What Is The Need For Wide Format Printing?

Printers specially built for wide format printing are used across architecture, engineering, construction and graphics, producing large format technical documents such as design plans and blueprints.

The ability to produce wide format prints is needed by large firms, small studios and freelancers working from home alike, with a range of machines available for heavy-duty use or the more casual needs of smaller businesses.

Where Do You Find Printers for Wide Format Printing?

There are stores you can walk into to browse a limited selection, but the world of wide format printing expands considerably when you shop online. It opens up the entire market, letting you compare prices and a much wider range of brands.

This kind of shopping can also be done by catalogue or over the phone, but a manufacturer’s or retailer’s website usually holds far more information than you’d find in print – detailed specifications, usage recommendations and, perhaps most usefully, feedback from consumers who’ve actually bought and used the printer.

In a physical store, staff may not always know the products in the depth you need, or may be steered toward pushing a particular brand rather than what’s genuinely best for you. Online reviews don’t have that bias – more often than not, they’re left by real buyers, so you can read about both the issues and the strengths of a specific machine and get a clearer sense of the balance between price and quality.

Who Sells Printers Online?

Online stores tend to fall into two types: “superstores” selling a wide variety of brands and machines (useful for comparison shopping, especially with a good filtering tool), and specialist suppliers focused on a single manufacturer. If you already know you want a Hewlett Packard, Epson or Canon printer for your wide format printing needs, you can focus on distributors of that specific equipment. Either way, shopping online cuts down the time needed to compare and buy by bringing the whole market to your screen.

Need Help With Wide Format Printing?

Design Supply has been a trusted large format printing specialist for over 35 years, supplying more than 7,000 printers to architects, engineers and design businesses across the UK. Call our team on 020 7842 1555 or get in touch online to speak to one of our experts and get a no-obligation quote.