Tapley Signs bulks up production with first installation of new HP Latex R530 in Ireland
October 2025Dublin-based Tapley Signs took delivery of its new HP Latex R530, its first investment from the HP Latex range of printers, in July of this year.
Dublin-based diversified signage business Tapley Signs has taken delivery of a new HP Latex R530 all-in-one printer to strengthen production and improve its overall service offering to customers across a range of markets. It is believed that this is the first installation of the new printer in Ireland.
Founded in 2004, Tapley Signs is a family-run business with experience across the manufacturing and installation of graphics and signage. While its core offering is in-store graphics including window, floor and counter application, it also provides large- and small-scale banners, lightboxes, vinyl wraps, self-adhesive stickers, construction site signage and more.
The company had been running a lot of its print-based work on an HP Scitex FB550, which was in place at its specialist Dublin production facility for nearly 10 years. However, earlier in 2025, the business elected to upgrade its equipment and replace the older machine with a brand-new solution from the diverse HP Latex range.
Tapley Signs elected for the HP Latex R530, a machine that only launched in March 2025, purchasing the printer from approved HP partner NTI Ireland in July 2025. Incidentally, this was the company’s first HP Latex investment, and only its second from HP, with the older HP Scitex FB550 having left a lasting positive impression on the Tapley Signs team.
“We had the HP Scitex FB550 for nearly 10 years and loved it,” Tapley Signs Joint Managing Director Anthony Tapley said. “We had been looking for the past few years for a similar alternative and couldn’t find anything until the HP Latex R530 was launched, and it was a no brainer to change over.”
Running at a maximum speed of 24sq m/hr in indoor mode, the new HP Latex R530 can print on a wide range of materials up to 1.6m wide and 5cm thick, opening up all manner of opportunities to users.
Additional features include the ability to print in white, and also up to 5 layers of colours simultaneously, using HP Latex Inks. Latex ink offers leading environmental benefits as, with it being water-based, it has far less impact on the planet than UV, solvent and eco-solvent inks. In addition, all customers have access to HP Sustainability Amplifier software, granting them further insight into environmental performance and potential enhancements.
During its first few weeks of operation at Tapley Signs, the new HP Latex R530 has been put to work across a range of applications and projects including printed boards, store point-of-sale magnets, double-sided card and lightboxes.
“We do not know what HP Latex technology will bring us in terms of new opportunities, but we are very open to future possibilities,” Anthony said. “At the minute, we are happy with the machines we have but are open to purchasing more HP Latex machines in the future.”
