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At Rocket, we’re delighted to announce our new partnership as a founder member with Isla, a recently launched movement designed to accelerate the large-scale event and print industry’s transition to a more sustainable future. Sustainability and concern for the...

If you’re working on a new property development, whether that’s commercial or houses or an apartment block, a strong, well thought-out property development signage strategy invariably makes the difference between a smart-looking, well organised site and one which is...

You won’t need reminding that we’re now weeks into the UK’s third lockdown. But the good news is that retailers are developing their retail signage strategies to woo customers back when they reopen. Of course, the reality is that we will be living alongside the...

If you’re wondering how to make hoarding signage stand out, you’re not alone – it’s something people often ask us. Hoarding is essentially a temporary fence, typically made of boards and placed around an area where people are building. And hoarding has long provided a...

With large format printing, there can (literally!) be more room for error, so there are a number of potential large-format printing mistakes. With these kinds of graphics, it’s absolutely imperative that you get your message across in the right way. Here, we take a...

People often ask us about the difference between digital cutting and die-cutting, so here we offer an explanation.   For those who weren’t aware, both digital cutting and die-cutting are a great way to make your brand stand out and create a bold statement with a...

The right school signage can make all the difference when it comes to creating the ideal environment for children to learn in. And with pupils back for a new academic year this autumn following months of lockdown, it’s arguably more important than ever to ensure they...

Building wraps, which use large-format digital printing to cover a building, provide numerous benefits when deployed on a construction site. If you’re not familiar with them, these wall wraps are among the highest-impact forms of outdoor advertising and are used to...

Attending exhibitions and trade shows in person may be off-limits for now, but at Rocket, we’re extremely proud to have been associated with a number of superb stands which scooped top wins in the recently announced World Exhibition Stand Awards for 2020. The scheme...

In recent months, social distancing and Covid-19 safety signage have become part of the landscape, and at Rocket, we’ve been helping businesses across numerous sectors prepare for the easing of lockdown restrictions by producing and installing it. As daily life...

Office social distancing signage and structures for workplaces are set to become important as the UK mulls a gradual, staggered return to work. The country went into lockdown on March 23 in a bid to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. Many workplaces across the...

Social distancing retail signage has become an important consideration since the outbreak of Covid-19 and the start of the UK’s lockdown. While huge numbers of shops across the country have been firmly closed, with little sign yet of things changing, for those,...

It can sometimes be poorly understood, but large-format printing, also known as large-scale or wide-format printing, could bring a number of benefits to your business’s branding. These days, printing in a bigger size in no way means having to compromise on efficiency...

Everyone’s heard of it, but could you identify precisely what signage is and the specific purposes it serves? Of course, it’s everywhere you look, every time you leave the house, from hoarding signage to sports and retail signage, among numerous other examples. Some...

You may not realise it, but acrylic signage is everywhere – you see this hugely popular and versatile material every day in signs and branding in offices, banks, shops and restaurants; the uses and benefits of acrylic signage are numerous. So if you’re not already...

A Tension Fabric System (TFS) is a technique for showing graphics in a plethora of ways in a variety of different settings, be it in retail displays, exhibitions graphics or events and corporate settings.  A system like this is essentially just one where...

Hoarding signage and graphics are something we all come across all the time in our daily lives – on the way to work or when we’re out and about at the weekend, especially when passing building sites and new developments, be it commercial or residential. We probably...

When it comes to increasing workplace productivity, office branding and signage isn't always an obvious answer. However, the workplace has undergone huge changes over the last two decades. Cubicles have been swapped for open-plan designs, while ping-pong, beer...

It’s nearly that time of year again where we brace ourselves for this season’s festive window displays on the high street. If you’re one of those people who dislike any mention of the C-word this side of November, we can’t say we entirely blame you. But the reality is...

Whether you run an aquarium or a museum, a go-karting track or a theatre, the right graphics and stand-out signage can do more to boost customer footfall and enhance brand recognition at an entertainment venue than you may have realised. In a competitive climate in...