Long Lasting Outdoor Mesh Banners
Superbly printed using fade-resistant inks, our mesh banners are finished with welded hems, eyelets and/or pole pockets to the highest standards in the industry. When correctly fitted they will last years outdoors, in sun, wind and rain.
Strong, yet lets wind through
Mesh is lighter in weight than a traditional frontlit banner. Normal PVC banners are not recommended in winds of 30mph+ as hems and eyelets can be ripped out. Remember that a large non-mesh banner acts as a giant sail. Gusts of wind can easily destroy it as well as affect the structure it is fitted to. Larger non-mesh banners are fine as long as they are fitted against a solid surface or within a fixed wall-mounted tension-frame system.
Although they cost the same initially as a standard PVC Banner, thanks to a lower wind resistance factor, Mesh Banners last much longer outdoors in typical British weather conditions – making them cheaper in the long run.
Why use a Mesh Banner?
- Lighter and easier to fit
- Allows wind to pass through
- Reduces wind loading on fences, cafe barriers and scaffolding
- Acoustically transparent for use over concert speakers
- Hardwearing and scuff resistant
Mesh Banner Specifications
- M1/B1 Flame Retardant product with certificate available
- High quality reinforced 330gsm mesh material
- Nickel plated eyelets with 12mm diameter hole
- Strong welded hems and pockets
- Ideal indoors or outdoors
- Scratch and fade resistant
Any Design, Any Size
Our UV and Solvent printing machines print high resolution mesh panels at up to 5 metres in width. Larger banners are welded together allowing us to create windproof banners at any size. Design your artwork any way you like, just submit it to us as a CMYK PDF for best results. You can include background images, photographs, logos and text. Check our Artwork Guide for full instructions.
Alternatives to Mesh Banner 330gsm
We offer a range of mesh banner materials. Here are some alternatives for you to consider…
This is a lighter material with more holes, resulting in more air being able to pass through the material. Typically used for higher, more exposed locations where wind loading will be an issue.
At only 115gsm, AirMesh Flag is our lightest mesh fabric. As a polyester-based fabric, it is also much more environmentally friendly than PVC products.
Ideal for smaller mesh banners required very quickly. Printed on our smaller machines and limited in size to 1.25m in one dimension.
Artwork Quality Checks
Our pre-press experts will quality check your artwork before sending to print. Any sizing or image resolution issues will be referred back to you berfore we proceed.
Fitting Mesh Banners
A professional survey of your intended installation site is advisable for any outdoor banners over 25 square metres in size. A surveyor will calculate wind-loading on the structure and advise on the fixings necessary.
Larger Mesh Banners such as Building Wraps are normally installed in sections, straight onto scaffolding using Bungee Shock Cord. Your scaffolder should ensure that no pole ends are projecting that they may damage your banner.
Without scaffolding, large mesh banners can also be installed using a wire cable frame and a criss-cross effect of bungee rope. This method allows even more give when the wind hits the mesh banner and ensures a secure and long-lasting installation.
Finishing Mesh Banners
As standard we hem and eyelet our Mesh Banners all round with webbing and metal eyelets. Pockets to slide poles through can be provided at no extra cost, please specify the pole diameter in your order notes.
Why choose Hems and Eyelets on a Banner?
Hem and eyelets are the most common finishing method on a mesh banner. We add eyelets every 500mm unless otherwise specified. We can add more eyelets if required. If you require more eyelets please enter this information into the ‘Additional Information’ box when ordering. The best ways to attach a mesh banner using eyelets include zip ties, bungee chord, large penny washers (large washers with a small hole) or tech bolts (self drilling cladding bolts).
As an option you can select Heavy Duty Hems and Eyelets, recommended if your mesh banner is over 20 square metres in size.
Applications that might require a hem and eyelets include:
- Walls (screw into the brick using wide-head screws and penny washers)
- Fences / railings, attached using zip ties
- Scaffolding (Zip ties or bungee chord)
- Metal cladding (tech bolts and penny washers)
Why do I need Pole Pockets?
We can manufacture your mesh PVC banner with pole pockets if required. A pole pocket allows the banner to slide over a pole or cable to aid fitting. We can manufacture pole pockets to any size you require. As well as a pole pocket we can add additional eyelets if required.
Sometimes a pole pocket is required on an internal application. This is normally where a weighted bar/ dowel or sometimes broom handle or similar can be placed inside the bottom pocket to act as a weight to tension the banner. This creates a more rigid appearance and is less likely to blow around.
Applications that might require a pole pocket include:
- Scaffolding
- Rigging or stage sets
- Application where a cable or tensioned rope is required to fix the banner
- Lamp post banner brackets
- Projecting banner brackets
- To add tension by adding a weighted dowel or rod to the bottom pocket for hanging internally
Check our Guide to Pole Pockets on Banners.
Design Guide for Mesh Banners
Set your dimensions correctly
Please set your artwork to the correct dimensions of your final printed mesh banner. We do not require any bleed on the artwork for a printed mesh. If necessary, you can set your artwork to scale.
Set the correct CMYK colour settings
Please make sure that you set your colour settings to CMYK. Our mesh banner printers use a full colour solvent printing process which works using a CMYK Process. Files that are sent to use using an RGB setup will be changed automatically. Sometimes this can make the colours on your mesh printed banner seem weak & washed out. We will check for this before printing and contact you if required.
Position of eyelets on your Printed Mesh Banners
Please leave clear area approx 50mm inside the outside of the banner. Background colour / images are fine, just no important text elements, small print or logos as these can be obscured by the eyelets. Around our mesh banners we will add hem and eyelets unless otherwise stated. It is not advised to have just eyelets (without the hem) as this can cause the material to rip.
