SDEA Shoptalk May 2020

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The latest news and offers for SDEA members and the display industry

Positive News Edition STYLO DONATE PPE TO NHS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS Stylo, along with the rest of the world, had never known times like this. The COVID-19 situation threw them into one of shock and uncertainty and forced them to re-think how we go about doing things.

Stylo wanted to help those in urgent need, and you cannot miss the global plea for PPE equipment across all NHS facilities and frontline services. Therefore they began making the face shields. Using stock material they had in their Watford HQ, they were able to make several hundred masks and donate them to Watford General hospital and doctors’ surgeries local to their offices. From there it just continued to grow. The company made as many as possible with the materials available to them and now the total has risen to over a thousand.

After sharing their story on social media, they have been inundated with kind messages and thanks. The reaction has really been quite amazing. So much so that a local corporate client asked if they could increase their output if they were to help with some funding. With this help they are now closer to producing upwards of 1000 face shields per week and are looking to improve this further.

Stylo have also shared their cut files to a hundred plus companies for them to make their own shields and distribute locally.

The NHS and all the carers are the real heroes here and that’s why Stylo have decided to continue to donate PPE across the UK, and further to this are looking at other ways they can help this important and rewarding service.

Contact: t: 01923 800666 e: info@stylographics.co.uk w: www.stylographics.co.uk

MAGNETIC SOLUTIONS LAUNCH NEW SNEEZE SHIELD Magnetic Solutions have launched the Sneeze Shield – a lightweight clear face shield for personal use that creates a physical barrier to help reduce droplets from coughs and sneezes.

Its parts are removable, cleanable and replaceable and the elasticated fasting allows for a one -size-fits-all solution.

Contact: t: 0114 242 2211 e: jon@magnetic-solutions-ltd.co.uk w: www.magnetic-solutions-ltd.co.uk - 1 -

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NEW SDEA MEMBER

Welcome to the new members who have joined the Association since our February edition.

SM Welding and Fabrication Ltd t: 01438487576 e: info@smweldingandfabrication.co.uk

W: smweldingandfabrication.co.uk SM Welding and Fabrication LTD is a fine limit bespoke manufacturers in mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium and all other metals on request.

They are a fully equipped shop and can bring your ideas, no matter how big or small, to life! From architectural design to industrial fabrication. With a fresh approach to metal fabrication, their dedicated team's passion for the industry is second to none.

They simply quote, fabricate and deliver!

MEMBER NEWS LEACH LAUNCHES ONLINE STORE IN RESPONSE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING GRAPHICS DEMAND Graphic display specialist Leach has made its first foray into online retailing, with the release of its new ‘social distancing’ product line – available to order from today.

Making sure to follow Government guidelines, Leach has pledged to support those organisations which remain open currently and require essential Coronavirus-related graphics, as well as retail, hospitality and leisure brands which will be looking to install such signage when outlets begin to re-open.

Since the onset of the UK’s COVID-19 pandemic, the Yorkshire-headquartered company has already seen a surge in demand for informative window, floor, and wall graphics. And, with over 10,000 square metres of social distancing graphics having been ordered in the past month alone, the firm is now printing hundreds of stock visuals which can be purchased through a dedicated virtual shop.

Given that a large proportion of Leach’s museum, exhibition and leisure sector customers are postponing significant orders, the branding specialist has pivoted its usual business approach with the launch of its e-commerce arm and social distancing range.

James Lavin, managing director at Leach explained: “If you do venture out to buy essentials, no matter where you’re headed – be it a local shop, supermarket or pharmacy – most will have a poster on the wall or markings on the floor reminding you to keep your distance.

“And, when the world eventually manages to emerge from this pandemic, our lives – and the way in which we socialise – will inevitably change, not least in the short term. As such, these infographics will become an integral part of our lives, in the same way that ‘no smoking’ or wayfinding signs have.

“Although some firms need these graphics now, I have no doubt that museums, restaurants, retailers and the exhibition sector will recover – and will each want to make sure that they have all the necessary signage, communications and branding in place when that time comes. And, the procurement of such collateral needs to be simple, and hassle-free.”

Contact: t: 01484 551279 e: impact@weareleach.com w: www.leachimpact.com

KENDU HOME SCHOOL KENDU LAUNCHES FREE WEBINAR SERIES Keen to make a positive impact, Kendu In-Store Visual Solutions has launched an all-new online learning initiative “Kendu Home School” to share inspirational and educational content for the retail sector via a series of free webinars.

Contact: t: 020 3735 5258 e: info@kendu.com w: www.kendu.com

“Kendu Home School”, or KHS, is a unique opportunity to learn from retail’s leading experts who will share their professional experience and industry knowledge with listeners. The initiative covers a range of topics relevant to the retail sector including digital transformation, store architecture, interior design, product innovation, sustainability and retail trends. All webinars are 100% free of charge. Held up to three times a week, retail professionals can receive information about upcoming webinars by following the Kendu Home School account on EventBrite, following Kendu on LinkedIn or signing up to the Kendu newsletter.

