Duncan-Parnell has built a reputation across the southeastern United States as a trusted partner for signs and graphics solutions in the construction and home building sectors. Operating from more than 20 locations, the company helps its customers bring their projects to life from concept and design all the way to installation on site.
In locations like building sites, marketing materials, such as For Sale signs, banners, brochures, flyers and window signs, need to be as hard-wearing as the environments they’re used in. For Duncan-Parnell’s Account Manager, Chad Barefoot, that means finding substrates that can stand up to dirt, rain and rough handling, and Agfa SYNAPS material provided the ideal solution.
“When I’m out in the field on construction sites, it’s nice to have a leave-behind, and as we all know with traditional paper, it disintegrates when it gets wet,” he said. “Whereas SYNAPS is tear-resistant, waterproof and so versatile in terms of its applications. For our purposes, it really is the perfect fit.”
SYNAPS is a high-performance synthetic paper from Agfa that is designed for the most demanding print applications. Engineered for outstanding durability, the material stands up to conditions where other substrates would fail, while still printing with vibrant colors and crisp details. With no extra process steps needed, SYNAPS ensures seamless integration across most printing technologies without slowing.”
Duncan Parnell sources its SYNAPS via Agfa’s reseller the BW Wilson Paper Company. It uses both 8mil and 10mil grades and prints on a Ricoh 7200 press, creating high impact results for clients in markets from home building and construction to catering and education. SYNAPS has proven so successful for the company that it has been adopted by clients for making everything from menus to keg toppers, and its effectiveness has prompted Chad to start promoting it to them for their own marketing materials as well.
Chad added: “Outside of our traditional offers to customers, I can demonstrate the benefits of SYNAPS for their own promotional collateral, especially for our clients who are out working in the same environments that I work in. The durability, tear-resistance, and application versatility of this material really do make it the obvious choice for us.”
Jolien Staring, Product Manager SYNAPS at Agfa, commented: “We designed SYNAPS to perform where other materials can’t, and hearing how Duncan-Parnell uses it out on real construction sites is a great testament to its effectiveness. It’s always rewarding to see our customers translating SYNAPS’ strength and versatility into real business value, withstanding the elements and creating lasting impressions.”
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