Ultima Displays maps out European growth plans with multiple HP installations

Print Solutions

Trade only creative display solutions manufacturer and supplier Ultima Displays has invested in an HP Latex R2000, a Latex FS50W and a Stitch S1000 to strengthen and expand its offering at its locations across Europe.

Under the management of parent company P3 Group, the Ultima Displays network comprises 15 businesses around the world. These specialist business units design, manufacture, and supply a comprehensive portfolio of visual communication products, from portable display stands and lightboxes to custom modular exhibition systems. Beyond this extensive product range, it offers associated value added services, including in-house design and print facilities.

With these full service solutions designed to ease the pressures of high volumes, tight deadlines, and variable workloads, Ultima Displays is committed to delivering a high quality service to customers.

Ultima Displays’ business in the UK took delivery of a new Latex R2000 at its facility in Corby in May 2025, after finalising the investment at the 2025 FESPA Global Print Expo. The machine was purchased from and installed by Papergraphics.

Capable of running boards up to 2.5 metre wide and at speeds of up to 86 square metres per hour in indoor mode, the machine runs five litre colour cartridges and three litre white cartridges opening up all manner of work across a host of markets.

‘This was a strategic choice; it aligns with our existing setup as most of our current machines are HP, enabling streamlined reporting, consistency in quality, and a unified user interface across devices,’ said Dave Bonehill, director of operations at Ultima Displays. ‘The printer allows us to more than double our rigid board printing capacity, dramatically reducing lead times, which is a critical factor in the fast-paced retail and event sectors.’

Also key for Ultima Displays were the environmental credentials of the Latex R2000. The printer runs water based inks, which have less impact on the environment than UV, solvent and eco solvent inks.

‘With this new investment, five out of six of our print machines now use water based technology, underscoring our commitment to sustainability,’ Dave said.

In addition to the new machine at its UK site, the group has also installed a Latex FS60W at its facility in Gdansk, Poland, while its Italian business has recently taken on a Stitch S1000. Ultima Displays Poland also installed the Latex FS60W in June this year.

Elsewhere in Europe, Ultima Displays Italy signed a deal at DemoDay HP in Sant Cugat, Barcelona, to purchase its second Stitch S1000 dye sublimation machine, further supporting the company’s wider expansion plans across the continent.