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During the last 20 years Panel Graphic have worked together with many organisations and seen them grow and prosper, with shared knowledge and expertise. We are incredibly proud to be part of their story.

Panel Graphic currently has 3 production facilities totalling 2,267m². Factory 1 is currently used for the application of surface treatments. The main emphasis for this is placed on the Genesis Opticoat 600 Automatic UV-Cured Spray-Coating plant.

Panel Graphic continues to grow. We pride ourselves in maintaining a philosophy of continual improvement and the importance of investment in staff, facilities and new technologies.

We combine the latest film and display materials using the industries best performing optical adhesives within clean room areas. Find out more.

Our comprehensive fabrication facility can cut, bend, and shape plastic to customers individual requirements, anything from a simple cut panel to a complex fully fabricated transparent plastic machine guard. Find out more.

Following major investment the last 2 years we now have 10 modern of the latest machining cutting milling centres. Find out more.

We know what works “When and How” and can disclose our testing and develop strategies to our customers for them also to also benefit from our many years of experience. When working on new projects or new material innovations we work closely with Universities and testing laboratories to offer a full comprehensive R&D product/service capabilities.

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Panel Graphic have a dedicated and stringent Goods In and Distribution team. Undoubtedly an essential part of the process that allows us to hit our delivery targets and meet our customer’s logistical requirements.

Sales, Administration, Accounts, Product Design and Development, Production Management and Quality Management are all housed in Factory 1A, where our dedicated team share a wealth of knowledge and experience. However, the crew are not limited to the office and you will often find them on the shop floor as well. Most staff have journeyed through Panel Graphic’s various departments, gaining valuable material and product knowledge along the way.

From small start-ups to large corporate global brands, Panel Graphic are proud suppliers to some of the world’s largest and most highly respected blue-chip organisations.

Originally a designated coatings and printing facility, the company soon expanded to encompass complete product development and full manufacturing facilities. However, Surface treatment is still at the forefront of everything we do and as such has undergone many facelifts and improvements since the company’s inception. The Coating facility is unique and was designed and built by the company owner.

It is from this experience that we positively value every partnership, and as we all grow, we continue to place strong emphasis on providing the same high levels of service for every customer.

In 2010 a second facility was purchased (Factory 2) and the company invested further in additional CNC machining and fabrication equipment to effectively service our growing customer base.

Panel Graphic stock a wide range of sheet materials - all kept in environmentally controlled conditions in Factory 2B. Regulated stock control and location systems allow for efficient management of materials and logical component storage and retrieval.

Why not pay us a visit? We pride ourselves on our working environment here at Panel Graphic and really like to show our customers and suppliers around, in accordance with our company moto of: “Be the best in all you can do” this also applies to our production, stores, and all shop floor areas, if we are tidy we are efficient and by being efficient we offer best manufacturing practices for our customers and become a supplier all customers will be proud and excited to work with.

Because Panel Graphic can cater for Low volume production on a wide range of products and components, this often requires machinery and equipment that is only utilised occasionally throughout the production year. Unit 6 offers us the flexibility to store such items as Infra-red and UV driers, print benches, multiple racking systems and feed/delivery systems.

In 2004 the facility was extended to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for our services and products. New equipment and production areas were installed, including a large temperature-controlled screen printing department.

When size DOES matter… Large open facilities in Unit 2 allow us the flexibility to go big. When our clients require components that are dimensionally challenging for most, we can accommodate within our Large Format department.

Panel Graphic has trained CAD technicians throughout the company, using platforms such as Solidworks® Delcam® Corel Draw® to name a few. This enables us to share our product knowledge in a more complex visual from with our customers, clearly demonstrating the suggested method of construction and product benefits.

Panel Graphic have invested heavily in technology that puts us at the forefront of bespoke product development and plastics manufacture. CNC Milling is housed in environmentally controlled production rooms within Factory 2A which also incorporates Plastic Fabrication.

