companies over the last three years to fabricate/design their outlets located in various suburbs of Karnataka,” mentioned Arjun adding that the company even covered all across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra for their projects.

All that peculiarity in the company’s outputs is doubtlessly an outpour of its fervent infrastructure. Vigour of the company’s production facility is defined by the line of machines, which includes HP Scitex LX 800, HP FB500, HP 25500, HP Designjet 5100 and Mutoh10.5 ft. Among the next big things the company has kept in pipeline is opening of its own ‘agency’ where a team of professionals will be engaged in three verticals, viz. visual merchandising, security system and consultancy. Then the existing excellence of SR Digital Imaging will be multiplied as the company recently joined hands with AutoStriping India Private Limited, a heavyweight of the Indian signage industry. Arjun will work in the capacity of joint managing director in the tie-up.

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Diamond Signages
Avail the advantage of complete signage solution

Abrainchild of Venkatesh RG, who leads the company in capacity of managing director, Diamond Signages shines with its unique glitters of sufficient jobs and efficient services for a number of clients from different industrial clusters. The company was incepted as printer, which eventually surged into expanded signage making business. Now, everyone in the industry knows Diamond Signages for its prominence in delivering complete signage solutions to an array of corporate clients in every nook and corner of the country. The company’s state-of-the-art production facility of 50,000 sq ft is operated by a strong team of around 200 professionals and equipped with an HP 5500, three HP 9000 eco-solvent printers, Mimaki JV5 and a Challenger with Spectra print heads.

Diamond Signages is specialised in LED signs, channel letters and other innovative signage jobs. “We have an LED testing centre where the quality of any materials we used are tested before delivering to clients,” said Prabhu, vice president, Diamond Signages. The ACP signage division of the company is unique as it’s equipped with a 2x4 m ACP routing machine, which is considerably the largest router-cutting machine in India. Also, Diamond Signages is the first-of-its-kind signage company in India whose facility has an automatic letter-bending machine.

Unique traits of Diamond Signages include its helpfulness to a number of small sign vendors across the city of Bengaluru. “We provide services like letter cutting and LED sign making to those small firms in a very cost effective manners,” mentioned Prabhu. One of the main areas where the company taps business is the retail store segment. Diamond Signages is known as ‘a complete sign maker’ in the in-store sector. “Whenever any client contacts for branding and displays for a newly opened outlet, we provide everything right from printing up to installation,” asserted Prabhu.

Also the company is an authorised converter of 3M commercial graphics; a certified print centre of HP for south India; and authorised fabricator of Dibond. 3M is a trusted media brand for anything the company has been using to print on glass films or wall graphic films. “Whether it could be the creation of 3D letters, channel letters or anything in the outdoor or indoor segments, once the designs get approved, we fabricate the products using only 3M materials,” mentioned Prabhu. Another unique activity of Diamond Signages is that whenever companies turn up for designs at their door steps, they would never let them go with their projects undone. “We do right from design work for such clients as it gives us the notion that we help them running from pillar to post for different tasks,” told Prabhu.

Café Coffee Day, Titan, Mega Market are some of the major clients who have been associated with Diamond Signages for a long time. “Hyundai Motors has been tied up with us for more than 13 years for branding the company’s outlets across all regions of south India,” mentioned Prabhu. Other corporate companies like Hindustan Motors and Mitsubishi in the auto sector are also long-term clients of Diamond Signages. And the latest entry in the company’s client list from the sector is TATA Motors.