A pallet of material stands on the stand plot in the exhibition hall; the crew walks over to start the build.

About

A printing house that counts the deadline from build-up day

Expova prints and builds trade show materials for events in Poland and ships print by courier across the EU. Outside the show season the same presses produce catalogues, company stationery and large format print for shops, retail chains and offices.

cities with build-up and delivery: 20
reprint and delivery to the stand after damage: 24 h
minimum run: 1 copy
fire certificate in the box: DIN 4102 B1

How we work

Six things you get with every order.

01D − n

Deadline counted from opening day

We count the deadline backwards from the opening day of the event, in working days, with the public holidays of the delivery country and the courier time. The quote states the order cut-off date; after it, an express run is agreed by phone.

021 invoice

One supplier from file to pallet

Print, finishing, assembly, transport and build-up in one job and on one invoice. One account manager and one deadline for the whole set.

03g · mm · kg

Specification in the quote

Every quote states grammage, press format, packed weight and the number of working days. Any technical limits of the design are written into the quote before we accept the job.

0420 cities

Our own crew in the hall

Build-up at shows in Poland is done by our own crew. Hall and stand number are a field in the order, and delivery targets the build-up window, not opening day.

05all year

Outside the show season

Outside the season the same presses print shop window graphics, sales catalogues and company stationery. Trade show and company print follow the same process: file, proof, press, courier.

061 → 1,000+

Short runs and long runs

From one copy in digital print, from 1,000 copies in B1 offset. The run size decides which press is used, not whether we take the job.

Build-up day

05:10 to 18:20: the day our deadlines count towards.

The course of a build-up day in an exhibition hall, which our production and delivery deadlines are counted against.

05:10LoadingThe pallet is packed the day before, the DIN 4102 B1 certificate in a sleeve taped to the film, hall and stand number printed on every package.
07:30The gateThe hall admits you by stand number, not by company name. That is why the number is a field in the order and why it is printed on every package.
08:15The frameAluminium profile and a keder graphic tensioned into the frame. The keder allowance is checked in file preflight, so in the hall the wall goes straight up.
09:40CorrectionsA single graphic is swapped in the profile without taking the wall down. A reprint of a changed element is agreed by phone with the account manager.
10:05The decisionThe cut-off for a same-day reprint: a job confirmed by this hour travels on the evening run to the stand. Anything later is resolved on site.
16:00Stand inspectionThe organiser checks the fire certificate for the fabrics. The paper copy has been in the sleeve on the pallet since loading.
18:20End of build-upThe hall closes to deliveries. That is why all our deadlines are counted to the day before opening, not to opening day.

Outside the show season

Same machines, same process.

Outside the season the same presses print shop window graphics, sales catalogues and company stationery. Trade show and company print follow the same process: file, proof, press, courier.