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21/07/2026

30/06/2026

Beware of imitations!

17/06/2026

Off-colour? Call the colour doctors!

Today’s printers are managing increasingly complex workflows — from litho and digital to proofing and wide format. But achieving the same colour across every device, and ensuring the final print matches the designer’s screen, remains a challenge.

As official Fogra Partners, SOS Ltd helps printers take control of colour through expert auditing, optimisation and full Fogra certification.

Our audits uncover the hidden issues that affect consistency — from ICC profiles and workflow settings to press calibration, ink behaviour and viewing conditions. The result? More predictable colour, fewer reprints, reduced waste and a more efficient production process.

We don’t believe in creating dependency. We work with printers to understand their systems, improve their processes and give them the knowledge to maintain colour accuracy themselves.

These days, the average printer runs digital, proofing and wide format alongside litho. Achieving consistent colour across these machines can be a headache, but customers expect their poster colour to match the flyer and the brochure, and they also expect the output to match what is on the designer....

27/05/2026

SOS has large format covered, whether it's flatbeds, hybrids, roll-fed, proofers, cutters or media. We're also specialists in connectivity and colour. If you're thinking big - give us a call!

We offer a range of large/wide format printers covering applications from professional proofing to signage and display manufacturing. Proofing Our selection of Epson printers set the industry standard for proofing, photo and fine art. Coupled with one of our leading RIP packages you can achieve cons...

22/04/2026

The Cron HDI-400 flexo/letterpress CTP system we just installed at Archivist Press in Wellingborough is the first such machine in the UK. They use antique letterpress equipment to produce mainly card products, a lot of them bespoke creations of artists and designers. Matchboxes with retro designs are such a popular product that the company can get through a million matchsticks per week!

Archivist Press in Wellingborough has become the first UK user of a Cron HDI-400 computer-to-plate system, designed to produce plates for flexo, and in this case, letterpress. The machine was installed by SOS.

14/04/2026

LAUNCHED TODAY - Our friends at Roland DG just can't stop innovating... say hello to the new EU2-1000MF UV-LED Flatbed. It has a print area of 2.4 × 1.2 m and media thickness up to 95 mm, with a new printhead configuration, delivering up to 1.5× higher productivity compared to the previous generation and a maximum print speed of 43.5 m²/h. Contact SOS today for more info!

The Roland EU2-1000MF is a new 1.2 x 2.4m UV LED flatbed printer

08/04/2026

Launched this week...the new TrueVis VG4 series of eco-solvent printer/cutters. A new level of performance in 54 and 64 inch formats - contact SOS today!

Launched in Spring 2026, the Roland TrueVis VG4 is an eco-solvent printer cutter available in 54 and 64 inch formats

20/03/2026

A nice follow up by Roland DG Europe on our installation at Meridian 3. Great partnerships make great work!

Scaling what matters: Meridian 3’s shift to personalised production with Roland DG How Roland DG UV flatbed technology enabled Meridian 3 to scale personalised products, streamline production, and meet rising customer demand

11/02/2026

Litho still accounts for around half the UK print market both by revenue and volume. SOS is still the place to come for CTP systems, the latest process-free plates, blankets, inks, sealers, coatings and all things litho!

SOS is one of the UK's leading independent suppliers of commercial printing equipment and consumables

21/01/2026

If you're looking at flatbed or hybrid large format, now's the time! Liyu is one of the fastest growing global brands in large format print, and we're proud to have them as part of our large format portfolio. There are special introductory offers to be had RIGHT NOW on the X-Line series of both flatbed and hybrid printers - contact SOS today for more details!