Design Xpress

Name

Design Xpress

Legal name

Design Xpress

Website

https://designxpress.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Large Format Printing & Display

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL), Wayfinding, Signage & Environmental Graphic Design (BPAHAKAN)

Keywords

• Large format printing
• Exhibition displays
• Signage production
• Indoor outdoor signage
• Visual merchandising graphics

Headquarters

HQ city

Consett

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Large Format Print and Display Products: Design Xpress generates revenue through the production and sale of large format graphics and signage to business customers. Products are sold on a project/service basis rather than subscription model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Design Xpress produces large format graphics and signage for retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and corporate environments. The company specializes in exhibition, indoor, and outdoor display production, operating as a print and display specialist from its Consett, County Durham base. Projects are delivered on a custom, one-off basis rather than through subscriptions.

Product overview

Design Xpress is a large-format print specialist offering a single core product/service: large format print and display services. The company produces graphics and signage for various industry sectors including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and corporate environments. In March 2026, Design Xpress was acquired by Northern Print Solutions Group, doubling the combined group's size to just over £3m turnover with 24 employees across three sites (Gateshead, Durham, and Consett).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Large Format Print and Display Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northern Print Solutions GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Northern Print Solutions Group acquired Design Xpress on 24 March 2026 as part of its growth strategy. The acquisition effectively doubled the size of the group, bringing combined turnover to just over £3 million and expanding headcount to 24 staff across three sites. Design Xpress retains its own brand and management team while benefiting from added structure and expanded customer opportunities across the wider group.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• HP Large Format Printing: Global OEM of large format printers, inks, and substrates whose equipment is used by print service providers including Design Xpress. Relevant as the dominant technology incumbent shaping the large format print production stack.
• Canon Production Printing: Major manufacturer of production and large format printing equipment serving commercial print shops worldwide. Operates in the same ecosystem as Design Xpress as a technology incumbent rather than a direct service competitor.
• Spandex UK: Multinational supplier of signage, digital print materials, and large format printing consumables serving sign-makers and print shops across the UK. Competes in the same end-markets with broader geographic reach and product range than Design Xpress.

Direct peers

• Display Wizard: UK supplier of portable and modular exhibition display systems, banner stands, and pop-up displays with in-house large format printing. Direct peer in producing large format printed displays for trade shows and events.
• Quadrant2Design: UK exhibition stand and display solutions provider producing custom and modular stands with integrated large format print. Comparable to Design Xpress on exhibition-focused large format display production for corporate event marketing.
• Image Technique: UK large format printing specialist serving retail, events, and corporate clients with signage, banners, and display graphics. Direct overlap with Design Xpress's core large format print and display offering.
• ADG Exhibitions: UK-based exhibition design and build specialist offering custom exhibition stands, large format graphics, and event displays. Closely overlaps Design Xpress's exhibition and large format display work for similar corporate and brand clients.

Others

• Northern Print Solutions Group: Acquirer and parent company of Design Xpress following the March 2026 deal. Directly comparable as a UK print services operator; useful as the combined-entity reference but not an independent competitive peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DesignXpressNE
• Facebookfacebook.com/DesignXpressNE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/design-xpress

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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