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MEMBER NEWS UNIBOX SUPPLY PROTECTION SCREENS TO NIGHTINGALE HARROGATE’S CANTEEN Responding to an urgent request for protective equipment at the newly-opened Nightingale Hospital in Harrogate, the team at Unibox have supplied a range of free-standing ‘cough and sneeze’ screens for use in the NHS staff canteen.

Despite only having a fraction of its regular workforce present at its Manchester-based production facilities, Unibox designed, manufactured and then delivered all of these screens directly to the hospital in the space of just 18 hours.

The simplicity of Unibox’s flat-pack design meant that each unit could be slotted together quickly and easily by on-site teams without any tools.

Its entire team is beyond delighted to have been given the opportunity to use its capabilities, resources and expertise to support the country’s health service as it battles to bring the Coronavirus pandemic under control.

The screens sit as physical barriers against the spread of germs and viruses as workers take a muchneeded break during their shifts; something which plays a crucial role in helping to ensure that they are able to treat patients both safely and effectively.

Contact: t: 0845 277 6000 e: info@unibox.co.uk w: www.unibox.co.uk

FLOURISH TRADING LAUNCHES NEW RANGE OF DRIED BOTANICALS A sustainable flower trend that offers longevity and beauty Flourish Trading – the wholesaler of high-quality silk flowers, floral sundries and decorations and sister company to Propability, the props and sculpts specialist to the visual merchandising industry has launched a new collection of seasonal dried flowers to its range. The collection includes dried and coloured grasses and flowers as well as thistles which have been cleverly coloured or bleached for a contemporary look.

Seasonal Dried Flowers Dried flowers are a trend that has come around again to create quite a stir across the worlds of interior design, VM, fashion and style. The Flourish Trading selection offers timeless yet contemporary natural products.

Throughout the year different flowers or grasses will be added as they become available. Dried flowers are seasonal by nature due to the time of year when they are grown and the drying process.

Suzanne Cano, Managing Director, Flourish Trading “As the sustainability movement has grown, we are seeing it now influence design styles for all aspects of floral design from home décor to wedding bouquets and of course demand in the VM sector. The most popular products being grasses and vines. Our dried botanicals are beautiful but also infinitely longer lasting than fresh flowers.”

Contact: t: 020 8640 0354 e: sales@flourishtrading.com w: www.flourishtrading.com

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MEMBER NEWS BIG BRANDS DEMAND GREEN PRODUCTS AS LEACH LAUNCHES ECO RANGE Graphic display specialist Leach has revealed the latest ‘eco’ additions to its portfolio, following 12 months of research and development alongside a focused industry study.

Leading the charge, the newly-launched Eco Screen is made from 100% recycled yarn. This state-of-the-art textile can be used across a range of fabric graphic communications, with minimal impact upon the environment.

The Yorkshire-headquartered company has invested over 100 man-hours into its latest product suite over the past year – designed to further bolster its long-held ‘green conscience’. Now available to customers, the 16 environmentally-friendly materials are PVC-free, recycled or recyclable – with a ‘return to base’ model encouraging users to send back any obsolete graphics for onward recycling.

Gaining customer insight, Leach has also recently polled the opinions of 164 decision-makers from some of the world’s leading brands – including Vauxhall, Arcadia Group, Estée Lauder and Beaverbrooks – in order to establish what really matters when it comes to visual installations.

The Leach Box meanwhile, is the latest iteration of the firm’s lightbox. With power consumption having been reduced by 30% and having slashed manufacturing time in half, the new design centres around a reduction in carbon footprint.

Over half of the respondents said that being ‘green’ was a strategic priority for their board, with 49% stating their company’s investment into environmentally conscious products would increase in 2020. Interestingly, 64% of people said purchasing decisions were made with the eco impact in mind.

Leach has always been committed to reducing its carbon footprint. In 2008, the firm received the Queen’s Award for James Lavin, managing director at Leach, said: “It’s no its investment into products incorporating LED lights for secret that the environmental issues in society have pushed energy efficiency, changeable graphics to promote companies to adopt a greater ‘eco stance’ – in the quest to reusability, and lightweight rollable solutions to reduce ensure business remains strong while striving to protect the transport costs. planet.

“Leach has always been of this mindset, but we’ve taken things a step further with the launch of our complete eco range. We’ve already received some fantastic feedback and, importantly, these greener solutions have no detrimental impact on the high-quality results provided – the ‘wow factor’ is still extremely apparent!”

Contact: t: 01484 551279 e: impact@weareleach.com w: www.leachimpact.com

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MEMBER NEWS UNIBOX PROVIDES PROTECTIVE SCREENS FOR PETS AT HOME STORES Unibox is harnessing its capabilities and resources to respond to the global surge in enquiries for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Items such as transparent screens are needed by stores that provide essential goods and services to ensure the health and wellbeing of both customer assistants and members of the public.

customer-facing panel to make contactless card payments as quick and easy as possible. As well as being straightforward to install, the simplicity of Unibox’s design ensures that the screens are easy to disinfect at regular intervals throughout the day.

