A tryst with Jaipur’s big players in signage businesses
A city painted in pink hues and nicknamed Pink City, Jaipur has a lot to behold all around as a stroller. At the same time, the city’s signage market also swallows everyone up with an impression of what all leading companies in it are doing, executing, and gaining grounds in many aspects. Travelling bandwagon of Sign & Graphics has roamed around the city, meeting one-to-one with a select group of people who are ideally big players in their signage businesses and activities in and around Jaipur. Here they are, cited below!
Jaipur Sales, A complete source of consum
An authentic source of complete consumables, Jaipur Sales is a treasure trove of all printing media and inks which are procured to meet the demands for better quality and latest products from print service providers (PSP) and sign makers in Jaipur city. The current product portfolio of this one-stop consumable supplier is composed of arrays of quality products from reputed and popular brands, which are segregated and stocked categorically as flex, vinyl, acrylics, ACP (aluminium campsite panel), and inks.
In the flex category, Jaipur Sales keeps the stock of media from Pioneer Polyleathers as key products. ORAFOL vinyl media are procured in the vinyl category, alongside EasyPrint printable white vinyl range, and MLK vinyl laminates from Satyam Plastic in the category. In the category of acrylics are high-quality sheets from ASTARIGLAS. When it comes to cladding panels in the ACP category, Jaipur Sales stocks materials from Facade and Reynoarch. In the category of inks, AT Inks and Toyo are two major brands which Jaipur Sales supplies.
“AT Inks bottles which we supply are rebranded with our own label reading ‘Marketed by Jaipur Sales’ to signify the authenticity of the source of the products,” tells Dushyant Sheoran, Proprietor of Jaipur Sales. Supplying to almost every leading sign maker and PSP across the length and breadth of Jaipur city, Jaipur Sales delivers around 30 tons of flex materials, 100 rolls of vinyl media, and 500 litres of inks every month.
Vanshika Creation, A one-stop solution PROVIDER
Productively running a fleet of machines and equipment of different technologies and formats, Vanshika Creation provides everything and anything of graphic arts and commercial print solutions under one roof. The company’s production facility, which is divided into different units for digital large-format printing, commercial digital printing, and print finishing, are equipped with two Grando machines (an eco-solvent and a UV flatbed), RICOH Pro C9500 digital colour production press and PixelGlow digital UV & foiling system.
RICOH Pro C9500 digital colour production press and PixelGlow digital UV & foiling system are bought from Monotech Systems Limited. “We use PixelGlow, which is Monotech’s indigenously manufactured post-press embellishment machine, to enhance graphics for making them standout among the crowd, and make them apart from competitors,” tells Kuldeep Vijay, Proprietor of Vanshika Creation. He adds, “Grando machines are perfect for larger graphics, which we specifically use for outdoor promotional graphic solutions.”
Supported by a team 30 staff, Vanshika Creation over the last 25 years has been working for reputed companies like SBI, Laxmi Finance India, Sun Pharma, to mention a few, alongside local businesses and individuals, catering complete print solutions. Kuldeep mentions, “In addition to signage graphics, we provide our customers other end products like fliers, marketing collaterals, product catalogues, etc., which eventually make our offerings complete to meet every need of our customers.”
Madhu Enterprises (Venus Ads), A caterer of classic signage solutions
A line of technologically impeccable digital large-format printing machines and equipment is the vigour behind the overall out-of-the-box signage and display graphic solutions catered by Venus Ads, a sister concern of Madhu Enterprises, a widely acknowledged and acclaimed printing corner in Jaipur city. “Having been in the region’s printing market for decades in catering print solutions that stand out amid the crowds, we have been upgrading our production setup with the latest and ultramodern machines which are designed and engineered for best quality outputs,” tells HS Kochar, Chief Executive, Madhu Enterprises (Venus Ads).
Some of the key machines at the facility of Venus Ads include FUJIFILM Equity EY, HP XLJet 1500, HP Latex 360, Graphtec CE 6000, Tiger Tec CNC router, and others. A well-trained team of six staff is handling the overall printing and production of diverse range of graphic solutions for big brands and businesses, using the fleet of highly efficient and advanced machines. Kochar states that the company’s production capacity is right from 1,000sqft LED boards up to 30,000sqft flex graphics.
Some of the major clients which Venus Ads has been closely partnered for years include Hero Moto Corp, Samsung, Oppo, Vivo, to pick up a few names from the company’s current client list. Venus Ads caters a wide range of signage and promotional solutions encompassing ACP LED signage solutions, fabric light boxes, translite clipons, in-shop signage systems, highway hoardings, mobile display vans, etc.
Prakrsh Promotions, An engagement into wholesome tasks
Involved by almost every key member of the family, Prakrsh Promotions is a family-owned signage and event company, which has been active over the 30 years. Recalling the early days of the company, Bhagwan Singh Rathore, Proprietor of Prakrsh Promotions, says, “We started our early days in business with event graphics, stage craft, and related tasks. After that we started involving into printing in 2008 and expanded our machine portfolio gradually from one level to another.
As on today, Prakrsh Promotions boasts a fully equipped production facility where installed a line of high-end machines, viz. Pixeljet solvent and eco-solvent printers, MIMAKI UJV100-160 UV LED printer, FUJIFILM Hybrid Equity Prime Hybrid, HP Latex 360 and 570, ColorJet SoniQ, Tiger Tech CNC router, Graphtec plotter, and others. “We are proud to say that our machine portfolio is now strong enough to never let our customers go away for any such application which we cannot provide them. We now provide them everything at our place—right from printing, fabrication, installation, post-installation service, even for customers at the remotest areas beyond Jaipur,” mentions Bhagwan.
