A total of 5,379 visits were recorded across The Print Show and The Sign Show during the three days at the NEC in Birmingham
Rob Fletcher
October 6, 2025
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Organisers of The Print Show and The Sign Show have announced that more than 5,000 visits were recorded across the events this year, 34% more than in the previous year.
In total, 5,379 visits were reported during the three-day events, which both ran in Hall 3 of the NEC Birmingham from September 23rd to 25th. The Print Show returned for its ninth edition this year, while The Sign Show was making its debut, co-located with its sister event at the NEC in Birmingham.
Both shows were hailed a tremendous success by organisers, with exhibitors across the hall reporting high levels of footfall, leads, and on-stand sales.
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Epson, Agfa, Fujifilm, swissQprint, InkTec Europe, Vivid Laminating Technologies, Antalis, and Plockmatic Group were among the companies in The Print Show section of the hall, while HP, Hybrid Services (Mimaki), Graphtec GB (Mutoh), Roland DG, and EFKA Frame Solutions were all in attendance for year one of The Sign Show.
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βFor me, this was the best event we have ever put on,β said Chris Davies, event director for both The Print Show and The Sign Show. βAs an organiser, we wanted to step it up a notch this year, including an improved entrance area and an enhanced Knowledge Zone speaker area, and both visitors and exhibitors really responded to it."
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