We space our eyelets approx every 500mm apart unless otherwise stated. Eyelets will be evenly spaced so eyelet spacing might vary slightly on different sizes of banners.
Pole Pockets on Mesh Banners
We can finish your mesh banners with pole pockets if required. Please make sure when ordering / setting of your artwork that your artwork / finished file size is set to the finished overall size of the banner including the pole pockets. Standard scaffold tubes require a 150mm flat pocket size to fit comfortably with plenty of space as to not cause to much tension on the pocket seam. Please ensure that you leave a clear area at the top and the bottom of the banners to allow for the pockets. To explain – if your banner is 2m height please set to 2m height and then make sure that no text, logos and important info enters the top 150mm or bottom 150mm of the design area. Solid colour/ background images or patterns are fine just not text or vital information. Check here for more information on
pole pockets and how to design for them.
Mesh Banner Design Principles
Because mesh banners are used for advertising its always important to think of viewing distances. Always create your artwork to give the highest possible impact. Contrasting colours will give your banner much more impact than washed out subtle colours.
Also think about text sizes. The larger the text the more it will be able to be read from a distance. Use upper and lower fonts. Look at road signs as they are all in upper and lower type rather than all capitals. Subconsciously your eyes will read upper and lower (sentence case). Font type…. Normally clearer fonts work better than stripy, script or unreadable fonts. Look at most main brands, i.e. McDonalds, IKEA, B&Q, Dominos Pizza – all these companies use very readable fonts and typefaces.
Less is more, cramming every little bit of information onto your mesh banner probably isn’t a good idea. Remember to use clear areas of space and give your design space to breathe. The best adverts are always simple and straight to the point. Remember your average viewer needs to read your message in 3 seconds or less.
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FILE FORMATS WE ACCEPT
PDF, Jpeg, PSD, eps (CS 6 or earlier) Ai, (CS 6 or earlier)
COLOURS
We only accept files converted to CMYK.
SCALE
We accept files at
Actual size or
1:2 scale (50% actual size)
1:5 scale (20% actual Size)
1:10 scale (10% actual size)
1:20 scale (5% actual size)
DPI
The ideal DPI is 125dpi if possible. At 125dpi this can make very large graphics huge in memory size, so on larger graphics i.e. 5m x 2.5m you can go down as low as 50dpi. As a rule the larger the graphic the greater the viewing distance hence the lower the dpi can be.
Small / medium sized graphics 125 PPI (DPI)
Large sized graphics 50-100PPI (DPI)
FONTS / TYPE
Please make sure that all text is created to outlines / curves before uploading. Even on PDF files make sure you create outlines before saving.
BLEED
No Thanks, No bleed is required on your artwork.
CLEAR AREA
Please leave a clear area of 50mm to allow for eyelets. (Please ensure that all text / logos / critical information is more than 50mm from the edge of your artwork) Background colours and images are fine going into the clear areas.
POLE POCKETS
When ordering make sure you select the finished overall size of your banner including the pockets. So if you select a 1m wide x 2m height, then we will manufacture the banner to a total the height of 2m including the pockets.
(clear areas on pole pockets)
Please make sure that you leave a clear area for your pockets. The term ‘clear area’ means no items of text or logos to run into these areas. Background colours or hackgrtoudn images are fine, just no readable text or logos. So if you are ordering a 1m wide x2m height banner with pole pockets top and bottom, then please keep the bottom 150mm free and the top 150mm free from text and logos. This will make the overall visual area 1m wide x 1.7m height.
Double sided banners
We have special software which flips certain parts of your banners so as to create a seamless pocket on the opposite side. When ordering a double sided banner please just follow the above steps, as the file(s) will need to be set up in the same way. If you require a different image on each side of your double sided banner not a problem, just upload x2 files stating that you require a different image on each side.
COLOUR MATCHING
We can match pantones if required at an additional charge (please contact us before proceeding) as this is costed per job. We cannot guarantee an exact match on colours due to limitations of the CMYK print process but will try to achieve as close as physically possible.
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John Wilding –
Great service and advice, bettered only by the quality of the large mesh banners we received for our client.
Craig W (verified owner) –
Just received some of the best large mesh banners we have seen. The difference in those from our old provider is huge and the prices are much better. Colours are great and the finishing is spot on.
GK Kitchens (verified owner) –
Banner World really helped us out after we had been let down by another supplier 2 days before our event. They rushed our banners through and delivered them to Glasgow with hours to spare. A better price too!
Denzel Catering (verified owner) –
We needed over 100 banners urgently for our festival. Banner World were superb and delivered on time under pressure at a great price.
Denton Construction & Development (verified owner) –
We ordered a custom shaped extremely large mesh banner, delighted with the results.
Hitchings Developments (verified owner) –
Very impressed with the advice from Banner World on the material specification and fitting for our huge mesh banner. Pricing and delivery was also spot on. These guys know what they are doing.
HD Centres (verified owner) –
Superb on the fences outside our car park, really made a differnce.
CT Construction (verified owner) –
Stunning large building wrap just installed, thanks to the team at Banner World for the superb mesh printing. The fitters were well impressed with the quality.
Millwall Football Club (verified owner) –
Both the client and ourselves are delighted with the result and I want to thank you so much for your patience and input in making this happen. Your efforts are very much appreciated.
Jet Grafix (verified owner) –
Expert advice on our client’s large banner from Banner World, all went smoothly. Will use again.
Hastings Drainage (verified owner) –
Great service from the people at Banner World for all our mesh fence banners.
Saltcote Weddings (verified owner) –
Saltcote Place have been number one on TripAdvisor for 7 years. We demand the best and when we needed a magnificent LARGE set of banners at no notice Banner World were amazing. They recognised our lack of media skills and worked with us to deliver an amazing Wedding Anniversary. Many thanks to Banner World you are an amazing team with an excellent product.