He adds, “Over the years, we have been a trusted printing vendor for big corporate companies like Hero Moto Corp, Vivo, Samsung, etc.” Joined by his wife Purnima Rathore, son Prithvi Singh Rathore (Prince), Bhagwan Singh Rathore is leading a strong team of 15 well-experienced and trained staff who involve in the overall printing, production, fabrication, and installation tasks.
Shreya DigiTal, A credible corner of quality & volume
Shreya Digital, which has been in the industry over the last two decades, is widely known across Jaipur and beyond for is its credibility to delivering high quality and big volume prints. About this stance of the company, Shreyansh Parakh (Jain), Proprietor of Shreya Digital, comments, “We are equipped with a portfolio of highly capable printing machines, CNC routers, laser engraving systems, and more, which are best in class, efficient, and productive.”
The key machines and equipment currently running at Shreya Digital’s production facility are MIMAKI JV-33 Series, MIMAKI UCJV300-160 print & cut machine, HP Scitex FB500 back-to-back printing system, HP Latex 360, EPSON SureColor S40600, alongside an array of cutting and finishing equipment including CNC routers, laser engravers, laminators, etc. “With our huge machine portfolio we are now able to maintain the highest print quality and big volume production,” mentions Shreyansh, adding that they have the capacity to deliver around 20,000sqft print volume.
Though based in Jaipur, Shreya Digital has an expansive client base stretched out to other cities and towns in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and more. For them, the company has been executing turnkey projects revolving around in-store graphic displays, POSM solutions, outdoor promotional hoardings, uni-poles, other solutions and applications.
Danish Advertising, A trusted name among all
Danish Advertising has been one of the most trusted names in the world of signage and advertising in Jaipur. “We are owing to the sound financial position and advanced manufacturing facilities, which in turn enable us to cater a complete range of world-class quality products in the market to fulfill our customers,” says Shakir Baig, Director, Danish Advertising (P) Ltd. He adds that some of the reasons that keep them ahead in the industry are the use of approved materials, assuring quality products, strict adherence to standards, and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
Danish Advertising has a mission with a vision to build a standard to meet every need of its clients. The company has also aimed to create new business strategies and seek out profitable business opportunities. In this respect, Shakir says they provide most persuasive possible selling message to right prospects for the products or services at lowest possible prices. He adds, “Our sole objective is to fulfill the requirements of our customers and do the work right accordingly to their needs and requirements. Our mission is to make a long term relationship with our clients, business partners and provide them best services at affordable prices.”
Engaging in all aspects of signage solutions, such as LED boards, mobile van advertising, in-store graphics, Danish Advertising has been satisfactorily working for a host of clients comprising Valvoline Oil, Chemoleum Oil, Lux Cozi, Dollar, Banasthali Vidyapeeth, KN Modi University, Manipal University, Hotel Golden Tulip, Hotel Highway King, Oyo Rooms, Bank of Baroda, Ashiana Group, Allen Institute, etc.
The Idea Factory, An idea for all innovations
A name that makes everyone in the industry hooked to the idea of innovative outdoor branding and signage, The Idea Factory has been redefining the ways promotional graphics are made in India and far beyond. The company is known nationwide or globally in a broader way for its services and products. A truly client-focused company backed by a workforce of about 18 staff.
Recalling the inception of The Idea Factory, Yogesh Pradhan, Director of The Idea Factory, says the company is the brainchild of his father who was working with Rajasthan Patrika. “After a diploma in printing technology and briefly working in a reputed company, I started The Idea Factory in the year 2006 with an idea to push brand promotion to another level,” he adds. He further mentions that The Idea Factory today has different verticals, serving the diverse segments in printing industry.
When it comes to the company’s works for signage and promotional graphic solutions, The Idea Factory is reputedly known for its outstanding outdoor branding. With more than 500 happy clients, the company over the years has been accelerating its clients’ business transformation journey through the competence in consulting, integration and security, delivering next-gen digital printing infrastructure technologies, solutions, and services.
National Event & Advertising, A choice for corporate biggies
As the name suggests, National Event & Advertising was emerged as a company engaging in crafting event stages and podiums totting up signage and display graphics involved in it. Narrating the company’s progression from one stage to another, Rajiv Sharma, Proprietor of National Event & Advertising, recalls, “It was in the year 2008 when we started our business as a provider of display and related solutions for events and occasions in and around Jaipur.”
Rajiv continues, “When we had largely involved in the works and turnkey projects for big corporate companies’ events and occasions, our work volumes multiplied and demands for better quality prints increased. This was the reason why we needed to upgrade our machine portfolio with the additions of some high-end machines and equipment. With our strong and upgraded machine portfolio, we then diversified our works and projects beyond the events and occasions.”
As on today, National Event & Advertising boasts a robust machine portfolio comprising HP Latex 735, MIMAKI SWJ-320 Series, two MIMAKI UV roll-to-roll UV printers, Mehta CNC router, Mehta laser engraving machine, a 4-ft plotter, a flex printer with KM 512i printhead, etc. Major corporate clients for whom the company has been closely working for major works and projects so far are Jio, MI, Vodafone, Airtel, TVS Motor, and others.