SEG Freestanding Lightboxes

More than the frame itself, which is the detail people forget when they lay out a stand. The unit is held upright by feet that project forwards, backwards or both, and that projection is what has to appear on your floor plan alongside the panel thickness. Mark the full footprint before you position counters and seating, or you will find the feet sitting under a chair or across the edge of your carpet. On shallow stands, feet that project only to the rear are usually the better specification.

They are designed to be, but stability comes from the base staying loaded and level. Set the unit on a flat section of floor, adjust the feet so it does not rock, and avoid placing a tall, narrow lightbox where visitors squeeze past or where trolleys turn during build-up. Where a display is unusually tall for its width, or sits in an exposed corner of an open stand, add weight at the base or link it to an adjacent frame. Never rely on leaning it against a shell scheme wall.

Yes, and double-sided is often the right call for an island position where visitors approach from two aisles. The technical point is that a double-sided lightbox needs an opaque blockout layer between the two faces. Without it, the LEDs illuminate both prints at once and each design ghosts faintly through the other, which is most obvious where one side has a pale background and the other carries dark text. Tell us the unit is double-sided when you order so it is built and printed correctly.

Because a backlit print is judged by transmitted light, not reflected light, and the two behave differently. Backlit panels are printed on a lighter, semi-translucent fabric so the LEDs pass through the weave; if a standard opaque graphic is fitted instead, the result looks dull and muddy however good the file was. Even on the correct fabric, dense blacks and deep saturated colours block more light than pale ones, so avoid heavy full-bleed dark backgrounds behind fine text and ask for a free 2D mockup before printing.

It combines a lit graphic panel with integrated shelving, so a single unit both brands the stand and presents product, which is valuable where floor area is limited and a separate plinth would not fit. It suits retail, cosmetics, packaged goods and anything small enough to be picked up and put down. Check the shelf positions and load guidance on the product page against what you plan to display, and remember that anything on a shelf sits in front of the graphic, so keep the artwork behind the shelf lines simple.

A header lifts your brand name above the height of the surrounding stands, which is what gets you seen from the far end of a hall rather than only by people already standing in front of you. On a large floor such as ExCeL London, that difference in sightline is often the difference between being found and being walked past. Before ordering, confirm the total height against the organiser's regulations, because headers frequently take a display above the standard shell scheme height limit.

Order a 13A supply through the show organiser or the venue's appointed electrical contractor well ahead of build-up, as on-site orders cost more and are not guaranteed. Decide the drop position early and mark it on your stand plan, ideally directly behind the lightbox so the transformer and any excess cable can be hidden rather than taped across a walkway. Check whether the organiser requires portable appliance testing for equipment you bring, and never daisy-chain extension leads to reach a distant socket.

Only where the height is genuinely allowed and usable. At 4m high it will exceed the height limit on most shell scheme and many space-only stands without written organiser approval, and it needs a check on ceiling clearance, lighting rigs and sprinkler lines. Where the height is available, in an atrium, a large open hall or a permanent installation, the SEG Over Size Light Box Display gives a lit surface that reads from right across the venue. Contact support@backdropsource.co.uk or +44 1628 904 188 to check your specification.