A PAR meter indicates the light that flowers and plants need to achieve photosynthesis and thus measures growth potential, so to speak. PAR stands for Photosynthetically Active Radiation which means photosynthesis and active radiation in Dutch. Lumen and lux are used by us humans as units and measurements for the amount of light. However, these are data that can only be perceived by the human eye.

We start with the total light intensity of a source which is expressed in Lumen (lm). This is the unit for luminous flux and is measured in light quantity per unit time (e.g. per second). This therefore only concerns the amount of light emitted by the lamp, where direction and range are irrelevant. This is because the lumen quantity of this lamp always remains the same.

We actively engage in emerging technologies to advance the performance of all types of electronic information displays. This ensure tomorrows technologies can be supplied today.

In short, Lumen thus indicates the total luminous flux emitted by a lamp and the LUX value indicates the extent to which the surface is illuminated.

In January 2014 we purchased additional land adjacent to Factory 2 and built a third factory – which is predominately utilised for storage - and an additional 5 production units totalling an extra 886m².

At indoor sports venues and in the office, this Lux value is very important. For business, there are even legal requirements for work lighting that it must meet.

Several of our services are completely unique to us and have been developed over 25years of continuous improvement and constant use - For example, our range of Optiguard™ Hard coatings and in house applied Anti-Reflection treatments are unique and only available from us. Our product research teams are constantly looking internationally for new innovations in the surface coating market place to ensure we bring tomorrows technologies to today’s customers.

Optical Lamination, Precision Screen Printing and Final QA clean rooms (constructed in early 2018) are also housed in Factory 1B.

Panel Graphic has an excellent dedicated training programme within the business, all staff receive extensive training when they join us. We have recently introduced our own unique internal certification programme which enables us to formally recognise individual skill levels for every employee & enables them to receive further training & gain new skills.

Within the light spectrum, Lumen, Lux and PAR are one of the best-known terms when it comes to light measurement. Yet it is important to know the difference, as one is not a substitute for the other. They are stand-alone terms that are hugely important when determining light output in offices, sports venues or horticultural greenhouses with grow lights, for example.

Optiguard™ coatings have been designed by Panel Graphic to enhance and improve plastics, this treatment makes plastics harder and overall perform better. Find out more.

Panel Graphic are delighted to announce the planning submission for new custom built modern manufacturing facility in Loddon. Loddon Business Park has served us well for over 20 years and...

How much light actually reaches the surface is expressed and measured in Lux and is, as it were, the illuminance. Lux is thus a unit for luminous flux and indicates the extent to which the surface is illuminated.

However, PAR meters do not measure for light that is important for humans, but rather for plants and flowers. This is because within the light spectrum there is only a certain range that can provide photosynthesis. This is 400 to 700 nanometres and it is within this spectrum that the plant’s growth potential is measured. So the PAR value indicates the growth potential of the plant or flower. It is read in µmol/(m2 s-1).

So in short, Lumen and Lux is for people and PAR is for plants and flowers. We are happy to help you measure and monitor Lux and/or PAR values accurately and reliably with one of our measuring instruments. Take a look at some of our range of light meters below.

Why reinvent the wheel? Most challenges have been met by us, (but we really love it when new ones arise) by offering our in depth material and product knowledge based on many years of industry know how this proves time and time again to assist our customers by not only saving time to also save money.

Many of our automotive clients require additional dedicated manufacturing spaces that can be built to their own specification for individual projects. Units 3, 4 and 5 offer the flexibility for Panel Graphic to cater for these demands.

PANEL GRAPHIC specialises in the supply of materials, coatings and surface enhancements to improve all electronic information displays, from the smallest LiDAR lens to the largest public transport information broadcasting screens.

We can supply Anti-reflection surface treatments & coatings to prevent unwanted surface glare and eliminate the risk of surface damage, contrast enhancing materials are also available to improve clarity and brightness and can be supplied in any fabricated dimension or thickness.