BUSINESS / NEWS 12 www.signlink.co.uk signlink signlink signlinkmagazine Issue 256 - December 2024 / January 2025 Nova Aluminium Systems continues to invest and expand Nova Aluminium Systems, a supplier of aluminium signage and glazing systems, has detailed some of its latest developments which are helping the company supply aluminium solutions to signage suppliers across the UK. Following a company rebrand and several changes since the pandemic, Nova has emphasised its role as a supplier of flex signage in the UK marketplace and has invested significantly in its staff, machinery, and warehouse operations. Recently the company has installed a Bambu Lab X1 3D printer as well as a Tekcel EXR router and Henrob SPR riveter. The new machinery has allowed the business to expand its offerings and assist its customers with more materials and complete signage solutions. In the last 18 months the company has also installed a new powder coating facility, which Nova says is the longest oven in Bristol at 7m long. The facility has meant Nova has been able to help local companies with their powder coating needs. The new CNC machine was purchased by Nova in order to offer shaped panels and aid the fabrication of shaped flex boxes. This solution was complimented perfectly by the riveter in order to seamlessly rivet channel to panels and then powder coat if required. Speaking of the investment, Lisa Sperring, sales and marketing manager at Nova, says: “For the last 19 years we have been telling customers that we ‘can’t do that’ and now we can! It’s just a case of getting customers to think of Nova when they need a shaped panel, post, or rail sign.” Sperring adds: “We pride ourselves on our knowledge and customer service. Our sales team is very knowledgeable and if they don’t know the answer then someone in the production team will.” Nova has ensured that its ethos and beliefs are communicated in its latest offerings with a new website and branding to help to reflect its services. “Uniquely, we deliver goods on our own fleet of vehicles, using our own employed drivers so goods are guaranteed to be delivered on time and in one piece,” says Sperring, adding: “We’re not just a call centre, when you call for a quote or even just some advice, you will get a friendly voice and the advice you need, along with an email address for the person you have spoken with so you can easily contact us again.” Resolute opens R&D facility in “industry first” Printing and consumables supplier Resolute has announced the opening of a research and development (R&D) facility for direct-to-film (DTF) & direct-to-substrate (DTS) printing, in what it describes as a UK first for the printing industry. Resolute has acquired additional space at its premises, allowing for the R&D facility to be constructed opposite its headquarters. The R&D facility will be headed by Resolute’s global R&D director, Colin Marsh, who says: “We have big plans for this new facility. This industry is growing at a phenomenal rate and Resolute has always been at the forefront of DTF. “One of our latest projects, due to be revealed in Q1 of 2025, has pushed the R&D property acquisition forward as it requires a considerable amount of floor space. As we concentrate heavily on streamlining the DTF process with faster speeds and automation, we need a facility that allows our team to work behind closed doors.” By David Osgar Avery Dennison opens new Northern Wrap Center Avery Dennison has launched the AD Northern Wrap Center in Nelson, near Burnley. Located in the premises of car wrapping company Wrapped UK, the AD Northern Wrap Center will deliver Mactac and Avery Dennison product training including automotive and architectural wrap training courses. The courses will be led by trainers Ash Ellison and Mark Richardson. Ellison has been a specialist trainer for Avery Dennison since 2019, specialising in complete colour change wraps and paint protection films. Ellison also set up Wrapped UK in 2018, which now employs eight members of staff. Richardson has been a member of the Avery Dennison Specialist Trainers Network since 2011. Ash Ellison, specialist trainer at Avery Dennison, will be one of the lead trainers for the centre Nova, which is headquartered in Bristol, supplies and delivers aluminium solutions for the UK signage industry The new facility will open by 2025, ahead of Resolute celebrating its 15th year in business
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