To date, Unibox has manufactured nearly 1000 units for Pets at Home and delivered them to stores up and down the country. This was Being one of these essential achieved in a lead services, the UK’s main time of less than 5 retailer of pet supplies and foods, Pets at Home, asked days, despite having Unibox to develop a custom ‘cough and sneeze’ screen that only a fraction of its would sit as a physical barrier between in-store staff and regular workforce customers at checkout areas. present at its Manchester-based Unibox designed a simple yet highly-effective solution by production facilities. fixing together laser-cut sheets of acrylic according to the specific dimensions provided by Pets at Home. As is shown in the images provided, the screens are transparent in Contact: order to facilitate clear, efficient communication between t: 0845 277 6000 members of staff and customers. Moreover, each screen e: info@unibox.co.uk was designed to include a small gap at the bottom of the w: www.unibox.co.uk

OCTANORM UK DESIGNS SOCIAL DISTANCING ENTRANCES, WALLING AND RECEPTION AREAS Octanorm UK are currently designing and supplying concepts for social distance entrances, walling, reception areas for office and public areas.

The products are extremely easy to assemble due to the world famous Octanorm tension lock. By using this system the products can be easily re-configurable into other layouts to suit your needs.

The Octanorm light weight and durable aluminium frame can be used in a multitude of ways, so please contact Octanorm UK if you have any of your own designs in mind.

Contact: t: 020 8545 2945 e: sales@rtdsystems.co.uk w: www.rtdsystems.co.uk

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MEMBER NEWS JAMIEPRO LAUNCHES NEW RANGE OF CORONA PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY JamiePro has launched a new range of virus prevention technology including Entrance Allowance Screens, nontouch Hand Sanitiser Screens and Stop & Go Software.

The Hand Sanitiser Screen and Kiosk comes with a range of options and is perfect for public spaces. At the same time as auto dispensing hand gel it can display important health messages or adverts. The Display has an internal Auto Dispenser and Plastic Drip Tray.

The Entrance Allowance screens can be used in a variety of locations such as hotels, offices and community buildings and can allow for a variety of uses including: Temperature measuring of the body; face matching for entrance allowance and supports face mask recognition. The product can also support ID Card reading and fingerprint reading.

Contact: t: 0031 251 500300 e: barbara@jamiepro.com w: www.jamiepro.com

SAINSBURY’S USES UNIBOX FOR ITS QUEUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS With strict social distancing guidelines having been enforced nationwide and with anxiety levels amongst the general population showing no signs of fading, being able to establish safe, calm shopping environments is of vital importance.

To this end, Unibox is applying its wealth of experience in working with extruded aluminium profiles to create queuemanagement solutions for one of the UK’s major supermarket chains, Sainsbury’s.

The team at Unibox worked alongside Sainsbury’s to develop a solution which is light-weight enough to ensure that staff are able to move units between key areas of a store yet robust enough to withstand extremely high levels of usage. Featuring a combination of aluminium uprights and robust steel bases, these queuemanagement barriers have a decidedly more assertive design than other more makeshift solutions such as overturned trolleys, yellow tape or traffic cones.

By installing Unibox’s barriers both outside and inside of its stores, Sainsbury’s has successfully enabled its customers to purchase the essential items they need without putting themselves at unnecessary risk and maintained safe working conditions for its staff.

Contact: t: 0845 277 6000 e: info@unibox.co.uk w: www.unibox.co.uk

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MEMBER NEWS SOCIAL DISTANCING SIGNAGE, SCREENS AND GRAPHICS BRANDED TO YOUR SPEC BY GRAPHICA Do you have requirements to do something a little different to re-open your stores or workspace? Do you want your social distancing graphics to look less generic and more attractive than the types that are presently available? Or you maybe want just off the shelf ideas but have been given long lead times as the supplier has run out of stock!

Graphica’s range of social distancing and safe working signage and graphics can be branded to your own specification and include Hand Wash Stations, Protection Screens, Safety Posters, Floor Graphics and Barriers.

Graphica can help with any needs and have forward bought their materials to cope with large orders.

Contact: t: 0845 373 0073 e: staysafe@graphicadisplay.co.uk w: www.graphicadisplay.co.uk

MORPLAN LAUNCHES HUGE NEW PPE ESSENTIALS RANGE Help combat the spread of the Coronavirus with Morplan’s PPE Essentials.

With a huge stock of products ready to dispatch, Morplan’s PPE Essentials range includes almost 50 products including Face Shields, Social Distancing Floor Stickers, Hygienic Guards and Hand Sanitiser Stations, as well as all your cleaning products and trolleys.

Contact: t: 0330 44 55 666 e: sales@morplan.com w: www.morplan.com

The company is also offering over 20 Coronavirus and Social Distancing posters free to download from their website.

Visit their website now to view and order your supplies.

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