What Ottimo Digital Ltd does

Ottimo Digital Ltd is a privately held UK wide-format digital printing company founded in 2009 by co-directors Lee Crew and Nick Lindwall and headquartered in Newport, South Wales. The firm provides print, finishing, and installation services for exhibitions and events, retail, sports venues, property marketing and construction sites, corporate signage, and TV/theatre set dressing. It serves a mix of UK household-brand enterprise clients and small/medium businesses, with work deployed across the UK and Europe. Customers engage the firm for end-to-end project execution rather than commoditized print output.

The company's technical platform is built around over £1m of capital equipment, anchored by the EFI Quantum LXr5 (the first UK installation of this 5m UV-LED roll-fed printer capable of up to 230 sqm/hr), the EFI VUTEk LX3 Pro UV-LED flatbed (up to 320 sqm/hr, 8-color-plus-white), the EFI FabriVu 340i dye-sublimation textile printer (up to 250 sqm/hr at 2400dpi in a dedicated 230m2 climate-controlled room), Kongsberg C-Series digital cutting tables, and supporting finishing equipment (laminators, sewing, banner welding). Notable capabilities include 5m-wide single-piece graphics without joins, white-ink printing for optically clear and static-cling window graphics, and hybrid roll/rigid-substrate printing up to 5cm thick. The firm is a member of the Events Supplier and Services Association (ESSA).

Ottimo operates a sales-led, project-based revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers; quotes are bespoke per project. Distribution is direct, with account managers and a business development function running face-to-face meetings and on-site consultations, supplemented by content marketing (blog, Instagram), industry event participation, and referral-based account growth. The company reports 11-50 employees and has remained founder-led and privately owned with no external funding rounds disclosed. Equipment investment has continued through 2023 (Mimaki UCJV300), and the firm adapted to the 2020 events-industry shutdown by pivoting to COVID-signage and decorative hoardings.

Name

Ottimo Digital Ltd

Legal name

Ottimo Digital Ltd

Website

https://ottimodigital.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ottimo Digital is a UK wide-format digital printing company based in Newport, South Wales, offering print, finishing, and installation services for exhibitions, retail, property, sports, corporate, and events clients across the UK and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Large Format Digital Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185)

SIC

Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

OOH Production, Printing & Installation Services (MPAAAKAJ)

Keywords

• Large format printing
• Exhibition graphics
• Wide format digital printing
• Retail signage
• Fabric printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport, Newport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wide Format Digital Printing Services: One-time transaction-based digital printing services for wide format graphics including hoardings, building wraps, signage, exhibition stands, vehicle graphics, and displays. Customers include household brands and work is seen throughout Europe.
2. Exhibition and Events Services: Full service exhibition stand build and events build and management including design, print, manufacture, and installation. Covers modular exhibition stands, displays, and event signage.
3. Installation Services: On-site installation services for all printed graphics including hoarding installation, signage fitting, wall wraps, and display installation. Mark English manages delivery and installation coordination.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ottimo Digital Ltd is a wide format digital printing company based in Newport, South Wales, UK, that designs, prints, and installs large-format graphics for exhibitions, events, retail environments, sports venues, construction/property sites, and corporate signage. The company operates an in-house production facility with substantial printing equipment investment and provides end-to-end service from artwork design through to on-site installation.

Product overview

Ottimo Digital Ltd is a wide format digital printing service company based in Newport, South Wales, offering a comprehensive suite of printing and finishing services for the events, exhibition, retail, and construction industries. Their service portfolio includes Exhibition Services (complete stand builds and event management), Hoarding Graphics (construction site signage), Window Graphics (films and vinyls), Fabric Printing (dye-sublimation and UV up to 5m wide), Banners (PVC and mesh), Signage (custom signs and wayfinding), Wall Art (wallpapers and wall graphics), Retail Displays (POS/POP displays), and Floor Graphics (slip-resistant graphics). They operate advanced grand format printing equipment including EFI Quantum 5LXr (5m UV roll-fed), Vutek LX3 Pro (UV flatbed), EFI FabriVu 340i (dye-sublimation), and Mimaki UCJV 300-160 (UV roll-fed), complemented by Kongsberg digital cutting tables. The company is a member of the Events Supplier and Services Association (ESSA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exhibition Services
• Hoarding Graphics
• Window Graphics Custom printed window graphics for retail and commercial premises. Targeted at retail brands, store operators, and property managers requiring storefront visuals.
• Fabric Printing
• Banners
• Signage
• Wall Art
• Retail Displays
• Floor Graphics

Quantifiable outcome

• Print a full colour 8ft x 4ft Foamex board edge to edge in less than two minutes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ESSA (Events Supplier and Services Association)coreOthersOttimo Digital is a member of the Events Supplier and Services Association. The association represents event suppliers and works alongside AEV and AEO to bring organised events back safely. Ottimo supports Project Confidence, an initiative to protect and safeguard the events industry for the future.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Imageco: UK large-format printer providing exhibition, retail and event graphics with in-house print, finishing and installation services. Comparable service model and verticals to Ottimo.
• Hollywood Monster: UK-based large-format digital printer serving retail, events, exhibitions and brand activations with in-house production and installation. Closely comparable to Ottimo on equipment class (grand format UV), service breadth (print + install), and target customer segments.
• PressOn: UK large-format printing company specialising in retail graphics, exhibitions, events and display solutions. Directly comparable in service mix (print, finishing, installation) and customer verticals to Ottimo.
• MacroArt: UK wide-format and fabric printer offering dye-sublimation, UV printing, and large-format graphics for events, retail and exhibitions. Direct competitor in grand format and textile printing with overlapping equipment and customer base.
• Mosaic Group: UK-based visual communications and large-format printing company serving retail, events and brand activation clients. Comparable on print+install service breadth and enterprise customer targeting.

Broad incumbents

• Spandex: Pan-European supplier of sign-making, digital printing and vehicle graphic materials with broader distribution and supply-side positioning. Comparable customer base of sign-makers and printers, but operates at a much larger scale as an incumbent materials supplier rather than a peer printer.
• The Delta Group: Large UK visual communications and print group serving retail, brand and event clients globally with print, finishing, and installation. Larger-scale incumbent offering a comparable service portfolio across the verticals Ottimo targets.

Regional players

• Baker Graphics: Welsh/UK large-format printer providing exhibition, retail and signage solutions. Comparable in service offering and regional UK scope, competing with Ottimo for similar mid-market customers.

Emerging players

• Cestrian: UK-based exhibition and event graphics company offering modular stand builds, large-format print and signage. Comparable focus on exhibitions/events with smaller scale than Ottimo, reflecting an emerging niche competitor.

Others

• GF Smith (Smyths of Swansea): UK visual communications and print group with heritage in display, signage and exhibition graphics. Thematically related commercial print/signage provider; broader portfolio and longer history make it an adjacent comparable rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ottimodigital
• Facebookfacebook.com/ottimodigital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ottimo-digital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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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