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printing. Essential resource for printers, suppliers, or searching for a company
to complete a project for you. SPA (UK) Limited is the Lead Body for the Screen
Printing Industry, dedicated to the promotion and improvement of the industry.
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SPA (UK) Ltd is the only recognised Trades Association
for garment decoration, textile decoration screen printers, silk screen printing,
silk screen printers digital print nvqs, print modern apprenticeships imagers
and garment decorators in the UK. Our membership also includes most of the major
suppliers to the screen, digital and garment decoration industries as well as
consultants, colleges and associated screen printing, screen printers companies
such as screen printing association, printing companies trade journals. We hope
this site will be of considerable use to garment decorators, textile decorators
anyone wanting to pad printing, pad printers obtain services dryers and uv curing,
screen printing uk provided by our members screenprinting, screen process printing
or obtain information about screen printing mesh, printing substrates our industry,
but if you are a printer or supplier and you sericol inks, silk screens really
want to benefit from all the information available I would urge you to print
training, print qualifications join SPA thereby silk screen printing, silk screen
printers enabling you to print suppliers, printing suppliers gain access to
the wealth of information only digital printing, digital printers available
to members.
The SPA dates back to 23 October 1934 when it was formed
as the DPSPA (Display Producers and Screen Printers Association). During these
very print suppliers, printing suppliers active pre-war years DPSPA saw a continual
growth in digital printing, digital printers membership with members participating
in monthly luncheon meetings in London where members were able to discuss mutual
problems with guest speakers invited print nvqs, print modern apprenticeships
to talk on a wide pad printing, pad printers range of screen printing, screen
printers subjects of interest to the trade. Trade improved dramatically which
in turn led to the first Screen Printing Exhibition (probably the world’s
first) screen printing association, printing companies being held sericol inks,
silk screens in London for three garment decoration, textile decoration days
in 1937. In 1950 the first ladies night was held (now a most garment decorators,
textile decorators popular feature in our calendar but now print training, print
qualifications called a themed silk screen printing, silk screen printers gala
night). At about the same time the first branches were formed with a series
screen printing mesh, printing substrates of post war exhibitions being arranged
screenprinting, screen process printing by the Association, which over the screen
printing, screen printers years, grew in size and attendance.
Mainly driven by UK delegates, print nvqs, print modern
apprenticeships and arising from silk screen printing, silk screen printers
a convention in Copenhagen, FESPA (Federation of European Screen Printing Associations)
was formed in 1962 and print training, print qualifications today FESPA organises
the largest screen printing and digital printing exhibition in the world. Both
DPSPA and SPA have actively supported screen printing association, printing
companies and contributed to the garment decorators, textile decorators work
of FESPA since its foundation and has had the honour of supplying three Presidents
– Mr W Rayment, Mr D Down screenprinting, screen process printing and
Mr L Barrow. The DPSPA screen printing, screen printers changed its name sericol
inks, silk screens to Screen Printing Association in 1991 and some 68 years
after it started, it is still providing its members with the support and help
they need. Throughout its pad printing, pad printers existence, screen printing
mesh, printing substrates it has garment decoration, textile decoration been
at the silk screen printing, silk screen printers centre point in the Industry
for the dissemination of information digital printing, digital printers through
its meetings and newsletters; it dryers and uv curing, screen printing uk has
organised technical meetings and training seminars; carried out publicity campaigns
for screen process through its exhibitions and garment decorators, textile decorators
competitions; screen printing association, printing companies acted as spokesman
for the industry with both local print suppliers, printing suppliers and central
government departments; dryers and uv curing, screen printing uk negotiated
wage rates and print nvqs, print modern apprenticeships working conditions with
trade Unions; provided a series of enjoyable garment decorators, textile decorators
social screenprinting, screen process printing events for its members and their
staff; pad printing, pad printers become a pro-active partner in FESPA; and
last but not least is garment decoration, textile decoration always ready to
assist screen printing mesh, printing substrates members in obtaining solutions
to their screen printing, screen printers everyday problems. Since those early
days, it has changed silk screen printing, silk screen printers considerably,
keeping pace with the numerous and garment decoration, textile decoration constant
sericol inks, silk screens changes that have impacted upon our industry. During
these 68 years, members have come and gone - though many have stayed our longest
screen printing association, printing companies serving screenprinting, screen
process printing having print training, print qualifications been with us for
over 50 years – during which digital printing, digital printers time we
believe they have all benefited in some print suppliers, printing suppliers
way from being members.
